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AmeriCup Finals September 29th

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September 29, 2019

3rd Place:

Sunday started with Damiris Dantas and Brazil claiming the last medal with a 95-66 win over Puerto Rico.

Brazil vs. Puerto Rico 95-66 BRA Dantas 28/9r/8a De Souza 16/10r Pacheco 15 Goncalo 9 Dos Santos 8/6r Ramona 5 Monteiro 4 Paixao 3 Teixeira 3 Costa 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Dias 0 PUR Salaman 15 O’Neill 9 Gwathmey 8/6r Quinones 8 Rosado 7 Maldonado 5 Melendez 4 Canales 3 Kuzmanic 3 Pagan 2 Roma 2 Gibson 0

Final:

Canada was trying to prove that they could win the tournament even with the United States and they did slow down the favorites early before the United States marked their return to this competition with a 67-46 win.

Canada vs. United States 46-67 CAN Scott 12/7r Ayim 9 Edwards 9 Colley 6 Raincock-Ekunwe 4 Hill 4 Carleton 2 Hamblin 0 Gaucher 0 Dornstauder 0 Langlois DNP Alexander DNP USA Charles 12/11r Fowles 12/6r Canada 11/6r Dolson 10 Ogunbowale 7 DeShields 6 Collier 5/11r Nelson-Ododa 2 Samuelson 2 Williams 0 Sessions 0 Sykes 0

The draw was conducted for the groups for the next stage of Olympic qualifying and they turned out to be the same as the groups in this tournament.  Canada will host the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.  Argentina will host the United States, Brazil, and Colombia.

Asia Cup Finals September 29th

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September 29, 2019

Sunday started with Australia salvaging a medal after Rebecca Allen led them past South Korea 98-62.  That set up the final game and it more than delivered on expectations as Nako Motohashi was the difference for Japan, retaining the title with a 71-68 win over China.

3rd Place:

Australia vs. South Korea 98-62 AUS Allen 20/7r Garbin 13 Magbegor 11/7r Ebzery 11 George 10 Blicavs 8 Seekamp 7 Talbot 5/8r Nicholson 5 Bishop 5 O’Hea 3 Mitchell 0 KOR Park H-J 13 Kim M-J 13 Ku 12 Park J-H 9/7r Shin 7 Jin 4 Kim Y-H 3 Bae 1 Youm 0 Sim 0 Kang DNP Choi DNP

Final:

Japan vs. China 71-68 JPN Motohashi 24/8a Takada 14/9r Hayashi 9 Miyazawa 8/6r Tokashiki 7/6r Akaho 7/6r Machida 2 Nagaoka 0 Motokawa 0 Mawuli DNP Takada DNP Watanabe DNP CHN Han 18/7r Li Y 10 Yang 9 Gao 8/6r Wu 8 Chen 6 Shao 5 Li YR /7r Wang 0 Guo 0 Liu DNP Shi DNP

AmeriCup Semifinals September 28th

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September 28, 2019

7th Place:

The day started with the game for 7th place as Argentina finished a disappointing tournament with a 67-65 loss to the Dominican Republic after finishing as runners up and getting close to the title last time.  They did learn that they and Canada will be hosting the two tournaments in the Americas for the next stage of Olympic qualifying.

Dominican Republic vs. Argentina 67-65 DOM Morton 18/7r Monsac 13/8r Evangelista 9 Jones 6/7r Zapata 4/7r Marte 4 Caceres 4 Hernandez 3 Reynoso 2/12r Estrella 2 Frias 2 Guerrero 0 ARG Boquete 14 Gonzalez 11 De La Barba 10/6a Garcia 10 Burani 9/6r Aispurua 6 Perez 3 Ale 2 Fiorotto 0 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Llorente DNP

5th Place:

Colombia finished a solid tournament with a 75-62 win over Cuba in the 5th place game.

