Iran’s women’s Azad University 3×3 basketball team booked a place at the 2019 FISU University World Cup – 3×3 in Xiamen which will be held in October-November.
The Iranian team lost to Chinese Taipei A 15-6 in the final match on Saturday.
Chinese Taipei B also defeated China B in the bronze medal match.
Azad University of Iran earned four successive wins in the competition which was held at Kinmen, Chinese Taipei.
The Iranian team narrowly defeated China’s representative 14-13 in their first match and then beat Mongolian university 19-12.
Azad University also defeated a team from Chinese Taipei 8-5 and registered their fourth win against Hong Kong’s basketball team, where the Iranian team beat them 19-13.
A total of 20 elite university teams took part in the competition.
The top two teams advanced to the 2019 FISU University World Cup – 3×3 in Xiamen, in October-November.
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