The 2013 FIBA
Asia U16 Championships in Tehran, Iran opened yesterday with most games being
blowouts. The traditional powerhouses prevailed, with the India-Jordan game the
lone nail-biter.
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| Hu Jinqui led China's blowout of Syria in Day 1. |
In the first game
of the day, Jordan came back from 18 points down in the second half to force
overtime and scrape past India, 100-97. 6’7 Khaled Abu Aboud led the way for
the WABA squad with 24 points, 15 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 blocks, while
Mohammad Daher backstopped him with 21 points. Mahipal Singh and Ashish Briggs
combined for 46 points to lead India, while Vishal Gupta collared 20 rebounds
in the losing effort. Jordan takes on Japan today, while India takes a break to
reflect on how they let this game go.
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| Mahipal Singh goes strong to the hole. |
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| Khaled Abu Aboud was a tower of strength for the Jordanians. |
The second
game of the day featured Chinese-Taipei drubbing Kazakhstan, 109-82. Pint-sized
guard Tu Su-Han led the Taiwanese with 26 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals,
while 6’2 swingman Sung Yung-Cheng had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 steals. Taiwan
didn’t run into a lot of trouble here as they controlled the boards and forced
34 Kazakh turnovers. The losing side was led by the 22 points, 6 rebounds, and
3 steals of Leonid Voronushkin, while compatriot Alexandr Danilchenko added 18
points and 17 boards. TPE takes a break today, while the Kazakhs take on SEABA
champion, Team Philippines.
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| Valentin Kirilin gets an easy bucket. |
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| Hsu Cheng-Shun goes for some aerial acrobatics. |
The third game
saw how the Junior Taeguk Warriors drub the Thais, 118-65. The inside-outside
duo of Park Sang-Kwon and Kwon Hyeok-Joon was just unstoppable for coach Kim
Do-Wan. The 6’5 Park scored 19 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and had 4 steals,
while team captain Kwon registered 18 markers, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 6
steals. The Koreans are expected to do really well in this tournament, and this
start should underscore their deep pool of talent. The Thais, meanwhile, were
paced by the 11 markers in 15 minutes of Numjan Sittiporn. Thailand faces
fellow SEABA side Malaysia today, while the Koreans face WABA powerhouse Iran.
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| Kwon Hyeok-Joon is one guy to watch in this tournament. |
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| Chanatip Jakrawan rocks the rim for Thailand. |
In the opening
day’s fourth game, China met expectations by quashing Syria, 95-61. The parade
of young giants continues for the Big Red Machine, as 6’10 16-year old Hu
Jinqiu led the way with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots. He was ably
supported by team captain Xu Mingzhi, who netted 13 markers, 7 boards, and 4
thefts. 6’9 15-year old Yuan Zheliang also impressed with a dozen points on top
of 14 boards in under 17 minutes. Embattled Syria’s charge was spearheaded by
playmaker Ronaldo Shammas’s 20 points on the strength of 4 triples. Ironically,
the 5’7 guard also led Syria in rebounding with 8 caroms. China looks to win
again by palying Hong Kong today, while Syria hopes to bounce back against
Bahrain.
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| Mohamad Hadri tries from deep versus China. |
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| Fu Hao is one of the young Chinese giants in this tournament. |
In game number
five, Iran had no problems trampling all over Malaysia, 104-68, with Behrooz
Razeghin, Soheil Farhadi, and Ali Naziri each scoring at least 19 points.
Razeghin led the way with 26 points and 4 treys, team captain Farhadi followed
him up with 19 markers, while 6’8 Naziri contributed 22 points, 12 rebounds,
and 2 rejections. The hapless Malaysians trailed for the whole game, with Yek
Liang Chuan and Tan Wei Jie combining for 35 points to lead the team’s scorers.
The Malaysians can break into the win column by beating the Thais today, while
Iran should be tested by the Koreans.
