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Japan is a champion of the U17 Asian Cup in both categories!

The popularity of 3×3 basketball is growing rapidly in all ages all over the world. Asian championship for the generations younger than 17 was held in Kuala Lumpur on October 13-16, 2022. 

Japan dominated throughout the U17 Asian Cup 2022 and won the title in both categories. Let’s take a quick look at the entire tournament.

In the men’s quarterfinals, Japan beat Malaysia with 21-8. Mongolia pulled out a 21-16 victory over New Zealand. India won against Jordan with 21-9. Chinese Taipei defeated Iran with 22-19.

In the semifinals, Japan pulled out a victory over Mongolia with 21-12. India beat Chinese Taipei with 21-20.

Japan won against India with 21-17 in the final game. Mongolia beat Chinese Taipei with 21-18 in the bronze medal fixture.

You can watch the full final game in the men’s competition here:

Japan’s national squad was defending champion because they won the previous competition under the name U18 Asian Cup in 2019.

This country had a tough job in the final as they were losing with 17-16 in the closing moments of the fixture. Japan scored five points in a row and clinched the trophy eventually.

The MVP of the tournament was Eijiro Ogawa and he had 42 scored points during five games.

In the women’s draw, Mongolia pulled out a 16-11 victory over New Zealand. Malaysia beat Singapore 17-9. Chinese Taipei defeated India with 21-4. Japan won against Uzbekistan with 21-13 in the last quarterfinal.

Malaysia beat Mongolia with 21-19. Japan defeated Chinese Taipei with 19-18 in the second semifinal.

Japan pulled out a 21-7 victory over Malaysia in the gold medal game. Chinese Taipei won against Mongolia with 21-17 in the fixture for third place.

You can see the full final game in the women’s tournament:

Japan won convincingly in the final game and it was the first trophy for them in the U17 Asian Cup after 2016. Australia defended the title and clinched the trophy in the U18 Asian Cup three years ago.

Kanon Suzuki, the Japanese lady, received the award for Most Valuable Player with scored 31 points.

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