2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship
7th FIBA Under-16 Asian Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
City | Doha |
Dates | 17–24 September |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (3rd title) |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Third place | China |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | New Zealand Oscar Goodman |
Top scorer | Qatar Ndao (26.0) |
Top rebounds | Qatar Ndao (13.0) |
Top assists | New Zealand Jones (4.3) |
PPG (Team) | Australia (108.2) |
RPG (Team) | Australia (56.5) |
APG (Team) | Australia (28.2) |
Official website | |
www.fiba.basketball/history | |
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The 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held at the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall and the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar, from 17 to 24 September 2023.[1] [2] It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualified.[3]
Australia successfully defended their U16 title against first-time semifinalists New Zealand in the thrilling final, 79–76, while China clinched the bronze medal after defeating the Philippines in the battle for third place, 87–59.[4]
Qualification
[edit ]Each of FIBA Asia's six subzones gets one berth or two each, and FIBA Oceania gets 2 berths. The remaining 4 berths include one host nation and three for the subzones contributed by the top 3 Asian nations of the previous champion.
Subzone | Automatic Qualifier | Berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championship | Host | Total |
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Central Asia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
East Asia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Persian Gulf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
South Asia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Southeast Asia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
West Asia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
FIBA Oceania | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Total | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
The host nation and the defending champion are qualified automatically and take one berth from their own subzones.
Qualified teams
[edit ]The following is the list of the qualified teams. FIBA Rankings as of 15 December 2022 are in parentheses.[5]
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 27 January 2020 | N/A | 1 | Qatar (58) |
Defending champions | 12–19 June 2022 | Qatar Doha | 1 | Australia (4) |
Central Asia Qualifiers | 27–29 June 2023 | Uzbekistan Samarkand | 1 | Kazakhstan (77) |
East Asia based on FIBA Boys' World Ranking [6] | N/A | N/A | 3 | China (27) South Korea (29) Japan (31) |
GCC U16 Basketball Championship 2023 | 25–31 July 2023 | Saudi Arabia Jeddah | 2 | Bahrain (65) Saudi Arabia (NR) |
FIBA U15 Oceania Championship 2022 | 21–26 November 2022 | Guam Mangilao | 1 | New Zealand (25) |
SABA U16 Championship 2023 | 28–31 August 2023 | Sri Lanka Colombo | 2 | India (34) Sri Lanka (NR) |
2023 SEABA Under-16 Championship | 17–19 July 2023 | Indonesia Surabaya | 2 | Philippines (26) Malaysia (72) |
West Asia Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 3 | Iran (22) Lebanon (39) Jordan (NR) |
- The federation of Chinese Taipei protested the decision by the East Asia Basketball Federation Association to use FIBA rankings to determine the qualifying teams instead of holding a tournament.[6]
Preliminary round
[edit ]All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 361 | 119 | +242 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 238 | 222 | +16 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 232 | −21 | 4 | |
4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 347 | −237 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
11:30
Referees: Sherhon Martin (NZL), Harry Santos (PHI), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMA)
19:30
Referees: Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ), Harry Santos (PHI), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMA)
14:30
Rebs: Pilimai 7
Asts: three players 5 Pts: Samarawickrama 9
Rebs: three players 2
Asts: Bernard, Samarawickrama 3
Referees: Elie Rahji (SYR), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS)
19:30
Rebs: three players 10
Asts: Dhanasekar 4 Pts: El Dekss 22
Rebs: El Dekss 15
Asts: three players 4
14:30
Rebs: Mudianselage 18
Asts: Annakkarge, Bernard 3 Pts: Ankush 27
Rebs: A. Sharma 9
Asts: Dhanasekar 5
Referees: Anton Kozlov (KAZ), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS)
19:30
Rebs: El Dekss 12
Asts: Iskandar, El Boustani 2 Pts: Daniels 21
Rebs: Sewell 10
Asts: four players 4
Referees: Li Jin (CHN), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR), Mohammed Ismail Altarawneh (JOR)
Group B
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 173 | +84 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 175 | +79 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 261 | −37 | 4 | |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 296 | −126 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
14:30
Referees: Mohammed Ismail Altarawneh (JOR), Li Jin (CHN), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR)
17:00
11:30
Rebs: Jalali 15
Asts: Edalatfar 7 Pts: M Ateek, Almatroud 13
Rebs: Khafaji, Almatroud 6
Asts: M Ateek 4
17:00
Referees: Harry Santos (PHI), Mohammed Ismail Altarawneh (JOR), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)
11:30
Rebs: Alzawad 6
Asts: Alamrad, Alzayer 3 Pts: Takata, Benedict 18
Rebs: Benedict 11
Asts: Shingo 7
17:00
Referees: Elie Rahji (SYR), Lee Seungmu (KOR), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)
Group C
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 169 | +150 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 192 | 222 | −30 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 207 | +22 | 4 | |
