November 17, 2019

Group A:

The first game in Auckland saw Han Xu and China take care of business with a 127-49 win over the Philippines.  Calculations were being made early and Penina Davidson and New Zealand raced out to a lead, flipping the tiebreakers into their favor, but Kang Lee-Seul and South Korea fought back, trimming the deficit to a level that would see them advance.  The hosts finally showed they could beat the Koreans for the first time since the regions were combined, but a 69-65 margin was not enough to advance.

Philippines vs. China 49-127 PHI Pontejos 16 Bernardino 8 Castillo 7 Hayes 6 Nabalan 4 Cabinbin 3 Chan 3 Tongco 2 Jose 0 CHN Han 26/9r Wang XM 14/11r Li YR 14 Huang 12/8r Wang SY 11/7a Sun 10 Yang 10/6a Gao 8/14r Li Y 8/6a Pan 8/8a Li M 6 Shao DNP

South Korea vs. New Zealand 65-69 KOR Kang L-S 21 Kim J-E 17 Park J-S 11/11r/6a Kim D-B 8 Park H-J 8 Roberson 0 Bae 0 Youm 0 Shin DNP Kang A-J DNP Kim M-J DNP Ku DNP NZL Davidson 24/15r Purcell 16/10r/6a Edmondson 15 Taylor 6 Paalvast 3 Beck 2 Cocks 2 Boagni 1 Leger-Walker 0 Blair DNP Fotu DNP

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

Group B:

Both games in Kuala Lumpur had no impact on anything.  Chen Wei-An and Taiwan beat India 79-56.  The other game only had psychological implications as Japan was preparing for host duties while Australia was looking to beat their new nemesis after the combination of the regions, but they will have wait longer after falling behind early and losing 82-69.

Taiwan vs. India 79-56 TAI Chen 20 Wang 12 Huang L-C 9 Tsai 8/11r Wu 8 Lin Y-T 5 Han 5 Huang H-T 3 Huang F-S 3/6a Peng 3 Chu 2 Lin T 1 IND Skaria 15/9r Limaye 13/6a Nixon 12 Udayakumar 6/11r Geetha 4 Kumari 3 Arvind 2 Cleetus 1 Sonkar 0 Kumar 0 Bhutia DNP Venkataraman DNP

Japan vs. Australia 82-69 JPN Motohashi 16/7a Miyashita 15 Yoshida 15 Miyazawa 14/12r Hayashi 11 Tokashiki 7 Akaho 4/7r Okoye 0 Tanimura 0 Umezawa DNP Nemoto DNP Watanabe DNP AUS Cambage 17/6r O’Hea 14/7a Ebzery 10 Allen 9 Magbegor 5 George 5 Tolo 4/6r Mitchell 3 Talbot 2/6r Madgen 0 Garbin DNP Lavey DNP

Standings: Japan 3-0, Australia 2-1, Taiwan 1-2, India 0-3

November 14, 2019

Both groups started play on Thursday as the teams fight for three spots alongside Japan in the next round.

Group A:

The first action in the new format came in Auckland and it was a great game as Park Ji-Su and Kim Jung-Eun helped South Korea fend off China 81-80.  The other game was far less dramatic as hosts New Zealand eased past the Philippines 111-54.

South Korea vs. China 81-80 KOR Park J-S 23/8r Kim J-E 21 Roberson 11 Park H-J 11 Kim D-B 4 Bae 3 Kang L-S 3 Kang A-J 3 Youm 2 Shin DNP Kim M-J DNP Ku DNP CHN Li YR 15/6r Huang 14/6r Li M 13 Shao 9/6r/7a Yang 7 Li Y 7 Sun 6/6r Han 5/6r Wang SY 4 Gao 0 Wang XM DNP Pan DNP

New Zealand vs. Philippines 111-54 NZL Davidson 16/11r Boagni 16 Karaitiana 13/9r Edmondson 12 Taylor 11 Paalvast 9 Beck 8 Cocks 8 Leger-Walker 8/7a Blair 6 Purcell 2/10r/7a Fotu 2 PHI Bernardino 17 Pontejos 10 Hayes 10 Miranda 9 Castillo 6 Animam 2/8r Tongco 0 Chan 0 Cabinbin 0 Nabalan 0 Jose 0

Group B:

The other group played on neutral ground in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  Australia coasted past Taiwan 84-51.  Japan gets some valuable preparation time ahead of hosting the main tournament, but that might not have been accomplished when Kiho Miyashita led them past India 120-29.

Australia vs. Taiwan 84-51 AUS Cambage 16/6r Allen 13 George 12/9r Talbot 11/8r Tolo 8 Magbegor 6 O’Hea 5/6a Lavey 5 Ebzery 3 Madgen 3 Mitchell 2 Garbin 0 TAI Lin Y-T 9 Wang 9 Tsai 9 Chu 7 Wu 6 Han 5 Lin T 4 Chen 2 Huang F-S 0 Huang L-C 0 Huang H-T Peng 0

Japan vs. India 120-29 JPN Miyashita 21/7r Nemoto 17 Hayashi 15 Okoye 14 Umezawa 13/9r Tanimura 11 Miyazawa 10 Akaho 5 Yoshida 4/11a Tokashiki 4 Motohashi 4 Watanabe 2/8a IND Nixon 8 Limaye 6 Skaria 5 Udayakumar 2 Kumar 2 Arvind 2 Geetha 2 Bhutia 2 Kumari 0 Cleetus 0 Sonkar 0 Venkataraman 0

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

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

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

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