Cuba vs. Colombia 62-75 CUB Galindo 13/10r Amargo 11 Tornell 11 Avila 8/8r Neyra 8 Calvo 7 Martinez 3 Colas 1 Jourdain 0 Vargas 0 Garcia 0 Becquer DNP COL Munoz 14 Martinez 13/8r Arias 13 Rios 10/6a Palacio 7 Paz 6/10r Gonzalez 5 Caicedo 3 Vente 2 Coy 2 Lopez 0 Asprilla DNP

Semifinals:

That set the stage for the semifinals and the first one was a good game throughout.  Canada got an unexpected boost from Shay Colley that made the difference in a 66-58 win over Brazil.  Puerto Rico dialed up the chaos early, but the United States settled down on their way to a 78-54 win.

Canada vs. Brazil 66-58 CAN Colley 23 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/10r Carleton 9/8r Alexander 7/6r Ayim 6 Scott 4 Hill 4 Gaucher 2 Hamblin 2 Langlois 0 Edwards 0 Dornstauder DNP BRA Dantas 16/9r Dos Santos 14/7r De Souza 8/9r Teixeira 8 Costa 8 Ramona 2 Paixao 2 Goncalo 0 Dias 0 Pacheco 0 Monteiro 0 Gomes Colhado DNP

United States vs. Puerto Rico 78-54 USA Fowles 17/13r Charles 14/10r Samuelson 10 Ogunbowale 7/6r Sykes 6 Canada 6 Collier 4/10r Dolson 4/6r DeShields 4 Nelson-Ododa 4 Williams 2 Sessions 0 PUR Rosado 12 Quinones 9 Salaman 9 Gwathmey 4 Canales 4 Pagan 4 Kuzmanic 4 O’Neill 2 Maldonado 2 Gibson 2 Melendez 2 Roma 0

Asia Cup Semifinals September 28th

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September 28, 2019

Semifinals:

The first semifinal was a rematch of the last final and Australia had revenge on their mind early, but Nako Motohashi helped Japan get the same result, advancing with a 76-64 win.  China took care of business in the other game, beating South Korea 80-52.  The groups were also drawn for the Olympic Qualifying tournaments.  Due to the lack of a Division B tournament, India was given the last spot.  They were drawn into Group B with Japan, Australia, and Taiwan.  Group A will consist of South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, and China.

Japan vs. Australia 76-64 JPN Motohashi 22/6a Miyazawa 19/15r Tokashiki 10/7r Akaho 6/7r Takada 5/8r Motokawa 5 Machida 4 Hayashi 3 Nagaoka 2 Mawuli DNP Nakada DNP Watanabe DNP AUS O’Hea 12 Allen 11/8r Mitchell 10 George 8 Magbegor 8 Garbin 6 Ebzery 5 Bishop 2 Nicholson 2 Talbot 0 Blicavs 0 Seekamp 0

China vs. South Korea 80-52 CHN Han 17 Yang 16 Li YR 11/8r Shi 8 Gao 6/9r Shao 4/7a Chen 4 Liu 3/6r Li Y 3 Wang 3 Guo 3 Wu 2 KOR Bae 10 Kim Y-H 9 Ku 6 Shin 6 Park H-J 6 Park J-H 6 Kim M-J 5 Sim 4 Jin 0 Youm DNP Kang DNP Choi DNP

5th Place:

The day started with the game for fifth place and New Zealand beat Taiwan 71-56.

New Zealand vs. Taiwan 71-56 NZL Cocks 18 Taylor 12 Purcell 9/11r Beck 9 Boagni 7/8r Karaitiana 7/7r Fotu 4 Paalvast 3 Leger-Walker 2 Edmondson 0 Davidson 0 West 0 TAI Huang P-J 13 Tsai 10/7r Lin 8 Chen 8 Wu 5 Cheng 4 Huang L-C 3 Huang F-S 3 Chu 2 Han 0 Peng DNP Huang H-T DNP

Asia Cup Playoffs September 27th

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September 27, 2019

7th Place:

The key game was first with both teams looking to stay in the top division.  The Philippines withstood the home crowd and a good game from Shireen Vijay Limaye to beat India 92-78.

