2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup were held to determine the participants in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Lebanon secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
Qualification format
[edit]The following are eligible to participate:[1]
- The three best teams from the subzone of East Asia, the two best teams from the subzone of West Asia and the Winners from the subzones of Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Persian Gulf.[2]
- The five best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Challenge would qualify the same number of teams for their respective subzones.
- Two wild card teams from FIBA Oceania: Australia and New Zealand.
- The host nation would clinch one of the berths allocated for its subzone.
Zone | Allocated berths | Additional berths from FIBA Asia Challenge | Total |
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Central Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
East Asia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Gulf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Southeast Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
West Asia | 2 | 3 | 5* |
Wild Cards | 2 | — | 2 |
Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
* Including the host nation Lebanon.
Qualified teams
[edit]Team | Qualified as | Date | Last appearance |
Total appearances |
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Host Nation | 20 January 2017 | 2015 | 8 |
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2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round Winners |
1 June 2017 | 2015 | 8 |
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2017 East Asian Champions | 5 June 2017 | 2015 | 23 |
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2017 East Asian Runners-up | 5 June 2017 | 2015 | 28 |
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2017 East Asian 3rd Place | 4 June 2017 | 2015 | 27 |
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2017 East Asian 4th Place | 4 June 2017 | 2015 | 21 |
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2017 East Asian 5th Place | 6 June 2017 | 2015 | 5 |
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2016 Gulf Champions | 9 September 2016 | 2015 | 9 |
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2017 South Asian Champions | 23 May 2017 | 2015 | 24 |
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2017 Southeast Asian Champions | 18 May 2017 | 2015 | 26 |
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2017 West Asian Runners-up | 1 February 2017 | 2015 | 16 |
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2017 West Asian 3rd Place | 31 January 2017 | 2015 | 14 |
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2017 West Asian 4th Place | 2 February 2017 | 1987 | 3 |
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2017 West Asian 5th Place | 1 February 2017 | 2011 | 5 |
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Wild Card | 2016 | None | N/A |
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* Lebanon is also the 2017 West Asian Champions.
FIBA Asia Challenge
[edit]The 6th FIBA Asia Challenge was held at Tehran, Iran from 9 to 18 September 2016.
Rank | Team | Note |
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West Asia (+1) |
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East Asia (+1) |
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West Asia (+2) |
4 | ![]() |
West Asia (+3) |
5 | ![]() |
East Asia (+2) |
6 | ![]() |
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9 | ![]() |
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10 | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
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12 | ![]() |
Central Asia
[edit]The 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Almaty.[3]
East Asia
[edit]4th East Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 3–7 June |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Top rebounds | ![]() |
Top assists | ![]() |
PPG (Team) | ![]() |
RPG (Team) | ![]() |
APG (Team) | ![]() |
Official website | |
Official Website | |
The 4th EABA Championship was held in Nagano, Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017. The top five nations will qualify for the main tournament.[4] On 7 June 2017, Chinese Taipei defeated the defending champions South Korea in the final, 77–64.[5] Hosts Japan subdued China in the bronze medal game, 76–58.[6] All four semifinalists qualified to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, along with Hong Kong, who took the fifth and last East Asian spot by defeating Macau, 96–81, the day before.[7] The draw was held in Tokyo, Japan on 6 March 2017 to determine the composition of the two groups.[8]
Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 119 | +78 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 136 | +45 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 228 | −123 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
3 June 2017
15:00 |
Japan ![]() |
78–72 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 14–15, 21–23, 20–16 | ||
Pts: Brown 15 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Brown 5 |
Pts: Lee D.S. 15 Rebs: Heo I.Y., Heo H. 7 Asts: Heo H. 5 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Hsieh Wen-wei (TPE), Zhang Zhiwei (CHN) |
