2003 ABC Championship qualification
The 2003 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2002 and early 2003 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.
Qualification format
The following are eligible to participate:
- The organizing country.
- The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship.
- The two best teams from the sub-zones.
2001 ABC Championship
Rank | Team |
---|---|
China | |
Lebanon | |
South Korea | |
4 | Syria |
5 | Qatar |
6 | Japan |
7 | Chinese Taipei |
8 | India |
9 | Uzbekistan |
10 | United Arab Emirates |
11 | Hong Kong |
12 | Kuwait |
13 | Thailand |
14 | Singapore |
Qualified teams
East Asia (3+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
China | Qatar | Uzbekistan | Philippines | Lebanon |
South Korea | India | Malaysia | Syria | |
Japan | Jordan | |||
Chinese Taipei | Iran | |||
Hong Kong |
* Withdrew, Kazakhstan and Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.
East Asia
All the others withdrew, so Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong qualified automatically.
Gulf
The 2002 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams excluding Qatar qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Preliminary round
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 293 | 251 | +42 | 7 | 1–0 |
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 7 | 0–1 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 |
Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 335 | −22 | 6 | 0–1 |
Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 341 | −43 | 4 |
Final
Final standing
Rank | Team |
---|---|
United Arab Emirates | |
Qatar | |
Saudi Arabia | |
4 | Bahrain |
5 | Kuwait |
Middle Asia
The 2003 Middle Asia Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at New Delhi, India.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 185 | +248 | 8 |
India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 242 | +178 | 7 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 335 | −124 | 6 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 247 | 372 | −125 | 5 |
Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 401 | −177 | 4 |
Southeast Asia
5th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship | |
---|---|
Tournament details | |
Host country | Malaysia |
Dates | 19–21 August |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Philippines (3rd title) |
← 2001 2005 → |
The 5th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Round Robin
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 185 | +93 | 6 |
Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 232 | +18 | 5 |
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 234 | −31 | 4 |
Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 275 | −80 | 3 |
West Asia
The 2002/2003 West Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament supposed to be held in 3 stages in Jordan, Iran and Iraq in late 2002 and early 2003 but the last round was cancelled.
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 285 | +42 | 7 | 1–1 / 1.088 |
Iran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 295 | 292 | +3 | 7 | 1–1 / 0.919 |
Iraq | 4 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 313 | −45 | 4 |
External links
- FIBA Asia official website Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
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