nagpur the first all india vhanagpur gold cup mens hockey tournament organized by the vidarbha hockey association under the aegis of hockey india will be held from april 20 to 26 the weeklong tourney will be played at the vha ground amravati road the tournament which will be played on knockout basis carries a total prize money of rs 175 lakh with the winners getting rs 1 lakh and the runnersup pocketing rs 50000 the team finishing third will take home rs 25000 the top three teams will also get glittering rolling trophies said vinod gawai vha secretary while addressing a press conference here on saturday vha president bc bhartia informed that top hockey teams from all parts of the country including signals from jalandhar chennai xi beg from pune northern railways from lucknow madhya pradesh hockey academy bhopal pomposh from rourkela south central railway from secundrabad divakar hockey academy from katni mp sports authority of india from sundergarh orissa steel authority of india limited sail from bhilai dha akola dha jalgaon dha gondia dha aurangabad dha chandrapur are likely to take part in the tournament vha senior division champions south east central railway runnersup dhyanchand academy dsa central railway and eagle sporting will challenge the outstation teams the tournament will be inaugurated by gb indurkar additional commissioner sales tax nagpur zone on april 20 at 730 am dc garg cmd western coalfields limited nagpur will be the guest of honour vha president bc bhartia secretary vinod gawai treasurer ghanshyam purohit joint secretary bhaskar naidu and all executive members of vha will remain present avinash verma from air india has been appointed as the tournament director while virendra singh will be the umpires manager the tournament will be played as per fih rules and organizing committees decision will be final and binding to all teams the tournament will be played on knockout basis and as per old fih rules 70minute match on the opening day four matches would be played two in the morning session and two in the evening the quarterfinals will be played on april 23 and 24 while the semifinals will be played on april 25 on april 26 hardline final would be played at 3 pm followed by grand final at 430 pm various committees under the leadership of president bhartia and secretary vinod gawai have been formed for smooth conduct of the tournament