On Tuesday, the Iranian team advanced to the semifinals of Division B of the FIBA U18 Women’s Asian Championship with two wins against Singapore and Guam and one defeat against host India.

Captain and forward Fatemah Ghazvini led Iran with 28 points, while Mia San Nicolas scored 21 points for Guam.

The top placed team from division B gets promoted to Division A for the 2020 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women. The bottom-placed team from division A gets relegated to division B for the 2020 championships.

The FIBA U-18 Asian Championship comprises of eight teams each, in Division A and Division B. Teams from Division A compete for the title and to secure their qualification for the 2019 FIBA U-19 World Cup.

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