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Taiwan Beer quit Straits Cup after violent incident

Taiwan Beer's Wu Tai-hao receives medical attention for his broken nose after being elbowed by Jiangang defender Meng Da during a Straits Cup basketball game in Miaoli on Monday.

Taiwan Beer yesterday said that it was pulling out of the Straits Cup basketball tournament over an incident in which one of its players suffered a broken nose after being elbowed in the face by a Jiangsu Nangang Dragons player on Monday.

Citing a complete lack of sportsmanship from Jiangsu defender Meng Da as the reason for their withdrawal, Taiwan Beer said its players were now afraid of their Chinese opponents.

Chinese basketball authorities yesterday ordered Meng to cut short his visit to Taiwan and return to China.

Meng, who elbowed Taiwan Beer center Wu Tai-hao and broke his nose during a game in Miaoli on Monday night, left the country later yesterday.

Prior to his departure, Meng offered an apology to Wu and wished him a quick recovery.

The incident occurred with two-and-a-half minutes left in the game when Wu set up a pick for a teammate, leading to contact with Meng, who spun around and retaliated with an elbow to the bridge of Wu's nose.

Meng was sent off and the organizers of the tournament said that he would be barred from playing in any of the tournament's final three games in Hualien, which were originally scheduled to begin yesterday.

TAIWAN SPORTS WRAP Taiwan tops Indonesia Staff writer Taiwan defeated Indonesia 3-2 in five sets (25-17, 17-25, 33-31, 21-15, 18-16) in their Asian Senior Men's Volleyball Championship Pool E match in Jakarta on Tuesday. Taiwan manager Wang Kuei-ching said he was very satisfied with his team's performance. "I think we were lucky. Indonesia is a very strong team. My players were slightly unnerved by the cheering of the home team's fans. This is an important victory for us and it will affect our chances for the Olympic Games in Beijing," Wang said. On Monday, China beat Taiwan 3-1, while Indonesia beat Thailand 3-2. The Senior Women's Volleyball Championship was scheduled to open in Suphanburi City, Thailand, last night."

Following Taiwan Beer's pullout, the tournament, which was initially to pitch two Taiwanese teams against two Chinese teams in six games over three days, was downsized to two games over two days.

Yesterday's result:

* Huangjin Shandong def. Dacin Tigers 76-70 (progress: 24-17, 41-37, 58-52).
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