2015 FIBA Asia Championship qualification
Qualification for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship is currently being held to determine the participants in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. China secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.
Qualification format
The following are eligible to participate:[1]
- The organizing country.
- The champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Cup.
- The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones.
- The two best teams from the sub-zones of East Asia, Gulf, Southeast Asia and West Asia and the winner from the sub-zones of South Asia and Central Asia.
| Zone | Automatic | Additional berths from FIBA Asia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Asia Cup champion | 1 | N/A | 1 |
| Host team | 1 | N/A | 1 |
| Central Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Asia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gulf | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| South Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Southeast Asia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| West Asia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 16 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Iran | 2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions | 19 July 2014 |
 China | Tournament hosts | 24 July 2014 |
 Qatar | 2014 Gulf champions | 19 October 2014 |
 Kuwait | 2014 Gulf runners-up | 20 October 2014 |
 Kazakhstan | 2015 Central Asian champions | 27 April 2015 |
 Philippines | 2015 Southeast Asian champions | 29 April 2015 |
 Singapore | 2015 Southeast Asian third place | 29 April 2015 |
 Malaysia | 2015 Southeast Asian runners-up | 30 April 2015 |
| 2015 South Asian champions | ||
| 2015 West Asian champions | ||
| 2015 West Asian runners-up | ||
| 2015 West Asian third place | ||
| 2015 East Asian champions | ||
| 2015 East Asian runners-up | ||
| 2015 East Asian third place | ||
| 2015 East Asian fourth place |
FIBA Asia Cup
The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup was held at Wuhan, Hubei, China from 11 to 19 July 2014.
| Rank | Team | Note |
|---|---|---|
 |
Iran |
Qualified |
 |
 Chinese Taipei |
East Asia (+1) |
 |
Philippines |
Southeast Asia (+1) |
| 4 | China |
Direct qualifier |
| 5 |  Jordan |
West Asia (+1) |
| 6 |  Japan |
East Asia (+2) |
| 7 |  India |
|
| 8 | Singapore |
|
| 9 |  Indonesia |
- The host was not yet determined at the conclusion of the tournament. China was chosen as the host a week later.
Central Asia
The Central Asia qualifiers was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Astana.
Gulf
The 14th Gulf Basketball Championship was held at Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 13 to 20 October 2014.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar |
5 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 284 | +97 | 10 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship |
| 2 | Kuwait |
5 | 4 | 1 | 344 | 323 | +21 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 398 | 355 | +43 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia (H) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 378 | 348 | +30 | 7 | |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates |
5 | 1 | 4 | 345 | 384 | −39 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Oman |
5 | 0 | 5 | 265 | 417 | −152 | 5 |
(H) Host.
Southeast Asia
The 11th SEABA Championship was held at Singapore from 27 April to 1 May 2015.
| Rank | Team | Note |
|---|---|---|
| |
Philippines |
Qualified |
| |
Malaysia | |
| |
Singapore | |
| 4 | Indonesia |
|
| 5 |  Laos |
|
| 6 |  Brunei |
West Asia
The WABA Championship is scheduled to be held at Tehran from 25 to 31 May 2015. As Iran already qualified by winning the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, the top 3 teams excluding Iran would qualify.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (H, Q) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship |
| 2 | Jordan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Palestine |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Yemen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
References
- ↑ "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 43. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ "Gulf Basketball Cup 2014". goalzz.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
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