India vs. Philippines 78-92 IND Limaye 23/6r/6a Udayakumar 15/9r Mahesha 12 Skaria 10/6r Kumari 6 Geetha 5/6r Sonkar 4 Arvind 2 Nixon 1 Rajaganapathi DNP Kaur DNP Kokklaera DNP PHI Pontejos 18 Castillo 15 Nabalan 13 Miranda 11 Hayes 11 Bernadino 10/7r Animam 7/13r Chan 5 Cabinbin 2 Jose 0 Tongco 0/8a Daez 0

Qualification Games:

The first knockout round game was a matchup between teams that had fought hard for fourth place in the last tournament and it was the same result again as South Korea beat New Zealand 58-52.

South Korea vs. New Zealand 58-52 KOR Kang 13/6r Bae 13 Youm 10/7a Jin 9 Park H-J 7/6r Kim M-J 6 Park J-H 0 Ku 0 Shin DNP Sim DNP Choi DNP Kim Y-H DNP NZL Davidson 12/6r Leger-Walker 10 Cocks 7 Boagni 6 Purcell 4/6r Karaitiana 4/6r Paalvast 3 Taylor 2 Edmondson 2 Beck 2 West DNP Fotu DNP

Australia vs. Taiwan 90-51 AUS Allen 15 Magbegor 13 George 12 Talbot 11 Blicavs 10/8r Seekamp 9/10r Nicholson 6 Garbin 6 Ebzery 4 Bishop 2 O’Hea 2 Mitchell 0 TAI Chen 11 Huang L-C 11 Tsai 8 Huang P-J 7 Lin 6 Wu 4 Cheng 3 Huang H-T 1 Huang F-S 0 Chu 0 Peng 0 Han 0

AmeriCup Day 5 September 26th

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September 26, 2019

Group A:

The games in this group had no bearing on the important parts of the standings.  Canada kept their perfect record with a 78-50 win over the Dominican Republic.  Puerto Rico put on a show for the home fans in a 79-49 win over Mexico.

Canada vs. Dominican Republic 78-50 CAN Carleton 15 Scott 14/6r Alexander 11/10r Ayim 11 Edwards 8 Hill 7 Hamblin 4 Raincock-Ekunwe 3 Gaucher 3 Dornstauder 2 Colley 0 Langlois DNP DOM Monsac 9 Morton 9 Caceres 9 Reynoso 6 Hernandez 6 Jones 4 Estrella 3 Zapata 2 Evangelista 2 Frias 0 Guerrero 0 Marte 0

Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 79-49 PUR Pagan 12/6r Kuzmanic 12 O’Neill 11 Melendez 9/6r Quinones 8/7r Canales 7 Maldonado 7 Gibson 6 Rosado 5/9r/8a Salaman 2 Roma 0 Gwathmey DNP MEX Avila 10 Romo 8/8r Soto 6 Estrada 5/7r Pardo 4 Luna-Castro 3/9r Taylor 2 Beltran 1 Castaneda 0 Ramirez 0 Asencio 0 Valenzuela 0

Standings: Canada 4-0, Puerto Rico 3-1, Cuba 2-2, Dominican Republic 1-3, Mexico 0-4

Group B:

Even with the places in the next round decided, there was still placement to play for in this group and it started the day with a thriller as Colombia and Argentina were finally able to meet on the court, but it was no different even after two overtimes as Colombia won 73-71.  The other game was for the top spot in the group and the United States took care of business with an 89-73 win over Brazil.

