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| 11/12/2011 |
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Japan cap unbeaten run with clinical win for gold |
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Japan held a vice-like grip on the proceedings right from the word go and went on to beat Korea 102-56 in the gold medal game on Sunday, that capped a 7-0 winning spree for Hayashi Shinichiro’s girls in the competition. |
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| 10/12/2011 |
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Kim drives Korea into final, and the Netherlands |
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Korea used the pressure defense to good effect to break the offense rhythm of hosts and red-hot favorites China and then held fort with impressive gusto to eke out a 79-78 win in the first semifinal at a stunned Jinan Olympic Sports Center on Saturday. |
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| 10/12/2011 |
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It’s unbeaten Japan Vs. unflinchable Korea in gold medal game |
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It’s the first final of this Millennium that Korea and Japan will clash in the gold medal game in a FIBA Asia women’s competition.
Korea have shown that they are unflinchable to any challenge in beating China. Now, can they pull themselves up and hand Japan their only defeat in Jinan? We’ll know the answer in less than 24 hours! |
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| 08/12/2011 |
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Japan overcome stuttering start to top Level I |
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Japan needed a 10-0 run at the close of the first quarter to overcome a stuttering start and then a determined performance to stop a perky Korean rival line-up and win 83-67, and bring the curtain down on the Prelim Round competition here on Thursday. |
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| 07/12/2011 |
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China take charge in second quarter, blow Korea away |
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Hosts and hot favorites took almost the entire first quarter of their Level I game against Korea to settle into their rhythm. But once they did there was no stopping Wang Guizhi’s girls as they cantered through to a 111-58 win against their archrivals for their third win in four games. |
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| 04/12/2011 |
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Whirlwind start to Korean campaign |
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Korea played footsie with India in the initial stages, but took charge of the proceedings early on and rolled on to post a 85-57 win against an enthusiastic, but error-prone India to open the proceedings in Level I competition on Sunday. |
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| 25/11/2011 |
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Korea look for redemption – in rankings, and of pride |
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The Korean U16 women’s team playing at the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship for Women has its task cut out. Not only in this competition, but also to make amends for some disappointing performances of their predecessors in the recent past. |
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| 28/10/2011 |
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No stopping China from reaching their destination: GOLD |
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China romped to a 92-52 win in the gold medal game of the 2nd FIBA Asia U16 Championship against Korea on Friday, thus remaining as the only to win the gold medal in the event’s history. |
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| 27/10/2011 |
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Korea’s walk in the ‘Park’ against Philippines |
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Park Intae made his appearance only at the start of the second quarter adding size to an already solid defense to lead Korea to a 67-58 win against stubborn, but rigid, Philippines in the second semifinal on Thursday. |
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| 27/10/2011 |
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Korean flair Vs. Chinese solidity |
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If there were any doubts about if the two best teams – in terms talent, training, tactics and temperament – would go all the way, all such doubts were put to rest by the manner in which China and Korea set up a repeat – of their similar clash two years ago at Johor Bahru – gold medal game at the 2nd edition of the FIBA Asia U16 Championship on Thursday. |
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| 26/10/2011 |
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Kim’s barrage takes Korea into semifinals |
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Korea spread open the rival defense early on and then coasted through for a 107-48 against Indonesia to enter the semifinals on Wednesday. |
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| 24/10/2011 |
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Even Korea find China too hot to handle |
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Zhou Qi exploded into another singular performance as China’s claims as favorites for the gold medal got that much hotter with their 73-42 runaway win against East Asian archrivals Korea on Monday. |
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| 23/10/2011 |
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Satnam’s 41 goes in vain, as Korea outsmart India |
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Satnam Singh Bhamara’s colossal tournament-high 41 points for India went in vain as Korea having played footsie for three quarters before tightening the noose in the fourth and posted a deceptively close looking 76-68 win on Sunday. |
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| 22/10/2011 |
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Korea take Taipei in their stride |
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Korea brooked no challenge from fellow East Asian team Chinese Taipei rolling on to a 79-59 win to open the Group E Second Round proceedings on Saturday.
