Qatar’s senior basketball team suffered a setback when they lost 66-73 to the hosts Japan in the semifinals clash of the  FIBA Asia Cup 2012 at Ota Gymnasium in Tokyo on Friday. Friday’s defeat made the National basketball team missed  the chance to reach the final round, accordingly they will lock horns against Philippines for the third place on Saturday. The winner of this year's FIBA Asia Cup automatically qualifies for the FIBA Asia Championship in 2013.  From: Qatar Olympic Committee