4 June 2017
15:00 |
Macau ![]() |
47–119 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 6–31, 13–27, 13–36 | ||
Pts: Hoi 12 Rebs: Lo 5 Asts: 3 players at 2 each |
Pts: Hiejima 17 Rebs: Takeuchi 9 Asts: Hiejima 10 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Zhang Zhiwei (CHN) |
5 June 2017
16:45 |
South Korea ![]() |
109–58 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 14–12, 32–14, 33–18 | ||
Pts: Lee D.S. 26 Rebs: Jeong, Park 7 Asts: Heo H. 7 |
Pts: Chan 16 Rebs: Chan 15 Asts: Lam 4 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Hsieh Wen-wei (TPE) |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 123 | +63 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 153 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 182 | −65 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
3 June 2017
17:15 |
China ![]() |
96–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 27–17, 19–13, 29–25 | ||
Pts: Zhao 22 Rebs: Hu 8 Asts: Sun 8 |
Pts: Davis 15 Rebs: Davis 9 Asts: Chiang 4 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Shin Gi Rok (KOR) |
4 June 2017
17:15 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
60–90 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 15–29, 11–17, 25–20 | ||
Pts: Reid 16 Rebs: Reid 10 Asts: Chan 5, Lo 5 |
Pts: Hu 17 Rebs: Hu 12 Asts: Sun 9 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chao Hio Tong (MAC), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN) |
5 June 2017
19:00 |
Chinese Taipei ![]() |
92–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 22–13, 29–22, 19–11 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chao Hio Tong (MAC), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN) |
Classification 5th–6th
[edit]- Winner qualifies to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
6 June 2017
14:30 |
Macau ![]() |
81–96 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 9–29, 32–34, 29–16 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Yuji Higashi (JPN), Wen-Wei Hsieh (TPE), Gi Rok Shin (KOR) |
Final round
[edit]Semifinals | Final | |||||
6 June | ||||||
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7 June | ||||||
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6 June | ||||||
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3rd place | ||||||
7 June | ||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]6 June 2017
19:00 |
Japan ![]() |
73–78 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 11–15, 21–15, 26–23 | ||
Pts: Hiejima 20 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Hashimoto 4 |
Pts: Davis 29 Rebs: Davis 17 Asts: Chiang 5 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chao Hio Tong (MAC), Zhang Zhiwei (CHN) |
6 June 2017
16:45 |
China ![]() |
104–106 (OT) | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–25, 25–19, 32–29, Overtime: 11–13 | ||
Pts: Sun 28 Rebs: Hu 18 Asts: Hu 7 |
Pts: Heo I.Y. 22 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Lee J.H. 6 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN) |
3rd place
[edit]7 June 2017
18:00 |
China ![]() |
58–76 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 11–9, 21–22, 17–19 | ||
Pts: Zhao 20 Rebs: Hu 14 Asts: Sun 4 |
Pts: Brown 21 Rebs: Brown 11 Asts: Tanaka 5 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Wen-Wei Hsieh (TPE), Harja Jaladri (INA) |
Final
[edit]7 June 2017
15:45 |
South Korea ![]() |
64–77 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–24, 17–24, 13–14 | ||
Pts: Heo I.Y. 18 Rebs: Lee J.H. 7 Asts: Heo H., Lee D.S. 6 |
Pts: Liu 23 Rebs: Davis 13 Asts: Yu 4 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Yuji Higashi (JPN), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Zhiwei Zhang (CHN) |
Final standing
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
Gulf
[edit]15th Gulf Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 28 August - 4 September |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
The 15th Gulf Basketball Championship was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in September 2016.[9][10]
Rank | Team | Qualification |
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Qualification to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
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5 | ![]() |
South Asia
[edit]6th South Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 19–23 May |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
The 6th SABA Championship was held in Malé, Maldives from 19 May to 23 May 2017.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 404 | 218 | +186 | 8 | Qualified to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers[11] |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 323 | 340 | −17 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 285 | 312 | −27 | 5[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 306 | −70 | 5[a] | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 294 | −72 | 5[a] |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Results
[edit]All times are in Maldivian Time (UTC+05:00)
19 May 2017
21:00 |
India ![]() |
84–42 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 22–3, 24–12, 22–13, 16–14 | ||
Pts: Am. Singh 25 | Pts: Zilaal 12 |
21 May 2017
17:00 |
Sri Lanka ![]() |
61–88 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 17–27, 15–16, 12–22 | ||