Kim Gookchan led the Korean scoring with 18 points, as Heo Hoon marshaled the resources well with some timely steals and subsequent successful fast breaks. |
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| 20/10/2011 |
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Korea romp into Second Round in style |
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For the second game running, Korea led right from the word go and went on to post their third win from as many games handing down a 120-29 defeat to Uzbekistan in Group B on Thursday. |
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| 19/10/2011 |
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Korea headed towards topping Group |
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Last edition’s silver medalists Korea put themselves in firm control of the top position in Group B with a 91-65 win over Lebanon, their second successive win against a WABA team, on Wednesday. |
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| 18/10/2011 |
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Korea rise from the brink as Iraq let them off the hook |
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Debutants Iraq blew a 13-point third quarter lead allowing last edition’s silver medalists and traditional powerhouse Korea eke out a 73-70 win in an entertaining Group B game on Tuesday. |
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| 24/09/2011 |
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China breakaway in the second half in pursuit of FIBA Asia glory |
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China opened up the game right at the start of the second half, and then held fort to stop a feisty Korea in their tracks with a 56-43 verdict that put the hosts in their second successive – and 16th overall – appearance in a FIBA Asia Championship gold medal game. |
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| 23/09/2011 |
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Korea regain last four place with an early blitz |
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Korea, perhaps jolted by defending champion Iran’s defeat at the hands of the unfancied Jordan in the previous game, left nothing to chance, and doubt early on, and cruised along thereafter for a 86-67 win against fellow East Asian team and archrivals Japan on Friday. |
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| 21/09/2011 |
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Samad leaves midway, Iran dominate Korea with reserves |
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Iranian spearhead Samad Bahrami started the game alright, but played less than 20 minutes being carried out in the third quarter causing a quite a flutter among the discerning at the Wuhan Sports Center. But by then 28-year-old had put Team Melli well on course the twice defending champions held fort to beat a pesky Korea 79-62. |
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| 20/09/2011 |
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Korea is a team of action, their coach a man of few words |
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Korea coach Hur Jae is a man of very few words. The regulars to the post-game conferences here would vouch that there is not more than a mono syllable answer that you can expect from the 46-year-old. Probably, he doesn’t need to since his team takes care of the most of the action on the court without any trouble as they did against Chinese Taipei in their 82-61 win. |
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| 19/09/2011 |
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Korea on top of the ‘Moon’, remain unbeaten |
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Naturalized forward Moon Tae Jong nee Jarod Stevenson scored a game-high 21 points all in the first half – 15 of them in the first quarter to put Korea in control right from the start, from where the East Asian team just rolled on to maintain their unbeaten status beating Uzbekistan 106-57 in Group E on Monday. |
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| 17/09/2011 |
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Korea prove too strong for India |
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Korea scored the first eight points of the game and only grew in strength thereafter before romping through for a 84-53 win against India on Saturday to complete their Group A engagements with an all-win record. |
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| 16/09/2011 |
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Lebanese enthusiasm comes short against Korean efficiency |
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Set against a background of attrition, Lebanon showed enthusiasm early on in Friday’s Group A game but failed to maintain the momentum as the Korean efficiency gained control and took the East Asian team to what eventually looked a comfortable 80-62 win. |
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| 15/09/2011 |
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Korean might leaves Malaysia gasping |
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The most expressive comment about East Asia Champions Korea’s 82-49 win against Malaysia in Group A on Thursday came from the latter’s coach Goh Cheng Huat.
“Let’s be honest. We cannot match the power of the Koreans. For us, the experience of playing against such a tough opposition is more important than the result,” said the veteran coach. |
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| 09/09/2011 |
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Korea set sails for Wuhan with confidence and hopes high |
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Former champions and traditional powerhouse Korea left their country’s shores on Friday with their confidence and high on regaining the past glory.
