1997 ABC Championship for Women

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1997 FIBA Asia Championship
for Women
17th Asian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationThailand
DatesApril 27 – May 5
Teams14 
(from 44 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
(10th title)
MVP Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Young-Joo

The 1997 ABC Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 to May 5. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 1999's championship.

Contents

Participating teams

Level ILevel II – Group ALevel II – Group B

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Macau
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka

Preliminary round

Level I

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 550410343+6710
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 541465340+1259
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 532445351+948
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 523392423−317
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 514327462−1356
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 505350470−1205
April 27
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg7688Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–49, 35–39
April 27
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg8379Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 48–42, 35–37
April 27
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg9777Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 46–33, 51–44
April 28
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg61100Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 30–55, 31–45
April 28
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg10064Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–39, 50–25
April 28
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg7371Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 44–34, 29–37
April 29
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9074Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 40–34, 50–40
April 29
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4188Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 19–44, 22–44
April 29
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6572Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–38, 29–34
May 1
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg62103Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 43–57, 19–46
May 1
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg11576Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 57–37, 58–39
May 1
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9571Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Scoring by half: 56–32, 39–39
May 2
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg8260Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 46–29, 36–31
May 2
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg68100Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 34–53, 34–47
May 2
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9464Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 43–33, 51–31

Level II – Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 330234148+866
Flag of India.svg  India 321224156+685
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 312167212−454
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 303123232−1093
April 27
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg6654Flag of India.svg  India
Scoring by half: 34–25, 32–29
April 28
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg3687Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 14–40, 22–47
April 29
India  Flag of India.svg8648Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 44–18, 42–30
April 30
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5881Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 31–39, 27–42
May 1
India  Flag of India.svg8442Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–16, 33–26
May 2
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg4561Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 20–24, 25–37

Level II – Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 330243112+1316
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 321213132+815
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 312113206−934
Flag of Portugal.svg  Macau 303119238−1193
April 27
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg8236Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 48–14, 34–22
April 28
Macau  Flag of Portugal.svg3286Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 13–51, 19–35
April 29
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg2480Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 20–40, 4–40
April 30
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg6445Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 35–24, 29–21
May 1
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg5344Flag of Portugal.svg  Macau
Scoring by half: 30–20, 23–24
May 2
Macau  Flag of Portugal.svg4399Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 20–55, 23–44

Classification 7th–14th

13th place

May 4
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg7749Flag of Portugal.svg  Macau
Scoring by half: 35–25, 42–24

11th place

May 4
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg6129Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 27–15, 34–14

9th place

May 5
India  Flag of India.svg6960Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 38–27, 31–33

7th place

May 5
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg6245Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 27–18, 35–27

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
May 4
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 77
 
May 5
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 90
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 61
 
May 4
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 74
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 92
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 77
 
3rd place
 
 
May 5
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 101
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 63

Semifinals

May 4
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg7790Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 39–48, 38–42
May 4
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9277Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 56–43, 36–34

3rd place

May 5
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg10163Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 59–28, 42–35

Final

May 5
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6174Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 38–43, 23–31

Final standing

Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 4–3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5–2
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2–5
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–4
6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0–5
7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 4–0
8Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3–1
9Flag of India.svg  India 3–1
10Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 2–2
11Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2–2
12Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–3
13Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1–3
14Flag of Portugal.svg  Macau 0–4

Awards

 1997 Asian champions 
Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Tenth title

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