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S. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…
Read More2017 FIBA Asia Cup Day 2: Mixed results from China, Iran
Day 2 of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup was chock full of brilliantly exciting games. Eight more teams took to the hardwood to play out their openers. Groups A and B had two games each. Tournament favorites China and Iran came up with mixed results in their first games of the competition. Group A Jordan…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup 2017: China and Iran faces new challenges
The group phase of the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 begins today and excitement is bubbling among fans of Asian hoops. Lebanon is hosting the event this year and the tournament will run from August 8-20. Since 1999 every Asian Championship has been won by either China or Iran. China is the defending champion from 2015. This…
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 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 More2012 – Asian Championships U18 Men
Regular Season – Day 1 GROUP A Aug. 17, 2012 Lebanon-India 65-61 Aug. 17, 2012 China-Hong Kong 153-47 GROUP B Aug. 17, 2012 Singapore-Syria 47-78 Aug. 17, 2012 South Korea-Japan 91-69 GROUP C Aug. 17, 2012 Bahrain-Mongolia Aug. 17, 2012 Taiwan-Indonesia 99-44 GROUP D Aug. 17, 2012 Iran-Kazakhstan 105-46 Aug. 17, 2012 Philippines-Saudi Arabia 95-52…
Read MoreFIBA 3×3 World Championships (Men & Women & U18)
The FIBA 3×3 World Championship is the top-level 3×3 basketball National Team event. Unlike the ‘open’ network of tournaments, players do not create teams themselves but are selected by their National Federations to represent their countries. There are in fact four FIBA 3×3 World Championship competitions: the FIBA 3×3 World Championship for men, for women,…
Read MoreDraw completed for 22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship): Defending champions China have been drawn alongside fellow East Asian team Hong Kong, West Asia’s Lebanon and South Asia champions India in Group A for the Preliminary Round of the 22nd FIBA Asia U18 Championship to be held here from Aug 17-26. The draw ceremony was held at…
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