Asian Basketball Championship 1993

FIBA Asia Championship 1993
17th Asian Basketball Championship
Number of nations	18th
winner	China (9th title)
venue	Jakarta
Opening game	November 12, 1993
Endgame	November 21, 1993
Games	56

The 1993 Asian Basketball Championship (officially: FIBA Asia Championship 1993 ) was the 17th edition of this tournament and took place from November 12 to 21 in Jakarta , Indonesia . It was organized by FIBA Asia , the Asian basketball association. 18 teams took part in this tournament. The two best teams qualified for the 1994 World Basketball Championship .

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups with four teams and two groups with five teams. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point. The two best in each group played for places 1-8 in the final round. The third and fourth placed played for places 9-16. The last of the groups of five played against each other for 17th place.

Group A

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Saudi Arabia	4th	3	1	322: 261	7th
2	China	4th	3	1	390: 222	7th
3	Jordan	4th	2	2	240: 273	6th
4th	Thailand	4th	2	2	300: 345	6th
5	Pakistan	4th	0	4th	222: 373	4th

November 12, 1993	Pakistan	-	Thailand	79: 91
November 12, 1993	Saudi Arabia	-	Jordan	69 : 53
November 13, 1993	Pakistan	-	Saudi Arabia	55: 101
November 13, 1993	Thailand	-	China	62: 125
November 14, 1993	Jordan	-	Pakistan	69 : 57
November 14, 1993	Saudi Arabia	-	China	74 : 69 (OT)
November 15, 1993	Thailand	-	Saudi Arabia	84 : 78
November 15, 1993	China	-	Jordan	84 : 46
November 16, 1993	Jordan	-	Thailand	72 : 63
November 16, 1993	Pakistan	-	China	40: 112

Group B

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	South Korea	3	3	0	269: 171	6th
2	UAE	3	2	1	214: 201	5
3	Philippines	3	1	2	234: 216	4th
4th	Singapore	3	0	3	144: 273	3

November 12, 1993	Philippines	-	UAE	70: 74
November 12, 1993	South Korea	-	Singapore	107 : 33
November 14, 1993	UAE	-	Singapore	77 : 49
November 14, 1993	South Korea	-	Philippines	80 : 75
November 15, 1993	UAE	-	South Korea	63: 82
November 16, 1993	Singapore	-	Philippines	62: 89

Group C

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Iran	3	3	0	273: 120	6th
2	Japan	3	2	1	288: 211	5
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	195: 237	4th
4th	Hong Kong	3	0	3	183: 271	3

November 12, 1993	Iran	-	Hong Kong	94 : 61
November 13, 1993	Hong Kong	-	Indonesia	62: 71
November 14, 1993	Japan	-	Iran	88: 98
November 15, 1993	Hong Kong	-	Japan	60: 106
November 15, 1993	Indonesia	-	Iran	71: 81
November 16, 1993	Japan	-	Indonesia	94 : 53

Group D

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Taiwan	3	3	0	290: 179	6th
2	North Korea	3	3	0	282: 205	6th
3	Kuwait	4th	2	2	344: 266	6th
4th	Malaysia	4th	1	3	356: 323	5
5	Bangladesh	4th	0	4th	209: 508	4th

November 12, 1993	North Korea	-	Malaysia	75 : 70
November 12, 1993	Taiwan	-	Kuwait	76 : 65
November 13, 1993	Kuwait	-	Bangladesh	124 : 36
November 13, 1993	Malaysia	-	Taiwan	72: 97
November 14, 1993	North Korea	-	Kuwait	84 : 77
November 14, 1993	Taiwan	-	Bangladesh	117 : 42
November 15, 1993	Bangladesh	-	North Korea	58: 123
November 15, 1993	Kuwait	-	Malaysia	78 : 70
November 16, 1993	Malaysia	-	Bangladesh	144 : 73
November 16, 1993	North Korea	-	Taiwan	7:14 1)

1) The game between North Korea Taiwan was abandoned after 11 minutes with a score of 7:14. Both teams were known as quarter-finalists before the game.

Final round

The two best in each group played for places 1-8 in the final round. The third and fourth placed played for places 9-16. The last of the groups of five played against each other for 17th place.

Places 1 to 8

Places 1 to 4

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	November 18, 1993
	Saudi Arabia	61
					November 20, 1993
	North Korea	80
					North Korea	86
	November 18, 1993
					Iran	69
	UAE	73
									November 21, 1993
	Iran	77
									North Korea	72
	November 18, 1993
									China	93
	South Korea	89
					November 20, 1993
	Japan	66
					South Korea	62			Game for third place
	November 18, 1993
					China	81
	China	87							Iran	70
	Taiwan	67							South Korea	86
									November 21, 1993

Places 5 to 8

	Placement games				5th and 6th place
	November 19, 1993
	Saudi Arabia	62
	UAE	53
					November 21, 1993
					Saudi Arabia	74
					Taiwan	75
					7th and 8th place
	November 19, 1993				November 21, 1993
	Japan	66			UAE	76
	Taiwan	72			Japan	83

Places 9 to 16

Places 9 to 12

	Placement games				Placement games				9th and 10th place
	17th November 1993
	Jordan	90
					November 18, 1993
	Malaysia	79
					Jordan	65
	17th November 1993
					Indonesia	42
	Singapore	60
									November 20, 1993
	Indonesia	71
									Jordan	65
	17th November 1993
									Kuwait	62
	Philippines	96
					November 18, 1993
	Hong Kong	75
					Philippines	82			11th and 12th place
	17th November 1993
					Kuwait	84
	Thailand	53							Indonesia	76
	Kuwait	88							Philippines	89
									November 20, 1993

Seats 13 to 16

	Placement games				13th and 14th place
	November 19, 1993
	Malaysia	86
	Singapore	81
					November 20, 1993
					Malaysia	67
					Hong Kong	77
					15th and 16th place
	November 19, 1993				November 20, 1993
	Hong Kong	77			Singapore	70
	Thailand	65			Thailand	103

17th place

Game for 17th place

17th November 1993

Pakistan

-

Bangladesh

106 : 50

Final results

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.
1	People's Republic of China	6: 1
2	North Korea	5: 1
3	South Korea	5: 1
4th	Iran	4: 2
5	Chinese Taipei	5: 1
6th	Saudi Arabia	4: 3
7th	Japan	3: 3
8th	United Arab Emirates	2: 4
9	Jordan	5: 2
10	Kuwait	4: 3
11	Philippines	3: 3
12	Indonesia	2: 4
13	Hong Kong	2: 4
14th	Malaysia	2: 5
15th	Thailand	3: 4
16	Singapore	0: 6
17th	Pakistan	1: 4
18th	Bangladesh	0: 5

The teams of China and North Korea qualified for the 1994 World Basketball Championship .

Web links

• Data on archiv.fiba.com (English)