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    Gilas campaign gets boost as team bracketed with 'lightweights' in Fiba-Asia Men's Championship

    PH men's team bracketed in relatively light group in Fiba Asia Championship
    Jun 27, 2015
    Tab Baldwin and his Gilas team is bracketed in Group B with Palestine, Kuwait, and a country from East Asia which could either be Hong Kong or Mongolia for the coming Fiba-Asia tilt. Jerome Ascano

    THE Philippines has been drawn in a relatively light group for the Fiba Asia Championship in September in China.

    Gilas Pilipinas, the runner-up in the 2013 edition held here in Manila, has been bracketed in Group B with Palestine, Kuwait, and a country from East Asia which could either be Hong Kong or Mongolia, following the draw on Saturday night in Changsa, China.

    Defending champion Iran is in Group A with Japan, Malaysia, and one South Asia country, while host China is with Korea, Jordan, and Singapore in Group C.

    Chinese Taipei, Lebanon, Qatar, and Kazakhstan are in Group D, considered this editions’ group of death.

    The top three teams from each group will advance to the next round. Only the champion will have an outright berth to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

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    Tab Baldwin and his Gilas team is bracketed in Group B with Palestine, Kuwait, and a country from East Asia which could either be Hong Kong or Mongolia for the coming Fiba-Asia tilt. Jerome Ascano
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