Taiwan un-invites, excludes PH team Gilas Pilipinas in 2013 Jones Cup

Philippine basketball team Gilas-Pilipinas, in its preparation for the Fiba-Asia championship, suffers a major setback as the PH team gets “un-invited” to the 2013 Jones Cup in Taipei, says head coach Chot Reyes.

Reyes said that the reason behind the team's exclusion in the Jones Cup was the ongoing tension between the Philippines and Taiwan following the May 9 killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard.

“Just got word from d organizers that we have been un-invited to d Jones Cup. Di matapos-tapos problema ng Gilas ha,” Reyes posted on his Twitter account.

Reyes added: “We now have to find a replacement tournament as d Jones Cup is such an integral part of our preparation.”

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines vs Qatar, lands fourth overall (REPLAY)

Philippine national basketball team Smart Gilas Pilipinas lost its bid for a top-three finish against end-point rival Qatar, 63-79, landing at fourth place in the Finals match of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012. An in-depth sequence of events in the Philippines vs Qatar game may be seen here.

Here is a short summary (recap) of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Qatar FIBA game play.

Video Courtesy: Youtube user Guessboy Prince

Player scores are as follows:

Smart Gilas Pilipinas (63) – Douthit (17), David (15), Dillinger (12), Norwood (10), De Ocampo (3), Fonacier (3), Tenorio (2), Chan (0), Thoss (0), and Villanueva (0). 

Qatar (79) – Mohmmed (17), Johnson (16), Abdi (14), Saeed (10), Daoud (7), Salem (5), El-Hadary (4), Mohammed (4), and Ali (2).

Last year, Smart Gilas Pilipinas also took the fourth spot in the FIBA Asia Cup 2011 which was held in Wuhan, China. This year's basketball tournament was held at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines vs Iran - Results

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The Philippine basketball team Smart Gilas Pilipinas has ended its winning streak, suffering a major 17-pt defeat Friday during its match vs Iran, 60-77, in the semifinals round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012. This defeat relegates Smart Gilas Pilipinas to the run for the 3rd place in the prestigious basketball tournament. The game between Team Pilipinas and Iran was broadcasted live via AKTV on IBC 13.

Philippines and Iran filled the court with excitement today at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Both teams proceeded to the Semifinals round when they toppled their respective opponents in the quarterfinal round yesterday.

The final quarter (informal) updates of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012 Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran updates are as follows.

FIBA Asia Cup 2012 Philippines vs Iran Update:
59-47, Iran-PH with 7:50 left in 4th qtr (4:59 PM, Philippine Time)
62-49, 6:29 left (5:00 PM)
64-52, 5:35 left (5:02 PM)

67-52, (5:03 PM)
67-54, 4:09 mins left
69-54, 3:44 left
72-54, 3:20 left (LABAN PA! T_T)
72-56, 3:02 mins left (5:07 PM, Philippine Time)
74-56, 2:45 mins left
76-56, 1:42 mins left (HOPELESS NA, but keep fighting)
77-57, 0:51 mins left
77-60, END (Iran-PH)

Live streaming websites of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran match have released video coverage several minutes ago. Catch up with the game. You may watch the Philippines vs Iran FIBA game here.

FIBA Asia Cup 2012 Semifinals schedule

Today, September 21, Smart Gilas Pilipinas will contend with Iran for entry to Finals in the FIBA Asia Cup 2012, which is being held at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Also, aiming for Finals qualification are matched up Qatar and Japan, which is touted to be the final opponent of Smart Gilas should it pass through Iran's strong line-up.

If Smart Gilas takes down Iran, it will continue its way to the FIBA Asia Cup Championship match in 2013.

FIBA Asic Cup 2012 Replay: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei

To those who were not able to watch the game between Team Philippines and Team Chinese Taipei in the FIBA Asia Cup 2012, video replays of Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei match may be found below. In case no video appears, just click on the linked titles and be directed to the video replays.

(There appears to be a technical problem in the replays' embed codes. Proceed HERE to watch the replay of the Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei match cut into 8 parts. The links found below only lead you to the 2nd half of the game. Please be guided accordingly.)

Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei (2nd Half, Part 1/3)

Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei (2nd Half, Part 2/3)

Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei (2nd Half, Part 3/3)

Video Courtesy: Youtube user BayanngSuperstars

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Smart Gilas Philippines vs Taipei

Team Smart Gilas Pilipinas won over Taipei, 75-68, in their recent match in the Quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012, held at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. 

With this, the Philippine national basketball team Smart Gilas will be moving on to the Semifinals  and will be expected to exchange fierce shots and rebounds with Iran on Friday, September 20, 2012.

Smart Gilas took a 14-point lead after making no score for more than three minutes in its first-period play. Their strong defense, after continuous point shots ended, prevented Team Taipei from catching up with them, leading them to a victorious finale.

Will this series of triumphs propel Smart Gilas to the Finals round? Let's wait and see!

Player scores are as follows: Philippines (75) -Douthit (19), David (14), de Ocampo (10), Fonacier (9), Tenorio (9), Dillinger (5), Chan (5), Norwood (4), and Thoss (0).

For the video replay of the match between Smart Gilas and Chinese Taipei, proceed by clicking Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei video replay.

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Quarterfinals Schedule, Smart Gilas plays with Chinese Taipei

The Prelims of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012 has just ended. 

With this, the flow of play proceeds to the Quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012, which will commence and take place on September 20, 2012 at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Due to their failure to win any game, Macau (Group A), and India (Group B) were eliminated and did not qualify for entry to the Quarterfinals.

The four teams that remained per group category, with Smart Gilas at number 2 in the Group A slot, will be pitted against teams from the other category - a crossover game. This means Smart Gilas Philippines will no longer battle China in this round, and instead, may contend with Qatar, Japan, Iran, and Chinese Taipei.

