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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Qualified teams
[edit | edit source]* Withdrew, File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan and File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.
East Asia
[edit | edit source]All the others withdrew, so File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei and File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong qualified automatically.
Gulf
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 293 | 251 | +42 | 7 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 7 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 |
| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 335 | −22 | 6 | 0–1 |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 341 | −43 | 4 |
September 12
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| United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 77–63 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait |
September 13
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| Saudi Arabia File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | 70–88 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
September 14
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| United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 77–70 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
September 17
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| Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg | 65–49 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
Final
[edit | edit source]September 18
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| Qatar File:Flag of Qatar.svg | 58–69 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
Final standing
[edit | edit source]Middle Asia
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 185 | +248 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 242 | +178 | 7 | |
| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 335 | −124 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 247 | 372 | −125 | 5 | |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 401 | −177 | 4 |
Southeast Asia
[edit | edit source]| 5th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 19–21 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 10 federations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (3rd title) |
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
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 185 | +93 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 232 | +18 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 234 | −31 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 275 | −80 | 3 |
West Asia
[edit | edit source]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 285 | +42 | 7 | 1–1 / 1.088 |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 295 | 292 | +3 | 7 | 1–1 / 0.919 |
| File:Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg Iraq | 4 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 313 | −45 | 4 |
External links
[edit | edit source]- FIBA Asia official website Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine