China crowned women's basketball champs at Asian Games - Sep 1, 2018
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The Chinese women's basketball team claimed their sixth title at the Asian Games after edging the Unified Korea team 71-65 in the final here on Saturday. China took ten points in a row in the first three minutes, but later the Unified Korea team managed to fight back, with WNBA player Ji-Su Park (195-C-98) and 38-year-old Lim Yung hui scoring eight points respectively, they narrowed the gap to 22-23 by the end of the first quarter. The Unified Korea team tied China 32-32 in the second quarter, then the two teams'scores seasawed to 38-38 after the first half of the match. At the beginning of the third quarter, team China was surpassed by a Unified Korea team 38-40 for the first time. China bounced back with Han XU (200-C-99) and Li Yuan (170-PG-00)'s two-pointers, edging Unified Korea 58-53 at the end of the third quarter. At the key moment of China's 64-61 lead, Yueru Li (192-C-99) scored a crucial two-pointer to widen the gap, giving China the victory, 71-65. Captain Ting Shao (183-F-89) had a team-high 17 points, Meng Li (185-F-95) and Yueru Li also bagged double-digit scores. Four years ago, China lost to South Korea in Incheon in the final, missing out on the gold medal. "Ting Shao played a crucial role as team leader, but she still needs improvement in the future," said coach Xu LiMin . "We didn't expect to win this gold medal before, I am so lucky to have such many young and talented players in the team, such as Li Yuan and Yueru Li, they are very promising. I will do anything I can to help the team reaching a higher level, even the Olympic podium," he added.
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| Unified Korean team reaches women's hoops final with big win over Chinese Taipei - Aug 30, 2018
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The unified Korean women's basketball team reached the final of the 18th Asian Games with an 89-66 win over Chinese Taipei on Thursday. South Korea's WNBA center Ji-Su Park (195-C-98) had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while three players delivered 17 points apiece at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Istora, as the joint team secured at least a silver medal in Jakarta. Korea will next face the winner of the match between Japan and China for the gold medal Saturday. But whether it's gold or silver, the medal will be in the history books as it will be the first medal won by a unified Korean team in ball sports at an international multisport competition. The medals won by the unified Korean team at the Asian Games will be awarded to neither South Korea nor North Korea, instead it will be awarded to the single entity named Korea. Korea has already won one gold and two bronze medals in dragon boat racing in canoeing at the 18th Asian Games. Korea lost to Chinese Taipei 87-85 in overtime during the preliminary round but was far more dominant and efficient in Thursday's rout. Korea saw a 35-24 lead dwindle to 35-33 midway through the second quarter but then pulled away with a 15-2 run to close out the first half. Korea then opened the third quarter with a 9-0 run and held Chinese Taipei without a point for seven minutes between the second and third quarters. Korea had 15 fast break points to Chinese Taipei's five and outrebounded the opponent 47 to 34.
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| Chinese women's basketball team sweep host Indonesia at Asiad, to meet Japan in semifinals - Aug 26, 2018
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Chinese women's basketball team swept host Indonesia 141-37 in one of the quarterfinal matches of 2018 Asian Games here on Sunday to set up a semifinal clash against Japan next Thursday. In this lopsided game, China took a lead of 31-2 in seven minutes, and widen the gap to 104 points in the end. Liu Jiacen explained that the whole team were well-prepared before the match, and the atmosphere in the stadium have deeply impressed her. "The victory has really boosted our spirit, though we have defeated Japan in preliminary round, they are tough opponents," said team captain Ting Shao (183-F-89). The other semifinalists in women's basketball at Asiad are Chinese Taipei and the Unified Korean team.
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| Unified Korean team reaches women's basketball semis - Aug 26, 2018
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The unified Korean women's basketball team reached the semifinals of the 18th Asian Games on Sunday with an easy victory over Thailand. Korea blew out Thailand 106-63 in the quarterfinals at GBK Basketball Hall, led by 20 points from forward Kang Lee-Seul (180-F-94) off the bench. In Thursday's semifinals, Korea will meet Chinese Taipei, which knocked out Mongolia 76-59 in its quarterfinals match earlier Sunday. Chinese Taipei defeated Korea 87-85 in overtime during the preliminary round on Aug. 17. South Korea is the defending champion, while North Korea has never won a medal in women's basketball. There are nine South Koreans and three North Koreans on the roster. But one South Korean, Ji-Su Park (195-C-98) of the Las Vegas Aces in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), only arrived in Jakarta late Saturday after completing her rookie WNBA season and sat out Sunday's game. The 196-centimeter center is expected to be ready for Thursday. Korea jumped out to a 16-2 lead over the first five minutes of the game and closed out the opening frame up 28-11. Head coach Lee Moon-kyu rested his entire starting lineup in the second quarter, and the reserves kept attacking the helpless Thai defense. Kang scored 14 points in the second quarter on 4-of-6 shooting from downtown, giving South Korea a 60-19 first-half lead. The starters returned to action to begin the second half, but Thailand outscored South Korea 18-16 in the quarter -- not nearly enough to turn the tide. Korean reserves finished off Thailand with a 30-26 fourth quarter, Captain Lim Yung-hui and guard Ha-Na Park (177-G-90) each scored 18 points. The team shot 17-of-36 from three-point range. Starting point guard Park Ji-hyun was the only Korean player not to score, but she had a game-high eight assists.