Here’s a collection of quotes what the Korean team said on the eve of leaving for Wuhan. |
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| 05/09/2011 |
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Ex-Korea coach praises NT after scrimmage loss |
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Korea NT preparing for the Sept 15-25 26th FIBA Asia Championship won two back-to-back scrimmages against top KBL teams LG Sakers and ET Land Elephants and earned praise from a former National Team coach for their potential. |
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| 30/08/2011 |
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Korea NT win scrimmage against Dongbu Promy |
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The Korean NT in preparation for the Sept 15-25 26th FIBA Asia Championship at Wuhan played the first of its three-game scrimmage against KBL club teams and won.
Korea, under Hur Jae beat KBL runners-up Dongbu Promy 77-63 on Tuesday and will line up against LG Sakers (Thursday) and ET Land Elephants (Friday). |
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| 27/08/2011 |
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Ha effect on Taipei, Korea enter finals |
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Giant center Ha Eun Joo punched crucial holes in the rival defense at the crunch situations to help twelve-time former champions Korea overcome Chinese Taipei 72-66 for their fourth successive – and 22nd overall – entry into the FIBA Asia Championship gold medal game. |
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| 27/08/2011 |
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Final promises to be a game of veritable excitement |
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It is only logical that two teams that fought over two Overtimes before a winner could emerge – in the most closely contested game of the competition – should battle it out for the gold medal at the 24th FIBA Asia Championship for Women on Sunday.
If the Korea-China encounter on the opening day of the competition – in which the former prevailed in Double Overtime – could be called an appetizer, the gold medal promises to be a cloying dessert. There can be few doubts on that. |
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| 25/08/2011 |
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Korea keep slate clean entering semifinals |
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Korea kept Chinese Taipei close on the scoreboard, but held overall control of the proceedings in their 69-67 win on Thursday, their fifth win from as many games in as many days to end Level I with an unbeaten record. |
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| 24/08/2011 |
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Korea cross three-figure mark en route to fourth win in a row |
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Twelve-time former champions Korea became the first team to score more than the magical hundred points on Wednesday in their 104-75 win against Level I debutants Lebanon, en route to their fourth win in as many games and as many days to firmly perch themselves on top of the Level I standings. |
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| 23/08/2011 |
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Korea’s third quarter rally catches Japan off guard |
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Japan and Korea fought a tense, testing and tactical battle of wits before the latter prevailed by the sheer composure of their line-up for a 66-59 win in Level I on Tuesday, their third from as many games. |
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| 22/08/2011 |
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Korea take India in their stride |
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Having beaten defending champions China on the opening night, Korea carried forward that confidence and defeated India 83-47 for their second consecutive win in Level I on Monday.
For India, it was their second defeat in succession, having lost to Chinese on the opening day. |
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| 21/08/2011 |
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Feisty Korea pull the Double Overtime rug from under China’s feet |
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It took more than four years, and a Double Overtime for Korea to hand China their first defeat in FIBA Asia Championships for Women as the two East Asian giants who collectively have won 22 gold medals in this competition set the Sea Hat ablaze with some sensational show of skillful and speedy basketball.
Korea’s 99-93 win in Double Overtime on Sunday was the first occasion China had lost a game in this competition in the last four years – the previous one too coming against Korea in the gold medal game of the 22nd FIBA Asia Championship for Women at Incheon in 2007. |
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| 14/08/2011 |
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Haddadi’s Iran overwhelm Korea in Wiliam Jones final |
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Hamed Haddadi played the entire 40 minutes, poured in a massive 36 points, collected an impressive 18 rebounds and effected an imposing 7 blocks as Iran completed a three-peat beating Korea 66-59 in the final of the William Jones Cup on Sunday. |
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| 13/08/2011 |
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Haddadi-led Iran down Philippines; Korea pip Taipei in OT |
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It will be a clash between the champions of East Asia and West Asia in the finals of the William Jones Cup.
