Chandigarh adopted a dominating game plan from the word go as it shot into the lead with a field goal scored by captain Gagandeep Singh in the 16 th minute. On crossing over Chandigarh defender Gurjinder Singh converted a penalty corner in 43rd minute to double the score. Diljot Singh completed (44th and 51 st minutes) to complete the tally.Chandigarh boys played very well defeating visitors in every department. Himachal got one penalty corner which they wasted.

Punjab blanked Delhi 1-0. Ranwant Singh scored the match-winner in 56 th minute through penalty corner. In other matches Haryana beat Tamil Nadu by 5-0, UP beat Rajasthan by 14-0, Orissa beat Maharashtra by 11-0, Chhattisgarh beat MP by 2-1, Assam outplayed AP by 6-2.