FIBA Asia Championship 2015, day 1: results and highlights
Palestine beat Philippines in the biggest upset of the opening day
FIBA Asia Championship 2015 started today. The tournament will qualify to both Rio 2016 and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
The biggest surprise is Palestine that beat the Philippines in Day 1 of the tournament.
Group A
Iran-Japan: 86-48
Iran: Hassanzadeh Saberi 13 points+9 rebounds, Sahakian 15 points
Japan: Takeuchi 10 points+11 rebounds
Malaysia-India: 73-102
Malaysia: Yek 10 points, Yeo 18 points, Kuek 10 points
India: A. 12 points, Y. 16 points, Arumugam 13 points, A. 23 points+10 rebounds, Pari 18 points
Group B
Kuwait-Hong Kong: 50-87
Kuwait: Abu Dhom 15 points
Hong Kong: Lee 15 points, Leung 12 points, Cheng 14 points, Lin 10 points, Reid 13 points+13 rebounds
Palestine-Philippines: 75-73
Palestine: Abu Shamala 26 points+15 rebounds, Sakakini 22 points+14 rebounds, Qahwash 17 points, Sakakini 10 points+11 rebounds
Philippines: Blatche 21 points+12 rebounds, William 10 points, Romeo 11 points
Group C
Korea-Jordan: 87-60
Korea: Lee 10 points, Yang 17 points+7 rebounds+9 assists, Cho 19 points
Jordan: Hussein 10 points+7 rebounds, Abbas 12 points+9 rebounds, Alawadi 14 points
Singapore-China: 42-91
Singapore: Wong 15 points, Ng 10 points
China: Ding 10 points, Zhai 13 points+9 rebounds, Yi 12 points, Li 12 points
Group D
Taipei-Lebanon: 87-92
Taipei: Lu 14 points, Davis 23 points, 21 Lin
Lebanon: Abd El Nour 12 points, Haidar 18 points, Arakji 14 points, Ibrahim 23 points, Youngblood 18 points
Qatar-Kazakhstan: 79-75
Qatar: Johnson 31 points+14 rebounds, Daoud 10 points, Erfan 5 points+11 rebounds, Khalid 11 points
Kazakhstan: Johnson 26 points, Ponomarev 12 points+18 rebounds