West champions Iran, also the twice defending champions here, overwhelmed SEABA champions Philippines 78-59 in the semifinals on Saturday after Korea had doused hosts Chinese Taipei’s hopes with a 90-85 Overtime win. |
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| 11/08/2011 |
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Daghlas triple double studs Jordan’s win; 1st defeat for Korea |
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Sam Daghlas returned a fantastic triple double – the first of the tournament – and Zaid Abbas played true to fame as Jordan handed Korea a 85-77 defeat on Thursday, the latter’s first reverse in six games in the William Jones Cup. |
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| 10/08/2011 |
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Korea pull away in the 4th quarter to down Philippines |
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East Asia champions Korea and their SEABA counterparts Philippines played hide and seek with each other before the former pulled away in the fourth quarter to post a 78-70 win in the William Jones Cup on Wednesday. |
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| 09/08/2011 |
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Korea stay unbeaten with win over Japan ‘B’ |
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East Asia Champions Korea held their nerve against a Japanese 14-8 fourth quarter barrage to win 69-67 on Tuesday and kept their unbeaten record intact after four games.
Oh Sek-Eun’s 22 points for Korea was the highest score for the game. |
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| 08/08/2011 |
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Korea win 3rd game in succession, Iran lose another |
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In a battle between champions of two FIBA Asia sub zones East Asia’s Korea defeated their West Asian counterparts Iran – the latter also incidentally twice defending champions in the tournament – 59-77 in the William Jones Cup on Monday. |
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| 07/08/2011 |
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Korea carry too many guns for UAE |
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East Asia Champions Korea overpowered United Arab Emirates with a 102-54 verdict for their second win in as many days in the William Jones Cup on Sunday.
Oh Sek-Eun led Korea’s scoring with 16 points. |
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| 06/08/2011 |
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William Jones Cup: Stevenson leads Korean barrage against Malaysia |
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Jarod Stevenson played his first game under Korean nationality scoring 17 points as Korea routed Malaysia 110-50 in the William Jones Cup on Saturday. |
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| 21/07/2011 |
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Stevenson brothers get Korean nationality |
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Korea’s campaign to the 26th FIBA Asia Championship received a boost with the Korean Department of Justice on Thursday granting Korean citizenship to Stevenson brothers – Jarod and Greg. Jarod Stevenson’s Korean name will be Moon Tae Jong and Greg will be called Moon Tae Young. |
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| 12/07/2011 |
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Hur Jae updates his training roster |
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Korea coach Hur Jae has further tweaked his training roster bringing in Moon Ta Jong and Ham Ji-hoon as the former champions prepare for the 26th FIBA Asia Championship to be played in Wuhan from Sept 15-25. |
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| 16/06/2011 |
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Korea win East Asia gold en route to Wuhan |
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Korea defeated Japan 89-73 in the final of the East Asian Championship on Wednesday en route to booking their ticket to the 26th FIBA Asia Championship to be played in Wuhan (China) from Sept 15-25.
In the play-off for the third place, hosts China overwhelmed Chinese Taipei 87-53. |
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| 01/10/2010 |
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China take charge in second quarter, canter their way to gold |
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China took charge of the proceedings in the second quarter and cantered their way to win 103-80 over Korea in the gold medal game on Friday. Guo Ailun, was as usual, China’s highest scorer with 28 points, 21 of them in the second half. Giyun Kim was Korea’s highest scorer with a game-high 29 points before being ejected for five personal midway through the fourth quarter. |
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| 30/09/2010 |
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Korea burst open in 3rd quarter, cruise through to final |
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Trailing 34-35 at the end of the first half, Korea scored the first four points and outscored their rivals 13-2 in the five minutes of the second and went on to score a composed 79-68 win over Chinese Taipei.
Korea thus became the first to book their ticket to the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship to be held in Latvia next year. |
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| 29/09/2010 |
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Korea ward off Japanese midway rally, enter semis |
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Japan staged an 11-0 run early in the third quarter to raise hopes of a rally in their quarterfinal game against Korea on Wednesday. But that moment of success proving a flash in the pan, Korea kept their composure and scored at an incredible rate throughout to win 86-73. |
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| 27/09/2010 |
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Korea top Group E en route to last eight |
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Korea defeated Malaysia 92-59 and took the top place in Group E heading into the Quarterfinal.
