The Philippine national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas has been relegated to the classification of the 2014 Asian Games in the basketball tournament held in Incheon, South Korea. The Gilas Pilipinas basketball will face China at around 3:15 PM on Monday, September 29, 2014.
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Aside from the surprise semi-final exit of the Philippines, the Chinese national basketball squad also suffered a huge defeat against Japan and Iran to exit the semis of the 2014 Asian Games basketball competition.
The game between the Philippines and China is part of the classification match which will battle for the 5th and 8th places, the game will be held at the Hwaseong Sports Complex in South Korea.
The Philippines failed to make to the semi-finals after they were beaten by Kazakhstan and Qatar for better quotient ranking fourth behind Korea, Kazakhstan and Qatar.
China on its part failed to make it to the semi-finals after they were defeated by Japan in the competition and ended their semis hope after they suffered a loss against powerhouse Iran.
Meanwhile the basketball competition of the Asian Games had a surprise semi-final line up featuring Japan playing against South Korea and Iran playing against Kazakhstan.