2015 Asian Basketball Championship

FIBA Asia Championship 2015
28th Asian Basketball Championship
Number of nations	16
winner	People's Republic of China (16th title)
Opening game	23rd September 2015
Endgame	3rd October 2015
Games	62
Most valuable player	Yi Jianlian

The 2015 Asian Basketball Championship (officially: FIBA Asia Championship 2015 ) was the 28th edition of this tournament and took place from September 23 to October 3, 2015 in Changsha , People's Republic of China . It was organized by FIBA Asia , the Asian basketball association. China won the tournament and thereby got a place in the 2016 Olympic Games .

Attendees

A total of 16 teams took part in the 2015 Asian Cup, and they qualified for the tournament in different ways.

•  People's Republic of China - as host
•  Iran - Winner of the FIBA Asia Cup 2014

Regional qualification winners:

West Asia:

•  Lebanon
•  Jordan
•  Palestine

Gulf region:

•  Qatar
•  Kuwait

Central Asia:

•  Kazakhstan

South Asia:

•  India

East Asia:

•  South Korea
•  Japan
•  Taiwan
•  Hong Kong

South East Asia:

•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Malaysia

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

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 three best in each group reached the group stage. The fourth place played for places 13-16.

Group A

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Iran	3	3	0	296: 156	6th
2	Japan	3	2	1	250: 199	5
3	India	3	1	2	233: 244	4th
4th	Malaysia	3	0	3	163: 343	3

23rd September 2015	Iran	-	Japan	86 : 48
23rd September 2015	Malaysia	-	India	73: 102
September 24, 2015	Iran	-	India	88 : 66
September 24, 2015	Japan	-	Malaysia	119 : 48
September 25, 2015	Malaysia	-	Iran	42: 122
September 25, 2015	India	-	Japan	65: 83

Group B

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Palestine	3	3	0	250: 221	6th
2	Philippines	3	2	1	284: 189	5
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	216: 236	4th
4th	Kuwait	3	0	3	183: 287	3

23rd September 2015	Kuwait	-	Hong Kong	50: 87
23rd September 2015	Philippines	-	Palestine	73: 75
September 24, 2015	Philippines	-	Hong Kong	101 : 50
September 24, 2015	Palestine	-	Kuwait	90 : 69
September 25, 2015	Kuwait	-	Philippines	64: 110
September 25, 2015	Hong Kong	-	Palestine	79: 85

Group C

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	China	3	3	0	251: 182	6th
2	South Korea	3	2	1	247: 181	5
3	Jordan	3	1	2	225: 239	4th
4th	Singapore	3	0	3	155: 276	3

23rd September 2015	South Korea	-	Jordan	87 : 60
23rd September 2015	Singapore	-	China	42: 91
September 24, 2015	South Korea	-	China	73: 76
September 24, 2015	Jordan	-	Singapore	98 : 68
September 25, 2015	Singapore	-	South Korea	45: 87
September 25, 2015	China	-	Jordan	84 : 67

Group D

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Qatar	3	2	1	248: 247	5
2	Lebanon	3	2	1	283: 247	5
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	214: 243	4th
4th	Taiwan	3	1	2	232: 240	4th

15th September 2015	Taiwan	-	Lebanon	87: 92
15th September 2015	Qatar	-	Kazakhstan	79 : 75
16th September 2015	Taiwan	-	Kazakhstan	74: 84
16th September 2015	Lebanon	-	Qatar	100: 105
17th September 2015	Qatar	-	Taiwan	64: 72
17th September 2015	Lebanon	-	Kazakhstan	91 : 55

Group stage

After the preliminary round, the first three teams in each group qualified for the group stage. The three best teams in groups A and B formed group E, the best in groups C and D form the new group F. Each team competed once against each of the three teams from the other preliminary group. The points from the preliminary round matches against the teams from their own group were counted further.

