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2021 FIBA Asia Cup Division B Final November 13th

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November 13, 2021

The first game on Saturday was for the bronze medal and with Indonesia more concerned about finishing higher, Kim Pierre-Louis led them to a 79-55 win over Kazakhstan.  With a trophy and promotion to Division A on the line, Lebanon made sure that the home fans could not get involved as Rebecca Akl helped them start fast on their way to an 80-40 doubling of Jordan.

3rd Place:

Indonesia vs. Kazakhstan 79-55 INA Pierre-Louis 23/10r Putri 10 Dewi 9 Anggraeni 8/6r Retong 8 Sophia 6/6r/6a Karen 6 Sutjiono 4 Kahol 2 Orville 2 Sumiati 1 Candra 0 KAZ Tutkishova 16/8r Kurazova 15 Yerkebay 9 Bagmet 5 Astapenko 4 Beschastnova 4 Otegenova 2/8r Mirsagatova 0 Yagodkina 0 Alishauskaite 0 Ilyassova DNP Koroleva DNP

1st Place:

Lebanon vs. Jordan 80-40 LBN Akl 22/7r/6a Bakhos 16/9r Moukaddem 14/7r Denson 10/8r Fares 8 Mokdad 5 Fayad 3 El Charif 2 Gyokchian 0 Mansour 0 Toros 0 Zeinoun 0 JOR Haddad 8 Cloud 7/6a Fadda 6/12r Abdo 6 Jbara 6 Najjar 4 Al Hinn 2 Shahatit 1 Al Shiyyab 0 Ali Nafi 0 Al Assi 0 Shehadeh 0

Watch EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Sunday!

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Belarus vs. Netherlands, 1:00pm/7:00am:

Turkey vs. Poland, 3:00pm/9:00am:

Belgium vs. Germany, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Finland vs. Ukraine, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Russia vs. Denmark, 4:00pm/10:00am:

Latvia vs. Sweden, 4:15pm/10:15am:

France vs. Lithuania, 4:30pm/10:30am:

Greece vs. Portugal, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Estonia vs. Great Britain, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Switzerland vs. Slovakia, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Spain vs. Romania, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Albania vs. Slovenia, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Croatia vs. Serbia, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Austria vs. Montenegro, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Italy vs. Luxembourg, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Ireland vs. Czech Republic, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

North Macedonia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Iceland vs. Hungary, 9:00pm/3:00pm:

2021 Asia Cup Division B Semifinals November 12th

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November 12, 2021

The first game on Friday was for 5th place and Randi Brown and Syria overcame a slow start to win 63-58 over Iran.  The semifinals were next as four teams chased the lone promotion place.  After an even first half, Lebanon eventually built a lead on Indonesia to win 76-62.  Experienced Kazakhstan was looking for redemption again the hosts, but Natasha Cloud helped Jordan do just enough to win 61-56.

5th Place:

Syria vs. Iran 63-58 SYR Brown 20/14r Skran 14/9r Aslanian 10/7r Sulaiman 8/9r Hakimeh 8 Mamlouk 2 Chalabi 1 Mbayed 0 Daibess 0 Magarian DNP Bshara DNP Ajjan DNP IRI Shojaeikohnehshahri 16/7r Abdolvand 15 Vakili 10/9r Rasoulipour Khameneh 8 Yazdian Tehrani 5 Khodaverdian 2 Shahriari 2 Golmohammadi 0 Foroutanfard 0 Pourheidari 0 Esmaeilzadeh Soudjani DNP Eissaianjangi DNP

Semifinals:

Lebanon vs. Indonesia 76-62 LBN Akl 19 Denson 14/7r Fayad 13 Bakhos 10 Moukaddem 10 Fares 5 Mokdad 3 El Charif 2 Gyokchian 0 Toros DNP Zeinoun DNP Mansour DNP INA Sophia 16/9r Orville 13 Pierre-Louis 10/7r Sutjiono 6 Putri 6 Kahol 5 Karen 4 Anggraeni 2 Retong 0 Dewi 0 Sumiati 0 Candra 0

