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19/5/2008
IRI / QAT – Tate powers Saba to title
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup): Dajuan Tate unleashed the
Most Valuable Performance of the championship, as Saba
Battery pulled away from an even position to beat Al Rayyan
82-75 in the final of the 19th FIBA Asia Champions Cup on
Monday.> |
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18/5/2008
Saba won against Al riyadi 70-68
Defending champions
Saba Battery past Al Riyadi with an 70-68 . It was a
difficult match for both the teams .Saba With their
combination showing better cohesion, especially in
transferring the ball from the backcourt were able to
control the game in the last quarter.Riyadi fought on even keel
till the final hooter but Saba was prepared till the end.> |
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16/5/2008
LIB / KUW – Qadsia win hearts, Riyadi the game
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup): Hosts Al Qadsia bowed out
of the 19th FIBA Asia Champions Cup, but only after
entertaining the largest crowd this tournament has witnessed
thus far. Qadsia lost their quarterfinal 80-91 to the
formidability of Al Riyadi Beirut, but their fans would
certainly have enjoyed the manner in which their side kept
the more fancied rivals under pressure for most of the game.
Qadsia even managed to ‘win’ the last quarter 26-25, but
against the advantages the 22-19, 20-19 and 24-16 advantages
Riyadi had notched in the first three quarters, that effort
of the hosts proved too little coming too late.> |
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FIBA
Asia – Quarterfinals to be played on Friday
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup): Action in the 19th FIBA
Asia Champions Cup, which was deferred owing to the death of
the former Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Saad Abdullah al-Sabah,
will resume on Friday.
The Technical Committee of the Champions Cup, which met on
Wednesday decided to hold the quarterfinals – which were
originally scheduled for Wednesday – on Friday.
The committee also decided to hold the semifinals on Sunday
and the final on Monday.
The committee further decided to call off the play-off
matches to decide the 5-10 positions. |
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Date
Game No Time Status Teams Playing
16 May 2008
Friday 21 1400 QF Bahrain vs Qatar
22 1600 QF Jordan vs UAE
23 1800 QF Kuwait vs Lebanon
24 2000 QF Kazakhstan vs Iran
18 May 08
Sunday 25 1900 SF Winner # 23 vs Winner #24
26 2100 SF Winner #21 vs Winner #22
19 May 08
Monday 27 1900 3/4 PL Loser #25 vs Loser #26
28 2100 Final Winner #25 vs Winner #26 |
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12/5/2008
UAE / KUW – Wasl remain
unbeaten
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions
Cup): Ivorian Herve Lamizana recorded only a 50 percent free
throw rate for Al Wasl in their final Group ‘B’ encounter,
against a resurgent hosts Al Qadsia on Monday. But one of
them came with less than two seconds in the Overtime, after
the two teams had finished on par at 72 at the end of the
fourth quarter. As a result of that conversion, Wasl managed
to keep their unbeaten record intact, winning 83-82.> |
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11/5/2008
LIB / QAT – Riyadi outwit Rayyan
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup): With their combination
showing better cohesion, especially in transferring the ball
from the backcourt, Al Riyadi Beirut scored a
psychologically crucial 88-79 win over Al Rayyan in the 19th
FIBA Asia Champions Cup. Sunday’s win, thus, sealed the
Lebanese club’s position on top of Group ‘A’. They now await
the fourth placed team from Group ‘B’ in the quarterfinals
to be played on Wednesday.
The best tribute for Riyadi’s victory probably came from
rival coach Brian Lester. “I think they out shot us
completely,” the Australian said.>
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10/5/2008
LIB / JOR –
Another heartbreak loss for Zain, this time to Riyadi
KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Champions Cup): West Asian giants Al
Riyadi Beirut and Zain set alight the Al Qadsia Sporting
Club with a fantastic show of passion, panache and
persuasive basketball in a needle Group ‘A’ encounter in the
19th FIBA Asia Champions Cup on Saturday.That Zain suffered
another loss in the tournament, with the scoreline reading
72-71 in favour of Riyadi, was completely overshadowed in
the excitement of the contest. With fans, Riyadi seemed to
enjoy the edge in this department too, pouring in like never
before in the tournament, the two teams fought on even keel
till the final hooter.> |
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9/5/2008
On the second day of the 19th Fiba Asia Champions Cup ,
Basketball had several strong matches Al Rayyan got a
precious victory against Zain – Jordon 90-85.
Al Riyadi was able to follow the Lebanese shine a victory
over Mabu – Indonesia 79-44. Qadsia - Kuwaiti who crush the
Indian O.N.G.C 116-35 and scored the highest in the
tournament along with Al Wasel –U.A.E which managed to win
against Saba Battery –Iran 116-110 , the game is one of the
longest and strongest matches in the championship so far in
the championship waiting to hide from Surprises in the days
ahead. |
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8/5/2008
Al Muharrak – Bahrain won
against O.N.G.C –India 109 -58. The game was one sided , Al
Muharrak was able to control the game from the first
quarter. Al Muharrak showed a solid
performance early in the game providing the perfect impetus.
In the second match Al Rayyan - Qatar fought really hard and
won against Mabu
– Indonesia
92-48 . Al Rayyan team with a great force ,controlled the
game in the second quarter and gave a great pressure on Mabu
– Indonesia . |
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Qadsia –
Kuwait Being hosts is a rather unenviable position in any
tournament, in any sport. There is always that extra
pressure of having to perform at their best in front of the
‘home crowd’ , Saba – Iran the name that symbolizes the
growth of basketball in Asia won 92-60. Saba – Iran Played
the game with a great confidence in the first 2 quarters ,
Qadsia team were under a great pressure and in the 3rd
quarter Qadsia team started controlling the game but it was
to late .
In the fourth Match Al Riyadi-Lebanon won against Al Maty
100-52 .Al-Riyadi Team played with a great performance and
understanding . Al Riyadi with a great supporters was able
to control and put a lot of pressure on Al Maty – Kazakhstan
till the end . Al Riyadi was able to score the highest 3
shots in 4 games . |
