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FIBA Asia Cup: Quarter-Finals Set
With the FIBA Asia Cup preliminary rounds now completed, the competition will head into the Quarter-Final round on Thursday. Finishing the round-robin competition saw two blow-outs, an alley-oop buzzer-beater and the game of the tournament thus far between previously unbeaten Iran and host Japan. In Group A, the squad from the Philippines had already concluded…
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Day four of the FIBA Asia Cup saw two blow-outs in Group A, a tight game between Iran and Chinese Taipei, and India being the first team eliminated. The Group A games were both massive blow-outs as the Philippines squad gave Macau their third lopsided contest of the Cup, 98-46. China handed Uzbekistan the same…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Day 3 Results
Day 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup was a contrast in the standings sheets as Group A didn’t change and Group B changed from top-to-bottom. The Philippines and Lebanon are tied on top of Group A, but China and Uzbekistan have each had their rest-day and are a game behind. All three teams have lost…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Host Japan leads the way at 2-0
Day 3 of the 4th FIBA Asia Cup sees Japan with a perfect 2-0 record and a day off today; India in a must-win situation or facing elimination with Japan on their last day (ed. note – with an 11-hour difference in times, the India-Chinese Taipei game has concluded with Chinese Taipei winning 113-88); and…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Stankovic Cup Tips Off in Tokyo
The 4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup tipped off today at 1130 local time in Tokyo (GMT +9), with the first game being between Lebanon and Macau. Coming is as the defending champions, Lebanon wanted to get off to a quick start and got a very inexperienced squad from Macau lined up against them in their…
Read More4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup begins Friday
On Friday, Sept. 14, 10 Asian teams will begin play in the 4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup at the new Ota City Gymnasium (pictured above) in Tokyo, Japan. This year’s competition will serve as a qualifier for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in 2013, which is the Asian qualifier for the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Lebanon…
Read More4th FIBA Asia Cup: Prelim Round Schedule Announced
TOKYO, Japan : The schedule of games for the Preliminary Round competition at the 4th FIBA Asia Cup to be played in Tokyo (Japan) from Sept 14-22 has been announced. Reigning FIBA Asia champions China take on SEABA champions Philippines with hosts Japan lining up against the winners of the inaugural edition of this event…
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