DOHA, Oct 5: Pakistan will take on Malaysia while India face Bangladesh on Dec 4 in hockey openers of 15th Asian Games in Doha.

Schedule:

Dec 4: China v Oman, India v Bangladesh, Hong Kong v Chinese Taipei, Pakistan v Malaysia.

Dec 5: South Korea v Bangladesh, India v China.

Dec 6: Japan v Malaysia, Pakistan v Hong Kong.

Dec 7: China v Bangladesh, Oman v South Korea, Malaysia v Hong Kong, Japan v Chinese Taipei.

Dec 8: China v South Korea, India v Oman.

Dec 9: Japan v Hong Kong, Pakistan v Chinese Taipei.

Dec 10: Bangladesh v Oman, India v South Korea, Malaysia v Chinese Taipei, Pakistan v Japan.

Dec 12: Classification matches, semi-finals.

Dec 14: Classification matches for 3rd to 8th places, final.—PPI