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The 1st Men's Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships (subsequently renamed Asia-Pacific Men's Fistball Championship) was held from 10 to 11 April 2014 at University of Lahore in Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan. It was the first major international fistball tournament to be held in the Asian region.[1][2][3]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Pakistan |
Dates | 10–11 April 2014 |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Pakistan |
Runners-up | India |
Third place | Nepal |
Fourth place | Australia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
2018 → |
Pakistan were crowned Asian Fistball Champions for the first time, defeating India 3:2 in the final.[4]
Participants
editThe 4 teams that competed in the 2014 Men's Asian Fistball Championships in Pakistan were:
3 from Asia | India | Nepal | Pakistan |
1 from Oceania | Australia |
Structure
editAll matches of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships were played to three winning sets (best of five sets).
Round Robin Stage
edit- In the round robin stage the 4 competing teams played off against each other to determine rankings for the Finals.
- The last two round robin stage matches were not played due to being 'dead rubbers' as ranking positions were already decided.
Finals
edit- The teams ranked #1 and #2 played off in the Final
- The teams ranked #3 and #4 played off in the bronze-medal match
Schedule and results
editRound Robin Stage
editRank | Team | Matches | Sets | Scores | Points |
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1 | India | 2:0 | 6:1 | 81:59 | 4 |
2 | Pakistan | 2:0 | 6:2 | 88:70 | 4 |
3 | Australia | 0:2 | 3:6 | 83:99 | 0 |
4 | Nepal | 0:2 | 0:6 | 46:70 | 0 |
10 April 2014 | India | – | Australia | 3:1 | (11:4, 8:11, 15:14, 14:12) |
10 April 2014 | Pakistan | – | Nepal | 3:0 | (11:6, 15:13, 11:9) |
10 April 2014 | India | – | Nepal | 3:0 | (11:4, 11:7, 11:7) |
10 April 2014 | Pakistan | – | Australia | 3:2 | (8:11, 11:7, 11:6, 10:12, 11:6) |
10 April 2014 | Pakistan | – | India | 0:0 | (No Result - Match not played due to being a 'dead rubber') |
10 April 2014 | Nepal | – | Australia | 0:0 | (No Result - Match not played due to being a 'dead rubber') |
Bronze-medal match (3rd/4th Placing)
edit11 April 2014 | Nepal | – | Australia | 3:1 | (8:11, 13:11, 11:9, 11-9) |
Final
edit11 April 2014 | Pakistan | – | India | 3:2 | (11:7, 11:8, 9:11, 8:11, 11:7) |
Final standings
editRank | Country |
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1 | Pakistan |
2 | India |
3 | Nepal |
4 | Australia |
References
edit- ^ https://www.fistball.com.au/fistball-in-australia/mens-national-team/
- ^ https://www.ifa-fistball.com/en/pazifik-faustballmeisterschaften-in-geelong-aus/
- ^ https://www.fistball.com.au/media/
- ^ a b c d "First Asia Cup in Lahore, Pakistan was a Tremendous Success". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014.
- ^ Milne, Chris. Super Mario's Pakistan Tour Diary.