Jordan vs. Kazakhstan 61-56 JOR Cloud 25/10r/7a Al Hinn 19/11r Abdo 8 Fadda 4/7r Najjar 3/8r Jbara 2 Haddad 0 Ali Nafi 0 Al Assi 0 Shehadeh DNP Al Shiyyab DNP Shahatit DNP KAZ Yagodkina 19/10r Alishauskaite 13/6r Kurazova 11/9r Tutkishova 4 Astapenko 4 Ilyassova 3/7r Beschastnova 2 Bagmet 0 Yerkebay 0 Otegenova 0 Koroleva DNP Mirsagatova DNP

EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers Game 1 November 11th

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November 11, 2021

Qualifying started on Thursday across ten groups as fourteen teams look to join hosts Slovenia and Israel in two summers.  In order to get the hosts more competitive games, they will participate in these games, but still automatically qualify.

Group A:

North Macedonia may have had the lead at halftime in Halle, but Germany controlled the second half to win 73-41.  The performance of the day came in this group in Sarajevo as Jonquel Jones was utterly unstoppable in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 87-81 win over Belgium as both teams will be expecting to advance even with a new coach for the visitors.

Germany vs. North Macedonia 73-41 GER Geiselsoder 16 Greinacher 12/8r Hebecker 11 Gulich 9/9r Stach 9 Fiebich 5/11r/6a Brunckhorst 5/8r/6a Degbeon 4/6r Brossmann 2 Brodersen 0 Simon 0 Reichert 0 MKD Mitrashinovikj 16 Stojanovska 8 Trajchevska 6 Selcova 5 Nikolikj 2 Kozhobashiovska 2 Mitreva 2 Petkovska 0 Dimitrijevikj 0 Tasevska 0 Dimitrovska 0

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belgium 87-81 BIH Jones 44/22r Tavic 17 Dzebo 6 Dzombeta 6 Heljic 5 Deura 3 A. Delic 0 Babic 3 Kovacevic DNP N. Delic DNP Halilovic DNP Miseljic DNP BEL Vanloo 19 Meesseman 18/7r Linskens 15/9r Delaere 11 Allemand 8 Lisowa Mbaka 7 Raman 3 Resimont 0 Mestdagh 0 Massey 0 Ramette 0 Geldof DNP

Group B:

This group started play in Kedainiai with Lithuania looking to make noise at home and they did win 69-59 over Awak Kuier and Finland.  France’s new regime did not have a good start in Kiev with Alina Iagupova getting help from Krystyna Filevych to give Ukraine a good path towards qualification after a 90-71 win.

Lithuania vs. Finland 69-59 LTU Petronyte 16 Nacickaite 16 Juskaite 15/8r Labuckiene 9/10r Jocyte 4 Sulske 4 Solopova 3 Sventoraite 2 Grigalauskyte 0 Miknaite 0 Jurciute DNP Sarauskaite DNP FIN Kuier 21/14r Koskimies 10 Lehtoranta 8 Pekonen 7 Pounds 5 Viita 3 Sandvik 3 Lemmila 2 Pelander 0 Pirttinen 0 Holopainen 0 Aarnisalo 0

Ukraine vs. France 90-71 UKR Iagupova 33/6r Filevych 27 Malashenko 11 Dubrovina 8/12a Rulyova 6 Yurkevichus 5/19r Zavidna 0 Shmatova 0 Voloshyna 0 Uro-Nile DNP Musienko DNP Dubniuk DNP FRA Miyem 16 Johannes 12 Gruda 8/6r Rupert 8 Paget 8 Toure 8 Chartereau 7 Heriaud 2 Pouye 2 Williams 0 Bankole 0 Gaye 0

Group C:

This group started with a game in Bucharest as Romania eventually did enough late for a 65-59 home win over Iceland.  Spain had a new coaching team on board and got quite the challenge off the bat from Bernadett Hatar and Hungary in Szekszard before leaving with a 66-62 win.

