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	Hockey Pro League: Indian women relegated, men survive 29 Jun 2025
	India came a cropper in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 as their senior women team suffered relegation after finishing last in the nine-team points table, and their men team just escaped the same ignominy, finishing eighth, also among nine teams. Indian women ended their disappointing campaign with a 2-3 loss against China AT Ernst Reuter Sportfeld in Berlin today. They garnered 10 points from their 16 matches, which featured two outright wins, one shoutout win, 11 outright defeats and two shootout losses. The relegation means Indian women will compete in the FIH Nations Cup 2025-26. Indian men won their 16th and last match 4-3 against Belgium in Antwerp on June 22. They registered six outright wins and suffered 10 outright defeats. Netherlands clinched a glorious double, winning both men and women titles. Belgium men and Argentine women finished runners-up.
	Tom Boon (Belgium) among men and Yibbi Jansen (Netherlands) among women emerged top scorers 21 and 19 goals respectively. A total of five players from Odisha represented the two Indian teams in this major international hockey tournament. They were: Jyoti Chhatri, Sunelita Toppo (women team) and Amit Rohidas, Nilam Sanjeep Xess and Shilanand Lakra (men team). Harmanpreet Singh and Salima Tete led the Indian men and women teams with Hardik Singh and Navneet Kaur as vice-captains respectively. Indian men and women teams had a disappointing campaign in the previous edition of the FIH Pro League, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. FINAL STANDINGS: MEN: 1. Netherlands (35 points), 2. Belgium (30), 3. Spain (29), 4. Germany (28), 5. Australia (27), 6. Argentina (23), 7. England (22), 8. India (18), 9. Ireland (4). WOMEN: 1. Netherlands (42 points), 2. Argentina (34), 3. Belgium (32), 4. China (28), 5. Australia (20), 6. Spain (20), 7. Germany (16), 8. England (14), 9. India (10). INDIA RESULTS: WOMEN: 15 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Vaishnavi Vitthal Phallke 6-PC, Deepika 25-PC, Navneet Kaur 59-FG) beat England (Darcy Bourne 12-FG, Fiona Crackles 58-FG) 3-2. PoM: Sunelita Toppo (India). 16 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Navneet Kaur 53-PS, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal 57-FT) drew with England (Paige Gillott 40-PC, Tessa Howard 56-PC) 2-2. Shoot out: England (Lily Walker, Sophie Hamilton) beat India (Navneet Kaur) 2-1. PoM: Paige Gillott. 18 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Baljeet Kaur 19-FG, Sakshi Rana 38-FG, Rutaja Dadaso Pisal 45-FG) lost to Spain (Sofia Rogoski 21-FG, Estel Petchame 25-PC, 49-PC, Lucia Jimenez 52-FG) 3-4. PoM: Lucia Jimenez. 19 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India lost to Spain (Marta Segu 49-FG) 0-1. PoM: Florencia Amundson (Spain). 21 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India lost to Germany (Amelie Wortmann 3-FG, Sophia Schwabe 18-FG, 39-FG, Felicia Weidermann 55-FG) 0-4. PoM: Sophia Schwabe. 22 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Deepika 12-PC) beat Germany 1-0. PoM: Deepika. 24 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Udita 18-PC, 42-PC) lost to Netherlands (Emma Reijnen 7-FG, Albers Felice 34-PC, 47-FG, Van der Elst Fay 40-FG) 2-4. PoM: Albers Felice. NB: This was the 300th international match for India goalkeeper Savita Punia. 25 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Deepika 35-FG, Baljeet Kaur 43-FG) beat Netherlands (Pien Sanders 17-FG, Fay Van der Elst 28-FG) 2-1 in shootout (Full time 0-0). PoM: Savita Punia (India). 14 June 2025 (Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, London): Australia (Courtney Schonnel 16-FG, Lexie Pickering 22-FG, Tatum Stewart 35-PS) beat India (Deepika 44-PC, Neha Goyal 52-PC) 3-2. PoM: ? 15 June 2025 (Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, London): Australia (Amy Lawton 37-FG, Lexie Pickering 60-PC) beat India (Vaishnavi Phalke 3-FG) 2-1. PoM: ? 17 June 2025 (Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, London): Argentina (Victoria Falasco 29-FG, Augustina Gorzelany 40-FG, 54-PS, 59-PC) beat India (Deepika 30-FG) 4-1. PoM: ? 18 June 2025 (Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, London): Argentina (Augustina Gorzelany 27-PC, 37-PC) drew with India (Navneet Kaur 50-FG, Deepika 56-PC). 