Enlisted below are the matches for the FIBA Asia Cup 2012 quarterfinals:

First Side

Lebanon vs. Qatar

Japan vs. China

Second Side 

Iran vs. Uzbekistan

Philippines vs. Chinese Taipei

The Philippines's representative basketball team Smart Gilas will be battling head on with Chinese  Taipei in the Quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012.

The fight is definitely not yet over for Smart Gilas whose immense power and strength was showcased in the last three games it won over - versus Macau, Uzbekistan and Lebanon. Will this good starting shot lead Smart Gilas to the championship/finals round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2012? Let's hope so.

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Smart Gilas Philippines vs Macau video replay

To those who missed the exemplary performance of Team Smart Gilas Philippines against fourth rival Macau during the FIBA Asia Cup 201 Prelims, you may watch the Smart Gilas vs Macau fight video replay here.

 Video Courtesy: Pinoy-Ako.Info

The end of the game saw Philippines over-running the court with score 98-46. This third win puts them on the 2nd spot in the current standings in Group A, composed of China, Lebanon, Uzbekistan Philippines and Macau. The FIBA Asia Cup 2012 venue is the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines vs Macau - Results

The Philippine basketball team Smart Gilas is on a winning streak, taking down Macau at a whooping far-out score, 98-46. The Philippines vs Macau game was held at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. It was broadcast on AKTV at 11:30 AM.

The player scores are as follows, for Smart Gilas Pilipinas (98):

Reyes (12), Tenorio (7), De Ocampo (4), Toss (6), Norwood (9), Chan (18), Dillinger (11), Fonacier (6), David (12), Villanueva (2), and Ganuelas (1).

This third victory of Team Philippines brings their current standing in the FIBA Asia Cup 2012 prelims to 3 wins, 1 loss. Throughout the early course of FIBA Asia Cup 2012, Smart Gilas released powerful shots against Uzbekistan and Lebanon, but bowed down to ferocious China. 

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines vs Uzbekistan - Results, Replays

Team Smart Gilas Philippines took another win Sunday against the basketball team of Uzbekistan, with a double-digit marginal score 85-50, at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Jeff Chan led Gilas with 20 points, while Jared Dillinger, who suffered a minor injury in the last five minutes of its match with China, contributed 10 points within 11 minutes.

Player scores are as follows:

Philippines (85) – Chan (20), Dillinger (10), Douthit (9), Ganuelas-Rosser (8), David (7), Fonacier (7), Reyes (7), Villanueva (6), De Ocampo (5), Norwood (4), Tenorio (2), Thoss (0).

This vibrant winning brings Smart Gilas's current standings to 2 wins and 1 loss. It was defeated in its opening game with China.

On Monday (September 17), Team Philippines will be playing with Macau, in line with the prelims conduct for the FIBA Asia Cup 2012.

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The video replays for the FIBA Asia Cup 2012 Philippines vs Uzbekistan may be seen below. Video courtesy of Youtube user 0916gilasuzbe4.  If no Smart Gilas vs Uzbekistan video shows up, please click on the titles of the replays and be redirected to watch the game! Have a happy restful Sunday everyoon!

Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 1/8

 Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 2/8

 Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 3/8

  Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 4/8

  Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 5/8

  Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 6/8

  Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 7/8

  Philippines vs Uzbekistan Part 8/8

FIBA Asia Cup 2012: Philippines vs Lebanon - Results, Scores, Schedule

After suffering a painful three-point defeat from China (71-68), the Philippines's national basketball team Smart Gilas won a high-margin match over Lebanon, 78-68, on the preliminary rounds of the 4th FIBA Asia Cup, held at the Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday (September 15). (For a summary replay of the match between China and Smart Gilas Philippines, find it below).

This news of victory brings the current win-loss standing of Smart Gilas to 1-1. For it to qualify for the knockout stage of the event, previously called Stankovic Cup, Smart Gilas has to make it to the top four in its group prelims.

Scores and Standings

Player and game scores are as follows:

Philippines (78):

Douthit (25), David (11), Tenorio (11), Norwood (10), Dillinger (10), De Ocampo (8), Fonacier (3) 

Lebanon (68):

El Khatib (E.C.F.) (24), Thompson (17), Akl (10), Abd El Nour (8), El Khatib (c.H.) (4), Sarkis (3), Stephan (2 )

1st Qrtr: 19-20

2nd Qrtr: 21-19

3rd Qrtr: 21-12

4th Qrtr: 19-15

As of September 15, the current FIBA Asia Cup 2012 standings in Group A are as follows:

China - 1 W, 0 L

Uzbekistan - 1 W, 0 L

Lebanon - 1 W, 1 L

Philippines - 1 W, 1 L

Macau - 0 W, 2 L

For Group B matches, basketball standings are as follows:

Japan - 2 W, 0 L

Iran - 1 W,  0 L

Qatar - 1 W, 1 L

Chinese Taipei - 0 W, 1 L

India - 0 W, 2 L

Schedule

Tomorrow, September 16, Smart Gilas will be showing off against Uzbekistan. On September 17-Sunday, at around 11:30 AM, the Philippine basketball team will fight Macau.

The team, Smart Giles Philippines, is composed of LA Tenorio (PG),  Gary David (SF), Larry Fonacier (SG), Ranidel De Ocampo (PF), Gabe Norwood (SG), Jeff Chan (SG), Enrico Villanueva (C), Matt Ganuela Rosser (PG), Marcus Douthit (C), Jay-R Reyes (SG), Sonny Thoss (C), and Jared Dillinger (SF).

Meanwhile, here is a summary replay of Smart Gilas's loss to China in the FIBA Asia Cup 2012 Group tourneys.

Video Courtesy: Youtube user kagila gilalas