Medan to host Asian basketball event

Wed, 09/10/2008 11:02 AM  |  Sports

JAKARTA: Indonesia will host the 19th FIBA Asia U-18 Women's Basketball Championship in Medan, South Sumatra, from Nov. 2 to 9, the national basketball association announced in Jakarta on Tuesday.

The tournament will feature 12 teams split into two groups of different levels. China, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and India are in Level 1. Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and Indonesia are in Level 2.

Noviantika Nasution, an Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) official, said she expected Indonesia would be promoted to Level 1 at the end of the event.

"In the 2006 tournament, Indonesia was ranked fourth in Level 2. Hopefully, in this year's event, Indonesia can finish in second place to get the promotion (to Level 1)," she told reporters.

She picked Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong as tough competitors and saw Singapore as the team Indonesia can overcome.

The association is currently preparing 19 players recruited from North Sumatra, Central Java, West Java, Papua, East Java, and Jakarta. --JP/Niken Prathivi

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