Qatar went down to China 43-99 (15-28, 10-15, 8-23, 10-26) in the second round match of Group 3 of
the U-18 Asian Basketball Championship currently being held in Amman, Jordan. The tournament to be held until September 9 forms basis for qualification for the 2025 World Cup. Meanwhile in another match of the day, Japan beat Kazakhstan 84-35). Qatar are scheduled to meet Kazakhstan in the third match while China will meet Japan. In other matches, Lebanon lost to Australia 46-78, Chinese Taipei defeated
Mongolia 92-46, Iran beat India 70-53, and New Zealand defeated Indonesia 89-43.