Jalandhar, November 2: India thrashed South Korea 8-0 in their final round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy Punjab 2026 at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium here on Monday, finishing the league stage unbeaten with five wins from five matches, according to ANI and Revsportz.

Dilpreet Singh (8th and 40th minutes) scored twice, while Jugraj Singh (11th), captain Harmanpreet Singh (15th), Shilanand Lakra (33rd), Sukhjeet Singh (34th), Sanjay (36th) and Angad Bir Singh (60th) scored a goal each, with seven different players finding the net for the hosts.

India struck three times in the first quarter — Dilpreet opened the scoring with a reverse hit, Jugraj converted a rebound and Harmanpreet fired in a penalty-corner drag-flick. South Korea earned penalty corners in the second quarter, but goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak kept them out, and India then scored three goals in four minutes after half-time through Lakra, Sukhjeet and Sanjay to put the result beyond doubt.

8-0Final score vs South Korea
5/5India's league-stage wins
34Goals scored by India in the league stage
5Goals conceded by India

India finished the league stage with 34 goals scored and only five conceded, topping the standings as the five-time champions chase a record-extending sixth Asian Champions Trophy title.

India will face South Korea again in the semi-final on Wednesday, November 4, at the Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium in Mohali, while Malaysia take on Japan in the other semi-final, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via DevDiscourse

Sources: ANI, Revsportz and the Asian Hockey Federation's official match highlights.