Such a finish would grant the team an automatic berth to the 2024 Paris Olympics — a goal that is surely in the mind of every Asian team in the tournament. So far, all Asian teams have dropped their first assignments, with Gilas Pilipinas being the lone team that managed to put up a fight and avoid being blown out by higher-ranked opponents from the Americas and Euro qualifiers. Co-host Japan came the closest to Gilas Pilipinas' feat, being able to put up a fight in the early going against Germany. Jordan was also one of the other Asian teams that held its ground, but stunningly lost steam in the end. The rest of the Asian teams absorbed complete blowouts.

Source: Manila Times August 27, 2023 14:50 UTC