The 2022 Men’s U18 Japan National Basketball Team is currently participating in the FIBA U18 Asian Championships 2022 (Tehran), which is being held in Tehran, Iran.
The U18 Japan Men’s National Team defeated Chinese Taipei 76-60 in the quarterfinals held on Wednesday 24 August (local time) to advance to the semifinals. Based on this result, we are pleased to announce that we have qualified for the “FIBA U19 World Cup 2023” to be held next year.
■ Tournament overview (planned)
Tournament name FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2023
Period August 7th to August 15th, 2023
Venue Debrecen, Hungary
*The Japan U18 men’s team has advanced to the semi-finals of the “FIBA U18 Asian Championships 2022” and earned the right to participate in the above tournament.
■ Tournaments you are participating in
Club NameFIBA U18 Asia Championship 2022
Period August 21 (Sun) to August 28 (Sun), 2022
Venue Iran (Tehran)
Tournament official website https://www.fiba.basketball/asia/u18/2022
■ Match result
[Quarterfinals]August 24th (Wednesday) 18:00 Japan time start
Japan ○ 76 ( 17‐12, 25‐17, 21‐15, 13‐16 ) 60 ● Chinese Taipei
・Next race schedule
[Semi-Finals]August 26 (Friday) Scheduled to start at 22:30 Japan time
Japan (A1st) vs. Lebanon (A3rd)
・Match video: You can watch the semi-final match against Japan on FIBA official YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcUKxTo7-n4
