Gilas Pilipinas opens its International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup campaign with an interesting tussle with defending champion China in their Group B match on Wednesday at the Beirut Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex in Beirut, Lebanon.

The previous edition’s finalists square off at 6:30 p.m. (Manila time) with the PH 5 facing a daunting task against the perennial title favorite as naturalized player Andray Blatche and center June Mar Fajardo sitting out in the tournament for various reasons.

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