2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification

The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2009 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

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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

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Rank Team Note
    Jordan Direct Qualifier
    Kazakhstan Middle Asia (+1)
    Kuwait Gulf (+1)
4   Qatar Gulf (+2)
5   India Middle Asia (+2)

Qualified teams

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East Asia (1+2) Gulf (2+2) Middle Asia (2+2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (1+2)
  China   Qatar   India   Philippines   Jordan
  South Korea   Kuwait   Kazakhstan   Indonesia   Iran
  Japan   United Arab Emirates   Sri Lanka   Lebanon
  Bahrain *   Uzbekistan

*   Chinese Taipei, which finished fourth behind Korea, Japan and China in the East Asian qualifiers, was given a wild card entry into the championship following the withdrawal of Gulf representatives Bahrain.

East Asia

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The East Asia Basketball Championship for Men 2009 is the qualifying tournament for the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving East Asian basketball teams. the two best teams excluding China qualifies for 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  South Korea 2 2 0 162 133 +29 4
  China 2 1 1 161 134 +27 3
  Hong Kong 2 0 2 135 191 −56 2
June 10
15:30
Hong Kong   64–99   China
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 21–23, 19–24, 8–22
June 11
15:30
China   62–70   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 16–5, 23–26, 11–18
June 12
15:30
South Korea   92–71   Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 29–22, 20–17, 19–22

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Japan 2 2 0 187 131 +56 4
  Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 165 137 +28 3
  Mongolia 2 0 2 124 208 −84 2
June 10
18:30
Chinese Taipei   66–78   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 18–12, 10–27, 22–22
June 11
18:30
Japan   109–65   Mongolia
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 26–16, 23–16, 34–24
June 12
18:30
Mongolia   59–99   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 15–24, 12–24, 12–27

Classification 5th–6th

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June 13
19:00
Hong Kong   92–73   Mongolia
Scoring by quarter: 35–28, 14–18, 23–18, 20–9

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
June 13
 
 
  South Korea86
 
June 14
 
  Chinese Taipei71
 
  South Korea68
 
June 13
 
  Japan58
 
  Japan68
 
 
  China63
 
3rd place
 
 
June 14
 
 
  Chinese Taipei90
 
 
  China107

Semifinals

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June 13
13:00
South Korea   86–71   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 17–9, 28–27, 26–18
June 13
16:00
Japan   68–63   China
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 15–8, 17–10, 22–27

3rd place

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June 14
13:00
Chinese Taipei   90–107   China
Scoring by quarter: 27–36, 18–19, 18–26, 27–26

Final

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June 14
16:00
South Korea   68–58   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–18, 15–12, 15–9

Final standing

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Rank Team
    South Korea
    Japan
    China
4   Chinese Taipei
5   Hong Kong
6   Mongolia

Gulf

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The 19th Gulf Cup was held in Muscat, Oman.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Qatar 4 4 0 299 237 +62 8
  Kuwait 4 3 1 282 255 +27 7
  United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 327 280 +47 6
  Bahrain 4 1 3 320 276 +44 5
  Oman 4 0 4 214 394 −180 4
January 3
17:30
Kuwait   75–67   Bahrain
January 3
19:30
Qatar   82–80   United Arab Emirates
January 5
13:00
Kuwait   44–60   Qatar
January 5
15:00
United Arab Emirates   102–53   Oman
January 7
13:00
Oman   52–110   Bahrain
January 7
15:00
United Arab Emirates   66–68   Kuwait
January 9
13:00
Bahrain   66–70   Qatar
January 9
15:00
Kuwait   95–62   Oman
January 11
14:00
Oman   47–87   Qatar
January 11
16:00
United Arab Emirates   79–77   Bahrain

Middle Asia

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All the others withdrew, so   India,   Kazakhstan,   Sri Lanka and   Uzbekistan qualified automatically.

Southeast Asia

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A tournament was held to determine Southeast Asia's two representatives to the FIBA Asia Championship. The qualifying tournament also served as the zonal championship, which held in Medan, Indonesia from June 6 to 9.

Preliminary round

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Philippines 3 3 0 320 206 +114 6
  Indonesia 3 2 1 217 235 −18 5
  Malaysia 3 1 2 222 244 −22 4
  Singapore 3 0 3 204 278 −74 3
June 6
19:00
Malaysia   73–100   Philippines
June 6
21:00
Singapore   65–79   Indonesia
June 7
19:00
Singapore   70–82   Malaysia
June 7
21:00
Philippines   103–64   Indonesia
June 8
19:00
Singapore   69–117   Philippines
June 8
21:00
Malaysia   67–74   Indonesia

Final

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June 9
19:00
Philippines   98–68   Indonesia

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Philippines
    Indonesia
    Malaysia
4   Singapore

West Asia

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All the others withdrew, so   Iran and   Lebanon qualified automatically.

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 20. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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