Overview
- Hosts China defeated India 4-1 in Hangzhou, with goals from Zou Meirong (4', 56'), Chen Yang (31') and Tan Jinzhuang (47'); Mumtaz Khan scored for India (38').
- China top the Super4s with six points from two games, India remain on three, and Japan and Korea have one point each after their 1-1 draw.
- India must beat Japan in their final Super4s match to guarantee the second spot in the final, as a draw would leave qualification dependent on Korea’s result against China.
- India’s long-running issues in finishing resurfaced, including three missed penalty corners that blunted periods of sustained pressure.
- A defensive error by Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke gifted Chen Yang a one-on-one for China’s second, before a penalty-corner strike by Tan Jinzhuang and a brace from Zou Meirong sealed the hosts’ win.