Colombia vs. Argentina 73-71(2OT) COL Rios 17/7a Arias 14/9r Munoz 13 Martinez 12/10r Palacio 10 Gonzalez 5 Paz 2 Vente 0 Caicedo 0 Coy DNP Lopez DNP Asprilla DNP ARG Gonzalez 16 Burani 15/11r De La Barba 12 Durso 11 Boquete 8/7r Llorente 5/18r Aispurua 3 Garcia 1 Marchizotti 0 Fiorotto 0 Ale 0 Perez 0

United States vs. Brazil 89-73 USA DeShields 19 Charles 15/10a Canada 12/6a Samuelson 11 Ogunbowale 9 Dolson 8 Sykes 7 Collier 4 Fowles 2 Williams 2 Nelson-Ododa 0 Sessions DNP BRA Dantas 16 De Souza 13 Dos Santos 11 Pacheco 7 Teixeira 7 Ramona 6 Costa 3 Paixao 3 Goncalo 3 Monteiro 2 Gomes Colhado 2 Dias DNP

Standings: United States 4-0, Brazil 3-1, Colombia 2-2, Argentina 1-3, Paraguay 0-4

Bracket:

Semifinals:
Canada vs. Brazil
United States vs. Puerto Rico

5th Place:
Cuba vs. Colombia

7th Place:
Dominican Republic vs. Argentina

Asia Cup Day 3 September 26th

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September 26, 2019

Group A:

Japan seized control of the game and the group early, beating South Korea 102-61 behind Nako Motohashi.  The other game was for the last playoff place from the group and the ability to avoid having to play to remain in the top division and Taiwan rolled past India as expected by an 87-58 final margin.

Japan vs. South Korea 102-61 JPN Motohashi 21 Tokashiki 14/7r Akaho 13 Takada 11/8r/6a Nagaoka 10 Miyazawa 9/7r Mawuli 7 Motokawa 7 Watanabe 5 Machida 3 Hayashi 2 Nakada 0 KOR Kang 12/6r Kim Y-H 12 Bae 10 Ku 8 Kim M-J 6 Jin 5/6r Shin 3 Park J-H 2 Park H-J 2 Sim 1 Youm DNP Choi DNP

Taiwan vs. India 87-58 TAI Lin 15 Cheng 14 Huang H-T 13 Han 12 Chen 9 Huang P-J 8 Huang L-C 5 Chu 5 Peng 4 Tsai 2/7r Wu 0 Huang F-S IND Limaye 13 Skaria 9/6r Kumari 9 Geetha 7/6r Sonkar 5 Udayakumar 4/6r Rajaganapathi 4 Kaur 2/6r Mahesha 2 Arvind 2 Nixon 1 Kokkalera 0

Standings: Japan 3-0, South Korea 2-1, Taiwan 1-2, India 0-3

Group B:

The day started with New Zealand eventually pulling away from the Philippines in the second half to win 75-57 and avoid the dreaded final game to stay in the division.  The game of the day was for the top spot in this group and a bye into the semifinals and it was China surprising Australia by hanging on to a 70-69 win.

New Zealand vs. Philippines 75-57 NZL Boagni 16 Taylor 14 Karaitiana 9 Leger-Walker 9 Cocks 9 Paalvast 7 Purcell 5/13r Edmondson 5/7r Beck 1 Davidson 0 West DNP Fotu DNP PHI Pontejos 15/7r Bernardino 12 Miranda 10 Hayes 9 Castillo 9 Animam 2 Jose 0 Cabinbin 0 Daez 0 Chan 0 Tongco 0 Nabalan 0

Australia vs. China 69-70 AUS Ebzery 13 Garbin 9 Mitchell 9 Magbegor 8 O’Hea 8/6a Allen 8 George 7 Blicavs 5 Talbot 2 Bishop 0 Seekamp 0 Nicholson DNP CHN Wang 18 Li YR 14/9r Han 7 Gao 7 Wu 7 Shao 6/6r Liu 4 Yang 3 Li Y 2 Chen 2 Guo 0 Shi DNP

Standings: China 3-0, Australia 2-1, New Zealand 1-2, Philippines 0-3

Bracket:
Japan vs. winner Australia vs. Taiwan
China vs. winner South Korea vs. New Zealand

AmeriCup Day 4 September 25th

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September 25, 2019

Group A:

The day started with Mexico put themselves at risk of being the team eliminated from this group with a 65-62 loss to Yamara Amargo and Cuba.  That was confirmed at the end of the day after Puerto Rico beat Sugeiry Monsac and the Dominican Republic 81-54.

