TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran booked a place in the semifinals of the 23rd FIBA Asia U-18 Championship with a great 92-36 victory over Malaysia on Tuesday.Ali Allahverdi and Abdolsamad Soroodi were the leading scorers for Iran with 13 points while Yee Tong Heng from Malaysia went on to finish with 10 points.
Iran, twice former gold medalist and reigning bronze medalist, will play silver medalist South Korea on Wednesday in Dohas Al-Gharafa Stadium.
Iran lost to the Korean team in the 22nd FIBA Asia U-18 Championship in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
10-time champion China will also face Chinese Taipei in this stage.
The medalists at the Qatari capital will earn the right to represent FIBA Asia at the 2015 FIBA U-19 World Championship to be played at Crete, Greece.
By Tasnim News Agency
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