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Season 21 Preview

Tomorrow we start season 21 so let me give a quick preview of the first round of the Asia tournament.

We are the 9th highest ranked team in Asia so we are given the 3rd seed in Group C. Here is how our group stacks up.


Pool C

Seed Team Rank
1 Australia #8
2 Iran #13
3 Nippon #50
4 Indonesia #57
5 Prathet Thai #77
6 India #80
7 Việt Nam #98

Overall the group looks fairly comfortable for us to advance. There are 3 teams we should handle, 2 teams we should struggle with and 1 team (Indonesia) that will provide a good challenge.

Even better though is how our schedule is set up.


3-Sep #98 Việt Nam
10-Sep #80 India
17-Sep #77 Prathet Thai
24-Sep BYE
1-Oct #13 Iran
8-Oct #8 Australia
15-Oct #57 Indonesia

With this schedule we start off with 3 games we should be able to get through without too much trouble, though we’ll have to protect against one of them trying to get an upset with a CT. Then we have a BYE followed by two very difficult opponents. Most likely we go into the last game at 3-2 and probably already securing the second round. I expect the final game will be meaningless for both teams, but we’ll be ready if needed. If everything goes well, after the first three games we can focus on preparing for round 2.

Expectations for the first round are for us to advance to the second round with a 4-2 or 3-3 record.

Please everyone be sure to continue training your young players and keep their game shapes high.


Last edited by Taiyo at 9/2/2012 11:48:02 PM

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