2019 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship

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2019 FIBA Under-16
Asian Championship
(Cancelled)
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Dates5–12 April 2020
Teams 16  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2019 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship was originally to be the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. The tournament would have been held in Beirut, Lebanon from 5 to 12 April 2020. [1] The top four teams would have represented FIBA Asia at the Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Bulgaria. However it was cancelled by FIBA due to the coronavirus pandemic in China. Instead it was determined by FIBA rankings.

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Qualification

Each of FIBA Asia's six subzones gets one berth or two each, and FIBA Oceania gets 2 births. The remaining 4 births include one host nation and three for the subzones contributed by the top 3 Asian nations of the previous champion.

Allocation of Berths
SubzoneAutomatic QualifierBerths as top 3 Asian teams from last championshipHostTotal
Central Asia1001
East Asia2204
Persian Gulf2002
South Asia1001
Southeast Asia2103
West Asia2013
FIBA Oceania 2——2
Total123116

The host nation and the defending champion are qualified automatically and take one berth from their own subzones.

Qualified teams

Here are the list of the qualified teams: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament (as of 7 December 2018).

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host nation4 February 2020N/A1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (47)
Defending champions2–8 April 2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Foshan 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (10)
Central Asia Qualifiers20–22 May 2019 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Taraz 1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (64)
East Asia QualifiersN/AN/A4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (14)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (18)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (25)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (34)
GBA Qualifiers27–31 August 2018 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai 2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (82)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (69)
2018 FIBA Under-15 Oceanian Championship4–8 December 2018 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Port Moresby 1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (28)
South Asia Qualifiers3–5 July 2019 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka 1Flag of India.svg  India (52)
Southeast Asia QualifiersN/AN/A3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (30)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (69)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (72)
West Asia Qualifiers28 July–1 August 2018 Flag of Iran.svg Gorgan 2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (26)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria (72)

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References

  1. ↑ "Australia and Lebanon confirmed as hosts of the FIBA U16 Asian Championships". FIBA Asia. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Saudi Arabia, Bahrain to represent the Gulf at FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2019". FIBA Asia. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Australia crowned 2018 FIBA U15 Oceania champions". FIBA Oceania. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ↑ FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2019 CABA Qualifier playlist on YouTube
  5. ↑ "India win 2019 U16 SABA Basketball Championship; qualify for next month's FIBA U16 Asia Cup". NBA India. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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