Taiwan men’s NT to defend EAG title

Taiwan men’s NT will try to defend its East Asian Games title when the quadrennial competition takes place in Hong Kong in December while Taiwan women’s NT looks to revenge its loss to China in the title game four years ago in Macau.

2009 EAG Primer

Taiwan Men’s NT
– 8 teams
– Preliminary: Two groups of four
Group A: Macau, Taiwan, Mongolia, China
Group B: Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Guam
– Top two in each group advance to the semifinal round
– Schedule:
Dec. 3 15:30 vs. Macau
Dec. 5 13:15 vs. Mongolia
Dec. 7 20:00 vs. China

Taiwan Women’s NT
– 6 teams
– Preliminary: Single round robin. Top four advance to the semifinal round
– Schedule:
Dec. 2 11:00 vs. China
Dec. 3 17:45 vs. Hong Kong
Dec. 4 13:15 vs. Japan
Dec. 6 11:00 vs. Guam
Dec. 7 11:00 vs. Korea