Asian Games Schedule: Basketball, Football, Cricket; Includes Gilas Philippines and India

By Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at zack.stieber@epochtimes.com
September 17, 2014Updated: July 18, 2015

The Asian Games 2014 kicks off on Thursday and fans are wondering when the basketball, football, and cricket games will be.

Check out the dates below. Note that the games will be broadcast in the Philippines on TV 5 and ABS-CBN, while TEN Sports will broadcast in India.

Basketball

Starts: September 20
Ends: October 3
Locations: Samsan World Gymnasium, Hwaseong Sports Complex Gymnasium

Football

Starts: September 14
Ends: October 2
Locations: Munhak Stadium, Incheon Football Stadium, Ansan Wa Stadium, Goyang Stadium, Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium, Namdong Asiad Rugby Field

Cricket

Starts: September 20
Ends: October 3
Location: Yeonhui Cricket Ground

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Gilas Pilipinas is in Group E along with Iran.

Group A is composed of Mongola, Hong Kong, Kuwait, and Maldives.

Group B is composed of Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Palestine, and India.

Group C is composed of China and Chinese Taipei.

Group D is composed of South Korea and Jordan.

Group F is composed of Japan and Qatar.

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The cricket tournament does not include India. Instead, China, Malaysia, South Korea, Kuwait, Maldives, and Nepal will comepte to advance to the quarterfinals.

Four of the teams will face, respectively, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, which have all earned spots in the quarterfinals.

On the women’s side, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, China, Malaysia, and Nepal will compete to advance to the quarterfinals to face Japan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

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