Cyberjaya, Malaysia- on April 14th, the second day of the pool game of the 3rd Asian University 3x3 Basketball Championship continued in the Gem In Mall Basketball Court. After yesterday’s matches, the teams were more familiar with the rules and the opponents, and they were more focused on the game today. 8 men’s matches and 6 women’s matched were presented.
Men’s Game: Thrilled as always
The match between Malaysia B and China B opened the men’s game. As the top contender of Men’s title, China B didn’t leave many chances to its opponent, and totally controlled the game. Their positive attack made Malaysia B committed 9 fouls and lost their tempo. China B No.7 ZHANG Pengxiang contributed 12 points and was definitely the most shining star of the game. Finally they crashed Malaysia B with an absolute advantage of 21-9. Although they would have the last pool game against Philippines tomorrow, Central South University representing China B was sure to enter the semi-final with the beautiful triple win in Pool B.
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Indonesia versus Iran was the most breath-taking match today. Indonesian team, leading by the star player Rivaldo , won 2 tough games yesterday, and was able to reach the top 3 seeds in Pool A. Their first opponent of today was not an easy piece of cake, either. The Iranian players were much taller and stronger, and their blocks put lots of pressures on Rivaldo, who barely made shot at the beginning. What’s more, number 7 of Iran Pourkaveh made 2 consecutive two-pointers that kept Iran on the lead. However, Christian of Indonesia stepped out to attack the basket and split the Iranian defense. Meanwhile, Rivaldo nailed down some wide open two-pointers which made Indonesia to take over the lead together with contribution from Christian. At the end, Rivaldo finished the game by 2 free throws and helped his team score reached 21. Without losing a single game up to now, Indonesia showed their great power.
Women’s Game: Dominated by seed teams
In the women’s game, all the top seeded teams were able to finish their games easily to maintain or improve their standings in the pool. Thailand crashed Philippines by 21-10, Chinese Taipei defeated Malaysia B by 21-5,China overcame Malaysia A by 22-8, and Macau China beat their neighbor Hong Kong China with 13-9, Malaysia B won Hong Kong A by 12-7, and lastly Chinese Taipei got their second win today by 21-7 against Philippines.
Collin Chin: The most energetic person outside the court
Collin Chin, the emcee of all the matches, was always standing outside the court and commented the matches lively and enthusiastically. “I have been a full-time emcee for 8 years ,” said Collin, “I can do road show, weddings company promotion and sports as well, and above all, I love basketball most, because it’s so excited!” Described himself as a spontaneously funny and witty guy, Collin quickly got familiar with each players and explained on what was happening to all the audiences. His loud, clear and crisp voice filled up the stadium, and cheered up for the teams in his own way. Thank you Collin for your professional manner and enthusiasm!
On Apr.15th, the last pool games would come first and then semi-finals. And between them, the shoot-out qualification contest for both men and women categories would be staged, stay tuned!
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(Source: AUSF Secretariat)