1997 ABC Championship for Women explained

The 1997 ABC Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 to May 5. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 1999's championship.

Participating teams

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Preliminary round

Level I

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	5	5	0	410	343	+67	10
	5	4	1	465	340	+125	9
	5	3	2	445	351	+94	8
	5	2	3	392	423	−31	7
	5	1	4	327	462	−135	6
	5	0	5	350	470	−120	5

Level II – Group A

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	3	3	0	234	148	+86	6
	3	2	1	224	156	+68	5
	3	1	2	167	212	−45	4
	3	0	3	123	232	−109	3

Level II – Group B

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	3	3	0	243	112	+131	6
	3	2	1	213	132	+81	5
	3	1	2	113	206	−93	4
	3	0	3	119	238	−119	3

Classification 7th–14th

7th place

Final round

Final

Final standing

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Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Record
		7–0
		4–3
		5–2
4		2–5
5		1–4
6		0–5
7		4–0
8		3–1
9		3–1
10		2–2
11		2–2
12		1–3
13		1–3
14		0–4

Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Yoo Young-Joo

References

• Results
• archive.fiba.com