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LAHORE: Pakistan will face Malaysia in the opener of the first men’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy to be held in China from Sept 3 to 11.

Secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Asif Bajwa said besides Malaysia and Pakistan, India, China, Japan and South Korea are the other teams scheduled to participate in the continental contest.

Meanwhile, the organisers also announced the schedule of the Asian Champions Trophy.

Matches schedule: Sept 3: South Korea v Japan, India v China, Pakistan v Malaysia. Sept 4: Japan v India, South Korea v Malaysia, Pakistan v China. Sept 6: China v Malaysia, Pakistan v Japan, India v South Korea. Sept 7: Malaysia v India, China v Japan, Pakistan v South Korea. Sept 9: Pakistan v India, South Korea v China, Malaysia v Japan. Sept 11: Final, classification matches 5th v 6th, 3rd v 4th.