Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh today entered into the semi-finals of the 12th Hockey Junior Men's National Championship at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. In the first quarter-final match, Uttar Pradesh recorded a convincing 6-1 win over Karnataka while in the second match Chandigarh beat Jharkhand 4-2.

In other quarter-finals of the day, Haryana will meet Arunachal Pradesh at 5.30 p.m. and Odisha will clash with Punjab at 7.30 p.m.