2015 FIBA Asia Championship qualification

Qualification for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was held to determine the participants in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. China secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:[1]

Berths
Zone Automatic Additional berths from FIBA Asia Cup Total
FIBA Asia Cup champion 1 N/A 1
Host team 1 N/A 1
Central Asia 1 0 1
East Asia 2 2 4
Gulf 2 0 3
South Asia 1 0 1
Southeast Asia 2 1 3
West Asia 2 1 3
Total 12 4 16

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Date Last
appearance
Total
appearances
 Iran 2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions 19 July 2014 2013 16
 China Tournament hosts 24 July 2014 2013 21
 Qatar 2014 Gulf champions 19 October 2014 2013 9
 Kuwait 2014 Gulf runners-up 20 October 2014 2009 12
 Kazakhstan 2015 Central Asian champions 27 April 2015 2013 8
 Philippines 2015 Southeast Asian champions 29 April 2015 2013 25
 Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian third place 29 April 2015 2001 16
 Malaysia 2015 Southeast Asian runners-up 30 April 2015 2013 24
 Lebanon 2015 West Asian champions 31 May 2015 2011 7
 South Korea 2015 East Asian 1st ranked 1 June 2015 2013 27
 Chinese Taipei 2015 East Asian 2nd ranked 1 June 2015 2013 22
 Japan 2015 East Asian 3rd ranked 1 June 2015 2013 26
 Hong Kong 2015 East Asian 4th ranked 1 June 2015 2013 25
 Jordan 2015 West Asian runners-up 2 June 2015 2013 13
 Palestine 2015 West Asian third place 2 June 2015 Debut 1
 India 2015 South Asian champions 5 July 2015 2013 24

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: 2014 FIBA Asia Cup

The 2014 FIBA Asia Cup was held at Wuhan, Hubei, China from 11 to 19 July 2014.

Rank Team Note
1st  Iran Qualified
2nd  Chinese Taipei East Asia (+1)
3rd  Philippines Southeast Asia (+1)
4  China Direct qualifier
5  Jordan West Asia (+1)
6  Japan East Asia (+2)
7  India
8  Singapore
9  Indonesia

Central Asia

The Central Asia qualifiers was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in Astana.

27 April 2015
Kazakhstan  8439  Kyrgyzstan

East Asia

The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship was cancelled as no countries were willing to host it. The four countries with the highest FIBA rankings (excluding finals hosts China) took the 4 finals berths available to East Asian teams: South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, and Hong Kong.

The participation of Japan was dependent if FIBA lifts its suspension in time for the draw.

Gulf

The 4th Gulf Basketball Championship was held at Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 13 to 20 October 2014.[2]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 5 5 0 381 284 +97 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Kuwait 5 4 1 344 323 +21 9
3  Bahrain 5 3 2 398 355 +43 8
4  Saudi Arabia (H) 5 2 3 378 348 +30 7
5  United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 345 384 39 6
6  Oman 5 0 5 265 417 152 5
Source:
(H) Host.
14 October 2014
Oman  3586  Bahrain
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
14 October 2014
Saudi Arabia  7664  United Arab Emirates
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
14 October 2014
Kuwait  5378  Qatar
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
15 October 2014
United Arab Emirates  7581  Kuwait
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
15 October 2014
Qatar  7549  Oman
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
15 October 2014
Bahrain  10192  Saudi Arabia
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
17 October 2014
United Arab Emirates  5371  Qatar
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
17 October 2014
Kuwait  7265  Bahrain
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
17 October 2014
Saudi Arabia  9553  Oman
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
18 October 2014
Oman  5579  Kuwait
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
19 October 2014
Qatar  7166  Saudi Arabia
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
19 October 2014
Bahrain  8371  United Arab Emirates
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
20 October 2014
United Arab Emirates  8273  Oman
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
20 October 2014
Qatar  8663  Bahrain
Dammam Sports City, Dammam
20 October 2014
Saudi Arabia  5059  Kuwait
Dammam Sports City, Dammam

South Asia

The 4th SABA Championship was held at Bengaluru, India from 3 to 5 July 2015.[3][4]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India (H) 5 5 0 552 220 +332 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Sri Lanka 5 4 1 392 347 +45 9
3    Nepal 5 2 3 332 370 38 7
4  Bangladesh 5 2 3 334 424 90 7
5  Maldives 5 2 3 348 419 71 7
6  Bhutan 5 0 5 292 470 178 5
Source:
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Host.

Southeast Asia

The 11th SEABA Championship was held at Singapore from 27 April to 1 May 2015.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 5 5 0 542 200 +342 10 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Malaysia 5 4 1 325 285 +40 9
3  Singapore (H) 5 3 2 368 228 +140 8
4  Indonesia 5 2 3 277 303 26 7
5  Laos 5 1 4 232 467 235 6
6  Brunei 5 0 5 190 451 261 5
Source: SEABA
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(H) Host.
27 April 2015
Brunei  4381  Malaysia
27 April 2015
Indonesia  3692  Philippines
27 April 2015
Singapore  12321  Laos
28 April 2015
Laos  37124  Philippines
28 April 2015
Malaysia  5936  Indonesia
28 April 2015
Brunei  2674  Singapore
29 April 2015
Laos  7562  Brunei
29 April 2015
Philippines  10442  Malaysia
29 April 2015
Singapore  7641  Indonesia
30 April 2015
Indonesia  8346  Laos
30 April 2015
Philippines  14029  Brunei
30 April 2015
Malaysia  5849  Singapore
1 May 2015
Brunei  3081  Indonesia
1 May 2015
Laos  5385  Malaysia
1 May 2015
Singapore  5682  Philippines

West Asia

The WABA Championship is scheduled to be held at Orthodox Club Arena, Amman from 29 May to 2 June 2015. As original hosts Iran were already qualified by winning the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup, they gave up hosting the tournament and withdrew. Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine qualified.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lebanon 4 4 0 341 279 +62 8 Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2  Jordan (H) 4 3 1 332 308 +24 7
3  Palestine 4 2 2 304 315 11 6
4  Syria 4 1 3 276 306 30 5
5  Iraq 4 0 4 271 316 45 4
Source:
(H) Host.
29 May 2015
Lebanon  8567  Iraq
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
29 May 2015
Palestine  7692  Jordan
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
30 May 2015
Syria  7379  Palestine
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
30 May 2015
Jordan  7492  Lebanon
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
31 May 2015
Lebanon  7659  Syria
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
31 May 2015
Iraq  7186  Jordan
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
1 June 2015
Palestine  7988  Lebanon
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
1 June 2015
Syria  7571  Iraq
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
2 June 2015
Iraq  6270  Palestine
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman
2 June 2015
Jordan  8069  Syria
Orthodox Club Arena, Amman

References

  1. "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 43. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. "Gulf Basketball Cup 2014". goalzz.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. "SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015". Basketball Federation of India. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. "South Asian basketball in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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