PH youth team rallies past Taiwan, punches ticket to FIBA U17 World Cup

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By Chris Lagunzad | Yahoo PH Sports â€" 9 hours ago

   

The Philippine Under-16 team in Tehran. (Photo from the Philippine Under-16 team)


The Philippines will now have two national basketball teams competing in FIBA World Cup events next year after the Philippine U16 team rallied past Chinese Taipei, 77-72, in the semifinals of the FIBA Asia U16 Championship in Tehran, Iran.

By earning a slot in the gold medal match against China, the Philippines automatically gained one of three Asian slots in next year's FIBA U17 World Cup in Dubai.

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