The second window of the 2023 Basketball World Cup qualifiers will begin in late February, and the Asian region will be played from February 24 to 28. During this window, the Chinese men's basketball team did not play, and each team was preparing for the subsequent CBA games. However, for several Taiwanese players who play in the CBA, it is not yet known whether they will participate.
According to Baodao media reports, the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team assembled for training at the Haoyu International Asian Basketball Training Center on the 7th, but only 12 people reported on the first day.
Due to the epidemic and other reasons, Taiwan has a 14-day quarantine period, while the Chinese mainland has a 14+7 quarantine requirement, so the problem of returning from outing games is very serious, and it is indeed a difficulty for players.
Therefore, the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team this time to recruit players is very difficult, the initial list of 37 people, then increased to 45 people, the final confirmation of less than 12 people, even the original players who were not on the list have people present, which is also the result of follow-up communication. Because there are not enough people, there are even 6 college players in this list. The roster also includes new naturalized player Artino.
The second window of the Asian Region will be held from February 24 to 28, and Chinese Taipei, Japan and Australia will face each other in Okinawa. According to the schedule, the Chinese Taipei men's basketball team will play against Australia, Japan and Australia on the 25th, 26th and 28th.
In this list, Chen Yingjun and Zhou Yixiang, who play in the CBA, are included, but it is not known whether they will play this game at present, and the probability should be absent. For these two people, especially Chen Yingjun, who is the core player in Guangzhou, if he goes to Okinawa to play this game, and then comes back to face at least 21 days of isolation, that is, the last 10 rounds of the CBA regular season are over, plus the recovery time, even if the CBA playoffs will start in mid-April, but for him, the situation is a bit complicated, I am afraid he can announce the end of the season CBA in advance.
The Chinese Taipei men's basketball team will train for 2 weeks, departing for Tokyo on the 22nd, and then arranging a special flight to Okinawa by Japan.