Romania vs. Iceland 65-59 ROU Orban 19/18r Fodor 17/9r Stanici 10/7r Ardelean 9 Podar 6/6a Ghizila 4 Ghita 0 Croitoru 0 Armanu 0 Neagu 0 Catinean 0 Cazacu 0 ISL S. Hinriksdottir 17/11r Karlsdottir 12 Kristnardottir 9 Henningsdottir 8 T. Jonsdottir 6 H. Jonsdottir 3 Svansdottir 3 Davidsdottir 1/6r Grimsdottir 0 B. Hinriksdottir DNP Aegisdottir DNP Hjordisardottir DNP

Hungary vs. Spain 62-66 HUN Hatar 22/8r Goree 15/7r Lelik 11/8r Horvath 6/6a Kiss 4 Studer 4 Aho 0 Raksanyi 0 Gereben 0 Dombai DNP Torok DNP Varga DNP ESP Torrens 19 Conde 16/13r Gil 11 Rodriguez 8 Carrera 4 Cazorla 4 Etxarri 2 Casas 2 Dominguez 0 Ginzo 0 Romero DNP Quevedo DNP

Group D:

Slovenia advances at hosts, but their results in this group could still affect qualification for other teams.  Teja Oblak had a good game for them in Ljubljana, but Turkey left with a 78-62 win that could prove critical.  Albania is going to have a tough time and the first game in Gniezno was tough with Agnieszka Skobel scoring enough points to tie the visitors herself in a 125-19 Poland win.

Slovenia vs. Turkey 62-78 SLO Oblak 21 Gorsic 8 Jakovina 8 Kroselj 8 Debeljak 6 Baric 4/7a Friskovec 4 Senicar 3 Jelenc 0 Ceh DNP Rupnik DNP Srot DNP TUR Cakir 16 Stokes 11/16r Bilgic 10 Caglar 10 Aydin 10 Onar 5 Canitez 4/6r Gulcan 4 Ural 4 Fitik 3 Kurtulmus 1 Uzun 0

Poland vs. Albania 125-19 POL Skobel 19 Rembiszewska 15 Jakubiuk 14/8r Makurat 13 Gertchen 11/10r Borkowska 10/7r Kastanek 10/6a Telenga 7/13r Gajda 7/6s Sosnowska 7 Banaszak 6/7r Sklepowicz 6/7a ALB Qosja 6 Lalaj 4 Verri 4 Toska 2 Velias 2 Kolombi 1 Lugaj 0 Memushi 0 Shallo 0 Sinani 0 Baraj 0 Mala 0

Group E:

This group should be filled with contentious encounters and Bulgaria started well in Botevgrad, but Ivana Dojkic and Andrijana Cvitkovic helped Croatia leave with an 84-73 win.

Bulgaria vs. Croatia 73-84 BUL H. Ivanova 19 Zlatanova 14/7r Hristova 12 Dimitrova 10 Georgieva 8 G. Ivanova 7/6a Stoycheva 3 Kostova 0 Sharenkapova 0 Konstantinova 0 Kocheva 0 Tyutyundzhieva DNP CRO Dojkic 24/6a Cvitkovic 20/10r Begic 14/12r Tadic 5 Maric 3 Perisa 2 Masic 0 Miloglav 0 Dedic DNP Petrak DNP Bura DNP

Group F:

Two teams looking to integrate themselves into the continental scene squared off in Gentofte.  Denmark is a little further along in the process than Austria and Anna Seilund and Maria Jespersen led them to an 82-48 win.  The two teams with bigger aspirations met in Podgorica and Russia rolled to an 85-64 win over Montenegro.

