Taiwan’s men's basketball team returned to a warm welcome at the airport.

But team captain Lin Chih-chieh said he was disappointed the team fell short in the semifinals

after earning one of its most impressive wins ever against China.

It has been a long time for a scene such as this to play out at Taoyuan International Airport.

Despite failing to earn a spot at next year’s Basketball World Cup,

fans continued to show their enthusiasm for the team,

including new immigrant to Taiwan, Quincy Davis III.

It’s been very amazing to see all the people come out and support us.

I hope we did a good job, and for all the little kids who are growing up and watching us play, I hope we inspired them.

And it’s very good to see all our fans in support and represent Taiwan.

However, team captain Lin Chih-chieh continued to express his disappointment after losing in the semifinals.

Since yesterday, I haven’t been happy. It may take awhile for my mood to improve.

The team battled hard in every game of the tournament.

It was met with screaming cheers from fans, which boosted the spirits of the team members.

Support was also given to the head coach.

I felt like crying in each game because we seemed to always need to mount a comeback.

We were behind by 10 points to Jordan, and then 13 points to the Philippines,

and of course, we all know that we fell behind 17 points to China.

So every game was quite touching.

Despite the loss, Taiwan’s men's basketball team still has a number of tournaments on the horizon to look forward to, such as the East Asian Games and the Asian Games.

After regrouping following this painful loss, the team hopes to make another bid for international glory.