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October 20, 2008

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Benetton Basket Tamoil

CSKA FINISHES CHALLENGE UNDEFEATED

The CBA Euroleague Challenge came to an end with only one undefeated team: CSKA Moscow. In its second game, CSKA defeated Team China by 77-83 as Trajan Langdon led the way with his 22 points. In the ther game, the Sydney Kings defeated Benetton Tamoil by 75-82. Finally, in the only game of the third day, Team China and the Sydney Kings put an end to the game with a 79-79 tie.

CHINA'S YAO MING TALKS EURO BALL
	He is not only one of the biggest athletes on Earth, but Chinese basketball star Yao Ming has become an icon to countless of millions of young people in his native country and beyond. When he was a kid himself, however, Yao was impressed by some of the few European players he saw in China.

CBA-EUROLEAGUE CHALLENGE 2007 BROADCASTERS
	The newly built Kunshan Stadium covers almost 400,000 square meters and uses the city flower of Kunshan as architectural inspiration. The 6,000 seat arena has previously hosted major basketball events, most recently the 2006 edition of the Boris Stankovic Cup tournament.

INTERVIEW: TRAJAN LANGDON, CSKA MOSCOW
	His passion for basketball has already taken him almost clear around the world, but that doesn't make All-Euroleague forward Trajan Langdon of CSKA Moscow any less excited about the opportunity to play in the first CBA-Euroleague Challenge in Kunshan, China this week.

CBA, INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE
	Basketball in China has grown exponentially over the past decade, from a fledgling semi-pro league to a world power in-the-making. Overseeing that change has been the Chinese Basketball Association, the premier professional basketball league in the world's most-populated country.