FIH Hockey Pro League returns to India with the Dutch ladies stunning hosts and USA

2024.02.05

The Women’s FIH Hockey Pro League season 5’s second mini-tournament, which included hosts India, the United States, China, Australia, and the Netherlands, began on Saturday in Bhubaneswar, India.

In the first match of the day, Netherlands faced the United States and won convincingly 7-0, extending their winning run to five games to begin the 2023–24 season!

Later in the evening, China defeated India 2-1 after coming from behind to win the FIH Hockey Pro League for the first time ever.

FIH Hockey Pro League – 3 February 2024

Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India (IND)

Result: Women’s Match 7

USA 0 – 7 Netherlands

Player of the Match: Pien Dicke (NED)

Umpires: Xiaoying Liu (CHN), Kelly Hudson (NZL), Rawi Anbananthan

Result: Women’s Match 8

China 2 – 1 India

Player of the Match: Dan Wen (CHN)

Umpires: Zeke Newman (AUS), James Unkles (AUS), Raghu Prasad

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