Thursday, July 21, 2005

Taiwan Women's NT wins 2005 Jones Cup

Taiwan Women's NT wins the Jones Cup title for the fifth time in tournament history. The competetion level is questioned though. Russia sent its U-18 NT to the tourney. Japan sent its WUG NT, while Korea is conprised of amateur players. And Zhejiang features two American players -- Brandi Teamer (Virginia '05) and Jaclyn Johnson (Kansas '01) as their only and main weapon.


Standings:
1. Taiwan 5-0
2. New Zealand 4-1
3. Zhejiang 2-3
4. Korea 2-3
5. Russia 1-4
6. Japan 1-4

Results:
July 19
New Zealand 72-57 Russia
Japan 94-89 Zhejiang
Taiwan 101-50 Korea

July 20
Korea 68-66 Japan
New Zealand 78-67 Zhejiang
Taiwan 76-50 Russia