2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship

2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Indonesia
Dates	October 29- November 7
Teams	15
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up	Chinese Taipei
Third place	China
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Abdullah Abdullah; (24.3 points per game)
Official website
	2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship

The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was supposed to be held in Bangalore, India from July 2 to 12,^[1] but according to FIBA's official tournament website, it is scheduled to be played in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 29 to November 7.^[2]

South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in the Finals, 78–69 to capture their first FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship after finishing second in the first two installments of the competition.^[3] Three-time defending champions China on the other hand managed to capture bronze against Japan, 80–58. The top three teams will represent FIBA Asia in the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Spain.

Qualification

Aside from the hosts and defending champion, each FIBA Asia subzone gets two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian zones that shall get one berth each. Rounding out the 16-team tournament are four berths that would be added to each subzone, depending on its teams' performance in the 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship.

Berths
Zone	Automatic	Additional berths from the 2013 championship	Total
Defending FIBA Asia Under-16 champions	1	—	1
Host team	1	—	1
Central Asia	1	0	1
East Asia	2	3	5
Arabian Gulf	2	0	2
South Asia	1	0	1
Southeast Asia	2	1	3
West Asia	2	0	2
Total	12	4	16

Defending champion (1):
- China
Host country (1):
- Indonesia
East Asia (5):
- Chinese Taipei
- ~~North Korea~~ *
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- South Korea

Persian Gulf (2):
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
South Asia (1):
- Bangladesh
Southeast Asia (3):
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- Thailand
West Asia (2):
- Iraq
- Lebanon

* Withdrew.

For the Central Asia slot, India was selected to take its place, thus completing the 16-team field. However, North Korea reportedly withdrew a day before the beginning of the tournament, bringing down the number of participating nations to 15.

Draw

The draw took place on 8 October 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[4]

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Japan Kuwait Hong Kong Malaysia	Chinese Taipei Bangladesh Indonesia Lebanon	Philippines Bahrain ~~North Korea~~* Thailand	China India South Korea Iraq

* Withdrew.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	247	139	+108	6	Advanced to second round
2	Kuwait	3	1	2	189	221	−32	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	174	211	−37	4^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Hong Kong	3	1	2	175	214	−39	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Proceeded to classification round

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:

↑ 1−1, 1.029 (beaten Malaysia, lost to Hong Kong)
↑ 1−1, 1.007 (beaten Hong Kong, lost to Kuwait)
↑ 1−1, 0.969 (beaten Kuwait, lost to Malaysia)

29 October 2015
10:00

Japan	84–49	Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 28–9, 23–14, 16–8
Pts: Nishida 20 Rebs: Mimori 9 Asts: Ito 8		Pts: Aloutaibi 20 Rebs: Husain 12 Asts: Husain 3

Malaysia	69–53	Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 23–15, 16–9, 9–16
Pts: K. Lim 13 Rebs: Lim J.Y., Yap Z.W. 9 Asts: Lee J.K., K. Lim 3		Pts: Lin M.C. 19 Rebs: Yip Y.P. 16 Asts: Lau T.W. 2

Japan	77–39	Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 23–4, 16–8, 15–17, 23–10
Pts: Nishida 23 Rebs: Mimori 11 Asts: Takahara, Tsuchiya 6		Pts: Suresh Mahadevan 16 Rebs: Yap Z.W. 6 Asts: Lee J.K. 3

Kuwait	59–71	Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 13–17, 15–20, 22–19
Pts: Aloutaibi 26 Rebs: Husain 14 Asts: Husain 4		Pts: Lin M.C. 28 Rebs: Li Y.F. 15 Asts: Lau T.W. 5

Qualification

Draw

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification round

Classification 13th–15th

13–15th place semifinals

13th place game

Classification 9th–12th

9–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standing

Awards

References