Kang Bail, who once played in the KBL, played for the Mongolian national team.
Mongolia lost 49-80 and 31 points in the first round of the FIBA Jeddah Asia Cup 2025 qualifying round against China at Shaanxi Gymnasium in Xi'an, China, on the 22nd.
Mongolia is the weakest team in the FIBA ranking of 100. However, it fought hard against China by countering China 8-1 at the beginning of the match and 29-39 through the second quarter. Although the team eventually suffered a crushing defeat due to lack of concentration in the second half, it was remarkable that the team boasts one of Asia's best physical capabilities.
Some welcomed him. Former Samsung Lions player Kang Bail-yi joined the national team under the Mongolian name of Batbayar Narangerel.
Kangvail was drafted by Samsung as the seventh pick in the third round of the 2018 KBL Rookie Draft. He then returned to Mongolia after the end of the 2022-23 season as a pending contract.
He played in 23 games for the Apes of the Mongolian league, recording 9.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals in an average of 21 minutes. He also joined the Mongolia national team and participated in the preliminary round of the Asia Cup.
Kang Bail also played for Mongolia at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Jakarta, and played against South Korea. At that time, he scored 15 points.
Kang Bail, who played for the Mongolia national team for the first time in a long time, started the match against China, but displayed poor performance with seven points and two assists at 27 minutes and 32 seconds after a long three-point shot (1/6).
Yang Hansen, who was born in 2005, had 13 points, three rebounds, four assists, and two steals. In addition, Hu Jintao had 19 points, nine rebounds, and two assists, Joo Joon-long had 11 points, four rebounds, and Du Ren Wang had 17 points, two rebounds, and two assists. 토토사이트
Meanwhile, Mongolia will return to Ulaanbaatar on the 25th to play its second home game against Guam. China will play a match against Japan in Tokyo on the same day.