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Roundglass Hockey Academy has successfully defended their Under 16 boys hockey championship title. They secured victory with a 3-1 win over Odisha Naval Tata Grassroots Academy in the finals. The team showed impressive form throughout the tournament with several dominant performances. This back-to-back win solidifies their position as a leading youth hockey development program.

Key Points: Roundglass Hockey Academy Defends SNBP Under 16 Boys Title

  • Prahlad Pandey scored two crucial goals including a decisive penalty stroke
  • Arshpreet Singh opened the scoring with an early penalty corner conversion
  • Arshdip Singh was honored as the Player of the Tournament for his performance
  • The team dominated throughout with multiple high-scoring victories in earlier rounds
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Roundglass Hockey Academy successfully defend SNBP All India Under 16 boys title

Roundglass Hockey Academy successfully defended their SNBP All India Under 16 boys hockey championship with a 3-1 victory over Odisha Naval Tata Grassroots Academy in Pune.

"Prahlad Pandey scored a brace, while Arshpreet Singh scored the third goal for the winners - RGHA Press Release"

Mohali, October 8

Roundglass Hockey Academy (RGHA) successfully defended the SNBP All India Hockey Tournament Under 16 Boys title with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Odisha Naval Tata Grassroots Academy in the finals of the ninth edition, which was played at Balewadi Mahalunge in Pune.

Prahlad Pandey scored a brace, while Arshpreet Singh scored the third goal for the winners, while Bikash Majhi scored the consolation goal for the Naval Tata side, according to a press release from RGHA.

RGHA took the lead in the 14th minute after Arshpreet Singh converted a penalty corner, but Naval Tata levelled the scores in the 34th minute through Bikash Majhi's penalty stroke conversion. RGHA reclaimed the lead just after four minutes through Prahlad Pandey, and the youngster ensured the title for his side, converting a penalty stroke in the 53rd minute.

Arshdip Singh was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament, while Varinder Singh received the Best Forward award.

RGHA qualified for the semifinals with a dominant 8-2 victory over Ghumanhera Risers Hockey Academy, New Delhi. Varinder Singh scored a hat-trick while Romit Pal and Arshpreet Singh scored a brace each. Arshdip Singh scored the other goal to book their place in the finals, the RGHA press release added.

Varinder Singh scored a hat-trick in the quarterfinals to complete a comprehensive 9-0 victory over JAI Hockey Academy. Romit Pal scored a brace while Prahlad Pandey, Arshdip Singh, Arjandeep Singh and Arshpreet Singh scored one goal each to complete a comfortable victory.

The youngsters coached by Vikas Pal were dominant in the group stages, also with a dominant 11-0 victory over Veer Hockey Academy and 8-0 victory over Infinity Hockey Academy, which sent them into the quarterfinals as group winners.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Impressive dominance throughout the tournament! Scoring 11-0 and 8-0 in group stages shows the quality of coaching at RGHA. Coach Vikas Pal deserves credit for developing these young players.
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Priya S
While RGHA's victory is commendable, I hope other academies get better infrastructure support too. Odisha Naval Tata put up a good fight in the finals. We need more competitive tournaments like this across India to develop hockey talent.
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Vikram M
Varinder Singh's hat-trick in quarterfinals and Best Forward award - what a player! These U16 tournaments are so important for identifying future national team prospects. Hope to see these boys in senior teams soon!
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Ananya R
Great to see corporate academies like Roundglass investing in hockey development. This is exactly what Indian sports needs - professional infrastructure and systematic training from young age. Kudos to all the players! 👏
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Michael C
The scorelines show RGHA's complete dominance - 8-2 in semis, 9-0 in quarters! Arshdip Singh as Player of the Tournament was well deserved. These academies are producing quality players who could represent India internationally.

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