Iran’s Petrochimi Earns Second Win at FIBA Asia Champions Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Petrochimi of Iran earned the second successive win at the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup on Friday.
Mehran Hatami’s team, who had started the competition with a 77-62 win over South Korean Seoul SK Knights, beat Pauian Archiland 96-63 in Pool A.
Petrochimi will play China’s Liaoning Flying Leopards on Saturday.
Pool B consists of Lebanese Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Alvark Tokyo from Japan, Meralco Bolts of the Philippines and Thailand’s Mono Vampire.
The 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup is the 27th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia.
The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted by China, takes place in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 27 September to 2 October 2018.