Denmark vs. Austria 82-48 DEN Seilund 22 Jespersen 20/10r/7a S. Tryggedsson 12/7r Hesseldal 6/14r Ziegler 6/8r I. Tryggedsson 6 Ryder 3 Brynaa 3 Blauenfeldt 2 Wich 2 Mortensen 0 Elmgreen 0 AUT Koizar 8 Koppl 7 Sagerer 6 Schicher 5 C. Neumann 5 Zderadicka 5 Fuchs-Robetin 4 Takacs 4 Novakovic 4 Jurhar 0 Krisper 0 A. Neumann 0

Montenegro vs. Russia 64-85 MNE Gatling 18 Jovanovic 13 Kovacevic 11 Lekovic 8 Mujovic 7 Pasic 3/6r Zivaljevic 3 Zivkovic 1 Rakovic DNP Jaksic DNP Lazarevic DNP Scepanovic DNP RUS Vadeeva 19/7r Goldyreva 13/7a Musina 10/10r Glonti 10 Komarova 9 Shilova 8 Repnikova 5 Cherepanova 5 Maiga 4 Shabanova 2 Abaiburova 0 Burovaya 0

Group G:

The first game in this group, which had no clear favorite, was played in Matosinhos with Portugal winning 62-43 over Estonia.  Great Britain was hoping for a strong start in Manchester in the last game of the day, but had nothing close to a full strength team as Greece’s 73-66 win gives them the advantage in the race for qualification.

Portugal vs. Estonia 62-43 POR Bettencourt 17/9r Ferreira 9/9r Silva 8 Da Silva 8 Kostourkova 7/11r Rodrigues 7 Filipe 2 Carvalheira 2 Martins 2 Soeiro 0 Goncalves 0 Robalo DNP EST Lass 13/10r Bratka 8 Sepp 7 Mesila-Kaarmann 6 Kosareva 5 Teder 2 Anderson 2 Poldmaa 0 Pulk 0 Roosalu 0 Oinits 0 Okuneva 0

Great Britain vs. Greece 66-73 GBR Samuelson 14/6r Norton 12 Stewart 10/11r Green 7 Handy 6 Vanderwal 5/6r Winterburn 5 Gayle 4 Joseph 3 Busch DNP Fagbenle DNP Robb DNP GRE Spanou 17 Nikolopoulou 17 Fasoula 12/9r Stamolamprou 11 Sotiriou 10 Stamati 4 Pavlopoulou 2 Alexandri 0 Pateraki DNP Chatzigiakoumi DNP Diela DNP Karlafti DNP

Group H:

Slovakia was looking for a strong start in Piestany, but Italy rallied late for a 69-66 win.  Neither team had strong depth as Luxembourg returned to qualification after not participating in the last two editions, and Evita Herminjard helped Switzerland outlast them 58-54.

Slovakia vs. Italy 66-69 SVK Balintova 16 Hruscakova 14/9r Prazenicova 11/6r Jakubcova 9/10r Dudasova 8/6a Oroszova 4/6r Martiskova 2 Remenarova 2 Moracikova 0 Rusinakova DNP Lukacovicova DNP Belusova DNP ITA Romeo 19 Zandalasini 17/8a Bestagno 16 Keys 5/7r Verona 4 Carangelo 3 Trucco 3 Attura 1 Madera 1 Barberis 0 Crudo 0 Tagliamento 0

Luxembourg vs. Switzerland 54-58 LUX Meynadier 14/7r Skrijelj 13/10r Mossong 11/8r Mreches 8 Jablonowski 3/8r Muller 3 Etute 2 Bidinger 0 Geniets 0 Baum DNP Dittgen DNP Wolff DNP SUI Herminjard 29/11r Fora 9 Constantin 6 Jacquot 5 Toumi 5 Martinez 3 Franchina 1 Stoianova 0 Wasser 0 Ruga 0 Schwarz 0 Marie DNP

Group I:

There was intrigue in regards to the team that Ireland could field in their move up to this level, but the Netherlands used a fast start in Amsterdam to roll to an 82-60 win.  In Prague, the Czech Republic started well in an early battle for the advantage in this group, but Maryia Papova and Belarus had the better of the rest of the game to leave with a 66-60 win.

