2020/12/30 11:15 Taiwanese badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying. Taiwanese badminton ace Tai Tzu-ying. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwanese badminton star Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) will make her first international appearance in 10 months at the Badminton World Federation s (BWF) matches in Bangkok in January. Since regaining her position as No. 1 in the world in the women s singles category in March, Tai has not competed in any international events due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, she has kept herself in peak fitness through rigorous training in Taiwan. Tai will travel to Thailand on Sunday (Jan. 3) and undergo a seven-day quarantine before she takes the court at the YONEX Thailand Open Jan. 12-17. She will then compete in the Toyota Thailand Open Jan. 19-24 and the HSBC BWF 2020 World Tour Final from 27-31.
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7 things we learnt from an epic FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - 2020 has been insane but nothing was crazier than the epic FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Jeddah, where Nauris Miezis spectacularly won the title for Riga.
Let s recount the things learnt from a dazzling ninth edition of 3x3 s showpiece event.
Miezis is no sidekick
Nauris Miezis might need a new nickname. Robin feels almost beneath this assassin who was the best player on the World Tour s biggest stage. Not for the first time, he was Superman when it mattered most to deliver one of the best Tissot Buzzer Beaters of all-time to deliver Riga s first World Tour Final title.
JEDDAH: Riga were the ones left standing among the deadly dozen as they won the FIBA 3X3 World Tour Jeddah Final 2020.
The Latvians, who were seeded third, brought down top-seeded Liman of Serbia 21-20 in the final Saturday night with a pulsating buzzer-beater from Nauris Miezis, the Jeddah Final MVP.
Miezis’ basket from beyond the arc ended the hopes of the Serbians, who needed just a field goal to win the 9th edition of the FIBA 3X3 World Tour Final at the Jeddah Corniche court.
Riga thus repeated their mastery over Liman, whom they beat at the Doha Masters final last month.
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Miezis named FIBA 3x3 World Tour Jeddah Final MVP
JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - The number two 3x3 player in the world Nauris Miezis (Riga, LAT) took home the MVP trophy after scoring an unbelievable Tissot Buzzer Beater to win the championship at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on December 18-19, 2020.
The 6ft 3in (1.90m) dragster led Riga in the championship game with 9 points, including a game-winner for the ages. During the weekend, he was second in scoring with 33 points and finished with a team-best and third overall finish in player value.
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JEDDAH: Top-class international basketball action returns to Saudi Arabia on Friday when the two-day FIBA 3x3 World Tour Jeddah Final begins with a 12-game elimination round at a specially-built court on the city’s Corniche.
The top 12 teams in the World Tour season standings after last of four Masters events will compete, with the top two from each of four pools advancing to Saturday’s knockout rounds.
Top seeds and tournament favorites Liman of Serbia, led by Stefan “Mr. Robot” Stojacic, will open their campaign by taking on Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia in the first game of the day, with a 5:40 p.m. starting time. Joining them in Pool A is another Serbian side, Ub. Flying the flag for Saudi Arabia will be home team Jeddah, in Pool C.