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China comes from behind to take U18 Asian Championship
China entered the fourth quarter of the U18 Asian Championship for Men down by 10, but once again China’s 215m center, Wang Zhelin, took control and put China on the top step of the medal stand with a 93-91 victory over Korea. Gold Medal Game China – Korea 93-91 Korea managed to build an nine…
Read MoreChina routs Japan, Iran blows 15-point lead to Korea in U18
China used a 30-15 margin in the second quarter to run over Japan 103-80 in their U18 Asian Championships for Men Quarter-Final contest, while Korea had to use the last three quarters to erase a 15-point deficit to set up a rematch in the finals of Thursday’s thrilling overtime contest with China. Semi-Finals China –…
Read MoreU17 World Championships move to Semis
The U17 World Championships for Women advance to the semi-final round on Saturday with the United States squaring off with Canada and Japan facing Spain. Classification Round Korea – Turkey 82-79 Korea: J. Shin 21, K. Kim 13, J. Park 13. Turkey: M. Gulcan 21, E. Manlaci 18, S. Atas 16, H. Coklar 10. Mali…
Read MoreU18 Asian Championship for Men – Aug. 24 Schedule
Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +8) Syria – Bahrain (80-70) 12:00 India – Indonesia (67-53) Quarterfinals 14:00 Chinese Taipei – Japan (67-68) 16:00 Saudi Arabia – China 18:00 Korea – Philippines 20:00 Lebanon – Iran
Read MoreU17 World Championships for Women Quarters Today
The quarter-finals of the U17 World Championships for Women will be played today with the winners moving on to Friday’s semi-finals. The preliminary games will feature match-ups for 9th-12th place and then Italy will face Spain in the first of the four contests today. Classification Round 10:00 (GMT +2) Korea – Turkey 12:15 Brazil –…
Read MoreOvertime Games Dominate the U18 Asian Championships
The schedule couldn’t have been drawn up any better in the U18 Asian Championships for Men yesterday with the top two teams in both Groups facing off on the last day before the quarterfinal matches were set. Both China and Korea came into their Group E matchup with perfect 4-0 records along with Iran in…
Read MoreUS – Japan Unbeaten in U17 World Championships
The USA and Japan have taken care of business at the U17 Women’s World Championships so far, entering the last day of the qualification round with perfect 4-0 records. USA – Belgium 80-50 The US defeated Belgium 80-50 behind 17 points from Rebecca Greenwell, Diamond DeShields added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Kaela Davis…
Read MoreU18 Men Asian Championships Move to Second Round
The Preliminary Round of 24 games in the U18 Men’s Asian Championships, being held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, has concluded and the Second Round of two groups with six teams has begun. Coming into the Second Round, four teams are undefeated: China, Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Iran. GAMES – 20 Aug. 2012 Group E Lebanon –…
Read MoreU17 Women’s World Championship – Day 3
Group A Korea – Mali 76-61 Korea: H.Kim 19, Park 19, Shin 9 Mali: Dakouo 13, Maiga 11, Diallo 11, Fomba 10, Keita 9 USA – Italy 83-43 USA: Greenwell 16, Reimer 12, Harper 11, DeShields 11, Turner 11 Italy: Marangoni 8, Pan 7, Zandalasini 6 Canada – Belgium 50-45 Canada: Wolfram 12, Nurse 9,…
Read MoreFIBA U17 World Championships (Women) – Day 2
FIBA U17 World Championships (Women) – Day 2 Group A USA – Canada 86-47 USA: Deshields 29, Davis 14, Reimer 10 Canada: Nurse 8, Jardine 7, Orum 7, Potter 7 Italy – Mali 71-31 Italy: Peresson 14, Pan 11, Ercoli 9 (20 Rebounds) Mali: Maiga 9, Keita 8 Belgium – South Korea 84-53 Belgium: Ben…
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