4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 291 | −142 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
11:30
Rebs: Goodman 12
Asts: Goodman, Jones 4 Pts: Yang, Yoon 19
Rebs: Edi 7
Asts: Yang 6
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Jun Horiuchi (JPN), Keyvan Mahmoodi (IRI)
14:30
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Imran Ali Baig (IND), Georges Saad (LBN)
11:30
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Jack Taylor (AUS), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA)
14:30
Referees: Jun Horiuchi (JPN), Imran Ali Baig (IND), Keyvan Mahmoodi (IRI)
11:30
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Georges Saad (LBN), Keyvan Mahmoodi (IRI)
14:30
Group D
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 298 | 157 | +141 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 178 | +30 | 5 | Playoffs |
3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 164 | 241 | −77 | 4 | |
4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 264 | −94 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
17:00
Referees: Jack Taylor (AUS), Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT), Razin Alaoufi (KSA)
19:30
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA)
17:00
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT)
19:30
Rebs: Alas 10
Asts: Morales, Velasquez 3 Pts: Muratuly 15
Rebs: Remezov 11
Asts: Muratuly, Talgatov 2
Referees: Georges Saad (LBN), Sadegh Damanab Ghanbari (IRI), Razin Alaoufi (KSA)
17:00
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Issabayev, Muratuly 3 Pts: Zhang 24
Rebs: Huan 8
Asts: Luo 6
Referees: Imran Ali Baig (IND), Jun Horiuchi (JPN), Sadegh Damanab Ghanbari (IRI)
19:30
Rebs: Tan J.W. 11
Asts: three players 2 Pts: Alas 15
Rebs: Alas 13
Asts: Williams 9
Referees: Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA), Keyvan Mahmoodi (IRI)
Final round
[edit ]Bracket
[edit ]- Classification 5th–8th
Qualification to Quarterfinals
[edit ]11:30
Referees: Sadegh Damanab Ghanbari (IRI), Jack Taylor (AUS), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA)
14:30
Referees: Lee Seungmu (KOR), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR), Elie Rahji (SYR)
17:00
Rebs: L. Sharma, Lavish 8
Asts: Lavish 6 Pts: I M Mousa 31
Rebs: Ndao 11
Asts: Ndao 6
Referees: Sherhon Martin (NZL), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ), Harry Santos (PHI)
19:30
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Georges Saad (LBN)
Quarterfinals
[edit ]12:30
Rebs: Sewell 13
Asts: Cotton, Dickeson 6 Pts: Aljaibat, Kassem 10
Rebs: Hijazi 4
Asts: six players 1
Referees: Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT), Rashid Al Musheifri (OMA), Razin Alaoufi (KSA)
14:30
Referees: Lee Seungmu (KOR), Mohammed Ismail Altarawneh (JOR), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)
17:00
19:30
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Sadegh Damanab Ghanbari (IRI), Anton Kozlov (KAZ)
5th–8th place semifinals
[edit ]11:30
Rebs: Ndao 15
Asts: I M Mousa, Ndao 2 Pts: Khosroshahi 25
Rebs: GharaPazokiKheil 8
Asts: Mohammadi 6
14:30
Rebs: Aljaibat, Ghazal 7
Asts: Shaaban 3 Pts: Sembo 12
Rebs: Wakano 7
Asts: Wakano, Takata 6
Referees: Imran Ali Baig (IND), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA), Keyvan Mahmoodi (IRI)
Semifinals
[edit ]17:00
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Lee Seungmu (KOR), Sadegh Damanab Ghanbari (IRI),
19:30
Referees: Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR)
Seventh place game
[edit ]11:30
Fifth place game
[edit ]14:30
Rebs: Benedict 8
Asts: Nakamura 6 Pts: Valizadeh 24
Rebs: Dadvand, Mohammadi 8
Asts: Edalatfar 3
Referees: Mohammed Ismail Altarawneh (JOR), Georges Saad (LBN), Adel Mohamed Ghuloom (BHR)
Third place game
[edit ]17:00
Referees: Sadegh Damanab Ghanbari (IRI), Jack Taylor (AUS), Abdullah Alhejaili (KSA)
Final
[edit ]19:30
Referees: Saif Al Dossari (QAT), Lee Seungmu (KOR), Mohammed Hasan Fanharawi (IRQ)
Final standings
[edit ]Rank | Team | Record |
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1st place, gold medalist(s) | Australia | 6–0 |
2nd place, silver medalist(s) | New Zealand | 5–1 |
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | China | 5–1 |
4 | Philippines | 4–3 |
5 | Japan | 5–1 |
6 | Iran | 4–3 |
7 | Qatar | 3–4 |
8 | Jordan | 3–4 |
9 | India | 2–2 |
10 | South Korea | 1–3 |
11 | Lebanon | 1–3 |
12 | Malaysia | 1–3 |
13 | Kazakhstan | 0–3 |
14 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 |
15 | Bahrain | 0–3 |
16 | Sri Lanka | 0–3 |
Awards
[edit ]2023 Asian Under-16 champions |
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Australia Third title |
All-Tournament Team
[edit ]- C Australia Henry Sewell
- F New Zealand Oscar Goodman (MVP)
- F New Zealand Lachlan Crate
- G China Zhang Boyuan
- G Philippines Kiefer Alas
References
[edit ]- ^ "FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2023". Qatar Olympic Committee . Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Stage set for FIBA U16 Asian Basketball Championship 2023". The Peninsula. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Australia, China, New Zealand, and the Philippines claim last spots at FIBA U17 World Cup". FIBA. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Australia complete FIBA U16 Asian Championship three-peat after exciting Final win". FIBA. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE - Boys, www.fiba.basketball
- ^ a b Huang, Chiao-wen; Lee, Hsin-Yin (6 September 2023). "Officials blame Yao Ming after Taiwan misses out on FIBA Asia U16 Championship". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency . Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Goodman named MVP to headline All-Star Five of Sewell, Crate, Zhang, Alas". FIBA. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.