1983 Asian Basketball Championship

FIBA Asia Championship 1983
12th Asian Basketball Championship
Number of nations	15th
winner	China (5th title)
venue	Hong Kong
Opening game	November 20, 1983
Endgame	November 29, 1983
Games	44

The 1983 Asian Basketball Championship (officially: FIBA Asia Championship 1983 ) was the 12th edition of this tournament and took place from November 20-29, 1983 in Hong Kong . It was organized by FIBA Asia , the Asian basketball association. The winner qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics .

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in three groups with four teams and one group with three teams. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point.

Group A

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	China	3	3	0	344: 200	6th
2	Iran	3	2	1	249: 213	5
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	178: 283	4th
4th	Pakistan	3	0	3	200: 275	3

November 20, 1983	Iran	-	Pakistan	90 : 69
November 20, 1983	China	-	Indonesia	135 : 58
November 21, 1983	Indonesia	-	Iran	45: 85
November 21, 1983	Pakistan	-	China	68: 112
November 22, 1983	Iran	-	China	74: 97
November 22, 1983	Pakistan	-	Indonesia	63: 73

Group B

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	South Korea	3	3	0	370: 192	6th
2	Hong Kong	3	2	1	302: 226	5
3	Thailand	3	1	2	216: 279	4th
4th	Macau	3	0	3	164: 355	3

November 20, 1983	Hong Kong	-	Macau	116 : 50
November 20, 1983	South Korea	-	Thailand	121 : 50
November 21, 1983	Macau	-	South Korea	46: 133
November 21, 1983	Thailand	-	Hong Kong	60: 90
November 22, 1983	South Korea	-	Hong Kong	116 : 96
November 22, 1983	Thailand	-	Macau	106 : 68

Group C

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Japan	3	3	0	245: 195	6th
2	Jordan	3	2	1	243: 218	5
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	219: 226	4th
4th	Singapore	3	0	3	183: 251	3

November 20, 1983	Malaysia	-	Jordan	74: 82
November 20, 1983	Japan	-	Singapore	88 : 52
November 21, 1983	Singapore	-	Malaysia	66: 76
November 21, 1983	Jordan	-	Japan	74: 79
November 22, 1983	Malaysia	-	Japan	69: 78
November 22, 1983	Singapore	-	Jordan	65: 87

Group D

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Kuwait	2	2	0	72:57	6th
2	India	2	2	1	59:70	5
3	Philippines	2	0	2	0: 4	4th

November 14, 1983	Philippines	-	Kuwait	0: 2
November 15, 1983	Kuwait	-	India	70 : 57
November 19, 1983	India	-	Philippines	2 : 0

The results of the games Philippines - Kuwait (78:57) and Philippines - India (90:60) were rated 0: 2 against the Philippines because the Philippines had used two naturalized players (Jeff Moore and Dennis Still) who were not eligible to play.

Final round

The best of groups A to D played in the final round for places 1–4, those placed second played for places 5–8, those placed third played for places 9–12 and the three fourth places for places 13–15.

Places 1–4

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	China	3	3	0	281: 190	6th
2	Japan	3	2	1	242: 239	5
3	South Korea	3	1	2	243: 245	4th
4th	Kuwait	3	0	3	154: 246	3

November 24, 1983	South Korea	-	Japan	88: 93
November 24, 1983	China	-	Kuwait	84 : 48
November 26, 1983	Japan	-	Kuwait	70 : 46
November 26, 1983	China	-	South Korea	92 : 63
November 28, 1983	South Korea	-	Kuwait	92 : 60
November 28, 1983	Japan	-	China	79: 105

3rd place match

November 29, 1983

Kuwait

-

South Korea

60: 83

final

November 29, 1983

China

-

Japan

95 : 71

Places 5–8

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Iran	3	3	0	172: 152	6th
2	India	3	2	1	239: 240	4th
3	Hong Kong	3	0	3	214: 261	3
4th	Jordan	3	2	1	174: 146	0

November 25, 1983	Iran	-	Hong Kong	81 : 71
November 25, 1983	Jordan	-	India	80 : 72
November 26, 1983	India	-	Iran	81: 89
November 26, 1983	Hong Kong	-	Jordan	72: 94
November 29, 1983	Iran	-	Jordan	2 : 0
November 29, 1983	Hong Kong	-	India	71: 86

Due to an early departure on November 26, 1983, Jordan was downgraded to 8th place.

Seats 9-12

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Philippines	3	3	0	254: 213	6th
2	Thailand	3	2	1	246: 224	5
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	262: 251	4th
4th	Indonesia	3	0	3	199: 273	3

November 24, 1983	Indonesia	-	Thailand	65: 81
November 24, 1983	Malaysia	-	Philippines	80: 85
November 25, 1983	Philippines	-	Indonesia	95 : 64
November 25, 1983	Thailand	-	Malaysia	96 : 85
November 28, 1983	Indonesia	-	Malaysia	70: 97
November 28, 1983	Thailand	-	Philippines	69: 74

Seats 13–15

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Pakistan	2	2	0	147: 145	4th
2	Singapore	2	1	1	133: 133	3
3	Macau	2	0	2	139: 141	2

November 25, 1983	Macau	-	Singapore	74: 137
November 26, 1983	Pakistan	-	Macau	114 : 54
November 29, 1983	Pakistan	-	Singapore	82 : 66

Final results

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.
1	People's Republic of China	7-0
2	Japan	5: 2
3	South Korea	5: 2
4th	Kuwait	2: 4
5	Iran	5: 1
6th	India	2: 3
7th	Hong Kong	2: 4
8th	Jordan	4: 2
9	Philippines	3: 2
10	Thailand	3: 3
11	Malaysia	2: 4
12	Indonesia	1: 5
13	Pakistan	2: 3
11	Singapore	1: 4
15th	Macau	0: 5

The national team of China qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics .

Web links

• Data on archiv.fiba.com (English)