1970 ABC Junior Championship

The 1970 ABC Junior Championship was the men's division of the inaugural edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship or the Asian Youth Basketball Championship. The games were held at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea from August 25–September 2, 1970. The age restriction was under 19.[1]

1970 FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
1st FIBA Under-18 Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
DatesAugust 25–September 2
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Philippines (1st title)
1972

The Philippines won the inaugural championship by sweeping all of their assignments, after beating the hosts South Korea, 106-79, in the final day.[2]

Results

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Team Pld W L Pts
  Philippines 6 6 0 12
  Japan 6 5 1 11
  South Korea 6 4 2 10
  Taiwan 6 3 3 9
  India 6 2 4 8
  Malaysia 6 1 5 7
  Singapore 6 0 6 6
August 25
South Korea   104–47   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47−19, 57−28

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August 26
Philippines   95–84   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 45-43, 50-41
August 26
India   73–119   South Korea
Scoring by half: 34-56, 39-63
August 26
Malaysia   62–90   Japan
Scoring by half: 28-49, 34-41

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August 27
Japan   104–53   Singapore
Scoring by half: 57-20, 47-33
August 27
India   84–78   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38-40, 46-38

August 28
Philippines   140–50   Singapore
Scoring by half: 64−22, 76−28
August 28
India   78–94   Japan
Scoring by half: 35−39, 43−55
August 28
South Korea   106–89   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 45−41, 61−48

August 29
Philippines   140–82   India
Scoring by half: 68-36, 72-46
August 29
Taiwan   81–96   Japan
Scoring by half: 33−53, 48−43
August 29
South Korea   92–48   Singapore
Scoring by half: 43−21, 49−37

August 30
Philippines   158–78   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 74−34, 84−44

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August 30
Singapore   81–103   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 41−47, 40−56

[5]

August 30
Japan   115–95   South Korea
Scoring by half: 58-47, 57-48

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September 1
Malaysia   85–115   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 55-42, 60-43
September 1
Singapore   92–101   India
Scoring by half: 54−52, 38−49
September 1
Philippines   126–94   Japan
Scoring by half: 64-53, 62-41

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September 2
Taiwan   93–86   India
Scoring by half: 43−42, 50−44
September 2
Malaysia   95–91   Singapore
Scoring by half: 43−48, 52−43
September 2
South Korea   79–106   Philippines
Scoring by half: 49−48, 30−58

Final standing

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Rank Team Record
    Philippines 6–0
    Japan 5–1
    South Korea 4–2
4   Taiwan 3–3
5   India 2–4
6   Malaysia 1–5
7   Singapore 0–6

Awards

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 1970 Asian Under-18 champions 
 
Philippines
First title

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "21日 서울로 向発 亜洲농구 比 代表". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 August 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Filipinos are champs". NewspaperSG. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Taiwan Girls Bow to ROK in Opener". The Japan Times. 26 August 1970. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Japan Cagers Win". The Japan Times. 27 August 1970. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b c "P.I. Crushed Malaysia In Youth Cage Meet". The Japan Times. 31 August 1970. p. 10.
  6. ^ "R.P. Defeats Japan In Crucial Cage Tilt". The Japan Times. 2 September 1970. p. 8.
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  • Squad for South Korea [1]
  1. ^ "亞洲 청소년 농구 선수단 결단". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 August 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2022.