The 2001 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2000 and early 2001 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.
Qualification format
editThe 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.
1999 ABC Championship
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Qualified teams
edit| East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
* Withdrew
** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by Singapore which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.
East Asia
editAll the others withdrew, so North Korea and
Hong Kong qualified automatically.
Gulf
editThe 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. Qatar won the tournament and qualified alongside
United Arab Emirates.
Middle Asia
editAll the others withdrew, so India and
Uzbekistan qualified automatically.
Southeast Asia
edit| 4th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Philippines |
| Dates | 2–7 April |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
The 4th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines.
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 333 | 159 | +174 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 229 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 243 | −64 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 301 | −121 | 3 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 99 | +71 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 111 | +53 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 203 | −124 | 2 |
Classification 5th–7th
edit| Semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| April 7 | ||||||
| Bye | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| 59 | ||||||
| 47 | ||||||
| 81 | ||||||
Semifinals
edit5th place
editFinal round
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| 88 | ||||||
| April 7 | ||||||
| 44 | ||||||
| 90 | ||||||
| April 6 | ||||||
| 73 | ||||||
| 70 | ||||||
| 60 | ||||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| April 7 | ||||||
| 78 | ||||||
| 81 | ||||||
Semifinals
edit3rd place
editFinal
editFinal standing
edit| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 |
West Asia
editThe 2000 West Asia Basketball Association Championship and 2001 West Asia Basketball Association Championship are the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams after the second tournament qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The 2000 tournament was held at Beirut, Lebanon while Amman, Jordan hosted the 2001 edition.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 704 | 649 | +55 | 15 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 624 | 622 | +2 | 13 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 635 | 624 | +11 | 12 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 630 | 637 | −7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | 572 | 633 | −61 | 9 |
External links
edit- FIBA Asia official website Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine