2007 FIBA Asia Championship qualification

The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2007 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:[1]

FIBA Asia Stanković Cup

After the cancellation of 2006 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup which was supposed to be held in Damascus, Syria between 20th to 29th of July, The final ranking of the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was counted instead.

Rank Team Note
1st  China Direct Qualifier
2nd  Lebanon West Asia (+1)
3rd  Qatar Gulf (+1)
4  South Korea East Asia (+1)
5  Japan Hosts
6  Iran West Asia (+2)
7  Jordan
8  Saudi Arabia
9  Chinese Taipei
10  Kazakhstan
11  Uzbekistan
12  India
13  Kuwait
14  Indonesia
15  Hong Kong
16  Malaysia

Qualified teams

East Asia (2+2+1) Gulf (2+1) Middle Asia (2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2+2)
 Japan  Qatar  Kazakhstan  Philippines  Iran
 China  Saudi Arabia *  India  Indonesia  Jordan
 Chinese Taipei  United Arab Emirates  Lebanon
 Hong Kong  Syria
 South Korea

* With Saudi Arabia's withdrawal,  Kuwait qualified in their place.

East Asia

All the others withdrew, so  Chinese Taipei,  Hong Kong and  South Korea qualified automatically.

Gulf

The 2006 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar 5 5 0 386 264 +122 10
 Saudi Arabia 5 4 1 345 289 +56 9
 United Arab Emirates 5 3 2 351 298 +53 8
 Bahrain 5 2 3 323 348 −25 7
 Kuwait 5 1 4 325 355 −30 6
 Oman 5 0 5 194 370 −176 5
September 15
Saudi Arabia  6852  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 15
United Arab Emirates  6424  Oman
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 15
Kuwait  5387  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 16
Bahrain  6840  Oman
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 16
Saudi Arabia  6861  Kuwait
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 16
United Arab Emirates  5373  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 17
Oman  3274  Saudi Arabia
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 17
Kuwait  5370  United Arab Emirates
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 17
Qatar  7859  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 19
Saudi Arabia  7771  United Arab Emirates
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 19
Kuwait  6973  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 19
Oman  4175  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 20
Kuwait  8957  Oman
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 20
United Arab Emirates  9371  Bahrain
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha
September 20
Saudi Arabia  5873  Qatar
Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall, Doha

Middle Asia

The Middle Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Central Asian and South Asian nations basketball teams. The teams in the final advance to the FIBA Asia Championship.

The tournament was held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Preliminary round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 203 94 +109 4
 India 2 1 1 157 154 +3 3
 Sri Lanka 2 0 2 120 232 −112 2
May 28
Sri Lanka  54115  Kazakhstan
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo
May 29
Kazakhstan  8840  India
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo
May 30
India  11766  Sri Lanka
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo

Final

May 31
Kazakhstan  7463  India
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo

Final standing

Rank Team
1st  Kazakhstan
2nd  India
3rd  Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Men 2007 was the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. The two teams with the best records advances to the FIBA Asia Championship.

The local name of the tournament held in Ratchaburi, Thailand was 11th Crown Prince Cup International Invitational Basketball Tournament.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 4 4 0 405 251 +154 8
 Indonesia 4 3 1 256 267 −11 7
 Malaysia 4 2 2 297 300 −3 6
 Thailand 4 1 3 273 283 −10 5
 Singapore 4 0 4 225 355 −130 4
May 24
Malaysia  6672  Indonesia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 24
Thailand  7550  Singapore
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 25
Singapore  55122  Philippines
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 25
Thailand  6772  Malaysia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 26
Malaysia  8759  Singapore
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 26
Indonesia  4885  Philippines
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 27
Philippines  10272  Malaysia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 27
Indonesia  6555  Thailand
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 28
Singapore  6171  Indonesia
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi
May 28
Thailand  7696  Philippines
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi

West Asia

All the others withdrew, so  Iran,  Jordan,  Lebanon and  Syria qualified automatically.

References

  1. "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 20. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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