TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s basketball team lost to Chinese Taipei-A 77-58 in the 2023 William Jones Cup for Women on Monday.

Iran, who had lost to South Korea 87-44 and the Philippines 64-60 in their first two matches, will play Chinese Taipei-B on Tuesday.

Iran have participated at the William Jones Cup as part of preparation for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B, where Team Melli are drawn in Pool A along with Malaysia, Mongolia and Indonesia.

Pool B consists of Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Jordan and Thailand.