2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2022 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship.
2022 FIBA Under-18
Asian Championship
26th FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Iran
CityTehran
Dates21−28 August
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (4th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place China
Tournament statistics
MVPSouth Korea Lee Ju-yeong
Top scorerSouth Korea Lee J. (23.2)
Top reboundsJapan Kawashima (10.6)
Top assistsSouth Korea Lee C. (5.8)
PPG (Team) China (90.4)
RPG (Team) Philippines (50.2)
APG (Team) China (22.8)
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The 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Tehran, Iran from August 21 to 28.[1][2]

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.[3]

Qualification

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 2 0 4
Persian Gulf 2 0 0 2
South Asia 1 0 0 1
Southeast Asia 2 1 0 3
West Asia 2 0 1 3
FIBA Oceania 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.

Many teams withdrew this tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the allocation did not match the involved teams.

Qualified teams

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

Means of Qualification Date Venue Berths Qualifiers
Host Nation 1  Iran (17)
2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship Champions 5–11 August 2018 Thailand Nonthaburi 1  Australia
2022 U18 CABA Qualifier N/A N/A 1 TBD
2022 U18 EABA Qualifier N/A N/A 4  China (21)
 Chinese Taipei (22)
 South Korea (27)
 Japan (32)
2022 U18 GBA Qualifier 29 July–6 August 2022[4] United Arab Emirates Dubai 2  Qatar (NR)
TBD
2022 U18 SEABA Qualifier N/A N/A 3  Philippines (24)
TBD
TBD
2022 U18 SABA Qualifier 2–4 June 2022[5] India Cuttack 1  India (50)
2022 U18 WABA Qualifier 25–30 July 2022[6] Syria Damascus 2  Lebanon (35)
 Syria (90)
FIBA Oceania N/A N/A 1 TBD
Total 16

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.[7]

Venue

The Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran will host all the games of the competition.[8]

Preliminary round

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Japan 2 1 1 150 131 +19 3[a]
2  Iran (H) 2 1 1 131 131 0 3[b]
3  Lebanon 2 1 1 128 147 −19 3[c]
Source: FIBA Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ 1−1, 1.145 (beaten Lebanon, lost to Iran)
  2. ^ 1−1, 1.000 (beaten Japan, lost to Lebanon)
  3. ^ 1−1, 0.871 (beaten Iran, lost to Japan)
21 August 2022
18:00
Iran  63–65  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 21–14, 6–12, 18–23
Pts: Amini 24
Rebs: Amini 9
Asts: Ahmadpour 4		 Pts: Rtail 17
Rebs: Assaf 11
Asts: Rtail, Abou Sleiman 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Yu Fu-Jung (TPE)
22 August 2022
18:00
Lebanon  63–84  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 9–25, 23–19, 19–23
Pts: Rtail 18
Rebs: Assaf, Rtail 10
Asts: Abou Sleiman, Kozah 3		 Pts: Kawashima 22
Rebs: Kawashima 14
Asts: Todoroki 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Sun Jian (CHN), Kamjae Cheon (KOR)
23 August 2022
18:00
Japan  66–68  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 25–13, 10–23, 7–18
Pts: three players 13
Rebs: Kawashima 8
Asts: Yamada 8		 Pts: Amini 23
Rebs: Asgari Nia 12
Asts: Ahmadpour 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Sun Jian (CHN), Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT), Yu Fu-Jung (TPE)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  China 2 2 0 194 139 +55 4
2  South Korea 2 1 1 174 152 +22 3
3  India 2 0 2 128 205 −77 2
Source: FIBA Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
21 August 2022
13:30
China  105–65  India
Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 24–14, 26–20, 25–17
Pts: Liu J. 28
Rebs: Weng, Yang 11
Asts: Zhang 6		 Pts: Dagar 19
Rebs: L. Singh 8
Asts: Dagar 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR), John Lester Celeste (PHI)
22 August 2022
11:15
India  63–100  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 13–22, 20–25, 17–25
Pts: Ravish 18
Rebs: Dagar 6
Asts: Dagar 6		 Pts: Lee J. 21
Rebs: Yoo 7
Asts: Lee C. 10
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN), Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT)
23 August 2022
15:45
South Korea  74–89  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 19–23, 16–15, 22–23
Pts: Lee J. 24
Rebs: Yoo 9
Asts: Lee C. 7		 Pts: three players 18
Rebs: Liu J., Wang 9
Asts: Yang 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRN)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Philippines 3 3 0 273 182 +91 6
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 250 206 +44 5
3  Qatar 3 1 2 206 239 −33 4
4  Syria 3 0 3 174 276 −102 3
Source: FIBA Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
21 August 2022
11:15
Chinese Taipei  96–62  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 32–12, 19–19, 25–15
Pts: Yeh 21
Rebs: Cheng 9
Asts: Chen 6		 Pts: Abbasher 19
Rebs: Ndao 11
Asts: Abuissa 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRN), Cheon Kamjae (KOR)
21 August 2022
15:45
Philippines  112–48  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 35–7, 18–9, 34–8, 25–24
Pts: Amos 26
Rebs: Porter 13
Asts: Alao 8		 Pts: Kastntin 12
Rebs: Dabdoob, Makanas 9
Asts: five players 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Ramin Fathi (IRN), Sun Jian (CHN)
22 August 2022
13:30
Syria  60–81  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 16–15, 15–19, 17–30
Pts: Kastntin 18
Rebs: Makanas 12
Asts: Eid 3		 Pts: Chang 21
Rebs: Cheng 9
Asts: Chang 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRN), Ramin Fathi (IRN)
22 August 2022
15:45
Qatar  61–77  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 17–10, 13–20, 13–23
Pts: Abbasher, Ndao 14
Rebs: H. Mousa 11
Asts: Abbasher 4		 Pts: Amos 21
Rebs: Amos 7
Asts: Alao 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR)
23 August 2022
11:15
Syria  66–83  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 15–31, 12–16, 20–15
Pts: Makanas 20
Rebs: Eid 11
Asts: Ibrahim 4		 Pts: Ndao 20
Rebs: Hajar 11
Asts: Abuissa 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Cheon Kamjae (KOR)
23 August 2022
13:30
Chinese Taipei  73–84  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 21–14, 24–18, 10–24
Pts: Chang 24
Rebs: Shih 7
Asts: Chiu 4		 Pts: Amos 28
Rebs: Pablo 9
Asts: Bahay 10
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinal Draw