Netherlands vs. Ireland 82-60 NED Treffers 18/8r Cornelius 14 Hof 11/12r Boonstra 9/7r De Kleijn 9 Kuijt 6 Westerik 5 Driessen 5 Jongeling 3 Van Der Keijl 2 De Jonge 0 Klerx 0 IRL Melia 16 E. Thornton 15 Finn 9 Dwyer 6 Tiernan 5 Fitzpatrick 4 Clarke 2 H. Thornton 2 O’Connor 1 Huijsdens 0 Kelly 0 Kenny 0

Czech Republic vs. Belarus 60-66 CZE Brezinova 14 Zaplatova 13 Vorackova 9/14r Reisingerova 8 Hamzova 5 Stoupalova 5 Pospsilova 4 Vyoralova 2 Holesinska 0 Brabencova DNP Krejzova DNP Sipova DNP BLR Papova 25 Verameyenka 17/12r Likhtarovich 12/6r Bentley 8/12r/7a Tarasava 2 Mahalias 2 Ziuzkova 0 Inkina 0 Ivashchanka 0 Masko DNP Brych DNP Karasevich DNP

Group J:

As hosts, Israel has the chance to give their young players some opportunities and to cause problems for the other two teams in the group.  Both were apparent at the start of the game in Tel Aviv, but Anete Steinberga and Latvia held their nerve and won 62-56.

Israel vs. Latvia 56-62 ISR Garzon 16 Rotberg 11 Cohen 10 Raber 8 Hadad 7 Fleischer 2/7r Karsh 2 Eisner 0/7a Zipel 0 Lev 0 Hannoun DNP Abboud DNP LAT Steinberga 24/11r Babkina 18 Laksa 16/6r Pulvere 2/6r Jurjane 2 Jakobsone 0 Strautmane 0 Pilabere 0 Jasa DNP Mote DNP Sila DNP Leimane DNP

Watch 1st Day of EuroBasket Qualifiers Here Thursday!

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Romania vs. Iceland, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Israel vs. Latvia, 5:00pm/11:00am:

Lithuania vs. Finland, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Ukraine vs. France, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Hungary vs. Spain, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Slovenia vs. Turkey, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Bulgaria vs. Croatia, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Slovakia vs. Italy, 6:00pm/12:00pm:

Denmark vs. Austria, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Montenegro vs. Russia, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Netherlands vs. Ireland, 6:30pm/12:30pm:

Czech Republic vs. Belarus, 6:45pm/12:45pm:

Luxembourg vs. Switzerland, 7:00pm/1:00pm:

Germany vs. North Macedonia, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Portugal vs. Estonia, 7:30pm/1:30pm:

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belgium, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Poland vs. Albania, 8:00pm/2:00pm:

Great Britain vs. Greece, 8:30pm/2:30pm:

2021 Asia Cup Division B Quarterfinals November 10th

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November 10, 2021

The elimination stage started on Wednesday with the winners moving on to Friday’s semifinals and the losers playing the consolation game before ending their tournament.  Kazakhstan had found themselves challenged by teams with rising ambitions, but Tamara Yagodkina helped them get their first win 87-69 over Cedra Sulaiman and Syria for a rematch against Jordan.  Indonesia built a solid lead heading into halftime, but Iran kept it close in the second half before losing 78-68 to set up a game against Lebanon for Indonesia.

