Indonesia’s Nathania Claresta Orville scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Negin Rasoulipour Khameneh and Faezeh Shahriari scored 14 points each for Iran. With this victory, Indonesia advanced to the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup Division A as the winner.
In their opening match, Iran defeated Malaysia 65-59, marking their first win in the Women’s Asia Cup since 1974. Team Melli then emerged victorious over Mongolia with a score of 70-33 but lost to Indonesia in the preliminary round with a score of 65-56. The Persians bounced back by beating Kazakhstan 54-41 and Jordan 72-54 to secure their place in the final match.
“For so long, we have not been able to participate in this tournament, and I feel so happy to be able to showcase what we have been doing for women’s basketball in my country,” said team veteran “Tina” Edna Eissaianjangi back in 2021. Iran, led by Greek head coach Eleni Kapogianni, has performed exceptionally well throughout the competition held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Earlier in the day, Thailand defeated Jordan with a score of 66-52 in the bronze medal match.
Iran Press