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    Gilas 3x3 side suffers costly Asiad loss at the hands of Mongolia

    Gilas youngsters denied outright place in quarterfinals
    Sep 29, 2023
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    HANGZHOU - The Philippine men's 3x3 team went down to its first loss in the 19th Asian Games on Friday.

    And it was a setback that really hurt.

    A 21-12 loss to powerhouse Mongolia denied the Filipinos an outright quarterfinals berth, leaving them with the daunting task of having to win their two games in the quarterfinal qualifications to advance to the KO stage.

    READ: Tim Cone admits Justin Brownlee playing hurt at Asiad

    The Mongolia win forged a three-way tie on top of Group A together with the Philippines and Chinese Taipei.

    Mongolia, an acknowledged power in the half-court game, clinched an outright quarterfinals berth, while Gilas and Chinese Taipei will play in a classification with six teams from the three other groups to determine the four other quarterfinalists.

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    The Filipinos will face Kazakhstan on Friday and possibly, Iran in two must-win games.

    "Mahirap pero laban lang," said deputy coach Patrick Fran of the daunting task that await Gilas 3x3.

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      The scores:

      Mongolia (21) – Tsermaa 8, Myagmarsuren 7, Batzorig 3, Lkhagva 3.

      Philippines (12) – Lina 7, Sajonia 2, Pasaol 2, Sanchez 1.

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