MHAL hikes prize money to honour junior team

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by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai, May 31: Plenty is at stake as there is a hike in the prize-money for the winners and runners-up of the MHAL (Mumbai Hockey Association Limited) conducted PMC-Bank 12th Guru Tegh Bahadur All-India Gold Cup Hockey Championship – 2016, which is scheduled to commence at the MHAL-Mahindra Stadium, Churchgate from Wednesday.
The MHAL Executive Managing Committee has decided to offer a cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs (last year Rs 1.5 lakhs) to the winning team and Rs 1 lakh (last year Rs 75,000) to the runners-up. Besides the top two prizes, there will also be individual awards for the Best goalkeeper, defender and forward and the ‘Player of the final’; they all would receive a cash prize of Rs 5,000 each. The organizers would also present a ‘Man of the match’ award of Rs 1,000 for every match up to the semi-finals.
The MHAL Committee has also decided to felicitate the Mumbai lads who recently emerged champions in the 6th Hockey India Junior National Championship (B Division) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, early this month, on the final day of this tournament. Each member of the team would be presented with a cash award of Rs 10,000 each.
A total of 10 teams from Mumbai and outside the city will be fighting for the top honours in this tournament. They have divided into two pools and will initially play on a round-robin league basis. The two top teams from each pool will qualify for the semi-finals.
Air India, Delhi; RCF (Rail Coach Factory), Kapurthala, FCI (Food Corporation of India), Delhi; Central Railway and Mumbai Customs, both Mumbai are drawn in Pool ‘A’.
Pool ‘B’ consists of Punjab National Bank and CAG (Comptroller Auditor General), both Delhi; Hockey Bhopal, Western Railway and Union Bank of India, both Mumbai.
The teams - Pool ‘A’: Air India, Delhi; RCF (Rail Coach Factory), Kapurthala, FCI (Food Corporation of India), Delhi; Central Railway and Mumbai Customs, both Mumbai.
Pool ‘B’: Punjab National Bank and CAG (Comptroller Auditor General), both Delhi; Hockey Bhopal, Western Railway and Union Bank of India, both Mumbai.

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