GOYANG (Korea) - Chris Goulding started the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers Window 2 by making history.
He closes out his November window campaign by again by breaking another record on his way home to Australia.
Against Thailand, Goulding set the record for most three-pointers made in a Continental Cup Qualifiers, drilling 9 three-pointers with ease early in the fourth quarter.
The record was well-celebrated, but lasted only just over 24 hours with Bahrain's Ahmed Haji destroying Goulding's record by going 11-11 from beyond the three-point line to start the game.
And maybe Goulding saw that, because in Australia's next game against Korea, he fired away for 10 three-pointers to get the Boomers another win and a confirmed spot at the FIBA Asia Cup next year.
While the single-game record is still Haji's to hold, Goulding now holds the record for most three-pointers made in a two-game span of a Continental Cup Qualifiers window since the start of the new qualification system in 2017.
And it's always nice to be just only one of two players to make double-digits threes in a Continental Cup Qualifiers game.
Now the big question remains: Will the record still hold with Ahmed Haji having one game left against UAE?
Top 5 three-point shots made across two games in a single Continental Cup Qualifiers window
Rank | Player | 3PM | Games |
1. | Chris Goulding (AUS) | 19 | v THA - 21/11/2024 (9 3PM) v KOR - 24/11/2024 (10 3PM) |
2. | Yudai Nishida (JPN) | 13 | v MGL - 21/11/2024 (7 3PM) v GUM - 24/11/2024 (6 3PM) |
| Rustam Murzagaliev (KAZ) | 11 | v IND - 23/2/2024 (6 3PM) v QAT - 26/2/2024 (5 3PM) |
| Ahmad Haji (BRN) * | 11 | v SYR - 22/11/2024 (11 3PM) v BRN - 25/11/2024* |
| Robinson Opong (UGA) | 11 | v MAR - 28/11/2020 (7 3PM) v CPV - 29/11/2020 (4 3PM) |
* Game not yet played
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