<p>Maintaining a clean slate, favourites India will fancy their chances when they take on a below-par but unpredictable Korea in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-champions-trophy-in-form-india-clear-favourites-against-korea-in-act-hockey-semifinal-23393453" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>hockey</strong></a> tournament on Monday. Paris Olympics bronze medallist India have been in rollicking form in the tournament so far, registering five wins out of five league matches.</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/fab-four-for-india-23391984" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Harmanpreet Singh</strong></a>-led side started their campaign with a 3-0 win over hosts China and then trounced Japan and Malaysia 5-1 and 8-1 respectively. India then beat Korea 3-1 before eking out a narrow 2-1 win over arch-rivals Pakistan.It has been a commanding performance from the Indians as they excelled in every department&mdash;be it forwardline, midfield or defence. Harmanpreet warned his teammates against taking Korea lightly despite his side&rsquo;s impressive run so far in this tournament. &ldquo;We came into this tournament with very little rest or preparations after our Olympic campaign. Despite that, I am happy with how the team has done to progress into the semi-final stage. Korea is a tough team, they defend very well and can counter attack fast and skillfully,&rdquo; said Harmanpreet.</p>
<p>In the other semi-final of the day, Pakistan will take on hosts China.</p>
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