Ranchi, March 17 -- The final phase of the inaugural National Women's Hockey League 2024-25 is set to commence on March 18 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, as per the Hockey India press release.

The U-21 Women's tournament will see eight of the top state teams of the country compete for the title in a round-robin league format from March 18 to March 28.

The teams participating are Hockey Haryana, Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Bengal, Hockey Mizoram, Manipur Hockey, and Hockey Association of Odisha.

The tournament will be played in a single pool with each team facing the other once. The winner of each match will be awarded three points, while draws will...