4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup begins Friday

By Bryce | September 13, 2012 |

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 won the 2010 competition with a 97-59 drubbing of Japan in the finals.

The teams are divided into two groups and will play each other once, with the top four in each group qualifying for the quarter-finals.

The participating teams are:

East Asia: China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Macau
South East Asia: Philippines
South Asia: India
Central Asia: Uzbekistan
Gulf: Qatar
West Asia: Iran, Lebanon

  GROUP A
Team W L Pts GA
Lebanon (LIB) – – – –
Macau (MAC) – – – –
Philippines (PHI) – – – –
Uzbekistan (UZB) – – – –
China (CHN) – – – –
Games – Sept. 14
11:30 Macau – Lebanon
16:30 Philippines – China

  GROUP B
Team W L Pts GA
Iran, I.R (IRI) – – – –
Chinese Taipei (TPE) – – – –
Qatar (QAT) – – – –
Japan (JPN) – – – –
India (IND) – – – –
Games – Sept. 14
14:00 India – I.R. Iran
19:00 Japan – Qatar
Posted in Asia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Lead Story, Lebanon, Macau, Philippines, Qatar, Taiwan, Uzbekistan

1 Comment

  1. willy on September 13, 2012 at 14:24

    China Win, 2nd Iran, 3rd Lebanon…. No doubt.

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