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Qatar wins against Smart Gilas Pilipinas, settles for 4th place
2012 FIBA Asia Cup Battle for Third Place
Qatar defeats Philippines, 79-63
September 22, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Smart Gilas Pilipinas got stuck in the rubble of its semifinal defeat to Iran, hardly get going and bowing to Qatar, 63-79, in their duel for third place at the close of the FIBA Asia Cup at the Ota Gymnasium Saturday. (Sept.22)

Qatar 79 -- Mohmmed 17, Johnson 16, Abdi 14, Saeed 10, Daoud 7, Salem 5, Elhadary 4, Mohammed 4, Ali 2.

Philippines 63 -- Douthit 17, David 15, Dillinger 12, Norwood 10, De Ocampo 4, Fonacier 3, Tenorio 2, Thoss 0, Chan 0, Villanueva 0.

Quarterscores: 12-8, 35-26, 55-48, 79-63 

Gold Medal game - Iran def. Japan, 53-51
Bronze Medal game - Qatar def. Philippines, 79-63
Battle for 5th - China def. Chinese Taipei, 67-63
Battle for 7th - Lebanon def. Uzbekistan, 84-73

Official list of 2012 FIBA Asia Cup Smart Gilas Pilipinas Roster

Official list of 2012 FIBA Asia Cup Smart Gilas Pilipinas Roster

2012 FIBA Asia Cup (former Stankovic Cup)

September 14-22, 2012

Tokyo, Japan

Smart Gilas 2 Roster for 4th FIBA Asia Cup

Jeff Chan

Gary David

Ranidel De Ocampo

Jared Dillinger

Marcus Douthit

Larry Fonacier

Gabe Norwood

JR Reyes

Matt Ganuelas

LA Tenorio

Sonny Thoss

Enrico Villanueva

Added:

Jared Dillinger

Out:

Mac Baracael

Sol Mercado

Garvo Lanete

2012 FIBA Asia Cup (former Stankovic Cup) Schedule of Games

2012 FIBA Asia Cup (former Stankovic Cup)

Qualifier for 2013 FIBA Asia Championship

September 14-22, 2012

Tokyo, Japan

Group A: China, Lebanon, Macau, Philippines, Uzbekistan

Group B: Chinese-Taipei, Iran, Japan, Qatar, India

The 4th FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup is the qualifying event for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in 2013, which in turn will be the qualifying event for 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain.

-The winner of the 4th FIBA Asia Cup will automatically qualify for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in 2013.

-The top four teams at the 4th FIBA Asia Cup will earn additional berths for their respective FIBA Asia sub zones.

System of Competition

1. Preliminary Round

The ten (10) participating teams will be divided into two (2) groups (A and B) of five (5) teams each. Each team shall play all the other teams within its own group.

The four (4) best-placed teams from each group will play in the Final Round; the two (2) teams placed 5th in the two (2) groups will play in the Classification Round.

2. Quarter-Finals

Classification Round

9th place play-off: A5 vs B5 (9th and 10th)

Final Round

Game 1 (QF1): B4 vs A1

Game 2 (QF2): A4 vs B1

Game 3 (QF3): B3 vs A2

Game 4 (QF4): A3 vs B2

3. Semi-Finals

 Classification Round (5 – 8 Placings):

Game 5: Loser 1 vs Loser 4

Game 6: Loser 2 vs Loser 3

Final Round (1 – 4 Placings):

Game 7 (SF1): Winner 1 vs Winner 4

Game 8 (SF2): Winner 2 vs Winner 3

4. Finals

Game 9 (7th place play-off): Loser 5 vs Loser 6

Game 10 (5th place play-off): Winner 5 vs Winner 6

Game 11 (Bronze medal game): Loser 7 vs Loser 8

Game 12 (Gold medal game): Winner 7 vs Winner 8

Note: The actual Game No's. from Quarter-Finals onwards will vary according to the tournament schedule