'Physical: Asia' Quest 2.5: Ball Possession Death Match Results & Eliminations

The losing countries of the previous quest, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, are given one final chance to stay in the competition. Quest 2.5 is the Ball Possession Death Match where two teams will compete one-on-one to survive. Only the two winning teams will advance to the next quest, while the two losing teams will be permanently eliminated from Physical: Asia.

'Physical: Asia' QUEST 2.5: Ball Possession Death Match

In the Ball Possession Death Match, two teams compete to take the ball from the center and score in their opponent's goal first. The duration of each game is three minutes. If nobody scores a goal before time expires, there will be a one-minute rematch. If the rematch also ends in a tie, the team that gets closer to the opponent's goal while holding the ball wins. If neither team has possession of the ball, the playoff to decide on the winner will be repeated. Each game consists of a total of five rounds. Rounds 1, 3, and 5 are one-on-one, and Rounds 2 and 4 are two-on-two. The first country that wins three out of the five rounds will survive.

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Among the four countries that lost in the second quest, the one that collected the most goods gets to choose its opponent for the Death Match. Team Japan gets the privilege to choose and decides to go up against Team Indonesia. Leaving Team Thailand to go up against Team Philippines.

THAILAND vs PHILIPPINES DEATH MATCH RESULTS

ROUND	THAILAND	PHILIPPINES
1	SUNNY WECHOKITTIKORN Rugby Player [X]	MARK MUGEN Sambo Athlete [O]
2	SUPERBON Muay Thai Fighter & JAMES RUSAMEEKAE Former Volleyball Player [O]	MANNY PACQUIAO Boxer & RAY QUERUBIN Strongman [X]
3	ANUCHA YOSPANYA Wrestler [X]	JUSTIN COVENEY Rugby Player [O]
4	JAR TEERAWANITSAN CrossFit Athlete & PLOY OLSEN Muay Thai Coach [X]	LARA LIWANAG CrossFit Athlete & ROBYN BROWN Hurdler [O]
FINAL SCORE	1	3

In the first Death Match, the surviving country is the Philippines. As a result, the first country to be eliminated from Physical: Asia is Thailand.

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JAPAN vs INDONESIA DEATH MATCH RESULTS

ROUND	JAPAN	INDONESIA
1	SOICHI HASHIMOTO Judoka [O]	GLENN VICTOR Swimmer [X]
2	YOSHIO ITOI Baseball Player & KATSUMI NAKAMURA Swimmer [O]	IGEDZ EXECUTIONER Bodybuilder & FINA PHILLIPE Jiu-Jitsu Athlete [X]
3	YUSHIN OKAMI MMA Fighter [O]	JEREMIAH LAKHWANI Hybrid Athlete [X]
FINAL SCORE	3	0

In the final Death Match, the surviving country is Japan. The second country to be eliminated from Physical: Asia is Indonesia. So proud of all of the athletes for giving it their all till the very end!

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The six countries advancing to the next quest are: Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Türkiye, Australia, and the Philippines.