Pts: Perera 18 | Pts: Am. Singh 28 |
22 May 2017
17:00 |
India ![]() |
142–71 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 36–9, 32–20, 45–13, 29–29 | ||
Pts: Am. Singh 22 | Pts: Biswas 25 |
23 May 2017
17:00 |
Nepal ![]() |
44–109 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 7–20, 13–45, 18–19 | ||
Pts: Shrestha 9 | Pts: Bhriguvanshi 22 |
Final rankings
[edit]Qualified for: |
Rank | Team |
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5th | ![]() |
Southeast Asia
[edit]The 12th SEABA Championship was held in Quezon City, Philippines from 12 to 18 May 2017.[12]
West Asia
[edit]15th West Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 29 January - 2 February |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Top rebounds | ![]() |
Top assists | ![]() |
PPG (Team) | ![]() |
RPG (Team) | ![]() ![]() |
APG (Team) | ![]() |
Official website | |
Official Website | |
The 15th WABA Championship was held in Amman, Jordan from 29 January to 2 February 2017. National teams that participated were Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and hosts Jordan.[13] Only the top four teams excluding Lebanon qualified for the continental joust.[14]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 400 | 308 | +92 | 10 | Qualified as hosts of 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 317 | +125 | 9 | Qualification to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 361 | −7 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 333 | 345 | −12 | 7 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 321 | 384 | −63 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 5 | 333 | 468 | −135 | 5 | Eliminated |
29 January 2017
15:00 |
Palestine ![]() |
65–114 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 24–27, 13–33, 19–32 | ||
Pts: Tamimi 12 Rebs: Nunnally 4 Asts: Anani 2 |
Pts: Jamshidi 29 Rebs: Kardoust 9 Asts: Mashayekhi, Kazemi 4 |
29 January 2017
17:00 |
Iraq ![]() |
46–86 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 14–21, 12–20, 9–22 | ||
Pts: Al-Hchaimi Rebs: Aljuboori 11 Asts: Galloway 4 |
Pts: Arakji 16 Rebs: Bawji, El Khatib 6 Asts: Arakji, Stephan 3 |
29 January 2017
19:00 |
Syria ![]() |
70–78 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–28, 19–17, 16–18 | ||
Pts: Madanly 24 Rebs: Saddier 11 Asts: Madanly 5 |
Pts: Abdeen 25 Rebs: Hussein 11 Asts: Abdeen 8 |
30 January 2017
15:00 |
Iran ![]() |
92–48 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25–4, 23–12, 17–17, 27–15 | ||
Pts: Jamshidi 17 Rebs: Kazemi 10 Asts: Pour 4 |
Pts: Adribi, Haidar 8 Rebs: Cheikh Ali 5 Asts: Baker, Harbasha 3 |
30 January 2017
17:00 |
Lebanon ![]() |
99–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 21–8, 27–21, 22–28 | ||
Pts: Stephan 23 Rebs: Majok 9 Asts: Arakji, El Khatib 4 |
Pts: Abushamala 25 Rebs: Nunnally 9 Asts: Habash 3 |
30 January 2017
19:00 |
Jordan ![]() |
66–62 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–10, 13–14, 18–21 | ||
Pts: Abdeen, Al-Awadi 19 Rebs: Hussein 12 Asts: Abdeen, Al-Awadi 4 |
Pts: Galloway 22 Rebs: Al-Khafaji 11 Asts: Galloway 5 |
31 January 2017
15:00 |
Iraq ![]() |
66–53 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–11, 13–18, 17–8 | ||
Pts: Galloway 25 Rebs: Hameed 14 Asts: Galloway 4 |
Pts: Cheikh Ali 16 Rebs: Cheikh Ali 10 Asts: Harbasha 4 |
31 January 2017
17:00 |
Lebanon ![]() |
65–62 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 13–15, 22–22, 16–15 | ||
Pts: El Khatib 21 Rebs: Haidar 10 Asts: Mezher, El Khatib 3 |
Pts: Jamshidi 15 Rebs: Kazemi 9 Asts: Mashayekhi 2 |
31 January 2017
19:00 |
Palestine ![]() |
75–90 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 24–17, 15–26, 11–20 | ||
Pts: Abshamala 23 Rebs: Nunnally 12 Asts: Abshamala, Habash 2 |
Pts: Abdeen 30 Rebs: Zaghab 8 Asts: Al-Awadi 5 |
1 February 2017
15:00 |
Iran ![]() |
92–80 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 26–16, 19–22, 17–21 | ||
Pts: Jamshidi 27 Rebs: Kazemi, Yakhchali 8 Asts: Pour 6 |
Pts: Galloway 29 Rebs: Galloway 8 Asts: Galloway 11 |
1 February 2017
17:00 |
Jordan ![]() |
61–72 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 9–27, 18–13, 17–12, 17–20 | ||
Pts: Al-Awadi 16 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Kanaan 4 |
Pts: El Khatib 33 Rebs: Majok 9 Asts: Arakji 5 |
1 February 2017
19:00 |
Syria ![]() |
86–70 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 29–11, 16–19, 27–17 | ||
Pts: Madanly 21 Rebs: Cheikh Ali 19 Asts: Madanly 11 |
Pts: Abushamala 21 Rebs: Nunnally 15 Asts: Abushamala 4 |
2 February 2017
15:00 |
Lebanon ![]() |
78–64 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 12–16, 26–17, 25–18 | ||
Pts: Rustom 26 Rebs: Tabet 11 Asts: four players 3 |
Pts: Harbasha16 Rebs: Adribi 13 Asts: Harbasha5 |
2 February 2017
17:00 |
Palestine ![]() |
48–79 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 11–24, 18–20, 11–13 | ||
Pts: Abushamala 12 Rebs: Abushamala, Younis 7 Asts: Abushamala 2 |
Pts: Galloway 22 Rebs: Hameed 14 10 Asts: Hamad 3 |
2 February 2017
19:00 |
Jordan ![]() |
59–82 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 14–19, 14–19, 16–19 | ||
Pts: Abdeen 17 Rebs: Zaghab 6 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Yakhchali 21 Rebs: Yakhchali 8 Asts: Mashayekhi 8 |
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