Syria vs. Kazakhstan 69-87 SYR Sulaiman 22 Brown 19 Skran 9 Hakimeh 9 Aslanian 7/6r Mbayed 3 Chalabi 0 Mamlouk 0 Daibess 0 Magarian DNP Bshara DNP Ajjan DNP KAZ Yagodkina 30/7r/7a Kurazova 18/11r Alishauskaite 13/7r Ilyassova 11 Tutkishova 10/6r Astapenko 5 Otegenova 0 Bagmet 0 Koroleva 0 Beschastnova 0 Yerkebay DNP Mirsagatova DNP

Indonesia vs. Iran 78-68 INA Pierre-Louis 19/11r Orville 11 Anggraeni 11 Sophia 10/10r Dewi 7 Retong 5/7a Sutjiono 4/7r Putri 4 Sumiati 3 Kahol 2 Karen 0 Candra DNP IRI Abdolvand 17/7a Eissaianjangi 16 Esmaeilzadeh Soudjani 9/6r Vakili 8 Khodaverdian 8 Shojaeikohnehshahri 4 Rasoulipour Khameneh 4 Shahriari 2 Yazdian Tehrani 0 Foroutanfard DNP Pourheidari DNP Golmohammadi DNP

2021 Asia Cup Division B November 9th

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November 9, 2021

The last day of group play was on Tuesday with both automatic semifinal places on the line.  In Group A, the situation was simple with the winner taking the top spot and it was Rebecca Akl who led Lebanon past Syria 83-63.  A Jordan win in the other group would avoid the need for tiebreakers and the hosts rolled past Kazakhstan 72-51.  The group winners get an extra day of rest before playing on Friday while the rest of the teams will play on Wednesday when the elimination games start.

Group A:

Syria vs. Lebanon 63-83 SYR Brown 18/6r Skran 9 Bshara 8 Mbayed 7/7r Aslanian 7/6r Sulaiman 7 Hakimeh 5 Chalabi 2 Daibess 0 Mamlouk 0 Ajjan 0 Magarian DNP LBN Akl 22/13r Denson 11 Moukaddem 9 Bakhos 8 Fares 8 Fayad 6 Toros 6 Mokdad 5 El Charif 5 Gyokchian 3 Zeinoun 0 Mansour 0

Standings: Lebanon 2-0, Syria 1-1, Iran 0-2

Group B:

Jordan vs. Kazakhstan 72-51 JOR Abdo 15 Cloud 14/6r/7a Najjar 13 Al Hinn 10 Fadda 8 Al Assi 5 Ali Nafi 5 Abu Jbara 2 Al Shiyyab 0 Haddad 0 Shehadeh 0 Shahatit 0 KAZ Koroleva 12 Alishauskaite 7 Otegenova 6/6r Astapenko 5 Kurazova 4/7r Ilyassova 4 Mirsagatova 4 Beschastnova 3 Tutkishova 3 Yerkebay 3 Yagodkina 0 Bagmet DNP

Standings: Jordan 2-0, Indonesia 1-1, Kazakhstan 0-2

2021 Asia Cup Division B Day 2 November 8th

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November 8, 2021

Group play continued on Monday with the last two teams making their debut.  Syria naturalized Randi Brown before the tournament and she proved to be the key in their 78-71 win over Iran.  They will play Lebanon on Tuesday for the direct spot in the semifinals while Iran knows that they will have the longer path to promotion.  Naturalized players were also at the center of the Group B game as hosts Jordan made the biggest splash and won their opener 76-64.  Indonesia could have clinched the semifinal spot with a win or helped themselves in a potential tiebreaker situation if they could have kept the game closer.

Group A:

Iran vs. Syria 71-78 IRI Shojaeikhnehshahri 18/10r Esmaeilzadeh Soudjani 14/11r Yazdian Tehrani 10 Eissaianjangi 6/12r Abdolvand 6 Rasoulipour Khameneh 6 Shahriari 4 Khodaverdian 3 Vakili 2 Pourheidari 2 Golmohammadi 0 Foroutanfard 0 SYR Brown 26/7r Sulaiman 13 Bshara 11 Hakimeh 10 Skran 9/7r Mamlouk 4 Mbayed 4 Chalabi 1 Aghnanian Aslanian 0 Daibess 0 Ajjan 0 Magarian DNP

Group B:

