2007 FIBA Asia Championship qualification
The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2007 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.
Qualification format
The following are eligible to participate:[1]
- The organizing country.
- The champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.
- The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones.
- The two best teams from the sub-zones.
FIBA Asia Stanković Cup
After the cancellation of 2006 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup which was supposed to be held in Damascus, Syria between 20th to 29th of July, The final ranking of the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was counted instead.
| Rank | Team | Note |
|---|---|---|
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 China |
Direct Qualifier |
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 Lebanon |
West Asia (+1) |
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 Qatar |
Gulf (+1) |
| 4 |  South Korea |
East Asia (+1) |
| 5 |  Japan |
Hosts |
| 6 |  Iran |
West Asia (+2) |
| 7 |  Jordan |
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| 8 |  Saudi Arabia |
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| 9 |  Chinese Taipei |
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| 10 |  Kazakhstan |
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| 11 |  Uzbekistan |
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| 12 |  India |
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| 13 |  Kuwait |
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| 14 |  Indonesia |
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| 15 |  Hong Kong |
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| 16 |  Malaysia |
Qualified teams
| East Asia (2+2+1) | Gulf (2+1) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
Qatar |
Kazakhstan |
 Philippines |
Iran |
| China |
Saudi Arabia |
India |
Indonesia |
Jordan |
| Chinese Taipei |
 United Arab Emirates |
Lebanon | ||
| Hong Kong |
 Syria | |||
| South Korea |
* With Saudi Arabia's withdrawal, Kuwait qualified in their place.
East Asia
All the others withdrew, so Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and South Korea qualified automatically.
Gulf
The 2006 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 386 | 264 | +122 | 10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 345 | 289 | +56 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 351 | 298 | +53 | 8 |
 Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 323 | 348 | −25 | 7 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 1 | 4 | 325 | 355 | −30 | 6 |
 Oman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 194 | 370 | −176 | 5 |
Middle Asia
The Middle Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Central Asian and South Asian nations basketball teams. The teams in the final advance to the FIBA Asia Championship.
The tournament was held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 94 | +109 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 154 | +3 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 232 | −112 | 2 |
Final
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| |
Kazakhstan |
| |
India |
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Sri Lanka |
Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Men 2007 was the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. The two teams with the best records advances to the FIBA Asia Championship.
The local name of the tournament held in Ratchaburi, Thailand was 11th Crown Prince Cup International Invitational Basketball Tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4 | 4 | 0 | 405 | 251 | +154 | 8 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 256 | 267 | −11 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 297 | 300 | −3 | 6 |
 Thailand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 273 | 283 | −10 | 5 |
 Singapore | 4 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 355 | −130 | 4 |
West Asia
All the others withdrew, so Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria qualified automatically.
References
- ↑ "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 20. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
External links
- FIBA Asia Championship 2007 official website
- (Japanese) FIBA Asia Championship 2007 official website
- FIBA Asia official website
