# 2001 ABC Championship qualification

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The **[2001 ABC Championship](/source/2001_ABC_Championship) qualification** was held in late 2000 and early 2001 with the [Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf) region, [West Asia](/source/West_Asia), [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia), [East Asia](/source/East_Asia) and Middle Asia ([Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia) and [South Asia](/source/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](/source/FIBA_Asia_Championship).
- The two best teams from the sub-zones.

## 1999 ABC Championship

Main article: [1999 ABC Championship](/source/1999_ABC_Championship)

Rank Team China South Korea Saudi Arabia 4 Chinese Taipei 5 Japan 6 Kuwait 7 Lebanon 8 Syria 9 Uzbekistan 10 United Arab Emirates 11 Philippines 12 Bahrain 13 Hong Kong 14 Thailand 15 Malaysia

## Qualified teams

East Asia (4+2) Gulf (2+2) Middle Asia (2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2) China Saudi Arabia * India Philippines ** Lebanon South Korea Kuwait Uzbekistan Thailand Syria Chinese Taipei Qatar Japan United Arab Emirates North Korea * Hong Kong

* Withdrew

** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by [Singapore](/source/Singapore) which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.

## East Asia

All the others withdrew, so [North Korea](/source/North_Korea) and [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) qualified automatically.

## Gulf

The **2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship** is the qualifying tournament for the [2001 ABC Championship](/source/2001_ABC_Championship). [Qatar](/source/Qatar) won the tournament and qualified alongside [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates).

## Middle Asia

All the others withdrew, so [India](/source/India) and [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) qualified automatically.

## Southeast Asia

The **4th [Southeast Asia Basketball Association](/source/Southeast_Asia_Basketball_Association) [Championship](/source/SEABA_Championship)** is the qualifying tournament for the [2001 ABC Championship](/source/2001_ABC_Championship). the two best teams qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at [Manila](/source/Manila), [Philippines](/source/Philippines).[1]

### Preliminary round

#### Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Philippines 3 3 0 333 159 +174 6 Singapore 3 2 1 240 229 +11 5 Malaysia 3 1 2 179 243 −64 4 Vietnam 3 0 3 180 301 −121 3

#### Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Thailand 2 2 0 170 99 +71 4 Indonesia 2 1 1 164 111 +53 3 BRU 2 0 2 79 203 −124 2

### Final standing

Rank Team Philippines Thailand Singapore 4 Indonesia 5 Malaysia 6 Vietnam 7 BRU

## 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](/source/2001_ABC_Championship). the two best teams after the second tournament qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The 2000 tournament was held at [Beirut](/source/Beirut), [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) while [Amman](/source/Amman), [Jordan](/source/Jordan) hosted the 2001 edition.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Lebanon 8 7 1 704 649 +55 15 Syria 8 5 3 624 622 +2 13 Iran 8 4 4 635 624 +11 12 Iraq 8 3 5 630 637 −7 11 Jordan 8 1 7 572 633 −61 9

## References

1. Luarca, Roy (2 April 2001). ["RP 5 faces Singapore"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3VQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2660%2C15998194). *Philippine Daily Inquirer*. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

## External links

- [FIBA Asia official website](http://www.fibaasia.net) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100105232529/http://www.fibaasia.net/) 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine

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