On the evening of the 20th, the Chinese Taipei team defeated the Philippines 91-84 at home in the third stage of the 2025 Men's Basketball Asian Cup Qualifying Tournament, winning again since 2016. Chinese Taipei coach Tuzi was pleased with the performance of his players, saying that he was not surprised by the result because he knew how hard the players worked, "They deserved this victory." ”

The Chinese Taipei men's basketball team defeated the Philippines at home

Chinese Taipei's most classic defeat to the Philippines in the past was the 2013 Asian Championships, and the previous win was the 2016 Asian Challenger Cup, but since then, Chinese Taipei has lost all matches against the Philippines in FIBA international competitions, and lost by 53 points in the Asian Cup qualifying round last year.

However, the Chinese Taipei team played a different style at home that day, and all 4 members of the team scored double-doubles, Abasi and Lin Tingqian both scored 21 points, Lu Junxiang contributed 18 points, and Ma Jianhao also scored 14 points; In addition, there were no naturalized players in the previous meeting with Chinese Taipei, but this time there were more Gao Baikai defending the restricted area, losing 7 rebounds, which is a lot better than the last time losing 28, and he also personally handed over 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 blocks.

Commenting on the performance, Touzi said: "It was an easy victory, but for me it wasn't a surprise because I knew the effort and time put in by our players and they deserved it. After the Chinese Taipei team won the victory, it was confirmed that they could play the Asian Cup qualifying wild card match, and on Sunday, the Hong Kong team not only won two consecutive victories, but also continued to train for the wild card match.