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NT Game 6 - Singapore vs Thailand

Singapore advanced to the 2nd round of the Asia Championship Tournament with a 97-71 win over Thailand in the last game of the 1st round.

Knowing they have already qualified for the 2nd round prior to the game against Thailand, the manager chose to take it easy for the game. F. Shuangxiang (18pts and 15rebs) and W. Xiangjia (18pts and 15rebs) played well in a low post offensive strategy. And bench players A. bin Ismail and A. Kok Loong also took their chance to show their manager what they can do when given the chance to play.

After a poor 1st quarter for Thailand, Thailand's S. Wongkumlao, T. Phosomboon and W. Ratana-ubol tried to make a comeback in the 2nd and 3rd quarter with a very tight game. But Singapore took hold of the 4th quarter and power home with a comfortable 97-71 win.

"The NT finished in 3rd postion out of the seven teams in Pool C." Eric replied to the reporter,"It was a good result considering the two teams, Philippines and Australia, above us are very tough teams to beat. It was a great team effort, thanks to the players and their club manager of their respective team who have kept them in good shape and trained them well. We are all looking forward to the 2nd round!"

Pool C

1 Philippines - 6 wins
2 Australia - 5 wins, 1 loses
3 Singapore - 4 wins, 2 loses
4 Kazakhstan - 2 wins, 4 loses (Point Diff = -28)
5 Nippon - 2 wins, 4 loses (Point Diff = -51)
6 Macau - 1 wins, 5 loses
7 Prathet Thai - 1 wins, 5 loses

Singapore finished 3rd in Pool C and advanced to Pool E in the second round.

Pool E

1 China (Rank 6)
2 Australia (Rank 8)
3 Hong Kong (Rank 29)
4 Indonesia (Rank 44)
5 Singapore (Rank 73)
6 India (Rank 74)

All the best for our second round games!! :)

congrats! seems like we never went pass second round before, good luck!

congrats in advancing and good luck in the 2nd round!!

Thanks!
I need plenty of luck =)

NT Round 2 Game 1 - Singapore vs Indonesia

Singapore played host nation, Indonesia, in their first game of round 2 and was sucumb to a 101-121 defeat to the dismay of the travelling fans. Abdul Samad bin Ishak made his first start as one of the starters for NT and does very well with 38 points and 10 assists. Fang Shuangxiang meanwhile was limited to only 2 points and 4 rebounds after playing for 24 minutes.

Indonesia was led by Mathias Budiarso with 35 points and supported by Yahya Astaman and Zainal Mere with 18 and 17 rebounds respectively. At the end of the 4th quarter, the home fans at Honey_Comb Theatre was cheering wildly to the team's first win in round 2.

"Knowing that this game is crucial for any hopes of finishing in 3rd place for the second round, the players are all very disappointed," Eric said, "But I want them to know that I am very proud to be their manager as I know they have always put in their best effort for all the NT games! The travelling fans were also fantastic in their support for the team!"

Tough loss, but this is expected as they are the Tournament Host, so they are playing like possessed. Seems like BB still doesn't love Fang Shuang Xiang... foul troubles nightmare..

My U21 team seem will follow NT tonight result too, as we are against the huge Hungarian team... :{

Seems like BB still doesn't love Fang Shuang Xiang... foul troubles nightmare..

Yeah, sadly FSX seems to be either hit by minor injuries or foul troubles..

NT Round 2 Game 2 - Singapore vs China

Singapore was soundly beaten by Asian elite, China 102-67. F. Shuangxiang for once managed to stay clear of foul and injury problems to play 42 minutes of the game and scored 18 points (with 11 rebounds) for the team. China effectively killed the game by scoring 36-15 in an outstanding 3rd quarter performance.

"We kinda of expected defeat but the lads were hoping for a much closer game. There are clearly disappointed with the result but we will need to learn from our mistakes and move on," Eric spoke to the press.

NT Round 2 Game 3 - Singapore vs Hong Kong

Singapore took it easy against Hong Kong (which put in a normal team effort) and surprisingly managed to match them all the way till the 3rd quarter and still managed to take a slight 78-76 lead into the 4th quarter. W. Xiangjia and F. Shuangxiang supported by E. Chaikalis and H. Xiangsong got the Singapore supporters on their feet with their low post offensive strategy to match Hong Kong's pace.

However, Singapore's hope of creating an upset was dashed in the last quarter as Hong Kong kept their composure in the 4th quarter to make a significant 28-16 comeback to win the match 104-94.

"We tried our best but maybe we were a bit nervous in the last quarter", Eric said. "The boys deserve praise for what they have done in the first three quarters, I am proud of them!"

Last edited by SGP_Eric at 10/22/2011 12:54:57 AM