Asian Basketball Championship 2005

FIBA Asia Championship 2005
23rd Asian Basketball Championship
Number of nations	16
winner	China (14th title)
venue	Doha
Opening game	September 8, 2005
Endgame	September 16, 2005
Games	60

The 2005 Asian Basketball Championship (officially: FIBA Asia Championship 2005 ) was the 23rd edition of this tournament and took place from July 28th to September 5th, 2005 in Doha , Qatar . It was organized by FIBA Asia , the Asian basketball association. The three best teams qualified for the 2006 World Basketball Championship .

Attendees

A total of 16 teams took part in the 2005 Asian Cup, which qualified for the tournament in different ways.

•  Qatar - as the host and winner of the Stankovic Cup
•  South Korea - as second place in the Stankovic Cup

Regional qualification winners:

West Asia:

•  Iran
•  Jordan
•  Lebanon

Gulf region:

•  Saudi Arabia
•  Kuwait

Central Asia:

•  Kazakhstan
•  India
•  Uzbekistan

East Asia:

•  People's Republic of China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Japan
•  Hong Kong

South East Asia:

•  Malaysia
•  Indonesia

All games were played in two different sports halls in Doha .

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round four teams played against each other in four groups. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point. The two best in each group reached the group stage. The third placed played for places 9-12. The fourth place played for places 13-16.

Group A

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	South Korea	3	3	0	274: 196	6th
2	Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	224: 237	5
3	Kuwait	3	1	2	252: 228	4th
4th	Malaysia	3	0	3	165: 254	3

September 9, 2005	South Korea	-	Kuwait	85 : 80
September 9, 2005	Malaysia	-	Saudi Arabia	51: 79
September 10, 2005	Kuwait	-	Malaysia	88 : 56
September 10, 2005	Saudi Arabia	-	South Korea	58: 102
September 11, 2005	South Korea	-	Malaysia	87 : 58
September 11, 2005	Saudi Arabia	-	Kuwait	87 : 84

Group B

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	China	3	3	0	235: 171	6th
2	Iran	3	2	1	210: 176	5
3	Taiwan	3	1	2	226: 212	4th
4th	Uzbekistan	3	0	3	166: 278	3

September 9, 2005	Iran	-	China	61: 76
September 9, 2005	Taiwan	-	Uzbekistan	111 : 71
September 10, 2005	Uzbekistan	-	Iran	43: 84
September 10, 2005	China	-	Taiwan	76 : 58
September 11, 2005	China	-	Uzbekistan	83 : 52
September 11, 2005	Taiwan	-	Iran	57: 65

Group C

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Qatar	3	3	0	249: 184	6th
2	Japan	3	2	1	226: 197	5
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	215: 215	4th
4th	Indonesia	3	0	3	181: 275	3

September 9, 2005	Kazakhstan	-	Indonesia	89 : 62
September 9, 2005	Qatar	-	Japan	74 : 62
September 10, 2005	Japan	-	Kazakhstan	67 : 66
September 10, 2005	Indonesia	-	Qatar	62: 89
September 11, 2005	Japan	-	Indonesia	97 : 57
September 11, 2005	Qatar	-	Kazakhstan	86 : 60

Group D

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Lebanon	3	3	0	283: 191	6th
2	Jordan	3	2	1	233: 152	5
3	India	3	1	2	232: 269	4th
4th	Hong Kong	3	0	3	176: 323	3

September 9, 2005	India	-	Hong Kong	106 : 87
September 9, 2005	Jordan	-	Lebanon	59: 69
September 10, 2005	Hong Kong	-	Jordan	36: 108
September 10, 2005	Lebanon	-	India	105 : 79
September 11, 2005	India	-	Jordan	47: 77
September 11, 2005	Lebanon	-	Hong Kong	109 : 53

Group stage

After the preliminary round, the first two teams in groups E and F played for places 1 to 8, the third and fourth-placed teams in groups G and H for places 9 to 16. In the groups, a simple round was played by everyone played everyone.

