2018 Arab Basketball Championship

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2018 Arab Basketball Championship
2018 ABC - logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
City Cairo
Dates7-16 November
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Third placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Fourth placeFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
2017
2022

2018 Arab Basketball Championship for Men was the 23rd edition of the Arab Basketball Championship, a men's basketball regional championship of Arab world that ended with Saudi Arabia being crowned winner. The tournament was hosted by Egypt for the ninth time and featured 5 teams.

Contents

Participating teams

Africa
Asia

Venues

Cairo
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls
Capacity: 16,900
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 2.jpg

Squads

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (H)440299253+468 Semi-finals
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 422318293+256
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 422304322186
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 413290304145
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 413286325395
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
7 November 2018
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Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6962Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
8 November 2018
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Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg7568Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
8 November 2018
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Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg8469Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

9 November 2018
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Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg8590Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
9 November 2018
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Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg8269Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

10 November 2018
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Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7464Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
10 November 2018
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United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg6579Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

12 November 2018
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Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg6899Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
12 November 2018
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Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg5874Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
13 November 2018
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Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg8083Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 74
 
16 November
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 66
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 81
 
15 November
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 85
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 69
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 70
 
Third place
 
 
16 November
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 72
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 84

Semi-finals

15 November 2018
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Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg7466Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain

15 November 2018
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Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6970Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Third place match

16 November 2018
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Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg7284Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Final

16 November 2018
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Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg8185Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3-3
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3-3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5-1
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2-4
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1-3

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