2017 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup are being 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
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 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 | N/A | 2 |
Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
* Including the host nation Lebanon.
Qualified teams
Team | Qualified as | Date | Last appearance |
Total appearances |
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Lebanon* | Host Nation | 20 January 2017 | 2015 | 8 |
Kazakhstan | 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round Winners | 1 June 2017 | 2015 | 8 |
Chinese Taipei | 2017 East Asian Champions | 5 June 2017 | 2015 | 23 |
South Korea | 2017 East Asian Runners-up | 5 June 2017 | 2015 | 28 |
Japan | 2017 East Asian 3rd Place | 4 June 2017 | 2015 | 27 |
China | 2017 East Asian 4th Place | 4 June 2017 | 2015 | 21 |
Hong Kong | 2017 East Asian 5th Place | 6 June 2017 | 2015 | 5 |
Qatar | 2016 Gulf Champions | 9 September 2016 | 2015 | 9 |
India | 2017 South Asian Champions | 23 May 2017 | 2015 | 24 |
Philippines | 2017 Southeast Asian Champions | 18 May 2017 | 2015 | 26 |
Iran | 2017 West Asian Runners-up | 1 February 2017 | 2015 | 16 |
Jordan | 2017 West Asian 3rd Place | 31 January 2017 | 2015 | 14 |
Iraq | 2017 West Asian 4th Place | 2 February 2017 | 1987 | 3 |
Syria | 2017 West Asian 5th Place | 1 February 2017 | 2011 | 5 |
Australia | Wild Card | 2016 | None | N/A |
New Zealand | ||||
* Lebanon is also the 2017 West Asian Champions.
FIBA Asia Challenge
The 6th FIBA Asia Challenge was held at Tehran, Iran from 9 to 18 September 2016.
Rank | Team | Note |
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Iran | West Asia (+1) | |
South Korea | East Asia (+1) | |
Jordan | West Asia (+2) | |
4 | Iraq | West Asia (+3) |
5 | China | East Asia (+2) |
6 | Japan | |
7 | India | |
8 | Chinese Taipei | |
9 | Philippines | |
10 | Qatar | |
11 | Kazakhstan | |
12 | Thailand |
Central Asia
The 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Almaty.[3]
East Asia
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Host nation | Japan | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3–7 June | ||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (from 8 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | Chinese Taipei (1st title) | ||||||||||||
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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
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan (H, Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 119 | +78 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
2 | South Korea (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 136 | +45 | 3 | |
3 | Macau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 228 | −123 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
3 June 2017 15:00 |
Japan | 78–72 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 14–15, 21–23, 20–16 |
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 | Japan |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 6–31, 13–27, 13–36 |
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 | Macau |
Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 14–12, 32–14, 33–18 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Hsieh Wen-wei (TPE) |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 123 | +63 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
2 | Chinese Taipei (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 153 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 182 | −65 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
3 June 2017 17:15 |
China | 96–63 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 27–17, 19–13, 29–25 |
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 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 15–29, 11–17, 25–20 |
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 | Hong Kong |
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
- Winner qualifies to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
6 June 2017 14:30 |
Macau | 81–96 | Hong Kong |
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
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
6 June | |||||||
Japan | 73 | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 78 | ||||||
7 June | |||||||
Chinese Taipei | 77 | ||||||
South Korea | 64 | ||||||
3rd place | |||||||
6 June | 7 June | ||||||
China | 104 | Japan | 76 | ||||
South Korea (OT) | 106 | China | 58 |
Semifinals
6 June 2017 19:00 |
Japan | 73–78 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 11–15, 21–15, 26–23 |
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) | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–25, 25–19, 32–29, Overtime: 11–13 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN) |
3rd place
7 June 2017 18:00 |
China | 58–76 | Japan |
Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 11–9, 21–22, 17–19 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Wen-Wei Hsieh (TPE), Harja Jaladri (INA) |
Final
7 June 2017 15:45 |
South Korea | 64–77 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–24, 17–24, 13–14 |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano Referees: Yuji Higashi (JPN), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Zhiwei Zhang (CHN) |
Final standing
Rank | Team |
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Chinese Taipei | |
South Korea | |
Japan | |
4 | China |
5 | Hong Kong |
6 | Macau |
Persian Gulf
2016 GCC Championship | |
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15th Gulf Basketball Championship | |
Tournament details | |
Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 28 August - 4 September |
Teams | 5 (from 6 federations) |
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Qatar |
The 15th Gulf Basketball Championship was held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates in September 2016.[9][10]
Rank | Team | Qualification |
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Qatar | Qualification to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup | |
Saudi Arabia | ||
United Arab Emirates | ||
4 | Bahrain | |
5 | Oman | |
South Asia
The 6th SABA Championship was held in Malé, Maldives from 19 May to 23 May 2017.
