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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 |
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]
Pakistan were crowned Asian Fistball Champions for the first time, defeating India 3:2 in the final. [4]
The 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 |
All matches of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Fistball Championships were played to three winning sets (best of five sets).
Rank | 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') |
11 April 2014 | Nepal | – | Australia | 3:1 | (8:11, 13:11, 11:9, 11-9) |
11 April 2014 | Pakistan | – | India | 3:2 | (11:7, 11:8, 9:11, 8:11, 11:7) |
Rank | Country |
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1 | Pakistan |
2 | India |
3 | Nepal |
4 | Australia |
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