Raipur, Oct 8 (IANS): Hockey India (HI) on Thursday announced the start of the online ticket sales for the much awaited eight-nation Hero Hockey World League (HWL) Final to be held here from November 27 to December 6.

The tickets can be booked online at www.ticketgenie.in. The tickets are priced at Rs.50 and Rs.100 for the general stands, while the tickets for the VIP Stand at the newly built The International Hockey Stadium are priced at Rs.1000.

"I am proud to announce the kickstart of the online ticket sales of the much awaited Hero Hockey World League Final to be held in Raipur," HI secretary general Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad said in a statement.

"We are confident of a positive response from the hockey fans in the city and I am sure the spectators will have a great time watching their favourite players live in front of them."

With the tournament divided into two pools, 2014 Asian Games champions India are placed in Pool B along with the Netherlands, Germany and Argentina. The hosts will play their first match against 2014 World Cup runners-up Argentina.