Chandigarh, November 10, 2018: The 55th Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament has been shifted to Chandigarh. It will be held from 14th to 24th Nov. 2018 at Sector 42 Hockey Stadium from November 14 to 24.
The tournament will be organized by Nehru Hockey Society, with the support of Hockey Chandigarh. The tournament will be held at Chandigarh because of non availability of Shivaji Stadium in Delhi.
According to Anil Vohra , Secretary General Hockey Chandigarh and local coordinator of the tournament, the total 13 teams from all over India will be taking part in the 55th edition of this tournament. The tournament will be played on knockout-cum-league basis.
Out of 13 teams, the six teams are Punjab National Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Indian Railways, Air India, Army XI, and ONGC directly seeded into quarter final league. It’s a prize money tournament. The winners will get Rs 2 lakh and runner-up will get Rs 1 lakh as prize money.