JORDAN TO LAUNCH WEST ASIAN BID AGAINST SYRIA
Jan 25, 2017
Jordan’s bid to win the West Asian Basketball Championships on home soil will begin with a match against Syria on Sunday night.
In an exhaustive schedule released today, every side will play each night of the tournament through to February 3 with Jordan joined by Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Iran in the six-team tournament.
Three matches will be played every afternoon at 3pm, 5pm and 7pm at the Shabab Al Fuhais Club, with a sytraight forward points system deciding the champion.
The top four will qualify for the 29th Asian Cup to be held in Lebanon from August 17-27.
Schedule:
Sunday, January 29
Palestine v Iran - 3pm
Iraq v Lebanon – 5pm
Jordan v Syria – 7pm
Monday, January 30
Iran v Syria – 3pm
Lebanon v Palestine – 5pm
Jordan v Iraq – 7pm
Tuesday, January 31
Iraq v Syria – 3pm
Lebanon v Iran – 5pm
Palestine v Jordan – 7pm
Wednesday, February 1
Iran v Iraq – 3pm
Jordan v Lebanon – 5pm
Syria v Palestine – 7pm
Thursday, 2 February
Palestine v Iraq – 3pm
Lebanon v Syria – 5pm
Jordan v Iran – 7pm
