Iran Finishes in 5th Place at FIBA U-18 Women's Asian C’ship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran defeated Singapore at the 5-6 classification game of the FIBA U-18 Women's Asian Championship 2018 on Friday.
The Iranian team beat Singapore 63-51 at Division B at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, Bangalore, India.
Iran captain Fatemeh Aghazadegan Ghazvini with 29 points was the top scorer of the match.
Esther Akinfiresoye Damilola Lim scored 14 points for Singaporean team.
The top placed team from Division B will promote to Division A for the 2020 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women. The bottom-placed team from division A gets relegated to Division B for the 2020 championships.
The FIBA U-18 Asian Championship comprises of eight teams each, in Division A and Division B. Teams from Division A compete for the title and to secure their qualification for the 2019 FIBA U-19 World Cup.
