20th Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Japan |
Dates | August 28 – September 5 |
Teams | 15 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | China (11th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Hu Weidong |
The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
It was played in Fukuoka, Japan.
Qualification
According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Japan) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
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Japan | Saudi Arabia | Uzbekistan | Philippines | Syria |
South Korea | United Arab Emirates | Kazakhstan | Thailand | Lebanon |
China | Kuwait | |||
Chinese Taipei | Bahrain | |||
Hong Kong | ||||
North Korea |
Draw
The draw was held on June 15 at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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* North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added Malaysia into the bracket.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Lebanon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 185 | +25 | 6 |
South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 189 | +62 | 5 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 244 | −28 | 4 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 253 | −59 | 3 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 135 | +124 | 6 |
Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 228 | +12 | 5 |
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 280 | −73 | 4 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 265 | −63 | 3 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 102 | +64 | 4 |
Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 176 | −23 | 3 |
Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 146 | −41 | 2 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 219 | +31 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 218 | +21 | 5 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 219 | −12 | 4 |
Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 209 | −40 | 3 |
Quarterfinal round
Group I
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 177 | +106 | 6 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 234 | +7 | 5 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 265 | −45 | 4 |
Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 285 | −68 | 3 |
Group II
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 177 | +18 | 6 |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 210 | +10 | 5 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 199 | +8 | 4 |
Syria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 3 |
Group III
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 235 | +26 | 6 |
Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 234 | +21 | 5 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 246 | +1 | 4 |
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 267 | −48 | 3 |
Group IV
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 135 | +42 | 4 |
Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 152 | −6 | 3 |
Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 165 | −36 | 2 |
Classification 5th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
5th place
Final round
Semifinals | Final | |||||
September 4 | ||||||
South Korea | 85 | |||||
September 5 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 59 | |||||
South Korea | 45 | |||||
September 4 | ||||||
China | 63 | |||||
China | 105 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 51 | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
September 5 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 93 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 67 |
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
Rank | Team | Record |
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China | 7–0 | |
South Korea | 6–2 | |
Saudi Arabia | 5–3 | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 5–3 |
5 | Japan | 5–2 |
6 | Kuwait | 3–4 |
7 | Lebanon | 4–3 |
8 | Syria | 1–5 |
9 | Uzbekistan | 4–2 |
10 | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 |
11 | Philippines | 2–4 |
12 | Bahrain | 2–5 |
13 | Hong Kong | 2–5 |
14 | Thailand | 1–5 |
15 | Malaysia | 0–5 |
Awards
1999 Asian champions |
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China Eleventh title |
- Most Valuable Player: Hu Weidong[1]
- Best 3-Pointer: Makoto Hasegawa
- Sportsmanship Award: Ali Al-Maghrabi
References
- ^ Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365