Mexico vs. Cuba 62-65 MEX Luna-Castro 13/14r Beltran 12 Pardo 10/6r Avila 10 Romo 9/9r Estrada 4/6r Soto 4 Taylor 0 Asencio 0 Ramirez DNP Castaneda DNP Valenzuela DNP CUB Amargo 22 Galindo 15/11r Avila 10/15r Calvo 6/11r Martinez 5 Vargas 3 Neyra 2 Garcia 2 Colas 0 Tornell 0 Jourdain DNP Becquer DNP

Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 54-81 DOM Monsac 20/13r Zapata 10/7r Caceres 6 Morton 6 Reynoso 4/6r Marte 4 Frias 3 Estrella 2 Jones 1 Evangelista 0 Guerrero 0 Hernandez 0 PUR O’Neill 15 Salaman 15 Rosado 11/7a Canales 9 Gibson 7/7r Maldonado 6 Melendez 6 Quinones 5 Kuzmanic 5 Pagan 2 Roma 0 Gwathmey DNP

Group B:

Already-eliminated Paraguay put up a fight against Damris Dantas and Brazil for a little while, but lost 101-60 to end their tournament even with Paola Ferrari back to her best.  The United States then doubled up Argentina 100-50.

Brazil vs. Paraguay 101-60 BRA Dantas 22/7r Pacheco 15 Ramona 14 Goncalo 12/6a Teixeira 10 Dos Santos 9/6r Monteiro 6 De Souza 5 Dias 4 Paixao 4 Costa DNP Gomes Colhado DNP PARA Ferrari 25/7r Peralta 9/6r Huttemann 7 Caraves 6/6r Quevedo 5 Rojas 4 Perez 2 Ghiringhelli 1 Pena 0 Niz 0 Gomez 0 Ibarra 0

Argentina vs. United States 50-100 ARG Durso 12/8r Boquete 11 Fiorotto 6 Llorente 6 Burani 6 Garcia 5 Gonzalez 2 Perez 2 De La Barba 0 Ale 0 Aispurua 0 Marchizotti 0 USA Samuelson 16/7r Ogunbowale 14 Fowles 14 Sykes 11/7r/6a DeShields 10 Dolson 8/6r Williams 8 Nelson-Ododa 6 Collier 4/6r Charles 4 Canada 3 Sessions 2

2019 Asia Cup Day 2 September 25th

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September 25, 2019

Group A:

Japan had the early lead, but Taiwan surged before halftime to take a surprise lead before the defending champions dominated the second half to win 78-49.  South Korea did not start at their best again, but Jin An helped them eventually build a big lead and beat India 97-62.

Taiwan vs. Japan 49-78 TAI Huang L-C 12 Chen 6 Peng 5 Huang P-J 4 Han 4 Cheng 4 Wu 4 Tsai 3 Huang F-S 3 Lin 3 Chu 1 Huang H-T 0 JPN Tokashiki 19/11r Takada 19/8r Miyazawa 15/8r Akaho 9 Motohashi 9 Hayashi 3 Nagaoka 2 Motokawa 2 Machida 0/10a Nakada 0 Mawuli 0 Watanabe 0

India vs. South Korea 62-97 IND Skaria 14 Geetha 9 Kumari 8 Sonkar 6 Arvind 6 Udayakumar 5/6r Kaur 5 Mahesha 5 Limaye 2 Nixon 2 Rajaganapathi 0 Kokkalera 0 KOR Jin 21/9r Bae 14/9r/7a Kang 13/6r Ku 12 Kim M-J 11 Park H-J 11 Park J-H 10 Shin 4 Sim 1 Youm 0/6a Kim Y-H 0 Choi DNP

Group B:

The day started with Australia besting their Oceania rivals New Zealand 82-44.  Chen Mingling and China beat the Philippines 104-57.  As expected, the games on the final day of the group stage will determine the teams with byes to the quarterfinals and the teams that will be fighting against dropping down a division and keeping their slim Olympic hopes alive.

