The matches will be played at the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior Hockey Stadium, which will host an international hockey match for the first time. Three fixtures are scheduled for Wednesday, including two semi-finals and a classification match for fifth place.
China and Bangladesh will face each other at 2 pm in the fifth-place match. Japan will take on Malaysia in the first semi-final at 4:30 pm, while India will meet South Korea in the second semi-final at 7 pm. The final is scheduled for November 5 in Mohali.
India finished the league stage at the top of the table, followed by Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, China and Bangladesh. India remains unbeaten after winning all five of its matches.
India has scored 34 goals in the tournament, the highest among the participating teams. Malaysian captain Harmanpreet Singh leads the individual scoring chart with nine goals, followed by Malaysia’s Abu Kamal Azrai with five.
The two losing semi-finalists will compete for the bronze medal. The tournament began in Jalandhar on October 27 and will conclude with the final in Mohali.