China, an unknown team for most of the fans and scouts, surprised everybody earning the title of the U-16 Türk Telekom Tournament, held in Gaziantep (Turkey). With 2.15 center Qi Zhou ('96) as their star the Asiatic squad beat hosts in the big final after a tight contest (67-66). Zhou flirted with the triple-double with another amazing show without resting a second: 30 points (9/13 twos and 12/15 ft), 17 rebounds and 8 blocks (even 7 turnovers). Turkish battled recovering a 13 points deficit at the beginning of the last period with Dogukan Sanli ('95), from Besiktas, as their leader. The guard scored 19 points (9/19 FG), pulling down 4 rebounds and making 4 steals. Beside him also shined Cedi Osman ('95) with 12 points (3/8 threes) and 4 assists, while Kenan Sipahi ('95) and James Metecan Birsen ('95) struggled. Guard nailed 6 points (but 2/12 FG), with 6 steals and 5 assists. Forward scored 5 with 2 rebounds and 2 blocks. Hosts had problems to score (31% on twos) against the big Chinese.