Group E

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Qatar	3	3	0	243: 178	6th
2	South Korea	3	2	1	216: 221	5
3	Iran	3	1	2	212: 230	4th
4th	Jordan	3	0	3	182: 224	3

September 12, 2005	South Korea	-	Jordan	64 : 63
September 12, 2005	Iran	-	Qatar	58: 79
September 13, 2005	Jordan	-	Iran	64: 79
September 13, 2005	Qatar	-	South Korea	83 : 65
September 14, 2005	South Korea	-	Iran	87 : 75
September 14, 2005	Qatar	-	Jordan	81 : 55

Group F.

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	China	3	3	0	271: 136	6th
2	Lebanon	3	2	1	247: 209	5
3	Japan	3	1	2	201: 207	4th
4th	Saudi Arabia	3	0	3	117: 284	3

September 12, 2005	China	-	Japan	86 : 53
September 12, 2005	Saudi Arabia	-	Lebanon	63: 97
September 13, 2005	Japan	-	Saudi Arabia	89 : 44
September 13, 2005	Lebanon	-	China	73: 87
September 14, 2005	Saudi Arabia	-	China	10: 98
September 14, 2005	Japan	-	Lebanon	59: 77

Group G

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Kazakhstan	3	3	0	284: 195	6th
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	1	232: 219	5
3	Kuwait	3	1	2	226: 252	4th
4th	Hong Kong	3	0	3	175: 251	3

September 12, 2005	Kuwait	-	Hong Kong	81 : 66
September 12, 2005	Uzbekistan	-	Kazakhstan	56: 104
September 13, 2005	Kazakhstan	-	Kuwait	96 : 77
September 13, 2005	Hong Kong	-	Uzbekistan	47: 86
September 14, 2005	Kazakhstan	-	Hong Kong	84 : 62
September 14, 2005	Kuwait	-	Uzbekistan	68: 90

Group H.

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Taiwan	3	3	0	324: 257	6th
2	India	3	2	1	258: 246	5
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	213: 253	4th
4th	Malaysia	3	0	3	212: 251	3

September 12, 2005	Malaysia	-	India	75: 82
September 12, 2005	Taiwan	-	Indonesia	109 : 88
September 13, 2005	Malaysia	-	Indonesia	58: 60
September 13, 2005	India	-	Taiwan	90: 106
September 14, 2005	Malaysia	-	Taiwan	79: 109
September 14, 2005	Indonesia	-	India	65: 86

Final round

mode

The two best from groups E and F played in the knockout system for places 1 to 4. The third and fourth placed from groups E and F played in the knockout system for places 5 to 8. The winners of groups G and H played for 9th place, the second placed for 11th place, the third placed for 13th place and the last of groups G and H for 15th place.

Places 1 to 4

	Semifinals				final
	September 15, 2005
	Qatar	79
	Lebanon	83
					September 16, 2005
					Lebanon	61
					China	77
					3rd place
	September 15, 2005				September 16, 2005
	China	93			Qatar	89
	South Korea	49			South Korea	77

Places 5 to 8

	Placement games				5th and 6th place
	September 15, 2005
	Iran	79
	Saudi Arabia	34
					September 16, 2005
					Iran	61
					Japan	72
					7th and 8th place
	September 15, 2005				September 16, 2005
	Japan	67			Saudi Arabia	50
	Jordan	59			Jordan	88

Places 9 to 16

Play for 9th place	September 15, 2005	Kazakhstan	-	Taiwan	69: 77
Game for 11th place	September 16, 2005	Uzbekistan	-	India	63 : 55
Game for 13th place	September 15, 2005	Kuwait	-	Indonesia	86 : 52
Play for 15th place	September 16, 2005	Hong Kong	-	Malaysia	72 : 68

Final results

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.
1	People's Republic of China	8-0
2	Lebanon	6: 2
3	Qatar	7: 1
4th	South Korea	5: 3
5	Japan	5: 3
6th	Iran	4: 4
7th	Jordan	3: 5
8th	Saudi Arabia	2: 6
9	Chinese Taipei	5: 2
10	Kazakhstan	4: 3
11	Uzbekistan	3: 4
12	India	3: 4
13	Kuwait	3: 4
14th	Indonesia	1: 6
15th	Hong Kong	1: 6
16	Malaysia	0: 7

The national teams of China, Lebanon and Qatar qualified for the 2006 World Basketball Championship .

Web links

• Data on archiv.fiba.com (English)