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The FIBA Asia Championship 2007 qualification was held in early 2007 with the Southeast Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.
In addition to the qualifying tournaments, the top 5 finishers from the FIBA Asia Championship 2005 and the host country (Japan) automatically qualified.
[edit] Format
- The top 2 teams advance; top team declared as regional champion.
- A win counts as 2 points, a loss is one point, except for loss by forfeiture which is 0 points.
- Ties are broken as follows:
- The results of the games between the tied teams.
- The goal average between the tied teams.
- The goal average of the tied teams for all competing teams.
[edit] 2005 tournament
The top 5 teams in the previous championship qualified automatically
- 1st:
China
- 2nd:
Lebanon
- 3rd:
Qatar
- 4th:
Korea
- 5th:
Japan - since Japan qualified as a host, the next best team qualified in place of the 5th-placer.
- 6th:
Iran
[edit] Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship for Men 2007 is the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Championship 2007; it also serves 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.
|
Qualified for FIBA Asia Championship |
| Team |
Pts. |
W |
L |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
PD |
 Philippines |
8 |
4 |
0 |
1.000 |
405 |
251 |
+154 |
 Indonesia |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
256 |
267 |
-11 |
 Malaysia |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0.500 |
297 |
300 |
-3 |
 Thailand |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0.250 |
273 |
283 |
-10 |
 Singapore |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
225 |
355 |
-130 |
Legend: Pts. = Points; PCT = Winning percentage
[edit] Results
| May 24 |
|
Thailand |
75 – 50 |
Singapore |
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi |
| May 27 |
|
Indonesia |
65 – 55 |
Thailand |
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi |
| May 28 |
|
Singapore |
61 – 71 |
Indonesia |
Provincial Gymnasium, Ratchaburi |
[edit] Middle Asia
The Middle Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Championship 2007; 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.
[edit] Preliminary round
|
Qualified for FIBA Asia Championship |
| Team |
Pts. |
W |
L |
PCT |
PF |
PA |
PD |
 Kazakhstan |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
203 |
94 |
+109 |
 India |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
157 |
154 |
+3 |
 Sri Lanka |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
120 |
232 |
-112 |
| May 30 |
|
India |
117 – 66 |
Sri Lanka |
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
[edit] East Asia
[edit] West Asia
- Qatar - bye
Saudi Arabia - qualified, but withdrew
United Arab Emirates - qualified
Kuwait - qualified by virtue of Saudi Arabia's withdrawal
Bahrain
Oman
Yemen
[edit] Did not take part
[edit] Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Brunei
Laos
Vietnam
Myanmar
[edit] Middle Asia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Kirgiziya
Turkmenistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
[edit] External links
Chinese Taipei - qualified
Hong Kong - qualified
DPR Korea
Mongolia
Macau
