The 10th edition of the Asia Cup tournament will take place at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, returning to Bangladesh for the first time since 1985. The tournament will take place from October 11 to 22, 2017.
This year, the tournament will feature host nation Bangladesh along with China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Oman and Pakistan.
India is the top-ranked team among the competing teams at 6th position in the latest World Rankings, while Korea, the current title holder, is ranked 13th. World number 12 Malaysia, after excellent performance in the recent Hockey World League semi-final in London, and world number 14 Pakistan round up the mix of teams.
Pakistan, India, Japan and Bangladesh are in Pool A, while Malaysia, Korea, China and Oman are in Pool B.
Pool A
| Match | Date | Time |
| India vs Japan | 11 October | 3pm local time, 2:30pm IST |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 11 October | 5:30pm local time, 5pm IST |
| Japan vs Pakistan | 13 October | 3pm local time, 2:30pm IST |
| India vs Bangladesh | 13 October | 5:30pm local time, 5pm IST |
| Japan vs Bangladesh | 15 October | 3pm local time, 2:30pm IST |
| India vs Pakistan | 15 October | 5:30pm local time, 5pm IST |
Pool B
| Match | Date | Time |
| Malaysia vs China | 12 October | 3pm local time, 2:30pm IST |
| South Korea vs Oman | 12 October | 5:30pm local time, 5pm IST |
| China vs Oman | 14 October | 3pm local time, 2:30pm IST |
| South Korea vs Malaysia | 14 October | 5:30pm local time, 5pm IST |
| Malaysia vs Oman | 16 October | 3pm local time, 2:30pm IST |
| China vs South Korea | 16 October | 5:30pm local time, 5pm IST |
The second round (Super 4s) will be played between October 18 and October 21.
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