Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Stankovic Cup - Iran pulls out, Taiwan NT roster finalized

According to CTBA press release, FIBA Asia confirmed Iran had officially pulled out of the Stankovic Cup, which is now an 8-team tournament.

Taiwan NT also finalized its 12-man roster today. Wu Chih-yuan(injury), Chen Shi-nian and Yang Chin-ming were cut. Chen Hsin-an, who is with ABA's Orange County Crush right now, will join Taiwan NT on Nov. 18th.

Game schedule is revised as below:

*Participating Teams
GroupA: Korea, Kuwait, India, Chinese Taipei
GroupB: Qatar, Syria, Phillippines, Japan

*Competition Schedule
(Local Time)

November 21
15:00 B Syria - Japan
17:00 Opening Ceremony
18:00 A India - Chinese Taipei

November 22
18:00 A Korea - Kuwait
20:00 B Qatar - Phillippines

November 23
18:00 B Syria - Qatar
20:00 A Chinese Taipei - Kuwait

November 24
16:00 B Qatar - Japan
18:00 B Phillippines - Syria
20:00 A India - Korea

November 25
16:00 A Kuwait - India
18:00 B Japan - Phillippines
20:00 A Korea - Chinese Taipei

November 26
14:00 5-8 A3 - B4
16:00 5-8 B3 - A4
18:00 S Final A1 - B2
20:00 S Final B1 - A2

November 27
14:00 7/8 place game
16:00 5/6 place game
18:00 3rd-place game
20:00 Final
21:45 Closing Ceremony