U16 Asian Youth Championship: Zhang Boyuan narrowly defeated Iran in the semifinals with 22 points and entered the U17 World Cup

On September 22, Beijing time, in the 1/4 final of the U16 Asian Youth Championship, the Chinese team trailed by 7 points at the beginning of the second quarter, and the Chinese team overtook by one point in the first half and maintained a 5-point advantage in the first three quarters. The Chinese team was chased to a lead of only 2 points in the final quarter, Wang Ziheng and Zhang Boyuan contributed key points to expand the advantage, and finally the Chinese team defeated Iran 62-56 to advance to the semifinals, and also won next year's U17 men's basketball World Cup.

Statistics

China: Only 2 players scored double-doubles, Shen Wuwei scored 14 points, Zhang Boyuan 3 three-pointers, 22 points and 6 rebounds.

Match Review

This year, the Chinese team participated in the U16 Asian Youth Championship for the first time in four years, winning the championship in the first three times in the past five competitions, and then won one runner-up and one third place, and did not participate in the previous competition. In the group stage of this tournament, the Chinese team won all three games in the group stage, namely 84-67 against the Philippines, 95-33 against Malaysia by 62 points, and 119-57 against Kazakhstan by 62 points, with a total of 141 points in the three games.

The Chinese team directly advanced to the quarter-finals with the first place in Group D, reaching the quarter-finals against Iran, and there have been two meetings in the past matches, and the Chinese team has won both. The two sides met for the third time in the history of the tournament, with China leading 9-4 and Iran going 8-2 to win by one point. Zhang Boyuan scored four consecutive points to regain the lead, and Iran returned with an 8-2 offensive to overtake the score again, and China trailed Iran 17-20 in the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Chinese team continued to be suppressed, trailing by 7 points at 19-26, and the Chinese team blossomed inside and out to play a 12-2 offensive rally of 3 points, and Edarathefar tied the score 2+1 to stop the Chinese team. Zhang Boyuan hit a layup and Otovan hit one of two free throws, giving China a four-point net win at 16-12 in the first quarter, and China led Iran by one point at 33-32 at the end of the first half.

Yibian fought again, Valizadeh made a layup to overtake by one point, He Wenwei and Zhang Boyuan each hit a three-pointer, and Shen Wuwei made a layup to stop the opponent. Iran's 7-1 offensive campaign trailed to just one point, and then China played an 8-4 offensive wave to extend their advantage, winning by four points at 17-13 in the third quarter, and China led Iran 50-45 at the end of the third quarter.

In the final quarter, China continued to extend its 56-50 lead, Iran scored four consecutive points to chase only two points, Wang Ziheng made a steal and made two free throws, breaking the Chinese team's scoring drought of nearly three minutes. Wang Ziheng again tackled and countered with a layup to stop Iran, and Wang Ziheng assisted Zhang Boyuan's three-point shot to extend the eight-point advantage. Lizad made a layup to recover two points, and the Chinese team defeated Iran 62-56 to advance to the semifinals.

Chinese team starters: Liu Li, Wang Ziheng, He Wenwei, Huang Yulin, Fu Wenhao

(Text/Drunken Lying Float)