Fujitsu Red Wave and Dongguan New Century Club advance into championship game

SEMIS

Fujitsu RW - Ulaanbaatar A. 107-83

Fujitsu RW forced 21 Ulaanbaatar A. turnovers. They shot the lights out from three nailing 19 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. Fujitsu RW players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Ulaanbaatar A.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of Maho Hayashi (174-2002) who helped to win the game recording 29 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Forward Yuki Miyazawa (183-1993, college: Queens, NY) contributed with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four Fujitsu RW players scored in double figures. Fujitsu RW's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American power forward Amari Robinson (183-2000, college: Clemson) replied with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and her fellow American import guard Kayleigh Truong (175-2001, college: Gonzaga) added 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Ulaanbaatar A.
Top scorers:
Fujitsu RW: M.Hayashi 29+3reb, Y.Miyazawa 15+6reb+6ast, A.Fujimoto 13+5reb+6ast, R.Machida 10+1reb+5ast, S.Hayashi 10+2reb+1ast, M.Maezawa 9+1reb
Ulaanbaatar A.: A.Robinson 28+10reb+5ast, K.Truong 24+5reb+7ast, K.Onolbaatar 14+7reb+1ast, B.Battsooj 6+3reb+1ast, A.Bat-Erdene 5+4reb+2ast, B.Tsendjav 3+1ast

Guangdong - BNK Sum 91-56

Vermilion Birds dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to BNK Sum's 30. They outrebounded BNK Sum 46-18 including a 32-9 advantage in defensive rebounds. Vermilion Birds looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by BNK Sum's players. Power forward Mingling Chen (192-2000) fired 17 points and 5 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Sijing Huang (192-1996) chipped in 9 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Romanian-South Korean Sonia Kim-Ursu (175-1993) produced 21 points and forward Sohee Lee (171-2000) added 10 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Guangdong: M.Chen 17+3reb+5ast, A.Collier 16+5reb, L.Chen 9+5reb, S.Huang 9+9reb+6ast, Y.Shen 8+5reb+7ast, B.Ejiofor 8+9reb+1ast
BNK Sum: S.Kim-Ursu 21+2reb+2ast, S.Lee 10+2reb+1ast, S.Byun 8+1reb+1ast, S.Park 4+3reb+1ast, S.Sim 4+1reb+3ast, H.An 3+1reb+3ast

5-6 Place

Cathay Life - Al Ula 138-52

Cathay Life dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Al Ula's 34 and made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Cathay Life forced 45 Al Ula turnovers and outrebounded them 53-34 including a 25-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cathay Life looked well-organized offensively handing out 42 assists comparing to just 3 passes made by Al Ula's players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Hsuan-Yi Tseng (168-2001) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 8 assists and 4 steals and forward Yu-Lien Hsu (177-1997) who added 26 points during the contest. Five Cathay Life players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard Chennedy Carter (175-1998, college: Texas A&M) responded with 29 points and her fellow American import center Queen Egbo (193-2000, college: Baylor) scored 7 points and 9 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Cathay Life: Y.Hsu 26+4reb+1ast, H.Tseng 22+4reb+8ast, L.Huang 17+4reb, E.Potter 15+9reb+2ast, C.Huang 14+7ast, Y.Han 14+4reb+1ast
Al Ula: C.Carter 29+2reb, Q.Egbo 7+9reb+2ast, A.Alfaleh 6+3reb+1ast, G.Alayed 5+3reb, L.Alkhamis 4+5reb, J.Balgaith 1+2reb