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| Yek Liang Chuan goes for the floater. |
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| Ali Naziri was nearly unstoppable for Iran. |
For the final
match, Bahrain managed to pull away in the second half to win comfortably over
Hong Kong, 85-60. Sadiq Hasan topped all scorers with 22 points to go along
with a mammoth 21 rebounds, while 6’4 Mohamed Juma added 13 markers and 22
boards. They also paired up for 5 blocks. Needless to say, the Gulf side
dominated the battle of the boards, 73-47, while also forcing 10 more HKG
turnovers. Hong Kong was paced by the 17 points and 5 treys of On Ka Chung. The
Hong Kongers face the Chinese today, while the Bahrainis hope to upset the
Syrians.
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| Chan Yee Fu rises for the deuce. |
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| Mohamed Juma lorded it in the paint. |
BOX SCORES:
JORDAN over INDIA,
100-97 (OT)
JOR 100 – Abu Aboud 24, Daher M 21, Al Battikhi
16, Al Abed 14, Al Jadidi R 9, Hijazi 8, Al Jadidi H 6, Al Bdour 2, Daher A 0
IND 97 – Singh M 25, Briggs 21, Tudu 16, Mehla
10, Gupta 8, Maan 8, Kanderiya 6, Singh P 3, Pandit 0, Das 0, Sunil 0
QS: 20-22, 36-42, 60-65, 86-86, 100-97
TAIWAN over KAZAKHSTAN,
109-82
TPE 109 – Tu 26, Sun 16, Chang 15, Huang 12, Hsu
10, Wu Y 10, Chen 7, Chan 6, Wu C 5, Tung 1, Lan 1, Liu 0
KAZ 82 – Voronushkin 22, Danilchenko 18, Kadyr
13, Litvinenko 10, Korzhov 9, Kirilin 5, Kurochkin 3, Aitkali 2, Levakovskiy 0,
Tinyayev 0, Satkeyev 0
QS: 29-20, 54-42, 81-58, 109-82
SOUTH KOREA over
THAILAND, 118-65
KOR 118 – Park SK 19, Kwon 18, Mun 14, Yang JM
13, Yun DB 11, Yang JH 9, Yun WS 8, Park MU 8, Choi 7, Han 5, Park JC 4, Lee 2
THA 65 – Numjan 11, Leelaphiphatkul 10,
Jamkrajang 10, Makmeesiri 8, Jakrawan 8, Auesatjapon 4, Nantho 4, Charansarn 3,
Chumang 3, Boonkong 2, Kupadit 1, Wanyapech 1
QS: 33-15, 52-32, 84-46, 118-65
CHINA over SYRIA,
95-61
CHN 95 – Hu 22, Xu 13, Yuan 12, Zhao 12, Fu 12,
Wang C 8, Shen 5, Wang Z 4, Luo 3, Liu 2, Wu 2, Zhang 0
SYR 61 – Shammas 20, Hadri 12, Tarzikhan 6, Egho
6, Khori 5, Diab 5, Kurd 4, Al Majzob 2, Hadad 1, Akhdir 0, Balkes 0, Al
Kerawan 0
QS: 30-12, 53-30, 79-48, 95-61
IRAN over MALAYSIA,
104-68
IRI 104 – Razeghin 26, Naziri 22, Farhadi 19,
Azari 12, Sheikhi 8, Meraji 7, Seyedi 4, Kabir 4, Baban 2, Poat 0
MAS 68 – Yek 19, Tan 16, Heng 7, Wong 7, Chong 6,
Soong 6, Foo 3, Lim 2, Chang 2, Liew 0, Lau 0, Rosli 0
QS: 31-16, 57-40, 74-54, 104-68
BAHRAIN over HONG
KONG, 85-60
BRN 85 – Hasan 22, Ghazwan 18, Juma 13, Kadhem
12, Al Musalli 7, Shakeeb 7, Baqer 2, Mohamed 2, Husain 2, Al Madeh 0, Al
Waddaei 0
HKG 60 – On 17, An 10, Yang 7, Chan 7, Lo 6, Chu
HM 5, Liu 4, Yau 2, Cheung 2, Li 0, Chu FL 0, Wong 0
QS: 19-16, 41-35, 58-44, 85-60
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