PR N°42 - Slight modifications in the schedules of both FIBA Diamond Balls
GENEVA (FIBA Diamond Ball) - Upon requests made by the Chinese Basketball Association yesterday, FIBA would like to announce that the game schedules of the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Men and the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women have been slightly modified. The 3rd FIBA Diamond Ball for Men will be played in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, in Nanjing ...
GENEVA (FIBA Diamond Ball) - Upon requests made by the Chinese Basketball Association yesterday, FIBA would like to announce that the game schedules of the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Men and the 2008 FIBA Diamond Ball for Women have been slightly modified.
The 3rd FIBA Diamond Ball for Men will be played in the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, in Nanjing City, China, from 29th July to 1st August 2008, while the 2nd FIBA Diamond Ball for Women will take place in the Haining City Gimnasium Center, in Haining City, Zhejiang Province, China, from 2nd to 5th August 2008.
Below are the new schedules for both FIBA Diamond Balls. Please note that there are two modifications affecting the sequence of games on two competition dates only: on 30th July (FIBA Diamond Ball for Men) and 3rd August 2008 (FIBA Diamond Ball for Women).
3rd FIBA DIAMOND BALL FOR MEN (Nanjing City, China, from 29th July to 1st August 2008)
1. Composition of groups:
Group A: Angola, Australia and China
Group B: Argentina, Iran and Serbia
2. Schedule:
Please note that all hours listed on the below schedule are local time in Nanjing City:
29th July 2008:
16:00 hours: Argentina vs. Iran
19:30 hours: China vs. Angola
30th July 2008:
16:00 hours: Australia vs. China
19:30 hours: Iran vs. Serbia
31st July 2008:
16:00 hours: Angola vs. Australia
19:30 hours: Serbia vs. Argentina
1st August 2008:
14:00 hours: A3 vs. B3
16:00 hours: A2 vs. B2
19:30 hours: A1 vs. B1
Note: Unless playing in the A1 vs. B1 game, China's game will be played at 16:00 hours.
2nd FIBA DIAMOND BALL FOR WOMEN (Haining City, China, from 2nd to 5th August 2008)
1. Composition of groups:
Group A: Australia, China and Mali
Group B: Latvia, Russia and USA
2. Schedule:
Please note that all hours listed on the below schedule are local time in Haining City:
2nd August 2008:
15:30 hours: Russia vs. Latvia
19:30 hours: Mali vs. China
3rd August 2008:
15:30 hours: China vs. Australia
19:30 hours: Latvia vs. USA
4th August 2008:
15:30 hours: Australia vs. Mali
19:30 hours: USA vs. Russia
5th August 2008:
14:00 hours: A3 vs. B3
16:00 hours: A2 vs. B2
19:30 hours: A1 vs. B1