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Pune, Oct 4 (Ians) Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (Sgpc), Amritsar caused the biggest upset of the tournament by ending the hopes of defending champions Sail, Rourkela in a quarterfinal match of the 6th Snbp All-India Hockey Tournament (Boys Under-16) at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here on Tuesday.

The Sgpc, Amritsar team joined Snbp Academy, Dhyanchand Academy and Anwar Hockey Society in the semifinals of the prestigious tournament for the U-16 boys.

In the quarterfinal round, Sgpc, who were the runners-up in 2019, completely subdued Sail, Rourkela 5-0 after taking a runaway 3-0 lead at half-time.

The win was powered by a hat-trick by Gurkirat Singh, who netted twice (22nd and 30th) off penalty corner conversions and later completed his hat-trick by converting a penalty stroke in the 31st minute. Arshdeep Singh (57th) completed the tally after Jeevan Singh (18th) opened the account.

The day started with hosts Snbp Academy registering the...

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