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Nat’l hockey from tomorrow

Sports Reporter
b The preliminary round of the 15 th national hockey championship will begin tomorrow with Bangladesh Railway taking on Bangladesh Air Force in the inaugural match at 3 pm at the Dhaka Hockey Stadium.
The final round comprising the quarterfinalists will be held from December 18 to 24 during the fifth Bangladesh Games at the same venue.
Although the 20-team preliminary round will be conducted on a knock-out basis, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), organisers of the meet, are yet to decide the final round format.
An official of the BHF told The Daily Star yesterday that they would like to stage the final round on a league basis, dividing the eight teams in two groups with the top two teams from each group playing in the semifinals. «
"In that case the participating teams will have_adequatc exposure which will have a positive Impact on the game itself," said the official.
"But this may not be possible because of lack of enough time," regretted the official.
The BHF will decide the is-su6 at its next meeting next Week.
Twenty teams split into four groups wjll participate in th? Ilii-Vrou nit iialahcsi PheU.j*! Dhaka, Peroipur, Bangladesh UniversltyfoPjjAginicrmg and Technology (BUET), Patuakhall and Sylhet (Group A); Bangladesh Army, Chittagong, Noakhali, Mymenslngh, Dhaka Edpcation Board (Group B): Faridpur, Bangladesh Air Force, Bangladesh Railway, Rajshahi, and Bangladesh Navy in Croup C and Dhaka Ujni vers tty. Gazlpu'r, Bangladesh Police, Jessorc and Munshiganj, in Group D.
,'Gazipur will play Police and Noakhali will face Chittagong fa the two matches scheduled for December", the second day of the meet.
On December 12, Navy will meet Rajshahi while Army Will clash with the winners of the match between Noakhali and Chittagong.
Mymensingh will taken on Dhaka Education Board and BUET will play Pcrojpur on December 13.
Dhaka University will meet the victors of the match between Gazipur and Police on December 14.
On December 15. Jessore will face Munshiganj and Patuakhall will play Sylhet In the two matches.
Faridpur will take on the winners of the match between Air Force and Railway on . December 16, the closing day of the preliminary round.
The teams will be put up at different city clubs,'/hotels and the National Sports Council hostel.
About one and a half lakh taka will be needed to conduct this year's national hockey . championship.
The fixtures ' of the final round will be announced in due course.