India defeated Scotland 4-1 in their opening match of the Hockey World League Semi-Finals in London on Thursday. Scotland captain Chris Grassick struck in the sixth minute before Ramandeep Singh (31st, 34th), Akashdeep Singh (40th) and Harmanpreet Singh (42nd) scored for India and closed the match 4-1. India play their next Pool B match on June 17 against Canada.