2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship


2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship


The 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Tehran, Iran from August 21 to 28.

The tournament, which is also the 26th edition of the biennial competition, will qualify the top four teams to represent FIBA Asia in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Hungary. This is the third time that Iran has hosted the tournament after hosting the 2008 and 2016 editions.

South Korea edged Japan in the Final, 77-73 to claim the championship and their fourth title overall, the first since 2000. Meanwhile, China defended their Bronze Medal finish they got four years ago by defeating Lebanon in the Third Place Game, 85-68. All these teams have already secured qualifications for FIBA Asia and will compete to the 2023 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).

Format

This edition of the tournament will be using a different format as compared to what was used since 2018. Since there are only ten teams participating, a draw to determine the quarterfinal pairings will be held after all Preliminary games has finished.

The qualified teams shall be divided into four (4) pots. The cumulative ranking between the three (3) groups, established according to the FIBA Official Basketball Rules, Chapter D – Classification of Teams, shall be used to determine the teams in different pots as follows:

  • Pot D shall consist of two (2) best ranked teams in the cumulative ranking;
  • Pot E shall consist of 3rd and 4th ranked teams in the cumulative ranking;
  • Pot F shall consist of 5th and 6th ranked teams in the cumulative ranking; and
  • Pot G shall consist of the 7th and 8th ranked teams in the cumulative ranking.

The teams from Pot D will be drawn against the teams from Pot G and the teams from Pot E will be drawn against the teams from Pot F; Teams from the same group in the Group Phase cannot be drawn against each other in the Quarter-Finals.

Venue

The Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran will host all the games of the competition.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+4:30).

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

Quarterfinal Draw


Bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place classification

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team

  • C Yang Hansen
  • F Yuto Kawashima
  • F Mohammad Amini
  • G Lee Ju-yeong (MVP)
  • G Lee Chae-hyung

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship by Wikipedia (Historical)




 

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