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KOR – Korea win battle of wits, bag gold

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:14:53 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Hosts Korea displayed stronger nerves and better handling of the middle-game situation to beat China 79-73 and bag the gold on Sunday

JPN – Japan bag bronze

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:38:45 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): Point guard Ai Mitani sunk two silken three pointers – one from each flank – in the opening moments of the match and Japan never looked back to bag the bronze medal, with a clinical 73-70 win against Chinese Taipei on Sunday

KOR - Korean qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:32:12 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - A slack defense Chinese Taipei pattern early in the third quarter provided opened the gateway for Korea to steer away to an 80-70 win in the first semifinal on Saturday. Taking the court at 41-39, Korea

CHN - China down Japan, help Korea qualify

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:11:43 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - China's 74-62 win in the second semifinal on Saturday ensured Sunday's final against Korea remained a clash for the title. Korea, by virtue of China's entry into the final, earned that lone Olympic qualifying berth available from this Championship. "We have been getting better and better," said Chinese coach Sun Fengwu. "And everything worked according to the way planned in our homework," he added

IND - India power their way into Level I

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:23:51 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Center Geethu Anna Jose set a new game-record of 47 points and collected 12 rebounds as India powered their way to an 86-68 win over Malaysia on Saturday and booked their place for

THA -Thailand put paid to Hong Kong hopes

rss-editor@fiba.com — Sat, 9 Jun 2007 11:38:35 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Thailand put up a robust show, handing out a 71-41 defeat to Hong Kong and retained their slot in Level I. "Of course, I'm happy to retain our position in the Level I," said coach Thailand coach of Korean origin Kim Jae Wong

KOR/ CHN - Sun-Min steers Korea ahead

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 08:58:22 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): Seldom has any individual player had as much as effect on the outcome of a basketball game as Sun-Min Jung did in Korea's last-gasp Level I win over China on Thursday

FIBA Asia - Semifinal line-up drawn

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 13:06:04 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - The semifinal line-up of the Championship p has been drawn. Hosts Korea take on Chinese Taipei followed by defending champions China matching wits with Japan. Both the semifinals will be played on Saturday

IND/SRI - India remain unbeaten in Level II

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 08:50:58 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): Middle Asian rivals India and Sri Lanka stood at the diametrically opposite ends of the Level II spectrum at the end of the former's win on Thursday

UZB/VIE - Uzbeks happy for the exposure

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 08:54:57 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Middle Asian nation Uzbekistan signed off their campaign in Level II beating Vietnam on Thursday. "Overall we have nothing to complain," said player-cum-assistant coach of the team Lyudmila Lebedeva. The win was the Uzbeks' third win, having lost to Hong Kong and India.

TPE/THA - Taipei down Thailand

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 09:43:26 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - With their sights firmly set on the semifinals, Chinese Taipei cantered through to beat Thailand in Level I on Thursday. "I just told the girls to go out and enjoy themselves in the game," said Taipei coach Lin Hung Ling-Yao.

JPN/MAS - Japan down Malaysia

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 11:48:26 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Japanese coach Tomohide Utsumi allayed any talk of his team not playing at their best in the final Level I encounter against Malaysia on Thursday

HKG/SIN - Hong Kong survive Singapore scare

rss-editor@fiba.com — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 12:54:40 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): Hong Kong overcame an early scare from a spirited Singapore to bring the curtains down on the preliminary phase of the Championship on Thursday

KOR/JPN - Korean women's tribute to Memory Day

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 6 Jun 2007 09:52:49 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Hosts Korea gave the Memory Day holiday crowd a lot to cheer about beating traditional East Asian rivals Japan in a needle Level I encounter on Wednesday

IND/HKG - India top Level II

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 6 Jun 2007 06:54:59 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Center Geethu Anna Jose top scored yet again, along with collecting 14 rebounds, as India retained their toppers status in Level II beating Hong Kong. "We have retained our position as Level II winners. Now we have to go for the Level I spot," said Indian coach Sat Prakash. India will now have to win against the sixth placed team of Level I, in order gain promotion to the higher level

THA/MAS - Thailand score brownie points

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:18:20 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Thailand staved off Malaysia's remarkable rally to post their maiden victory in Level I on Wednesday. Coming against their South East Asian archrivals, Thailand will now have to play the second finishing team in Level II in the play-offs

CHN/TPE - China continue winning

rss-editor@fiba.com — Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:05:57 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - Chinese coach Sun Fengwu expressed satisfaction after his side defeated Chinese Taipei in Level I on Wednesday. "As you are aware we have come with a second string team. Winning against a team as experienced as Taipei in that scenario is very satisfying," he said after the win. "I won't read too much into the margin of victory, though."

JPN/TPE - Another grudge game, another Taipei loss

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:20:16 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): Japan weaved a web of almost impregnable defense to take Chinese Taipei by surprise and win the needle Level I encounter on Tuesday. Their defeat to Taipei at the 2006 Doha Asian Games on his mind, coach Tomohide Utsumi said "we had done our homework well. I'm happy it worked to perfection."

CHN/THA - China win big

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:07:45 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): China warmed up rather well, in their Tuesday's win against Thailand, setting the stage for an all-important Level I encounter against Chinese Taipei on Wednesday

KOR/MAS - 'This team has all the makings of a champion'

rss-editor@fiba.com — Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:12:58 GMT

INCHEON (FIBA Asia Championship for Women): The most explanatory description of Korea's 97-53 win over Malaysia in Level I on Tuesday, the hosts' third win from as many matches came from the Malaysian coach