NEW DELHI: A do-or-die final stage of the hockey qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics will see India’s men’s and women’s teams face their respective opponents in Bhubaneswar on Friday and Saturday (November 1 & 2) in two matches each, with the winner on aggregate booking a ticket to Tokyo. The new qualifying format introduced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) involves 28 teams — 14 men and 14 women teams — playing in seven qualifying events each, the draw for which happened in September this year. Six of those events were played from October 25 to 27 and the remaining will be played on November 1 and 2. The World No. 5 Indian men’s team drew 22nd-ranked Russia while the women (9th) drew No. 13 USA as their opponents. Because they are higher ranked, the Indian teams earned the right to host the qualifiers. Graham Reid to Team: Ab intezaar bas ✌️ din ka ⏰ #IndiaKaGame #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #GiftOfHockey… https://t.co/cLZHmbhkLZ— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) 1572432175000 India had made it to the final stage of the Olympic qualifiers by winning the FIH Series Finals in Bhubaneswar (men’s) and in Hiroshima (women’s) earlier this year. UPDATE: Ace Defender Birendra Lakra joins the 18-Member…