BANGKOK, Thailand (FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women 2016) - Indonesia and Malaysia won promotion to Level I after beating India and Thailand respectively at the FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

Down by seven points, both Indonesia and Malaysia mounted astonishing comebacks to win the all-important Level one promotion.

For India and Thailand, the loss means they’re now relegated to Level II for the next edition.

Indonesia, who won all of the five games prior to this, needed a strong fourth quarter run to condemn India to their sixth defeat at FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women 2016, consequently relegating them to Level II.

Everything was going out well for India until the start of the fourth quarter. In the final ten minutes, India managed to score only 3 points, while Indonesia, led by Lea Wolobobu, scored 21 points.

 Wolobubo scored 10 of her 11 points in the final quarter, but once again Jovita Elizabeth led the way with 15 points and 9 rebound.

Malaysia, too, came from a 7 point third quarter deficit to win the game against hosts, Thailand 50-44. The game was settled in the final quarter where Malaysia outscored the hosts 21-8 and made the right plays down the stretch for the win.

Pei Jie Tan had an impressive 20 points and 7 rebounds display for Malaysia, while her teammate Mun Yi Chia had 12 points with 9 rebounds.

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