The 2019 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship was originally to be the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. The tournament would have been held in Beirut, Lebanon from 5 to 12 April 2020.[1] The top four teams would have represented FIBA Asia at the Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Bulgaria. However it was cancelled by FIBA due to the coronavirus pandemic in China. Instead it was determined by FIBA rankings.
| (Cancelled) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Lebanon |
| Dates | 5–12 April 2020 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Qualification
editEach of FIBA Asia's six subzones gets one berth or two each, and FIBA Oceania gets 2 births. The remaining 4 births include one host nation and three for the subzones contributed by the top 3 Asian nations of the previous champion.
| 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.
Qualified teams
editHere are the list of the qualified teams:[2][3][4][5][6]
Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament (as of 7 December 2018).
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 4 February 2020 | N/A | 1 |  Lebanon (47)
|
| Defending champions | 2–8 April 2018 |  Foshan |
1 |  Australia (10)
|
| Central Asia Qualifiers | 20–22 May 2019 |  Taraz |
1 | Kazakhstan (64)
|
| East Asia Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 4 | China (14) South Korea (18) Japan (25) Chinese Taipei (34)
|
| GBA Qualifiers | 27–31 August 2018 |  Dubai |
2 |  Saudi Arabia (82) Kuwait (69)
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| 2018 FIBA Under-15 Oceanian Championship | 4–8 December 2018 |  Port Moresby |
1 |  New Zealand (28)
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| South Asia Qualifiers | 3–5 July 2019 |  Dhaka |
1 |  India (52)
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| Southeast Asia Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 3 |  Philippines (30) Thailand (69) Indonesia (72)
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| West Asia Qualifiers | 28 July–1 August 2018 |  Gorgan |
2 | Iran (26) Syria (72)
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References
edit- ^ "Australia and Lebanon confirmed as hosts of the FIBA U16 Asian Championships". FIBA Asia. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia, Bahrain to represent the Gulf at FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2019". FIBA Asia. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia crowned 2018 FIBA U15 Oceania champions". FIBA Oceania. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ FIBA U16 Asian Championship 2019 CABA Qualifier playlist on YouTube
- ^ "India win 2019 U16 SABA Basketball Championship; qualify for next month's FIBA U16 Asia Cup". NBA India. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Iran runner-up at WABA U16 C'ships". Mehr News Agency. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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