Other than a mild upset by the fifth-seed Hsin Wu College over the fourth-seed National Taiwan University of Arts in a 93-82 decision on Sunday, the higher seeds won their respective games in the final round of the annual University Basketball Association (UBA) championship at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.
Top-ranked National Taiwan Normal made it look easy against National Kaohsiung Normal University (eighth seed) in the earlier game on Sunday with a 101-46 blowout victory, while Chinese Culture University (second seed) and Fu Jen Catholic University (third seed) both took care of business in their respective matches against the Taipei Physical Education College (seventh seed) and the National Taiwan University of Sports at Taoyuan (sixth seed) by margins of 81-70 and 87-81 to advance into the semis scheduled for last night.
Winners from the semi-finals will meet in tonight’s final.
HSIN WU COLLEGE 93, NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF ARTS 82
Hsin Wu avenged an earlier loss to National Taiwan University of Arts in second-round action that cost it the fourth-seed berth by humbling the artists in a 93-82 decision on Sunday to advance to the semis for the second straight year.
Freshman center Wang Hao-chi dominated inside the paint throughout the entire game by muscling his way to 26 points and 15 rebounds on top of a pair of blocked shots, leading his school to an unprecedented second straight appearance in the semi-finals.
NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL 101, NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL 46
Behind a fivesome of SBL starters, National Taiwan Normal jumped to a lopsided 17-point lead in the opening quarter on Sunday and upped it to 36 (63-27) by the half before closing out with a 55-point lead.
Unbeaten in all 13 of their games in the tournament thus far, National Taiwan Normal is two wins away from claiming the first ever national title in school history.
CHINESE CULTURE 81,
TAIPEI PHYSICAL EDUCATION 70
Chinese Culture needed a 14-3 run late in the game — highlighted by the a pair of clutch shots by Chen Nian-en and Soong Yu-hsuen — to unlock a tie at 67 and defeat Taipei Physical Education on Monday night. The loss ended a 21-year long streak of “Final Four” appearances for Taipei Physical Education.
FU JEN CATHOLIC 87,
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORTS AT TAOYUAN 81
Overcoming a 24-point halftime deficit, Fu Jen Catholic outscored National Taiwan University of Sports at Taoyuan by a jaw-dropping 63-33 margin in the second half to run away with an incredible 87-81 win on Monday afternoon.
Wu Chih-wei was by far the biggest contributor to Fu Jen’s comeback, hitting six three-pointers in the second half on a team-high 22-point night to help avoid what could have been a huge upset loss for the defending champs.
Taiwan kept their hopes of advancing to next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Saturday, backed by solid pitching. Taiwan last night played against Nicaragua. As of press time, Nicaragua was leading 6-0. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan on Saturday kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen struck out one and allowed no hits, except for a hit-by-pitch over
Taiwan kept its hopes of advancing to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome last night, backed by solid pitching. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The win was crucial for Taiwan, as a loss would have eliminated the team from contention for the next WBC. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen (沙子宸) struck out one and allowed no hits, except for
Team Taiwan are set to face Spain in a win-or-go-home match tonight for the final berth at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), despite losing to Nicaragua 6-0 in the WBC qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Sunday. The home team’s loss on Sunday means Nicaragua finish first in the qualifier round in Taipei with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to next year’s finals. After crushing South Africa 9-1 earlier on Sunday, Spain took second place in the four-team qualifier with a 2-1 record. With a 1-2 record, Taiwan finished third while South Africa placed at the bottom with
Team Taiwan avoided missing the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time by defeating Spain 6-3 in a do-or-die game in Taipei last night. After narrowly escaping a mercy-rule loss to Spain in the WBC Qualifiers opener on Friday last week, the home team — winner of last year's WBSC Premier12 title three months ago — got their revenge against the 2023 European champions at Taipei Dome. "It felt quite different from when we won the Premier12," Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲) said after the game, recalling the ups and downs the team has experienced over the past few days. Unlike in
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