On the afternoon of July 1st, Beijing time, the third window period of the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup Asian Region Qualifiers continued in Melbourne, Australia. The Chinese Men's Basketball Team performed well in the second half despite encountering a tenacious blocker in the first half. In the end, They defeated Chinese Taipei team with 94:58, thus advancing to the second stage of the world preliminaries two rounds ahead of schedule with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. After the game, Chinese men's basketball head coach Du Feng has set his sights on the upcoming 2022 Men's Basketball Asian Cup.
The World Cup preliminaries qualified two rounds in advance.
Due to the hopelessness of qualifying for the World Cup preliminaries, many of the main players of the Chinese Taipei team did not go to Melbourne . The team that competed with the Chinese men's basketball team was mainly composed of college players. For the purpose of training the Chinese men's basketball team, Ren Junwei and Lu Wenbo were selected to replace Fu Hao and Sun Minghui, who suffered an injury to his hand. The Chinese team played smoothly in the first quarter and entered the second quarter with a 26:17 lead. However, in the second quarter of the game, the Chinese Taipei team continued to destroy the Chinese men's basketball team's offense through fierce defense, and gradually opened three-pointers, narrowing the point difference to 4 points at the end of the first half. In the third quarter, the Chinese men's basketball team adopted a full-court press and beat its opponent by 20 points in a single quarter. In the last quarter, the Chinese Taipei team's physical fitness declined and it became more difficult to resist the Chinese team's attack. In this game, Zhou Qi continued his hot touch, scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. However, the Chinese team's top scorer was Hu Mingxuan, who scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Guo Ailun contributed 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, which is also a good performance.
After a big victory over the Chinese Taipei team, the Chinese men's basketball team successfully completed the task of qualifying for the World Preliminary Group. Next, the Chinese men's basketball team will have a day off. At 16:40 on July 3, they will usher in the second match against the Australian team in this world preliminaries, and at 16:40 on July 4, they will face the Chinese Taipei team again. Since it has qualified for the group stage two rounds in advance, the Chinese men's basketball team can freely train its team. According to the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup qualifiers format, there are 16 teams in the Asia-Pacific region where the Chinese Men's Basketball Team is located, divided into four groups. The top three teams in each group in the first round advance to the second round of qualifiers. The 12 promoted teams are divided into two groups, and the 5-6 teams with the best results will qualify for the 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup.
Du Feng has set his sights on the Asian Cup in advance.
html After qualifying for the 0 World Cup preliminaries, Chinese men's basketball head coach Du Feng has set his sights on the upcoming 2022 Men's Basketball Asian Cup in advance. Although the results of the Men's Basketball Asian Cup (formerly known as the Men's Basketball Asian Championship) have been "decoupled" from the World Cup and Olympic Games quotas, it is an Asian competition after all. As the former hegemon of Asian basketball, the Chinese men's basketball team has dominated the Asian Cup 16 times, but the last time it won the championship was in 2015. The 2022 Men's Basketball Asian Cup will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 12 to 24. A total of 16 teams will participate. The Chinese Men's Basketball Group Stage will be in the same group as Chinese Taipei, South Korea, and Bahrain . The defending champion Australia was placed in Group A in the group stage. The three opponents in the same group were Jordan , Saudi Arabia and Indonesia .At the post-match press conference, talking about the upcoming Asian Cup, Chinese men’s basketball head coach Du Feng said: “This year’s Asian Cup is the first large-scale continental competition that the new Chinese men’s basketball team has participated in since its establishment. I am looking forward to this game. It is also a good test and verification for the new men's basketball team . Since the Asian Cup will be followed by next year's World Cup, I hope this Asian Cup will be a good training opportunity for us. Through these four World Cup preliminaries, the Chinese men's basketball team can reach a good state, find its own shortcomings, and better prepare for the Asian Cup. "
Beijing time, July 12, 21:00, the Chinese men's basketball team. It will usher in the first game of the Asian Cup against the old rival South Korea.
