Hockey-5 championship prize money is Rs2.5m

KARACHI: PHF secretary Shahbaz Ahmad announced on Thursday that the total prize money of the Hockey-5 championship would be Rs2.5 million.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, he said the winning team would be entitled to Rs700,000, runners-up Rs500,000, 3rd position holders Rs400,000, 4th position holders Rs300,000, 5th position holders Rs200,000, and 6th position holders Rs100,000.

Besides, there will be awards for the best player, the best goalkeeper and the top scorer.

Shahbaz especially thanked the OGDCL for extending sponsorship of Rs10 million for the event and for providing jobs to hockey players.

Abdul Rauf, OGDCL general manager, assured the PHF of continued support of his organisation.

Tournament Director Olympian Tahir Zaman said because of the faster pace, the situation changes frequently from attack to defence and vice versa. “It has been observed that our players often take much time to adapt to changing scenario. Hockey-5 will not only help in overcoming this weakness but will also improve communication and ball watching skills. The goalkeepers’ skills will also be sharpened,” he claimed.

Tahir said Jang owned Quetta Warriors, ARY owned Karachi Sharks, Express owned Faisalabad Falcons, City 42 owned Lahore Lions, Dunya owned Islamabad Fighters and Samaa owned Peshawar Panthers.