FIBA - Schedule announced for FIBA Asia Championship for Women
OMURA (2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - The schedule of games for the Preliminary Round of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women has been announced. Hosts Japan will get the competition underway when they take on newly-promoted Lebanon on 21 August with defending champions China then facing arch-rivals Korea in a re-match of the 2009 final. ...
OMURA (2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women) - The schedule of games for the Preliminary Round of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women has been announced.
Hosts Japan will get the competition underway when they take on newly-promoted Lebanon on 21 August with defending champions China then facing arch-rivals Korea in a re-match of the 2009 final.
Chinese Taipei face India in the last game of the opening day.
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Omura will play host to the top 12 national women's basketball teams from Asia between 21 and 28 August.
Six teams will form the Elite Level I, from where the champions will be decided.
The champions of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women will automatic qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
The teams that finish second and third will represent FIBA Asia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers and vye for one of the five remaining berths for the Olympic Basketball Tournament.
Six other teams will play in the Qualifying Level II with the top two attempting to earn promotion to next edition’s Level I.
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