Saturday, August 30, 2003

22nd Asian Championship Schedule

■Preliminary Round

Group A: Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong
Group B: Korea, India, Malaysia, Kuwait
Group C: China, Taiwan, Syria, Iran
Group D: Qatar, Japan, Philippines, Jordan
Format: Each group plays a single round-robin
Venue: Group A & C at Tienruin Gymnasium ; Group B & D at Heilongjian University Gymnasium

9/23
Group A
1000 Uzbekistan-Hong Kong
1400 Lebanon-Kazakhstan
Group B
1600 India-Kuwait
1930 Korea-Malaysia
Group C
1600 Taiwan-Iran
1930 China-Syria
Group D
1000 Qatar-Jordan
1400 Japan-Philippines

9/24
Group A
1000 Hong Kong-Lebanon
1400 Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan
Group B
1600 India-Malaysia
1930 Korea-Kuwait
Group C
1600 Iran-Syria
1930 China-Taiwan
Group D
1000 Philippines-Qatar
1400 Japan-Jordan

9/25
Group A
1000 Kazakhstan-Hong Kong
1400 Lebanon-Uzbekistan
Group B
1600 Kuwait-Malaysia
1930 Korea-India
Group C
1600 Taiwan-Syria
1930 China-Iran
Group D
1000 Qatar-Japan
1400 Philippines-Jordan

■Second Round

Group I: A1, B2, C1, D2
Group II: A2, B1, C2, D1
Group III: A3, B4, C3, D4
Group IV: A4, B3, C4, D3
Format: Each group plays a single round-robin

9/26
Group III(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1000 A3-D4
1400 B4-C3
Group I(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1600 A1-D2
1930 B2-C1
Group IV(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1000 A4-D3
1400 B3-C4
Group II(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1600 A2-D1
1930 B1-C2

9/27
Group III(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1000 B4-D4
1400 A3-C3
Group II(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1600 C2-A2
1930 B1-D1
Group IV(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1000 A4-C4
1400 B3-D3
Group I(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1600 B2-D2
1930 A1-C1

9/28
Group III(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1000 A3-B4
1400 D4-C3
Group I(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1600 A1-B2
1930 D2-C1
Group IV(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1000 A4-B3
1400 D3-C4
Group I(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1600 A2-B1
1930 D1-C2

■Final Round

9/30
Ranking Games
(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1400 III4-IV4(15th-16th)
1600 III3-IV3(13th-14th)
1930 III2-IV2(11th-12th)

(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1400 III1-IV1(9th-10th)

Semifinals(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1600 I2-II1
1930 I1-II2

10/1
Ranking Games(Heilongjian University Gymnasium)
1400 I4-II4(7th-8th)
1600 I3-II3(5th-6th)

Finals(Tienruin Gymnasium)
1500 3rd-place Game: Semifinals losers meet
1930 Championship Game: Semifinals winners meet


Note:
1. All games involving host China will be scheduled at 19:30
2. Second round and finals schedule could be changed due to TV broadcast