Korea, thus finished their Second Round engagements with a 4-1 record – their defeat coming on the opening day of the competition against Kazakhstan – and are in an unassailable position. |
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| 26/09/2010 |
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Korean streak continues, this time against champs Iran |
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East Asian nation Korea posted their fourth successive win in the competition with a well-charted 79-62 win against defending champions Iran in a Group E game on Sunday.
Korea who began their campaign here with a defeat to Kazakhstan have won every game after that, including two in the Second Round, after and are locked with Iran at 3-1 in win-loss. But by virtue of their win over Iran, Korea are perched on top, and win tomorrow against Malaysia will clearly mark Korea as the No 1 team in Group E. |
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| 25/09/2010 |
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Taipei caught in early Korea offense blaze |
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Korea set the ball in motion early to take charge of the proceedings – and despite Chinese Taipei making a determined effort to cut back – went on to open their Second Round Group E campaign with a 90-99 win on Saturday. |
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| 24/09/2010 |
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Lebanese rally falls short against Korea |
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WABA U18 champions Lebanon rallied gallantly in the second half in the final Group B game against Korea, but that only managed to cut down the deficit and keep their top position in Group B intact.
Korea led by a whopping 53-25 margin at the end of the first half, but Lebanon fought back to cut the final scoreline to 66-74. |
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| 23/09/2010 |
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Korea post first win, keep hopes alive |
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Qatar took all of six minutes into the game to score their first points – via an Ali Al-Kuwairi drive in their Group B game against Korea. The latter, meanwhile had scored 17 points to take a vice-like grip on the proceedings. Korea eventually went on to recorded a 108-38 win. |
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| 22/09/2010 |
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Ilin stars in Kazakhstan’s confident opening win |
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Last edition’s silver medalists Kazakhstan arrived in the Yemeni capital with their baggage left behind in the transit airport and had to borrow hosts Yemen’s colors to play their opening Group B game against Korea. And it looked like the loss of their colors seemed to bother them in the opening minutes, as Korea raced ahead 17-5 in the first five minutes and seemed to cruise along.
All that bother for Kazakhstan coach the burly Boris Borissov lasted only till the latter part of the second quarter, as the Middle Asian nation made their to take charge and proceeded along to win 76-69. |
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| 30/06/2010 |
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Second quarter surge secures bronze for Taipei |
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A second quarter surge that caught their rivals completely unaware helped Chinese Taipei forge ahead for a 78-54 win over Korea in the third place play-off on Wednesday. |
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| 29/06/2010 |
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Confident and composed, Japan cruise through to final |
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Defending champions Japan tightened the defense just at the crucial juncture of their semifinal game against fellow East Asian rivals Korea and romped home to a 67-60 victory on Tuesday. |
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| 27/06/2010 |
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Slowly, but steadily, Korea march into last four |
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Last edition’s bronze medalists Korea tightened the screws in the crunch moments and notched a 96-61 victory over Kazakhstan to book their place in the semifinals. |
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| 26/06/2010 |
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Japanese winning spree continues relentless |
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Japan scored the first ten points of the game and never looked back as Tatsushi Isshiki’s girls cruised along to remain as the only unbeaten team in Level I of the competition.
Japan’s 84-53 win coming as it did against archrivals and fellow East Asian nation Korea, enhanced Isshiki’s satisfaction. |
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| 25/06/2010 |
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Taipei survive late Korean rally |
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Korea outshot Chinese Taipei 12-3 in first five minutes of the fourth quarter, but the deficit they had conceded in the earlier three periods bit them hard as the team went down 82-84 in a pivotal Level I game on Friday. |
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| 24/06/2010 |
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China find winning touch in style |
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With their offensive plays working to necessary efficiency last edition’s silver medalists China came up with an almost impeccable showing to overwhelm Korea 100-56 in a Level I game on Thursday. |
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| 23/06/2010 |
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Korea start slow, but grow strong |
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Last edition’s bronze medalists Korea took their time to settle down in their Level I opener against Malaysia on Wednesday. But once they did there was no stopping the former champions from East Asia as they breezed through to a 73-59 win. |
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