New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- India maintained their dominant run in the final of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025 to beat South Korea 4-1 on Sunday in Rajgir to book their spot in 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup. It was India's first Asia Cup title after 2017 and fourth overall. The next year's Hockey World Cup will be hosted jointly by Belgium and the Netherlands.

Coming after a 7-0 hammering of China, India took the lead as early as in the third minute with Sukhjeet Singh getting on the scoreboard. The hosts doubled the lead with Dilpreet Singh adding a second before the end of the second quarter.

Dilpreet got his second of the evening just at the hooter of the third quarter with Amit Rohidas adding the fourth five minutes later from a penalty corner. Sou...