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| Unified Korean team cruises into women's hoops quarters with win over Kazakhstan - Aug 21, 2018
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The unified Korean basketball team cruised into the quarterfinals of the 18th Asian Games with an 85-57 win over Kazakhstan on Tuesday. North Korean center Suk Yong Ro (181-C-93) Suk-yong led the balanced attack with a game-high 19 points at GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta, as Korea clinched second place in Group X with a 3-1 record. Even if Chinese Taipei loses to Indonesia later Tuesday and drops to 3-1, it will still finish atop Group X because it holds the tiebreak edge over Korea thanks to an 87-85 win in their meeting last Friday. There are two groups of five in the competition. Group X has Korea, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, India and Indonesia. Group Y featured China, Japan, Mongolia, Thailand and Hong Kong. The top four teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, which will take place on Sunday. As the Group X runner-up, Korea will face the third seed from Group Y. South Korea is the defending champion, but a gold medal here won't count toward South Korea's total, and will instead be awarded to the single entity named Korea. Suk Yong Ro entered the game as the third leading scorer in the competition with 19.3 points per game, and she scored Korea's first seven points against Kazakhstan. It was 13-2 Korea barely five minutes into the game, thanks to Korea's quick offense and airtight defense. Park Ji-hyun, the youngest Korean player at 18, got into the starting lineup for the first time and responded with five points and three steals in the opening quarter alone. Head coach Lee Moon-kyu went to a new five-player unit in the second quarter, which included the usual starters Kim Han-byul and Lim Yung-hui. They picked up where the starters left off, and Korea closed out the first half up 47-29. The starters were back on the floor to start the third quarter. There were some sloppy plays for both teams in the early going, but Lim, the team captain, entered the game to settle things down and helped Korea strengthen its grip on the game. Korea continued to push the ball even with a 69-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter. And for the second straight game, every one of the 11 players on the roster saw action and scored. Korea had 22 steals, led by Lim's six, and held Kazakhstan to 38 percent shooting from the field. Korea should receive low-post reinforcement in the form of Park Ji-su, a 196-centimeter center for the Las Vegas Aces in the Women's National Basketball Association. Her first WNBA regular season just ended, and Park is expected to join the national team in time for the quarterfinals.
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| China overwhelm Mongolia 110-36 in women's basketball in Asian Games - Aug 21, 2018
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China battered Mongolia in their third match of women's basketball at 2018 Asiad, by a heavy score of 110-36 here on Monday. China failed to show their dominance from the beginning as Mongolia took a lead of 8-2 with two three-pointers in the first two minutes. After Liu Jiacen and Li Yuan (170-PG-00) stood up and contributed five points, China came back to the game with better offence and less fouls, and build up a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter. Since then, China didn't give their opponents too much chances to score, finishing the next two quarters by 31-9 and 26-9 respectively. Mongolia only scored one three-pointer in the last quarter. The 19-year-old Yueru Li (192-C-99) scored a team-high 21 points and Sijing Huang (192-F-96) contributed 16 points. Speaking of the tough situation they met at the beginning of the game, team leader Shao Ting thanked their head coach, saying "he (Xu Limin) called a timeout in order to calm us down and get well-prepared for Mongolia's unconventionally strategy, which was a good lesson for us." It's the third straight win for China's women basketball team at Asiad. Xu told Xinhua that players will try to perform to their best potential in every matches, no matter who their rivals are. "It's for the whole team's long-term benefits," Xu added. China will face Hong Kong, China on Thursday, their last game in women's basketball preliminary rounds.
