Bhubaneswar: Hockey India on Sunday announced that the online ticket sale for the grand opening ceremonies of Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 will begin from 12 pm on November 20.
The ceremonies will be held at Kalinga Stadium in Odisha capital on November 27 and Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on November 28.
Hockey India made the announcement on its official Twitter handle this afternoon.
Hockey India announces the online ticket sales will go live from 20th November at 12 PM IST for the grand opening ceremony for the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 to be held on 27th November and 28th November. Read: https://t.co/vlrKKaH7GQ#IndiaKaGame #HWC2018
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 18, 2018
Around 10,500 tickets would be sold for the inaugural ceremony in Bhubaneswar and 30,000 tickets for the November 28 event, sources said.
Music maestro A R Rahman will be performing at both the venues, along with other Bollywood celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan.
The tickets will be available on http://ticketgenie.in/event/hwc-opening-ceremony.
The online redemption of the tickets for the opening ceremony in Bhubaneswar will be held from 3 pm on November 22 at Gate 4 of Kalinga Athletics Stadium along with other locations throughout the city.
Fans can choose redemption centres from multiple locations/ counters in Cuttack while booking their tickets for the event. The date for online redemption of the tickets will be announced in due course, the Hockey India said on its website.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday had said that online sale of tickets for the inaugural ceremony of the World Cup scheduled at the Kalinga Stadium here would be announced 48 hours in advance.
