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MANILA, Philippines – The quarterfinal round is underway, and the first obstacle in Gilas Pilipinas’ way is Qatar, ranked 47 by FIBA. Gilas has had good fortunes against Middle Eastern nation, winning 80-70 in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.
Gilas moved on to the quarterfinal stage after defeating India and losing to Iran, while Qatar topped Group F with wins over Japan and Kuwait. Gilas will be back in action just 24 hours after their heartbreaking loss to Iran, where they squandered a 7-point lead late in the game to lose their fourth straight meeting.
(RELATED: Gilas takes a step back with Iran loss)
Qatar had struggled in recent years to find young talent but the addition of Boney Watson has taken the burden off Daoud Musa Daoud at the point guard position. Daoud will now play his more natural shooting guard position alongside Khalid Suliman Abdi, while veteran bigs Erfan Ali Saeed, Omar Salem, Yasseen Musa, and Mohamed Yousef Mohamed patrol the paint.
Mohamed (6-foot-9) and Musa (6-foot-8) represent the team’s tallest players.
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– Rappler.com
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