New Zealand vs. Australia 44-82 NZL Edmondson 12 Cocks 10 Karaitiana 6 Davidson 4/6r Beck 4 Taylor 3 Leger-Walker 3 Boagni 2 Purcell 0 West 0 Paalvast 0 Fotu DNP AUS Magbegor 14/6r Garbin 13 Bishop 10 O’Hea 9 George 8/9r Ebzery 8 Blicavs 7 Allen 5 Talbot 3 Nicholson 3 Seekamp 2 Mitchell 0

Philippines vs. China 57-104 PHI Bernardino 10 Pontejos 9 Hayes 8 Castillo 7 Animam 6 Nabalan 5 Miranda 4 Chan 2 Daez 2 Jose 2 Tongco 2 Cabinbin 0 CHN Chen 21 Guo 19/6r Li YR 11/10r Han 10/11r/6a Liu 10/7r Li Y 10/6a Yang 7 Wu 6/6r Shi 6 Wang 2/7r Gao 2 Shao 0

AmeriCup Day 3 September 24th

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September 24, 2019

Group A:

The Dominican Republic started better in both halves, but Yamara Amargo and Cuba fought back both times and ended up with the 65-62 win.  The day ended with Jamie Scott helping Canada past Puerto Rico 78-50 to seize control of the group.

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic 65-62 CUB Amargo 30/8r Galindo 18/6r/6a Calvo 6/7r Martinez 5 Avila 4 Colas 2 Neyra 0 Jourdain 0 Tornell 0 Vargas 0 Garcia DNP Becquer DNP DOM Morton 17/6a Zapata 11 Evangelista 11 Monsac 9/10r Reynoso 5 Marte 4 Hernandez 3 Jones 2 Frias 0 Estrella 0 Caceres 0 Guerrero 0

Puerto Rico vs. Canada 50-78 PUR Rosado 11 Gwathmey 9 Salaman 7 O’Neill 6 Canales 5 Gibson 4 Pagan 3 Kuzmanic 3 Quinones 2 Roma 0 Melendez 0 Maldonado 0 CAN Scott 20/9r Alexander 19/9r Raincock-Ekunwe 9 Edwards 7 Hill 6/9a Hamblin 6 Carleton 4 Ayim 4 Langlois 3 Gaucher 0 Dornstauder 0 Colley DNP

Group B:

The United States opened the day with an 88-46 win over Jenifer Munoz and Colombia behind Sylvia Fowles.  Argentina bounced back behind Agostina Burani, getting a critical 74-54 win over Paraguay even though Paola Ferrari finally caught fire from outside.

United States vs. Colombia 88-46 USA Fowles 22/7r Dolson 13 Collier 11 Nelson-Ododa 10/8r Sykes 9 Samuelson 6/6r Charles 6/7a Ogunbowale 5/6r Williams 4 Canada 2 DeShields 0 Sessions 0 COL Munoz 20 Martinez 10/6r Arias 9 Palacio 5 Caicedo 2 Paz 0 Gonzalez 0 Rios 0 Lopez 0 Vente 0 Coy 0 Asprilla DNP

Paraguay vs. Argentina 54-74 PAR Ferrari 27 Caraves 12/14r Peralta 9/6a Rojas 3 Quevedo 3 Huttemann 0 Ghiringhelli 0 Pena 0 Gomez 0 Ibarra 0 Niz DNP Perez DNP ARG Burani 22/11r Boquete 15/8a De La Barba 9 Llorente 6/10r Fiorotto 6 Perez 5 Aispurua 4 Ale 4 Gonzalez 3 Durso 0 Marchizotti 0 Garcia DNP