Group E

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	Philippines	5	4th	1	433: 329	9
2	Iran	5	4th	1	452: 305	9
3	Japan	5	3	2	360: 353	8th
4th	India	5	2	3	345: 411	7th
5	Palestine	5	2	3	345: 393	7th
6th	Hong Kong	5	0	5	318: 462	5

September 27, 2015	Iran	-	Hong Kong	111 : 56
September 27, 2015	Palestine	-	India	70: 73
September 27, 2015	Japan	-	Philippines	66: 73
September 28, 2015	India	-	Hong Kong	76 : 71
September 28, 2015	Palestine	-	Japan	67: 74
September 28, 2015	Philippines	-	Iran	87 : 73
29th September 2015	Palestine	-	Iran	48: 94
29th September 2015	Japan	-	Hong Kong	89 : 62
29th September 2015	Philippines	-	India	99 : 65

Group F.

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	baskets	Points
1	China	5	5	0	414: 339	10
2	Qatar	5	3	2	391: 411	8th
3	South Korea	5	3	2	387: 339	8th
4th	Lebanon	5	2	3	334: 335	7th
5	Jordan	5	2	3	298: 317	7th
6th	Kazakhstan	5	0	5	328: 411	4th

September 27, 2015	South Korea	-	Lebanon	85 : 71
September 27, 2015	China	-	Kazakhstan	76 : 62
September 27, 2015	Qatar	-	Jordan	73: 84
September 28, 2015	Qatar	-	South Korea	69 : 63
September 28, 2015	Lebanon	-	China	72: 90
September 28, 2015	Jordan	-	Kazakhstan	87 : 73
29th September 2015	Lebanon	-	Jordan	80 : 76
29th September 2015	China	-	Qatar	89 : 65
29th September 2015	South Korea	-	Kazakhstan	79 : 63

Final round

mode

After the intermediate round, the first four teams of both groups E and F qualified for the final round. The quarter-finals were played crosswise against an opponent from the other intermediate round group. Then both the winners of the quarter-finals met in the semifinals, as well as the losers in the placement round for places five to eight. The winners of the semi-finals contested the final, the losers the game for third place. The winners of the placement games played for fifth place, the losers for seventh place. The fifth and sixth placed from groups E and F played crosswise in the knockout system for places 9 to 12.

Places 1 to 4

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	October 1, 2015
	Philippines	82
					October 2nd, 2015
	Lebanon	70
					Philippines	81
	October 1, 2015
					Japan	70
	Qatar	67
									3rd October 2015
	Japan	81
									Philippines	67
	October 1, 2015
									China	78
	China	104
					October 2nd, 2015
	India	58
					China	70			Game for third place
	October 1, 2015
					Iran	57
	Iran	75							Japan	63
	South Korea	62							Iran	68
									3rd October 2015

Places 5 to 8

	Placement games				5th and 6th place
	October 2nd, 2015
	Lebanon	89
	Qatar	86
					3rd October 2015
					Lebanon	88
					South Korea	87
					7th and 8th place
	October 2nd, 2015				3rd October 2015
	India	72			Qatar	84
	South Korea	117			India	58

Places 9 to 12

	Placement games				9th and 10th place
	October 1, 2015
	Palestine	83
	Kazakhstan	81
					October 2nd, 2015
					Jordan	94
					Palestine	82
					11th and 12th place
	October 1, 2015				October 2nd, 2015
	Jordan	82			Kazakhstan	68
	Hong Kong	62			Hong Kong	62

Seats 13 to 16

	Placement games				13th and 14th place
	September 27, 2015
	Malaysia	61
	Kuwait	83
					September 28, 2015
					Kuwait	69
					Taiwan	99
					15th place
	September 27, 2015				September 28, 2015
	Singapore	65			Malaysia	59
	Taiwan	111			Singapore	92

Final results

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

The winner received the right to start at the 2016 Olympic Games. The teams in places 2 to 4 acquired the right to start at an additional qualifying tournament for the Olympics.

Web links

• Official website (English)