1998 ABC Under-18 Championship

1998 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
15th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation India
Dates November 5–13
Teams 15 (from 44 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  China (6th title)
MVP China Yao Ming

The ABC Under-18 Championship 1998 is the 15th edition of the ABC's junior championship for basketball. The games were held at Kolkata, India from November 5–13, 1998.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 China 3 2 1 250 159 +91 5 1–0
 Iran 3 2 1 228 191 +37 5 0–1
 Hong Kong 3 1 2 155 264 −109 4 1–0
 Lebanon 3 1 2 198 217 −19 4 0–1
November 5
18:00
Hong Kong  76–66  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 30–28, 36–48
November 5
19:30
China  81–58  Iran
Scoring by half: 44–19, 37–39
November 6
17:00
Lebanon  59–54  China
Scoring by half: 28–27, 31–27
November 6
18:30
Iran  73–47  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 35–29, 38–18
November 7
11:00
China  115–42  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 51–24, 64–18
November 8
15:30
Iran  97–63  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 44–26, 53–37

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar 3 3 0 253 142 +111 6
 Malaysia 3 2 1 211 220 −9 5
 India 3 1 2 228 223 +5 4
 Pakistan 3 0 3 146 253 −107 3
November 5
16:30
India  76–87  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 44–48, 32–39
November 6
14:00
Qatar  87–32  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 29–14, 58–18
November 7
9:30
Malaysia  52–87  Qatar
Scoring by half: 32–48, 20–39
November 7
15:30
Pakistan  57–94  India
Scoring by half: 35–42, 22–52
November 8
14:00
Qatar  79–58  India
Scoring by half: 31–22, 48–36
November 8
17:00
Pakistan  57–72  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 31–40, 26–32

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 310 131 +179 6
 Philippines 3 2 1 263 162 +101 5
 Kuwait 3 1 2 146 193 −47 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 89 322 −233 3
November 6
9:30
Bangladesh  21–67  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 11–33, 10–34
November 6
15:30
Japan  81–65  Philippines
Scoring by half: 45–35, 36–30
November 7
12:30
Bangladesh  30–147  Japan
Scoring by half: 15–68, 15–79
November 7
14:00
Kuwait  43–90  Philippines
Scoring by half: 20–45, 23–45
November 8
9:30
Japan  82–36  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 34–16, 48–20
November 8
11:00
Philippines  108–38  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 60–20, 48–18

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 202 171 +31 4
 Kazakhstan 2 1 1 155 184 −29 3
 South Korea 2 0 2 173 175 −2 2
November 6
11:00
Chinese Taipei  106–76  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 58–38, 48–38
November 7
17:00
South Korea  95–96  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 53–49, 42–47
November 8
12:30
Kazakhstan  79–78 (OT)  South Korea
Scoring by half: 39–33, 30–36 Overtime: 10–9

Quarterfinal round

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 271 178 +93 6
 Japan 3 2 1 275 235 +40 5
 Kazakhstan 3 1 2 242 260 −18 4
 Malaysia 3 0 3 183 298 −115 3
November 9
16:30
Malaysia  55–97  Japan
Scoring by half: 34–47, 21–50
November 9
18:00
China  83–49  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 33–25, 50–24
November 10
17:00
Japan  97–89  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 61–48, 36–41
November 10
18:30
China  97–48  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 52–29, 45–19
November 11
12:00
Malaysia  80–104  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 42–48, 38–56
November 11
18:30
China  91–81  Japan
Scoring by half: 40–40, 51–41

Group II

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Qatar 3 3 0 220 164 +56 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 242 230 +12 5
 Iran 3 1 2 196 220 −24 4
 Philippines 3 0 3 196 240 −44 3
November 9
13:30
Iran  79–96  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 39–61, 40–35
November 9
15:00
Qatar  84–57  Philippines
Scoring by half: 40–31, 44–26
November 10
12:00
Iran  53–68  Qatar
Scoring by half: 28–33, 25–35
November 10
13:30
Philippines  83–92  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 50–43, 33–49
November 11
13:30
Iran  64–56  Philippines
Scoring by half: 31–29, 33–27
November 11
17:00
Qatar  68–54  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 31–24, 37–30

Group III

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 355 177 +178 6
 India 3 2 1 261 238 +23 5
 Lebanon 3 1 2 233 225 +8 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 156 365 −209 3
November 9
10:30
Lebanon  60–85  South Korea
Scoring by half: 25–46, 35–39
November 9
12:00
India  102–58  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 47–25, 55–33
November 10
10:30
Bangladesh  48–148  South Korea
Scoring by half: 28–67, 20–81
November 10
15:15
Lebanon  58–90  India
Scoring by half: 29–37, 29–53
November 11
10:30
Lebanon  115–50  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 59–22, 56–28
November 11
15:15
South Korea  122–69  India
Scoring by half: 60–33, 62–36

Group IV

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 135 97 +38 4
 Kuwait 2 1 1 109 131 −22 3
 Pakistan 2 0 2 113 129 −16 2
November 9
9:00
Hong Kong  69–46  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 34–19, 35–27
November 10
9:00
Hong Kong  66–51  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 33–24, 33–27
November 11
9:00
Pakistan  62–63  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 36–36, 26–27

Classification 5th–14th

13th place

November 12
8:00
Pakistan  45–73  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 27–42, 18–31

11th place

November 12
9:30
Kuwait  77–94  India
Scoring by half: 43–53, 34–41

9th place

November 12
11:00
Hong Kong  64–103  South Korea
Scoring by half: 27–54, 37–49

7th place

November 13
9:00
Malaysia  50–95  Philippines
Scoring by half: 18–37, 32–58

5th place

November 13
10:30
Kazakhstan  67–83  Iran
Scoring by half: 38–41, 29–42

Final round

Semifinals Final
November 12
  China  95  
  Chinese Taipei  73  
 
November 13
      China  59
    Qatar  45
3rd place
November 12 November 13
  Japan  66   Chinese Taipei  94
  Qatar  78     Japan  110

Semifinals

November 12
15:00
China  95–73  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 48–29, 47–44
November 12
16:45
Japan  66–78  Qatar
Scoring by half: 34–46, 32–32

3rd place

November 13
12:00
Chinese Taipei  94–110  Japan
Scoring by half: 55–64, 39–46

Final

November 13
15:00
China  59–45  Qatar
Scoring by half: 26–21, 33–24

Final standing

Qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st  China 7–1
2nd  Qatar 7–1
3rd  Japan 6–2
4  Chinese Taipei 4–3
5  Iran 4–3
6  Kazakhstan 2–4
7  Philippines 3–4
8  Malaysia 2–5
9  South Korea 4–2
10  Hong Kong 3–3
11  India 4–3
12  Kuwait 2–4
13  Lebanon 3–4
14  Pakistan 0–6
15  Bangladesh 0–6

Awards

 1998 Asian Under-18 Champions 

China
Sixth title

References

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