Pot Position Team Record
D1  Philippines 3–0
D2  China 2–0
E1  Chinese Taipei 2–1
E2  South Korea 1–1
F1  Japan 1–1
F2  Iran 1–1
G1  Lebanon 1–1
G2  Qatar 1–2


Bracket

Quarterfinals

24 August 2022
09:00
China  88–44  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 19–12, 21–14, 23–8
Pts: Lyu, Ma 12
Rebs: Ma, Liu L. 6
Asts: Ma 7		 Pts: Al-Abdulla, H. Mousa 9
Rebs: Abbasher, Hajar 5
Asts: Mou. Ndao 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN), John Lester Celeste (PHI)
24 August 2022
11:15
Lebanon  99–83  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 26–24, 27–18, 19–30
Pts: Mansour 28
Rebs: Zamatta 17
Asts: Abou Sleiman 8		 Pts: Amos 11
Rebs: Amos 7
Asts: Gamber 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRN), Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRN)
24 August 2022
13:30
Chinese Taipei  60–76  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 17–25, 15–21, 16–13
Pts: Kuo 17
Rebs: Hsu, Shih 8
Asts: Hsu 8		 Pts: Yaegashi 19
Rebs: Wakugawa 11
Asts: Todoroki 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Cheon Kamjae (KOR), Ramin Fathi (IRN)
24 August 2022
18:00
Iran  65–66  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 8–22, 20–8, 19–14
Pts: Amini 20
Rebs: Amini, Asgari Nia 13
Asts: Ahmadpour 6		 Pts: Lee C. 16
Rebs: Yoo 9
Asts: Kang, Lee J. 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR)

5–8th place classification

26 August 2022
11:15
Philippines  72–67  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 23–8, 24–16, 13–24
Pts: Amos 21
Rebs: Gagate 14
Asts: Amos, Gamber 3		 Pts: Yeh 17
Rebs: Kuo 6
Asts: Hsu 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR), Cheon Kamjae (KOR)
26 August 2022
13:30
Iran  82–45  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 20–6, 12–7, 22–19, 28–13
Pts: Asgari Nia 18
Rebs: Amini 12
Asts: Jafari 5		 Pts: H. Mousa 15
Rebs: Abuissa, Moh. Ndao 5
Asts: Abbasher 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN), Sun Jian (CHN)

Semifinals

26 August 2022
15:45
South Korea  89–85  China
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 27–19, 21–24, 27–16
Pts: Lee J. 29
Rebs: Lee C., Kang 6
Asts: Kang 7		 Pts: Liu L. 19
Rebs: Yang 11
Asts: Ma 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), John Lester Celeste (PHI), Ramin Fathi (IRN)
26 August 2022
18:00
Lebanon  67–80  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 13–16, 23–25, 17–18
Pts: Kozah 17
Rebs: Rtail 7
Asts: Rtail 4		 Pts: Ozawa 21
Rebs: Wakugawa 13
Asts: Wakugawa 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Bandar Jassim M J Al Suwaidi (QAT), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRN)

Seventh place game

28 August 2022
11:15
Qatar  71–93  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 24–19, 22–27, 8–28
Pts: H. Mousa 24
Rebs: Abbasher 10
Asts: Hajar 6		 Pts: Yeh 23
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Chang 11
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRN), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN), Ramin Fathi (IRN)

Fifth place game

28 August 2022
13:30
Iran  89–72  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 25–13, 23–16, 23–26
Pts: Ahmadpour, Amini 19
Rebs: Khosravi 12
Asts: Amini 9		 Pts: Amos 22
Rebs: Coronel 6
Asts: Bahay 8
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Issam Nasser Al Siyabi (OMA), Sun Jian (CHN), Yu Fu-Jung (TPE)

Third place game

28 August 2022
15:45
China  85–68  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 29–9, 17–10, 19–24
Pts: Liu L. 22
Rebs: Yang 13
Asts: Weng 7		 Pts: Rtail 21
Rebs: Assaf 8
Asts: Abou Samra 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Cheon Kamjae (KOR)

Final

28 August 2022
18:00
South Korea  77–73  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 25–22, 15–18, 18–9
Pts: Lee J. 28
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Kang 6		 Pts: Wakugawa 15
Rebs: Kawashima 13
Asts: Todoroki, Wakugawa 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR)

Final standings

Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Rank Team Record
 South Korea 4–1
 Japan 3–2
 China 4–1
4  Lebanon 2–3
5  Iran 3–2
6  Philippines 4–2
7  Chinese Taipei 3–3
8  Qatar 1–5
9  India 0–2
10  Syria 0–3

Awards

 2022 Under-18 Asian champions 

South Korea
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
South Korea Lee Ju-yeong[9]

All-Tournament Team

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