Indonesia vs. Jordan 64-76 INA Dewi 17 Pierre-Louis 13/9r Orville 7 Sophia 6 Aggraeni 6 Kahol 5 Putri 5 Sutjiono 3 Karen 2 Retong 0/7a Sumiati DNP Candra DNP JOR Cloud 19/7r/9a Al Hinn 19 Najjar 11 Abdo 10 Abu Jbara 6 Haddad 5 Fadda 4 Ali Nafi 2 Al Assi DNP Shehadeh DNP Al Shiyyab DNP Shahatit DNP

2021 Asia Cup Division B Day 1 November 7th

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November 7, 2021

The second division in Asia started their tournament on Sunday in Amman, Jordan with six teams looking for the trophy and a spot in the next Division A tournament.  Group A started play as the top team in each group will qualify for the semifinals.  There was a lot of curiosity about what kind of team that Iran would be able to field in their return to this stage and early returns are promising for them to offer a challenge as Lebanon did just enough in the second half to win 66-64.  Indonesia is attempting to increase their profile in international basketball and part of that was naturalizing a player for this tournament.  It paid off immediately as Kim Pierre-Louis led them alongside Henny Sutjiono to a 79-69 win over Zalina Kurazova and Kazakhstan, which would have been considered a tournament favorite before teams unveiled their new rosters.

Group A:

Lebanon vs. Iran 66-64 LBN Bakhos 17/6r Akl 15/12a Denson 10/7r Fayad 9 Moukaddem 6 Mokdad 4/7r El Charif 4 Fares 1 Toros 0 Gyokchian DNP Zeinoun DNP Mansour DNP IRI Vakili 16 Eissaianjangi 14/13r Esmaeilzadeh Soudjani 11 Shahriari 9 Yazdian Tehrani 8/9r Rasoulipou Khameneh 2 Abdolvand 2/7a Shojaeikohnehshahri 2 Khodaverian 0 Pourheidari 0 Golmohammadi 0 Foroutanfard 0

Group B:

Kazakhstan vs. Indonesia 69-79 KAZ Kurazova 26/8r Alishauskaite 13 Yagodkina 9 Ilyassova 6 Astapenko 5 Beschastnova 4 Koroleva 2/8r Otegenova 2 Mirsagatova 2 Tutkishova 0 Bagmet 0 Yerkebay DNP INA Pierre-Louis 31/15r Sutjiono 21 Sophia 11/9r Orville 4 Dewi 3 Anggraeni 3 Kahol 2 Sumiati 2 Karen 2 Retong 0/6r/10a Putri 0 Candra 0

2021 Asia Cup Final October 3rd

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October 3, 2021

The final day of games on Sunday started with the bronze medal game as Australia captured it 88-58 over South Korea.  China knew that this was their chance to win the tournament and had the lead going into the final quarter, but Soari Miyazaki and Monica Okoye helped the reigning champions keep their crown with a comeback 78-73 win.

3rd Place:

Australia vs. South Korea 88-58 AUS Whitcomb 15/9r/8a Garbin 14 Aokuso 10/7r Froling 10 Wehrung 8 Sharp 8 Scherf 7/7r Nicholson 6 Melbourne 6 Mangakahia 4 Wallace 0 Shelley 0 KOR Park J-H 17/6r Kim D-B 11 Kim M-J 7 Kang 6 Bae 4 Shin 4 Park H-J 4 An 3 Yang 2 Jin 0 Choi 0 Yoon DNP

Final:

Japan vs. China 78-73 JPN Miyazaki 26/7r/11a Okoye 21 Mawuli 13 Hayashi 6 Yamamoto 6 Nakada 4 Miyashita 2 Akaho 0/8r Todo 0 Nemoto 0 Nagata 0 Nishioka 0 CHN Huang 18/7r Li YR 16/11r Yang 11/7a Li Y 11 Zhang 6 Wang 5 Han 4 Wu 2 Pan 0 Yang 0 Li M DNP Li YF 0