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2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments

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Countries
  
(18) Refer to division

Official website
  
Website

Matches played
  
20

Date
  
31 March 2013 – 7 July 2013

For main Top 5 Division, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations

Contents

The 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, referred to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 6th series of the Asian Five Nations.

Changes from 2012

  • Kazakhstan participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
  • Philippines was promoted to the Top 5 Division, following promotions form Division 3 to Division 2, then Division 2 to Division 1.
  • Thailand have replaced Singapore in Division 1, with Singapore competing in Division 2.
  • India will compete in Division 2 - replacing China, following promotion from Division 3.
  • Qatar becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 4, replacing Pakistan who are demoted to Division 4.
  • Laos becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 5, though no team was demoted out of Division 4.

    • Teams

    The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:

    Division 1

  •  Chinese Taipei (60)
  •  Kazakhstan (35)
  •  Sri Lanka (47)
  •  Thailand (59)

    • Division 2

  •  India (67)
  •  Iran (NA)
  •  Malaysia (64)
  •  Singapore (66)

    • Division 3

  •  China (68)
  •  Guam (87)
  •  India (NA)
  •  Qatar (NA)

    • Division 4

  •  Laos (NA)
  •  Lebanon (NA)
  •  Pakistan (79)
  •  Uzbekistan (NA)

    • Division 5

  •  Brunei (NA)
  •  Cambodia (NA)

    • Division 1

    Division one will be held in a round-robin format. All games will be played at Havelock Park in Sri Lanka between March 31 and April 6, 2013.

    Table

    Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

    Touch judges:
    Aaron Littlewood
    Mohamed Cader
    Sean Moore

    Touch judges:
    Taku Otsuki
    Priyantha Gunarathna
    Sean Moore

    Touch judges:
    Taizo Hirabayashi
    Aaron Littlewood
    Sean Moore

    References

    2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments Wikipedia
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