1999 ABC Championship

The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

1999 FIBA Asia Championship
20th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationJapan
DatesAugust 28 – September 5
Teams15 
(from 44 federations)
Venues2 
(in 1 host city)
Champions China
(11th title)
MVP Hu Weidong
< 1997
2001 >

It was played in Fukuoka, Japan.

Qualification
Main article: 1999 ABC Championship qualification

According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Japan) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

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

Draw

The draw was held on June 15 at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 South Korea
 United Arab Emirates
 Lebanon
 Philippines

 Japan
 Thailand
 Hong Kong
 Kuwait

 China
 Kazakhstan *
 Syria
 North Korea *

 Saudi Arabia
 Uzbekistan
 Chinese Taipei
 Bahrain

* North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added  Malaysia into the bracket.

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lebanon 330210185+256
 South Korea 321251189+625
 United Arab Emirates 312216244−284
 Philippines 303194253−593
August 28
15:00
South Korea  98–63  Philippines
Scoring by half: 58–38, 40–25
August 28
19:00
United Arab Emirates  70–75  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 43–36, 27–39
August 29
15:00
Lebanon  75–65  South Korea
Scoring by half: 40–34, 35–31
August 29
15:00
Philippines  81–95  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 44–56, 37–39
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 30
15:00
South Korea  88–51  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 51–26, 37–25
August 30
17:00
Philippines  50–60  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 25–31, 25–29

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 330259135+1246
 Kuwait 321240228+125
 Thailand 312207280−734
 Hong Kong 303202265−633
August 28
13:00
Japan  85–38  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–19, 46–19
August 28
13:00
Kuwait  88–62  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 33–38, 55–24
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 29
13:00
Hong Kong  58–88  Japan
Scoring by half: 38–31, 20–57
August 29
13:00
Thailand  80–113  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 43–56, 37–57
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 30
13:00
Japan  86–39  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 44–21, 42–18
August 30
13:00
Thailand  89–82  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 45–47, 44–35
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 220166102+644
 Syria 211153176−233
 Malaysia 202105146−412
August 28
17:00
China  54–41  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 34–22, 20–19
August 29
17:00
Syria  61–112  China
Scoring by half: 17–63, 44–49
August 30
15:00
Malaysia  62–92  Syria
Scoring by half: 26–48, 38–44
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka

Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 330250219+316
 Saudi Arabia 321239218+215
 Uzbekistan 312207219−124
 Bahrain 303169209−403
August 28
15:00
Saudi Arabia  79–63  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 32–28, 47–35
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 28
17:00
Uzbekistan  82–90  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 35–41, 47–49
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 29
17:00
Bahrain  47–62  Uzbekistan
Scoring by half: 20–28, 27–34
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 29
19:00
Chinese Taipei  92–78  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 50–36, 42–42
August 30
17:00
Saudi Arabia  82–63  Uzbekistan
Scoring by half: 45–32, 37–31
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 30
19:00
Chinese Taipei  68–59  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 39–24, 29–35

Quarterfinal round

Group I
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 330283177+1066
 Saudi Arabia 321241234+75
 Kuwait 312220265−454
 Lebanon 303217285−683
August 31
13:00
Lebanon  69–92  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 44–48, 25–44
August 31
15:00
China  91–54  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 41–20, 50–34
September 1
13:00
Kuwait  86–81  Lebanon
Scoring by half: 40–45, 46–36
September 1
15:00
Saudi Arabia  56–85  China
Scoring by half: 22–44, 34–41
September 2
13:00
Lebanon  67–107  China
Scoring by half: 39–52, 28–55
September 2
15:00
Kuwait  80–93  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 40–47, 40–46

Group II
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 330195177+186
 Chinese Taipei 321220210+105
 Japan 312207199+84
 Syria 303201237−363
August 31
17:00
Japan  78–58  Syria
Scoring by half: 38–27, 40–31
August 31
19:00
Chinese Taipei  54–61  South Korea
Scoring by half: 20–34, 34–27
September 1
17:00
South Korea  64–61  Japan
Scoring by half: 34–31, 30–30
September 1
19:00
Syria  81–89  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 37–39, 44–50
September 2
17:00
Japan  68–77  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 37–36, 31–41
September 2
19:00
South Korea  70–62  Syria
Scoring by half: 30–38, 40–24

Group III
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 330261235+266
 Bahrain 321255234+215
 Hong Kong 312247246+14
 Malaysia 303219267−483
August 31
13:00
United Arab Emirates  79–72  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 28–34, 51–38
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
August 31
15:00
Malaysia  59–89  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 32–44, 27–45
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
September 1
13:00
Hong Kong  88–94  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 41–41, 47–53
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
September 1
15:00
Bahrain  90–85  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 44–37, 46–48
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
September 2
13:00
United Arab Emirates  88–75  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47–42, 41–33
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
September 2
15:00
Hong Kong  70–93  Bahrain
Scoring by half: 50–39, 20–54
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka

Group IV
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Uzbekistan 220177135+424
 Philippines 211146152−63
 Thailand 202129165−362
August 31
17:00
Uzbekistan  94–64  Philippines
Scoring by half: 52–30, 42–34
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
September 1
17:00
Philippines  82–58  Thailand
Scoring by half: 46–31, 36–27
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
September 2
17:00
Thailand  71–83  Uzbekistan
Scoring by half: 34–44, 37–39
Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka

Classification 5th–14th

13th place
September 3
13:00
Hong Kong  68–53  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–22, 29–31

11th place
September 3
15:00
Bahrain  75–83  Philippines
Scoring by half: 31–46, 44–37

9th place
September 3
17:00
Uzbekistan  70–56  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by half: 42–22, 28–34

7th place
September 4
10:00
Lebanon  61–60  Syria
Scoring by half: 27–34, 34–26

5th place
September 4
12:00
Kuwait  61–77  Japan
Scoring by half: 25–45, 36–32

Final round
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
 South Korea85
 
September 5
 
 Saudi Arabia59
 
 South Korea45
 
September 4
 
 China63
 
 China105
 
 
 Chinese Taipei51
 
3rd place
 
 
September 5
 
 
 Saudi Arabia93
 
 
 Chinese Taipei67

Semifinals
September 4
14:00
South Korea  85–59  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 42–30, 43–29
September 4
16:00
China  105–51  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 55–23, 50–28

3rd place
September 5
11:00
Saudi Arabia  93–67  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 38–39, 55–28

Final
September 5
13:00
South Korea  45–63  China
Scoring by half: 21–29, 24–34

Final standing
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
 China7–0
 South Korea6–2
 Saudi Arabia5–3
4  Chinese Taipei5–3
5  Japan5–2
6  Kuwait3–4
7  Lebanon4–3
8  Syria1–5
9  Uzbekistan4–2
10  United Arab Emirates4–3
11  Philippines2–4
12  Bahrain2–5
13  Hong Kong2–5
14  Thailand1–5
15  Malaysia0–5

Awards
 1999 Asian Champions 

China
Eleventh title

References
  1. Florian Wanninger (2002), FIBA 1930-2001 Results, FIBA, ISBN 978-3897018365
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