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| United Korea smash hosts in Asian hoops - Aug 19, 2018
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A joint Korean women's basketball team marked their Asian Games debut Wednesday by pulverising hosts Indonesia 108-40, roared on by giddy fans waving unified Korean flags. North Korean Suk Yong Ro (181-C-93), one of three Pyongyang-based players in the away team, top-scored with 22 points for the sharp-shooting visitors and fellow northerner Hye Yon Kim (172-G-98) added 14 in a lop-sided Group X opener in Jakarta. Around 100 Korean fans in white T-shirts bearing a blue unified Korean flag with the slogan "One dream, one Corea", serenaded the players and banged drums as they tried to drown out a wall of noise produced by cymbal-crashing locals. "We haven't had a lot of time to work on our team chemistry but we speak the same language and we are all on the same page," Korean coach Lee Moon-kyu told AFP. "North or South Korean, we all have the same desire to win." There was a stark contrast between the South Korean players with their dyed hair and trendy bobs and the sensible haircuts of their northern cousins. But the harmony demonstrated on the court suggested they will be medal challengers. North and South Korea are also fielding united teams in canoeing and rowing at the Asian Games in the latest sign of thawing relations on the troubled peninsula. The two countries are also set to march together at the opening and closing ceremonies after forming their first-ever unified Olympic team -- a joint women's ice hockey side -- for February's Winter Games in Pyeongchang. The Asian Games formally open on Saturday and run until September 2.
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| Indian women lose again in basketball - Aug 19, 2018
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India women suffered their second loss on the trot as they were outplayed by Chinese Taipei 84-61 in Group A match of the Asian Games basketball here on Sunday. India had lost to Kazakhstan 61-79 in their opening match. After a hard-fought first quarter (18-17), the Taipei women consolidated the position in the second quarter and led 33-28 at the half-time. Taipei raced away with the game in the third quarter as they led 66-45 going into the final one. For the second game running, captain PS Jeena top-scored for India with 13 points. Raspreet Sidhu (169-F-89) (12) and Sangeeta Sangeeta Kaur (165-F-96) (11) also made it to the double digits. Peng Szu-Chin (163-G-91) was the star for the Taipei side with 14 points. India take on United Korea on Monday and play hosts Indonesia on August 23.
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| China crush arch rival Japan in women's basketball group match at Asian Games - Aug 17, 2018
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Chinese women's basketball team battered their Japanese counterparts 105-73 in the second group match of the 18th Asian Games here on Friday. China crushed minnows Thailand by a margin of 68 points in their group opener, but Japan was undoubtedly one of the toughest rivals at the tournament following victories over China in the 2015 Asian Championships final and the 2017 Asia Cup semifinals, despite dispatching their second-string squad to Indonesia, missing several prominent names like Tokashiki Ramu and Yoshida Asami. Witnessed by Chinese Basketball Association's President Yao Ming, Liu Jiacen opened China's scoring with two free throws, before teammate Meng Li (185-F-95) snatched the following eight points. Li Yuan's layup on fast break pushed China on the brink of a double-digit advantage at 12-4, forcing Japan into a timeout early in the match. Then Japan took advantage of their speed on consecutive fast breaks, cutting their deficit to three points. However, the Chinese team took on an 11-0 spurt to set up a comfortable cushion, and led by 35-22 as the first quarter ran out. To better experiment the young squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, head coach Xu Limin offered more playing time to talented rookies Han XU (200-C-99), Yueru Li (192-C-99) and Li Yuan, as China extended their lead beyond 20 points early in the third period, and never seemed to be challenged en route to their victory. Five Chinese players scored double digits, led by Meng Li and Liu Jiacen's 18 apiece. Han XU made 8 of 9 field goals to add 16. Saki Hayashi (171-G-95) led Japan's scoring sheet by 17. Saori Miyazaki (166-SG-95) was the other Japanese player to finish double-figure points, scoring 10. China will face Mongolia next Monday.
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| China dominate Thailand in basketball opener - Aug 16, 2018
| China's women's basketball team defeated Thailand 110-42 in the opening Group Y match of the 2018 Asian Games women's basketball tournament at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex (GBK) in Jakarta on Wednesday. Sun Mengran from China recorded a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds while five of her teammates also scored double-digit points, namely Li Yueru (15), Wang Xuemen (14), Shao Ting (13), Li Meng (13) and Han Xu (11), stamping a resounding victory over Thailand. China recorded amazing shooting accuracy throughout the game, with 59 percent shot accuracy for two pointers, 60 percent from three point range and 77 percent from the free throw line. On the other hand, Thailand recorded 31 percent shooting accuracy from the two point area with Kanokwan Prajuapsook the only player to achieve double digits with 11 points. China started strong by scoring seven straight points in under 2 minutes. Thailand recorded its first point, via a lay-up, with 8 minutes 19 seconds remaining in the first quarter, bringing the scores to 2-7. However, the less talented Thai squad was unable to stem the pace of China, which closed the first quarter leading 30-7. Thailand improved its scoring in the second quarter, sinking 12 additional points, but their weak defense was penetrated successfully by China, which scored 23 points and ended the half up 53-19. China continued to increase its lead in the third quarter, scoring 30 points to Thailand's 14. At the end of the quarter China had a commanding lead with the scores at 83-33. China did not relent in attack in the fourth quarter recording a final score line of 110-42. China will meet Japan and Thailand will take on Hong Kong on Friday Aug. 17.
