The first Pesta Hoki was held on the 16th and 17th of November 1973. A total of 36 teams took part in the solitary category which was the Men’s Open. A year later, the Women’s Open category was introduced.

In year 1987, Nestle Product Sdn. Bhd. emerged as the main sponsor of this tournament. The name changed to the National Milo Hockey Carnival and the total cash prize offered was RM 5500.

The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd then became the co-sponsor for this prestigious event, resulting in another change to the name; Penang International MILO-NST Hockey Carnival. The total cash prize increased to RM7500. 

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Welcome note from the President ...

Greetings from the Secretariat !!

Pesta Hoki USM-Penang International has a proven track record of 37 years of excellence in hockey and it is still going strong. 

This yearly hockey tournament attracts hockey enthusiasts from all over Malaysia and its regional countries to meet in one common ground - USM.

As always, the motto of this tournament is "SIMPLY THE BEST" in line with the undergraduates’ aspiration to showcase Pesta Hoki as a model tournament.

A total of 310 teams are taking part in the tournament this year in various categories. The Premier League, Classic Men’s Open and Classic Women’s Open are the highlights of our event. As for the identification of new talents, Pesta Hoki always maintains junior categories at Under-12, Under-15, Under-18 levels.

As a Higher education institution, we also invite teams from fellow institutions and we have international teams from Sri Lanka, India, Brunei and Thailand, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore to name a few.