2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship explained

The 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament was held at the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall and the Al-Rayyan Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar, from 17 to 24 September 2023.^{[1] [2]} It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, where the top four teams qualified.^[3]

Australia successfully defended their U16 title against first-time semifinalists in the thrilling final, 79–76, while clinched the bronze medal after defeating the in the battle for third place, 87–59.^[4]

Qualification

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

Allocation of berths

Subzone	Automatic Qualifier	Berths as top 3 Asian teams from last championship	Host	Total
Central Asia	1	0	0	1
East Asia	2	1	0	3
Persian Gulf	2	0	1	3
South Asia	1	1	0	2
Southeast Asia	2	0	0	2
West Asia	2	1	0	3
	2			2
Total	12	3	1	16

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

Qualified teams

The following is the list of the qualified teams. FIBA Rankings as of 15 December 2022 are in parentheses.^[5]

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	27 January 2020	N/A	1	(58)
Defending champions	12–19 June 2022		1	(4)
Central Asia Qualifiers	27–29 June 2023		1	(77)
East Asia based on FIBA Boys' World Ranking[6]	N/A	N/A	3	(27) (29) (31)
GCC U16 Basketball Championship 2023	25–31 July 2023		2	(65) (NR)
FIBA U15 Oceania Championship 2022	21–26 November 2022		1	(25)
SABA U16 Championship 2023	28–31 August 2023		2	(34) (NR)
	17–19 July 2023		2	(26) (72)
West Asia Qualifiers	N/A	N/A	3	(22) (39) (NR)

• The federation of Chinese Taipei protested the decision by the East Asia Basketball Federation Association to use FIBA rankings to determine the qualifying teams instead of holding a tournament.^[6]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Final round

Bracket

Classification 5th–8th

Qualification to Quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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5th–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

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		6–0
		5–1
		5–1
4		4–3
5		5–1
6		4–3
7		3–4
8		3–4
9		2–2
10		1–3
11		1–3
12		1–3
13		0–3
14		0–3
15		0–3
16		0–3

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Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

Awards

All-Tournament Team

• C Henry Sewell
• F Oscar Goodman (MVP)
  • F Lachlan Crate G Zhang Boyuan
• G Kiefer Alas

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External links

• Archive website
• Sportsleau

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2023. Qatar Olympic Committee. 15 June 2023.
2. News: Stage set for FIBA U16 Asian Basketball Championship 2023 . 17 September 2023 . The Peninsula . 17 September 2023 . en.
3. Web site: Australia, China, New Zealand, and the Philippines claim last spots at FIBA U17 World Cup. FIBA. 24 September 2023. 22 September 2023.
4. Web site: Australia complete FIBA U16 Asian Championship three-peat after exciting Final win. FIBA. 24 September 2023. 25 September 2023.
5. https://www.fiba.basketball/en/ranking/boys FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE - Boys
6. News: Huang . Chiao-wen . Lee . Hsin-Yin . Officials blame Yao Ming after Taiwan misses out on FIBA Asia U16 Championship . 17 September 2023 . Focus Taiwan . . 6 September 2023.
7. Web site: Goodman named MVP to headline All-Star Five of Sewell, Crate, Zhang, Alas. FIBA. 24 September 2023. 25 September 2023.