YIGO VILLAGE (Guam) - Debutants Guam had a rude awakening in their first-ever World Cup Qualifiers game.
Facing their Pacific rivals, Guam struggled to control the glass, as Philippines broke the Asian Qualifiers rebounding record previously held by Iran and Lebanon.
With 61 rebounds, including 20 at the offensive end, Gilas Pilipinas bettered the earlier mark of 59, first reached by Lebanon in 2021 against Indonesia, and matched by Lebanon the next year versus Syria.
Incredibly, all 12 Philippine players grabbed at least 1 rebound, with centers Quentin Millora-Brown and June Mar Fajardo leading the way with 10 boards each.
Top 10 rebounds in a single game in Asian Qualifiers*
Date | Team | Against |
| REB |
1 | Philippines | Guam | 28 NOV 2025 | 61 |
2 | Iran | Syria | 4 JUL 2022 | 59 |
| Lebanon | Indonesia | 26 NOV 2021 | 59 |
4 | New Zealand | Lebanon | 17 SEP 2018 | 57 |
| Lebanon | Syria | 1 JUL 2018 | 57 |
6 | Jordan | Indonesia | 4 JUL 2022 | 56 |
7 | Philippines | Saudi Arabia | 29 AUG 2022 | 55 |
| Saudi Arabia | Indonesia | 1 JUL 2022 | 55 |
| Australia | Chinese Taipei | 25 FEB 2018 | 55 |
10 | Jordan | New Zealand | 24 FEB 2019 | 54 |
| Philippines | Qatar | 17 SEP 2018 | 54 |
| New Zealand | Philippines | 27 FEB 2022 | 54 |
| Syria | India | 26 NOV 2017 | 54 |
| China | Hong Kong | 23 NOV 2017 | 54 |
| New Zealand | Jordan | 29 AUG 2022 | 54 |
| Bahrain | Kazakhstan | 4 JUL 2022 | 54 |
| Jordan | Syria | 23 NOV 2017 | 54 |
Top 10 rebounds in a single game in World Cup Qualifiers*
Date | Team | Against | Date | REB |
1 | DR Congo | Morocco | 6/30 JUN 2018 | 63 |
| Angola | Uganda | 24 FEB 2023 | 63 |
3 | Philippines | Guam | 28 NOV 2025 | 61 |
| Nigeria | Uganda | 29 JUN 2018 | 61 |
| Chad | Guinea | 26 NOV 2017 | 61 |
| Brazil | Colombia | 3 JUL 2022 | 61 |
7 | Bahamas | Panama | 11 NOV 2022 | 59 |
| Iran | Syria | 4 JUL 2022 | 59 |
| Lebanon | Indonesia | 26 NOV 2021 | 59 |
| Nigeria | Tunisia | 27 NOV 2025 | 59 |
*Since the start of the new Qualifiers system implemented in 2017
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