Bhubaneswar, June 5 -- With their sights set on a top 2 finish which enables them to make the next round of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualification, all eight participating teams- Mexico, USA, Russia, Uzbekistan, Poland, South Africa, Japan and hosts India expressed their readiness to face stiff competition at the FIH Men's Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 to begin on June 6 at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium here.

Speaking at the all-Captains Press Conference on Tuesday, Japan's Captain, who have already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as 2018 Asian Games winners, said: "Even though we have won the Asian Games and qualified for the Olympics, we want to win this tournament to gain world ranking points. That's very important for us a...