Quarter-final results: 6th Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026

In Quarter-Final 1, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board edged past Sports Authority of India 3-2. Gurjot Singh, Manpreet and Varun Kumar were on target for PSPB, while Sachin Dungdung struck twice for SAI in a losing cause, as per a press release from Hockey India.

Quarter-Final 2 saw Railway Sports Promotion Board keep a clean sheet to beat Central Board of Direct Taxes 2-0, with Singh Gursahibjit and Simranjot Singh finding the net either side of half-time.

In Quarter-Final 3, Comptroller & Auditor General of India came through a seven-goal contest against Punjab National Bank, winning 4-3. Skipper Parmod, Majji Ganesh, Deepak and Angad Bir Singh all found the target for CAG, while Panchal Prikshit, Abhimanyu and Neeraj replied for Punjab National Bank.

The day's standout tie was Quarter-Final 4, where All India Police Sports Control Board and Food Corporation of India could not be separated after regulation, finishing 2-2. Mohammad Haris and Shamsher Singh scored for AIPSCB, while Navraj Singh struck twice for FCI to force a shootout. AIPSCB held their nerve from the spot, with Shamsher Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Vijay Kumar Gond and Mohammed Haris all finding the target, while goalkeeper Malhotra Paras produced the key saves to seal a 4-3 shootout win and send his side through.

With all four Quarter-Finals now decided, the Semi-Final line-up is confirmed for 13th September, with Petroleum Sports Promotion Board taking on Railway Sports Promotion Board in Semi-Final 1, and Comptroller & Auditor General of India facing All India Police Sports Control Board in Semi-Final 2.

Semi-Final Line-up (13th September):

Semi-Final 1: Petroleum Sports Promotion Board vs Railway Sports Promotion BoardSemi-Final 2: Comptroller & Auditor General of India vs All India Police Sports Control Board. (ANI)