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| Table of Contents |
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| Not so sweet 16 |
1 |
| Tough at the Top |
2 |
| Open Teams R13, Brazil v Denmark |
3 |
| The Right Strong Jump Shift |
4a |
| When It Was Meant To Be |
4b |
| Top Draw |
5 |
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All teams in the round of 16 started the day with dreams of making it to the championship round in their respective competitions – Open, Women’s and Seniors. First things first, of course, and it is not wise to look ahead.
For several teams, including some favored squads, championship hopes were dashed on the opening day of knockout play. In the Open, the veteran USA team was knocked out by Poland 127-100 while Israel, leading qualifier from Group B, was routed by Romania, qualifiers by virtue of a tiebreaker with France. Perhaps buoyed by that turn of events, Romania prevailed over Israel 170-102.
In the Women’s, the victory by China over Poland was not as surprising as the final score – 176-40. Most of the favored teams in the Seniors made it through to the quarterfinal round, which begins today.
Quarterfinalists will play three sets today and another three on Monday. |