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| Chinese Taipei beats Kazakhstan 72-42 in women's basketball - Aug 16, 2018
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Chinese Taipei defeated Kazakhstan 72-42 in a 2018 Asian Games women's basketball Group X match at Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday. Chinese Taipei guard Peng Szu-Chin (163-G-91) led the team with 16 points in the victory, followed by team captain Huang Ping-Jen (177-C/F-89) with 14 points. Kazakhstan's Nadehzda Kondrakova posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, although the team posted a low shot accuracy and struggled to rebound throughout the game. Kazakhstan coach Evgenii Ovsiannikov chose a starting lineup of Zalina Kurazova (188-F-85), Tamara Yagodkina (181-G-90), Mariya Astapenko (178-G-89), Olga Kolesnikova (171-G/F-92) and Nadehzda Kondrakova. Chinese Taipei coach Albert Wagner's starting lineup comprised Huang Ping-Jen, Weiling Wang, Ih-siu Cheng, Szu-chin Peng and Yuting Lin. Although Kazakhstan was first on the board with Kurazova's shot from the paint, Chinese Taipei immediately responded with a three-pointer from Peng. Chinese Taipei had more control throughout the game and closed the first quarter with a 16-6 lead. The game grew physical in the second quarter. Kazakhstan forward Rufina Gavrilyuk was seen lying in the middle of the court with 3 minutes and 34 seconds remaining in the half after engaging in physical contact with her opponent. As a result, Gavrilyuk was sent off the court and benched. Kazakhstan failed to penetrate the opponent's defense. Chinese Taipei booked 20 extra points and finished the first half with a 36-18 lead over Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's shooting woes continued in the second half, when it scored only 11 additional points, leaving it trailing 55-29 at the end of the third-quarter whistle. In the final of the four 10-minute quarters, Chinese Taipei pocketed 17 more points to ensure a 72-42 victory. Both teams will play their next matches on Friday. Kazakhstan will play India, while Chinese Taipei will face off against Korea.
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| Japan beats Hong Kong 121-44 in women's basketball - Aug 15, 2018
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A rookie-filled Japan women's basketball team crushed Hongkong, China 121-44 in a 2018 Asian Games Group Y match at Gelora Bung Karno's Basketball Hall in Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday. The Japan rookies - aged 22.2 years old on average - played extraordinarily well with six players reaching the double digits in points. Kadysha Juna Umezawa produced a double-double, tallying 14 points and 13 rebounds. Nagata Moe (172-G-97) led in scoring with 23 points, followed by Tamami Nakada (180-C-97) with 18, Aya Watanabe (170-G/F-92) with 14, Saki Hayashi with 12 and team captain Mio Shinozaki with 10. Meanwhile, only two Hongkong players entered the double digits, namely Li Tsz Kwan (169-F-95) and Cheuk Ting (166-PG-89). Hongkong coach Kin Ho Koon selected as starters team captain Cheuk and rookies Yan Ling Wong, Po Sze Wong, Pik Yi Lam and Wong Ka Yee (172-F-94). Japan coach Natsumi Yabuuchi, who competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics, sent out an all-rookie lineup of team captain Shinozaki, Hayashi, Saori Miyazaki (166-SG-95), Nakada and Umezawa. Hongkong's first points, which came off a fast break, apparently did not rattle Japan. With six minutes and 36 seconds left in the first quarter, Hongkong trailed by eight points, with the scoreboard reading 10-2. Cheuk Ting minimized the gap with a three-pointer with three minutes 30 seconds remaining in the first, bringing the score to 15-12, but Japan pulled away again, widening the score to 29-13 to close out the first quarter. Before the end of the first half, Japan scored another 33 points, bringing the score to 62-28, a 34-point gap. Despite its big lead, Japan did not reduce the tempo in the third quarter. Several fast breaks widened the point gap for Japan, which added 34 points to close out the quarter at 96-34. Japan added 25 points in the final quarter, winning in a landslide victory 121-44. The group stage continues for both teams, with Group Y matches that pit Japan against China and Hongkong against Mongolia on Aug. 17.
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