Southeast Asia
The 12th SEABA Championship was held in Quezon City, Philippines from 12 to 18 May 2017.[11]
West Asia
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Host nation | Jordan | ||||||||||||
Dates | 29 January - 2 February | ||||||||||||
Teams | 6 (from 7 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | Lebanon (5th title) | ||||||||||||
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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.[12] Only the top four teams excluding Lebanon qualified for the continental joust.[13]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lebanon (C, Q) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 400 | 308 | +92 | 10 | Qualified as hosts of 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
2 | Iran (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 442 | 317 | +125 | 9 | Qualification to 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
3 | Jordan (H, Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 354 | 361 | −7 | 8 | |
4 | Iraq (Q) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 333 | 345 | −12 | 7 | |
5 | Syria (Q) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 321 | 384 | −63 | 6 | |
6 | Palestine (E) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 333 | 468 | −135 | 5 | Eliminated |
29 January 2017 15:00 |
Palestine | 65–114 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 24–27, 13–33, 19–32 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
29 January 2017 17:00 |
Iraq | 46–86 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 14–21, 12–20, 9–22 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
29 January 2017 19:00 |
Syria | 70–78 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–28, 19–17, 16–18 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
30 January 2017 15:00 |
Iran | 92–48 | Syria |
Scoring by quarter: 25–4, 23–12, 17–17, 27–15 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
30 January 2017 17:00 |
Lebanon | 99–75 | Palestine |
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 21–8, 27–21, 22–28 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
30 January 2017 19:00 |
Jordan | 66–62 | Iraq |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–10, 13–14, 18–21 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
31 January 2017 15:00 |
Iraq | 66–53 | Syria |
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–11, 13–18, 17–8 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
31 January 2017 17:00 |
Lebanon | 65–62 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 13–15, 22–22, 16–15 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
31 January 2017 19:00 |
Palestine | 75–90 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 24–17, 15–26, 11–20 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
1 February 2017 15:00 |
Iran | 92–80 | Iraq |
Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 26–16, 19–22, 17–21 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
1 February 2017 17:00 |
Jordan | 61–72 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 9–27, 18–13, 17–12, 17–20 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
1 February 2017 19:00 |
Syria | 86–70 | Palestine |
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 29–11, 16–19, 27–17 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
2 February 2017 15:00 |
Lebanon | 78–64 | Syria |
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 12–16, 26–17, 25–18 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
2 February 2017 17:00 |
Palestine | 48–79 | Iraq |
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 11–24, 18–20, 11–13 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
2 February 2017 19:00 |
Jordan | 59–82 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 14–19, 14–19, 16–19 |
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman |
References
- ↑ "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 43. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ EABA Championship 2017 groups set
- ↑ Kazakhstan edge Kyrgyzstan to qualify FIBA Asia Cup
- ↑ "東アジア選手権が6月に長野で開催、中国や韓国ら8チームが出場予定 (East Asian Championship will be held in Nagano in June, 8 teams including China and Korea will participate)". BasketballKing.jp. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Chinese Taipei dethrone Korea at EABA Championship 2017". FIBA. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Japan salvage podium finish at EABA Championship 2017". FIBA. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Korea and Chinese Taipei upset rivals in EABA Championship 2017 Semi-Finals!". FIBA. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "EABA Championship 2017 groups set". FIBA. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Qatar Wins Fourth Consecutive GCC Basketball Championship". Asia Basket. Eurobasket Inc. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Qatar win fourth consecutive GCC Basketball Championship". FIBA Asia Challenge 2016. FIBA. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Araneta Coliseum - and not Cebu - will play host to Gilas stint in Seaba championship". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ↑ "17th Men WABA Championship Schedule!". sports-961.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "Get pumped for WABA Championship 2017". FIBA. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.