AHMEDABAD (India) - Ali Mezher entered the record books as the Cedars achieved their primary target of topping Group D and progressing to the Second Round of the World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.
Facing India in this away game, the Sagesse pro was at his facilitative best, with 15 dimes, breaking the all-time Asian Qualifiers record.
Mezher broke Freddy Ibrahim's showing back in 2022, against New Zealand. It is also the second most amount of assists all-time across all World Cup Qualifiers.
Most Assists in a single Asian Qualifiers Game
Rank | Date | Team | Against | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7/5/2026 | Lebanon | India | Ali Mezher | 15 |
2 | 11/13/2022 | Jordan | New Zealand | Freddy Ibrahim | 14 |
3 | 2/24/2023 | Jordan | India | Freddy Ibrahim | 13 |
4 | 7/1/2022 | Bahrain | Syria | Maitham Isa | 12 |
5 | 11/26/2021 | Iran | Bahrain | Arsalan Kazemi | 12 |
Most Assists in a single World Cup Qualifiers Game
Rank | Date | Team | Against | Player | AST |
1 | 12/1/2025 | Czechia | Estonia | Tomas Satoransky | 16 |
2 | 7/5/2026 | Lebanon | India | Ali Mezher | 15 |
| 3/1/2026 | Mali | Angola | Siriman Kanoute | 15 |
| 11/28/2025 | Sweden | Czechia | Ludde Hakanson | 15 |
5 | 11/28/2021 | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Paul Stoll | 14 |
| 11/13/2022 | Jordan | New Zealand | Freddy Ibrahim | 14 |
| 2/27/2023 | Germany | Finland | Justus Hollatz | 14 |
| 11/28/2021 | Sweden | Slovenia | Ludde Hakanson | 14 |
The 182 cm / 5'11" 22-year-old also had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals for an overall efficiency of +28.
"It is always fun to play against a full house. This is why we play. So if it was empty we wouldn’t have fun with the game. So we play for these moments, and to win, of course," Mezher said after the game.
It was not just Mezher getting his teammates involved. Overall, Lebanon had 30 assists, making it a truly balanced offense as a whole.
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