Korea beats Kuwait, wins U-18 Asian Cup basketball for the second time
Korea beats Kuwait, wins U-18 Asian Cup basketball for the second time
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The Korean U-18 men's basketball team achieved two consecutive wins in the group stage of the Asian Cup.
Korea, led by coach Jung Seung-won, defeated Kuwait 86-36 in the second match of Group B on the second day of the 27th International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U-18 Asia Cup held in Amman, Jordan on the 3rd (local time).
Our country, which defeated India 119-47 the previous day, is now tied for first place with Iran with two wins.
Jang Hyuk-jun (Yongsan High School) recorded 22 커뮤니티 points and 9 rebounds, and Lee Je-won (Whimoon High School) added 14 points.
In this competition, in which 16 countries are participating, our country must win the third group match against Iran on the 4th to advance directly to the quarterfinals.
If they lose, they will be placed second in the group and will have to play a match against the third place team in Group A to decide whether to advance to the quarterfinals.
Our country won the previous tournament, the 2022 Iran tournament, and will be attempting to defend its title in this tournament.
The four countries that finish in the semifinals of this tournament will advance to the 2025 FIBA U-19 World Cup in Switzerland.
Coach Jeong Seung-won said, "Although our preparations did not go as planned, we won because the opponent was a weak team," and "We evenly used the players from the first and second matches in preparation for the match against Iran, so if we do well in what we prepared, we will have a chance of winning."
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