For main Top 5 Division, see: 2013 Asian Five Nations
The 2013 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2013 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the HSBC, referred to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 6th series of the Asian Five Nations.
Changes from 2012
- Kazakhstan participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5.
- Philippines was promoted to the Top 5 Division, following promotions form Division 3 to Division 2, then Division 2 to Division 1.
- Thailand have replaced Singapore in Division 1, with Singapore competing in Division 2.
- India will compete in Division 2 - replacing China, following promotion from Division 3.
- Qatar becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 4, replacing Pakistan who are demoted to Division 4.
- Laos becomes the first team to be promoted out of Division 5, though no team was demoted out of Division 4.
Teams
The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were:
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5
Division 1
Division one will be held in a round-robin format. All games will be played at Havelock Park in Sri Lanka between March 31 and April 6, 2013.
Table
Points are awarded to the teams as follows:
Fixtures
Touch judges: <br /> Aaron Littlewood <br /> Mohamed Cader <br /> Sean Moore
Touch judges: <br /> Taku Otsuki <br /> Priyantha Gunarathna <br /> Sean Moore
Touch judges: <br /> Taizo Hirabayashi <br /> Aaron Littlewood <br /> Sean Moore
Division 2
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Division 3
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Division 4
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Division 5
Game 1
Game 2
References
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