| 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments | |||
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| Date | 31 March 2013 – 7 July 2013 | ||
| Countries | (18) Refer to division | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Official website | Website | ||
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For main Top 5 Division, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations
The 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, referred to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 6th series of the Asian Five Nations.
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
Chinese Taipei (60)
Kazakhstan (35)
Sri Lanka (47)
Thailand (59)Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Laos (NA)
Lebanon (NA)
Pakistan (79)
Uzbekistan (NA)Division 5
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | Sri Lanka |
| Date | 31 March – 6 April 2013 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sri Lanka |
| Relegated | Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
Division one will be held in a round-robin format. All games will be played at Havelock Park in Sri Lanka between March 31 and April 6, 2013. [1]
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Total points | |||||
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| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33 | +100 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 92 | -22 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 104 | -34 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 107 | -44 | 0 | 5 |
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
| Results | Points |
|---|---|
| Win | 5 points |
| Draw | 3 points |
| 4 or more tries | 1 point |
| Loss within 7 points | 1 point |
| Loss greater than 7 points | 0 points |
31 March 2013 14:00 |
| Kazakhstan | 10–33 | Thailand |
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| Report [2] | Try: Sirichai Daothaisong, Topong Boonlon, Pichit Yingcharoen Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet 3 Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet 4 |
Havelock Park, Colombo |
31 March 2013 16:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 39–8 | Chinese Taipei |
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| Try: Chamara Dabare 42' Yoshitha Rajapakse 50' Fazil Marija 55' 61' Sumedha Malawana 66' Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/4) Roshan Weeraratne (1/1) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 24' 34' | Report [3] | Try: Ming Che Chuang 76' Pen: Chih-Pan Wang 42' |
Touch judges:
Aaron Littlewood
Mohamed Cader
Sean Moore
3 April 2013 16:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 45–7 | Thailand |
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| Try: Sandun Herath 24' 79' Pradeep Liyanage 28' 60' Chamara Dabare 30' Roshan Weerarathne 44' Con: Rizah Mubarak (3/6) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 11' 38' 40' | Report [5] | Try: Pichit Yingcharoen 75' Con: Warongkorn Khamkoet (1/1) Pen: Warongkorn Khamkoet (0/1) |
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Touch judges:
Taku Otsuki
Priyantha Gunarathna
Sean Moore
6 April 2013 16:00 |
| Sri Lanka | 49–18 | Kazakhstan |
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| Try: Sandun Herath 4' Shenal Dias 26' Pradeep Liyanage 40' Sathya Ranathunga 41' Fazil Marija 49' Chamara Dabare 56' Con: Rizah Mubarak (5/6) Pen: Rizah Mubarak 7' 20' 38' | Report [7] | Try: Daulet Akymbekov 62' Alexandr Zolotukhin 69' Con: Maxim Lifontov (1/2) Pen: Maxim Lifontov 3' 34' |
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Touch judges:
Taizo Hirabayashi
Aaron Littlewood
Sean Moore
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Malaysia |
| Date | 4 – 8 June 2013 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Singapore |
| Relegated |  India |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| June 4, 2013 | ||||||
| Singapore | 67 | |||||
| June 8, 2013 | ||||||
| India | 8 | |||||
| Singapore | 20 | |||||
| June 4, 2013 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 17 | |||||
| Malaysia | 48 | |||||
 Iran | 10 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| June 7, 2013 | ||||||
| India | 13 | |||||
| Iran | 30 | |||||
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | Malaysia |
| Date | 5 – 8 June 2013 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Qatar |
| Relegated |  China |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| June 5, 2013 | ||||||
 Guam | 33 | |||||
| June 8, 2013 | ||||||
 Indonesia | 15 | |||||
| Guam | 7 | |||||
| June 5, 2013 | ||||||
| Qatar | 13 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Qatar | 76 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| June 7, 2013 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 37 | |||||
| China | 13 | |||||
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  UAE |
| Date | 8 – 10 May 2013 |
| Countries | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Lebanon | 35 | |||||
| May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 25 | |||||
| Lebanon | 45 | |||||
| May 8, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Pakistan | 12 | |||||
| Pakistan | 31 | |||||
| Laos | 25 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| May 10, 2013 The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 18 | |||||
| Laos | 15 | |||||
| Earns Promotion | |
| Relegated |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Cambodia |
| Date | 5 – 7 July 2013 |
| Countries | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cambodia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
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