2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
| 27th Asia Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| File:2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup logo.svg | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 27 September–2 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 46 federations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (Petrochimi's 1st title; Iran's 6th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 32 |
| MVP | Japan Daiki Tanaka |
| Top scorer | United States Keene (28.2) United States Singletary |
| Top rebounds | United States Singletary (16.4) |
| Top assists | Chinese Taipei Peng (6.3) |
| PPG (Team) | Thailand Mono Vampire (98.4) |
| RPG (Team) | Iran Petrochimi (50.8) |
| APG (Team) | Chinese Taipei Pauian (21.6) |
| Official website | |
| 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | |
The 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 27th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted by China,[1] took place in Thailand from 27 September to 2 October 2018. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi.[2]
Qualification
[edit | edit source]Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament:[3]
- There will be several qualifying rounds spread all across the continent, having the sub-zones scheduled their own qualifiers.
- One unique difference is some of Asia's top professional leagues will have their representatives already seeded in the Final Eight. China's Chinese Basketball Association, South Korea's Korean Basketball League, Japan's B.League and the Philippines' Philippine Basketball Association all have Direct Qualifying Spots to the Final 8.
Already qualified to the main tournament are the following nations:[4][2]
- China Liaoning Flying Leopards (2017–18 CBA season champions)
- South Korea Seoul SK Knights (2017–18 KBL season champions)
- Japan Alvark Tokyo (2017–18 B.League season champions)
- Philippines Meralco Bolts (PBA representatives)[5][6]
- Chinese Taipei Pauian (East Inter-Sub Zone qualifier)
- Thailand Mono Vampire (East Inter-Sub Zone qualifier)
- Lebanon Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (West Inter-Sub Zone qualifier)
- Iran Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC (West Inter-Sub Zone qualifier)
Host
[edit | edit source]The Basketball Association of Thailand was awarded the hosting duties. They assigned to Stadium 29 in the Bangkok suburb of Nonthaburi as the host of the tournament.[7] The arena is the home of Mono Vampire in the Thailand Basketball League and in the ASEAN Basketball League.
Draw
[edit | edit source]The draw was held on September 14, at Stadium 29 at Nonthaburi. The eight teams were divided into two groups. Hosts Mono Vampire chose their own group after three teams were drawn.[8]
Group phase
[edit | edit source]- All times at Thailand Standard Time (UTC+7)
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran Petrochimi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 194 | +87 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | South Korea Seoul SK Knights | 3 | 2 | 1 | 259 | 210 | +49 | 5 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei Pauian | 3 | 1 | 2 | 251 | 247 | +4 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | China Liaoning Flying Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 322 | −140 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
27 September
13:00 |
| Pauian Chinese Taipei | 106–62 | China Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 31–13, 20–16, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Rhett 11 Asts: Peng 7 |
Pts: Ma, Wu 12 Rebs: Wu 9 Asts: Ma 4 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Glenn Cornelio (PHI) |
27 September
18:00 |
| Seoul SK Knights South Korea | 62–77 | Iran Petrochimi |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 9–17, 18–20, 28–16 | ||
| Pts: Summers 21 Rebs: Summers 4 Asts: Choi W.H. 3 |
Pts: Aslani 20 Rebs: Kazemi 17 Asts: Yakhchali 10 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN) |
28 September
18:00 |
| Pauian Chinese Taipei | 63–96 | Iran Petrochimi |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 12–25, 17–28, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Jones 14 Rebs: Rhett 9 Asts: Chien, Peng 4 |
Pts: Yakhchali 28 Rebs: Mirzaei 10 Asts: Yakhchali 8 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN) |
28 September
20:30 |
| Liaoning Flying Leopards China | 51–108 | South Korea Seoul SK Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 7–19, 14–33, 12–28 | ||
| Pts: Guo 14 Rebs: Wu 15 Asts: Wang J., Zhou 2 |
Pts: Byun 22 Rebs: Choi W.H., Kim M.S. 8 Asts: Byun 6 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Preeda Muongmee (THA) |
29 September
13:00 |
| Seoul SK Knights South Korea | 89–82 | Chinese Taipei Pauian |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 29–23, 21–21, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: Summers 37 Rebs: Summers 13 Asts: Byun 6 |
Pts: Jones 29 Rebs: Rhett 11 Asts: Peng 8 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR) |
29 September
18:00 |
| Petrochimi Iran | 108–69 | China Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 29–16, 27–22, 28–18 | ||
| Pts: Aslani 26 Rebs: Mashayekhi, Mirzaei 10 Asts: Mashayekhi 9 |
Pts: Guo 21 Rebs: Guo 5 Asts: three players 3 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN) |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Alvark Tokyo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 249 | +30 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Philippines Meralco Bolts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 247 | +14 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Thailand Mono Vampire (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 300 | 306 | −6 | 4[a] | Classification round |
| 4 | Lebanon Al Riyadi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 283 | −38 | 4[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference; 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
(H) Hosts
Notes:
27 September
15:30 |
| Meralco Bolts Philippines | 92–100 | Thailand Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 22–26, 20–23, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: Stone 23 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: four players 3 |
Pts: Keene 29 Rebs: Singletary 15 Asts: Keene 8 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doost (IRI) |
