INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Behnam Yakhchali scored 31 points for Iran while Hani Adribe, Amer Alsati and Anthouny Bakar earned 12 points for Syria each.The Persians
will also play Kazakhstan and Japan in Pool C on Friday and Sunday, respectively.The Group Phase will be played from July 12-17
The 16 teams competing in Asia Cup 2022 were drawn into four groups of four.Every group winner will gain direct access to the quarter final,
while runners-up will play third placed teams in a playoff games.Originally intended to be the 2021 edition, the tournament was initially
scheduled to take place between 3 and 15 August 2021, but it was postponed due to 17 to 29 August 2021 to avoid scheduling conflict with the