2-2. Shootout: Argentina (Brisa Bruggesser, Sofia Cairo) beat India 2-0. PoM: ? 21 June 2025 (Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp): Belgium (Helene Brasseur 37-PC, 55-PC, Luice Breyne 41-PC, Ambre Ballenghein 54-PC, Charlotte Englebert 58-PS) beat India (Deepika 6-PC) 5-1. PoM: ? 22 June 2025 (Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp): Belgium (Ambre Ballenghein 40-FG, Lien Hilleweart 43-PC) beat India 2-0. PoM: ? 28 June 2025 (Ernst Reuter Sportfeld, Berlin): India lost to China (Yang Chen 21-PC, Ying Zhang 26-PC, Anhui Yu 45-FG) 0-3. 29 June 2025 (Ernst Reuter Sportfeld, Berlin): India (Sunelita Toppo 8-FG, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal 38-PC) lost to China (Ying Zhang 19-PC, 30-PC, Xu Wenyu 53-PC) 2-3. PoM: Zhang Ying. MEN: 15 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Spain (Borja Lacalle 28-FG, Ignacio Cobos 38-FG, Bruno Avila 56-PC) beat India (Sukhjeet Singh 25-FG) 3-1. PoM: Gerard Clapes (Spain). 16 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Mandeep Singh 32-FG, Dilpreet Singh 39-FG) beat Spain 2-0. PoM: Dilpreet Singh. 18 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Gurjant Singh 13-FG) lost to Germany (Florian Sperling 7-FG, Thies Prinz 14-FG, Michel Struthoff 48-FG, Rapcael Hartkopf 55-FG) 1-4. PoM: Moritz Ludwig (Germany). 19 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Gurjant Singh 4-FG) beat Germany 1-0. PoM: Amit Rohidas (India). 21 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Mandeep Singh 22-FG, Jarmanpreet Singh 45-FG, Sukhjeet Singh 58-FG) beat Ireland (Jeremy Duncan 8-FG) 3-1. PoM: Sukhjeet Singh. 22 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Nilam Sanjeep Xess 14-FG, Mandeep Singh 24-FG, Abhishek 28-FG, Shamsher Singh 34-FG) beat Ireland 4-0. PoM: Mandeep Singh. 24 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Abhishek 18-FG, Sukhjeet Singh 39-FG) lost to England (Jacob Payton 15-FG, Sam Ward 19-FG, 29-FG) 2-3. PoM: James Mazarelo (England). 25 Feb 2025 (Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Harmanpreet Singh 26-PC, 32-PC) beat England (Conor Williamson 30-PS) 2-1. PoM: Hardik Singh (England). 7 June 2025 (Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen): Netherlands (Thijs van Dam 25-FG, 58-FG) beat India (Harmanpreet Singh 19-PC) 2-1. PoM: ? 9 June 2025 (Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen): Netherlands (Thijs van Dam 24-FG, Tjep Hoedemakers 33-FG, Jip Janssen 57-PC) beat India (Abhishek 20-FG, Jugraj Singh 54-PC) 3-2. PoM: ? 11 June 2025 (Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen): Argentina (Matias Rey 3-FG, Lucas Martinez 17-FG, Santiago Tarazona 34-FG, Lucio Mendez 46-FG) beat India (Harmanpreet Singh 12-PC, 13-PS, Abhishek 42-FG) 4-3. PoM: ? 12 June 2025 (Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen): Argentina (Tomas Domene 9-PC, 49-PC) beat India (Jugraj Singh 4-PC) 2-1. PoM: ? 14 June 2025 (Sportcentre Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp): Australia (Tim Brand 4-FG, Blake Govers 5-FG, Cooper Burns 18-PC) beat India (Sanjay 3-PC, Dilpreet Singh 36-FG) 3-2. PoM: ? 15 June 2025 (Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp): Australia (Nathan Ephraums 42-FG, Joel Rintala 56-PC, Tom Craig 60-PC) beat India (Abhishek 8-FG, 35-FG) 3-2. PoM: ? 21 June 2025 (Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp): Belgium (Arthur Van Doren 1-PC, 54-FG, Alexander Hendrickx 28-PC, Roman Duvekot 49-FG, Thibeau Stockbroekx 53-FG, Tom Boon 59-FG) beat India (Dilpreet Singh 36-PC, Mandeep Singh 38-FG, Amit Rohidas 56-PC). 6-3. PoM: ? 22 June 2025 (Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein, Antwerp): India (Sukhjeet Singh 21-PC, 35-FG, Amit Rohidas 36-PC, Harmanpreet Singh 59-PS) beat Belgium (Arthur de Sloover 8-FG, Thibeau Stockbroekx 34-FG, Hugo Labouchere 41-PC) 4-3. PoM: ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP: Promising Odisha and India women team forward Sunelita Toppo receives the player of the match award from Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo after their FIH Pro League match against England in Bhubaneswar on 16 Feb 2025. RIGHT: Odisha and India defender Amit Rohidas receives the Player of the Match award from IDCO Managing Director Bhupendra Singh Poonia after their FIH Pro League match against Germany in Bhubaneswar on 19 Feb 2025.

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