27 September
20:30 |
| Al Riyadi Lebanon | 76–87 | Japan Alvark Tokyo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–20, 24–21, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Lyons 23 Rebs: Abdel Moneim 12 Asts: Akl, Saoud 4 |
Pts: Kirk 29 Rebs: Kirk 13 Asts: Ando, Kikuchi 5 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR) |
28 September
13:00 |
| Alvark Tokyo Japan | 84–73 | Philippines Meralco Bolts |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 16–20, 25–19, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Kirk 23 Rebs: Kirk 11 Asts: Tanaka 7 |
Pts: Durham 31 Rebs: Durham 12 Asts: Amer 7 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI) |
28 September
15:30 |
| Al Riyadi Lebanon | 106–100 (OT) | Thailand Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 19–26, 22–14, 19–25, Overtime: 19–13 | ||
| Pts: Saoud 30 Rebs: Bawji 16 Asts: Lyons 10 |
Pts: Singletary 30 Rebs: Singletary 20 Asts: Keene 8 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR) |
29 September
13:00 |
| Mono Vampire Thailand | 100–108 | Japan Alvark Tokyo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 26–25, 32–35, 26–27 | ||
| Pts: Singletary 44 Rebs: Singletary 13 Asts: Keene 4 |
Pts: Kirk 28 Rebs: Kirk 10 Asts: Kikuchi 5 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doost (IRI) |
29 September
20:30 |
| Meralco Bolts Philippines | 96–63 | Lebanon Al Riyadi |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 26–7, 23–16, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Lanete, Stone 20 Rebs: Durham 14 Asts: Stone 5 |
Pts: Bawji 19 Rebs: Ziade 10 Asts: Saoud 3 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR) |
Classification round
[edit | edit source]| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 1 October–13:00 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei Pauian | 100 | |||||
| 2 October–15:30 | ||||||
| Lebanon Al Riyadi | 87 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei Pauian | 96 | |||||
| 1 October–15:30 | ||||||
| Thailand Mono Vampire | 97 | |||||
| Thailand Mono Vampire | 95 | |||||
| China Liaoning Flying Leopards | 71 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 2 October–13:00 | ||||||
| Lebanon Al Riyadi | 102 | |||||
| China Liaoning Flying Leopards | 75 | |||||
5th-8th semifinals
[edit | edit source]1 October
13:00 |
| Pauian Chinese Taipei | 100–87 | Lebanon Al Riyadi |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–24, 31–20, 25–23 | ||
| Pts: Jones 29 Rebs: Rhett 12 Asts: Wu C.C. 9 |
Pts: Bawji 23 Rebs: Bawji 17 Asts: Lyons 6 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI) |
1 October
15:30 |
| Mono Vampire Thailand | 95–71 | China Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 30–10, 19–16, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Keene, Singletary 19 Rebs: Singletary 15 Asts: Singletary 6 |
Pts: Ma 25 Rebs: Wu 12 Asts: Guo 6 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR) |
Seventh place game
[edit | edit source]2 October
13:00 |
| Al Riyadi Lebanon | 102–75 | China Liaoning Flying Leopards |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 14–21, 30–23, 25–16 | ||
| Pts: Saoud 50 Rebs: Bawji 12 Asts: El Khatib 4 |
Pts: Ma 18 Rebs: Wu 12 Asts: Guo 5 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN) |
Fifth place game
[edit | edit source]2 October
15:30 |
| Pauian Chinese Taipei | 96–97 | Thailand Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 25–24, 29–16, 21–29 | ||
| Pts: Jones 32 Rebs: Jones 16 Asts: Shih 5 |
Pts: Keene 32 Rebs: Singletary 19 Asts: Keene 5 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR) |
Final round
[edit | edit source]| Semifinals | Gold medal game | |||||
| 1 October–18:00 | ||||||
| Iran Petrochimi | 79 | |||||
| 2 October–20:30 | ||||||
| Philippines Meralco Bolts | 74 | |||||
| Iran Petrochimi | 68 | |||||
| 1 October–20:30 | ||||||
| Japan Alvark Tokyo | 64 | |||||
| Japan Alvark Tokyo | 78 | |||||
| South Korea Seoul SK Knights | 54 | |||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 2 October–18:00 | ||||||
| Philippines Meralco Bolts | 87 | |||||
| South Korea Seoul SK Knights | 91 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]1 October
18:00 |
| Petrochimi Iran | 79–74 | Philippines Meralco Bolts |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 17–16, 21–21, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Yakhchali 29 Rebs: Kazemi 14 Asts: Mashayekhi 5 |
Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 11 Asts: Amer, Durham 4 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Preeda Muongmee (THA) |
1 October
20:30 |
| Alvark Tokyo Japan | 78–54 | South Korea Seoul SK Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 19–17, 16–13, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Kirk 23 Rebs: Bjelica, Kirk 10 Asts: Tanaka 5 |
Pts: Summers 28 Rebs: Summers 10 Asts: Lee 3 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR) |
Third place game
[edit | edit source]2 October
18:00 |
| Meralco Bolts Philippines | 87–91 | South Korea Seoul SK Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 13–19, 25–16, 24–29 | ||
| Pts: Stone 32 Rebs: Stone 13 Asts: Durham 5 |
Pts: Summers 26 Rebs: Kim M.S. 8 Asts: Choi W.H. 8 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI) |
Final
[edit | edit source]2 October
20:30 |
| Petrochimi Iran | 68–64 | Japan Alvark Tokyo |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 22–11, 18–14, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Mirzaei 28 Rebs: Kazemi 14 Asts: Yakhchali 4 |
Pts: Tanaka 28 Rebs: Kirk 9 Asts: Baba 4 | |
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR) |
Final ranking
[edit | edit source]| Rank[9] | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Iran Petrochimi | 5–0 |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Japan Alvark Tokyo | 4–1 |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | South Korea Seoul SK Knights | 3–2 |
| 4th | Philippines Meralco Bolts | 1–4 |
| 5th | Thailand Mono Vampire | 3–2 |
| 6th | Chinese Taipei Pauian | 2–3 |
| 7th | Lebanon Al Riyadi | 2–3 |
| 8th | China Liaoning Flying Leopards | 0–5 |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
|---|
| Iran Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC 1st title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Japan Daiki Tanaka[10] |
All-Star Five
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