Saturday, May 15, 2004

Taiwanese Notes

MJ is coming to Taiwan!
Michael Jordan will visit Taiwan for the first time in his 2004 Asia Tour, which is for the promotion of his Jordan Brand products, on May 21th and 22nd. Jordan will visit four countries, including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan during the tour.

Women’s World League Qualifiers
CTBA will host its first ever event sanctioned by FIBA when Women’s World League Qualifiers are held in Taipei during May 21-23. A total of four teams will enter the tournament, including WKBL All-Stars from Korea, Kuo-tai Life from Taiwan, Dandenong Rangers from Australia’s WNBL, and Baltiyskaya Zvezda from Russia.

Top two teams will advance to the World League Finals, which will be held in Russia in October, along with two teams from Brazil Qualifying Games, WNBA All-Stars and the defending champions.