China seen as Japan's toughest opponent at Asia Cup Qualifiers says Mitsuya 13/06/2019 NEWS 2 MIN TO READ TOKYO (Japan) – Japan were drawn to Group B of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers on June 8. They are joined by China, Chinese Taipei, and Malaysia in the group as teams battling for qualification to the Asia Cup 2021. "I believe it is not an easy draw for us," said Japan Basketball Association (JBA) President, Yuko Mitsuya. "我认为这对我们来说不是容易的签" 日本篮协主席三屋玉裕子这麽说。 Japan are one of the most improved teams in the Asian region, but will be going up against some stiff competition at next stage that is the Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers. They might be familiar with some foes more than others, but preparation will be key for any team Japan goes up against whether it is China, Chinese Taipei, or Malaysia. 日本是亚洲区进步最多的队伍之一，但将在2021亚洲盃资格赛遭遇艰难的比赛。 他们可能比其他球队更熟悉敌人，但无论面临中国、台湾还是马来西亚对日本来说情蒐 都很关键。 "China is one of the biggest powerhouses in Asia and their ranking is far ahead of us," Mitsuya said. "They surely are the toughest opponents to meet. "中国是亚洲最大的强者，他们的FIBA排名在我们之前，他们肯定是我们将面对的最艰难 的对手。" "Chinese Taipei, since I got involved in basketball, we have lost them most of the times; In the EABA Championship, the World Cup Qualifier and the Asian Games. They will never be an easy team to beat. "从我参与篮球事务以来，我们曾输给台湾多次，东亚锦标赛、世界盃资格赛、亚运都有， 向来都不是一支能轻易击败的队伍。" "I have never seen the Malaysian team before and we don’t have a lot of information on them. As basketball in Southeast Asia has been rising, I want our team to have good scouting on them and be ready," added Mitsuya. "我还没看过马来西亚的比赛，对他们不是太了解。但东南亚的篮球正在崛起，我希望 我们的队伍能对他们做好情蒐与准备。" The road to qualifying through to the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 is not going to be an easy one for Japan. Even after considering the advances they have made to get better and better, Japan still acknowledges that there will always be room for improvement. 对日本来说迈向2021亚洲盃的路并不容易，虽然他们已经越来越进步，日本仍相信他们 永远有进步的空间。 “Yes our group is hard but every other group is hard,” claimed the President. “Our B. Leaguers have been improving. Players like Rui Hachimura and Yuta Watanabe have opened up the door to the world. We have qualified to the FIBA World Cup and also to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "我们的分组不好打，但其他组别也是。B League的选手都进步很多，还有八村垒、渡边 雄太等球员也已经走向世界。我们已经取得世界盃和2020东京奥运的门票。" "Japan national team has been on the rise in Asia but still the world is big. Our players don’t have enough experience in the world and we don’t know how far we can go." "日本国家队已经在亚洲崛起但世界还很大，我们的球员在世界舞台还没有足够的经验， 我们也不知道能走的多远。" Nonetheless, Japan are highly optimistic about the future with their personnel. The upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers will serve as the first step towards a large goal for Japan and will be a good barometer to gauge where they stand. 尽管如次，日本对他们的未来非常乐观。即将到来的2021亚洲盃资格赛将是日本迈向大 目标的第一步，并且是他们评估所在位置很好的指标。" “We have Coach Lamas who knows how to play and win [at the world level]. I am looking forward to see how our team and players will emerge after the games against the world powerhouses like USA, Czech Republic, and Turkey in the FIBA World Cup in China. "Lamas教练知道如何打赢世界级的比赛。我期待看到我们的球队和球员在中国进行的 世界盃如何面对世界级的强权美国、捷克和土耳其。" “To see how much they have achieved and developed, I believe the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers starting this November will be a good opportunity to scale. Also as an ex-athlete, I am looking forward to see how far our players can go against big opponent like China. Of course, as President, we must have our team win,” the former national team athlete expressed. "为了知道他们成长了多少，*11月亚洲盃资格赛是很好的检视机会。作为一名退役选手， 我很期待看到我们的球员面对中国这样强劲的对手能发挥到什麽程度，当然作为主席， 我们必须让球队赢球。" “This FIBA Asia Cup Qualifier is the very first step toward 2023 FIBA World Cup. We have a spot as a hosting country but still, 2023 FIBA World Cup is not a goal,” Mitsuya concluded. “The 2024 Olympics will be waiting ahead and we will need to qualify on our own. We will take FIBA Asia Cup Qualifier as a very important starting point and prepare our best towards it.” "FIBA亚洲盃资格赛是迈向2023年FIBA世界盃的第一步。 虽然我们有主办国的席位，但 2023年世界盃仍然不是一个目标，2024年的奥运会正等着我们，我们需要靠自己取得资格 。 我们将把亚洲盃资格赛作为一个非常重要的起点，并为此做好准备。" FIBA *新闻发布时间为6/13，FIBA Central Board仍未发布Continental Cup资格赛延期消息 http://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/qualifiers/news/china-seen-as-japan-toughest-opponent-at-asia-cup-qualifiers-says-mitsuya https://tinyurl.com/yx8kjbzd --

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