The 2001 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2000 and early 2001 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:

  • The organizing country.
  • The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship.
  • The two best teams from the sub-zones.

1999 ABC Championship

Main article: 1999 ABC Championship
RankTeam
China
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
4Chinese Taipei
5Japan
6Kuwait
7Lebanon
8Syria
9Uzbekistan
10United Arab Emirates
11Philippines
12Bahrain
13Hong Kong
14Thailand
15Malaysia

Qualified teams

East Asia (4+2)Gulf (2+2)Middle Asia (2)Southeast Asia (2)West Asia (2)
ChinaSaudi Arabia *IndiaPhilippines **Lebanon
South KoreaKuwaitUzbekistanThailandSyria
Chinese TaipeiQatar
JapanUnited Arab Emirates
North Korea *
Hong Kong

* Withdrew

** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by Singapore which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.

East Asia

All the others withdrew, so North Korea and Hong Kong qualified automatically.

Gulf

The 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. Qatar won the tournament and qualified alongside United Arab Emirates.

Middle Asia

All the others withdrew, so India and Uzbekistan qualified automatically.

Southeast Asia

2001 ABC Championship qualification
ContinentSEABA
Year2001
HostPhilippines
Dates2–7 April
Teams7
Federations10
Venues1
Cities1
ChampionsPhilippines
Title number2
Prevseason1998
Nextseason2003

The 4th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines.[1]

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines330333159+1746
Singapore321240229+115
Malaysia312179243−644
Vietnam303180301−1213

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Thailand22017099+714
Indonesia211164111+533
BRU20279203−1242

Final standing

RankTeam
Philippines
Thailand
Singapore
4Indonesia
5Malaysia
6Vietnam
7BRU

West Asia

The 2000 West Asia Basketball Association Championship and 2001 West Asia Basketball Association Championship are the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams after the second tournament qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The 2000 tournament was held at Beirut, Lebanon while Amman, Jordan hosted the 2001 edition.

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Lebanon871704649+5515
Syria853624622+213
Iran844635624+1112
Iraq835630637−711
Jordan817572633−619

References

  1. ^ Luarca, Roy (2 April 2001). "RP 5 faces Singapore". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 9 March 2025.