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1990 ABC Under-18 Championship

The 1990 ABC Under-18 Championship was the eleventh edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men. The tournament took place in Nagoya, Japan from August to 2 September 1990. Top three teams from this competition were qualified for the World Junior Basketball Championship held in Edmonton, Canada from July 26 to August 4 of 1991.

1990 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
11th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates25 August–2 September
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
← 1989
1992 →

Japan won their first-ever championship after breezing past Syria in the championship match, 82-63. Defending champions China, edged out the Philippines, 96-93 in the battle for third place.[1]

The top three teams represented Asia to the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Preliminary round edit

Top two teams from each group advance to the final round. [2] [3]

Draw edit

  • Group A: China, Malaysia, India, Kuwait
  • Group B: Taiwan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan
  • Group C: Philippines, Iran, Hong Kong
  • Group D: South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Group D edit

26 August 1990
  Saudi Arabia 83–79   South Korea
Scoring by half: 49-44, 34-35
27 August 1990
  Syria 102–100   South Korea
Scoring by half: 51-50, 51-50

Championship round edit

30 August 1990
  China 100–71   Philippines
30 August 1990
  Japan 70–61   Syria


Classification round edit

9th-12th place match edit

31 August 1990
  South Korea 128–73   Indonesia
Scoring by half: 52-34, 76-39

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 September
 
 
  Philippines76
 
2 September
 
  Japan78
 
  Japan82
 
1 September
 
  Syria63
 
  China60
 
 
  Syria61
 
3rd place
 
 
2 September
 
 
  Philippines93
 
 
  China96

Semifinals edit

1 September
Philippines   76–78   Japan
Scoring by half: –, –
Pts: Limpot 22 Pts: Sekiguchi 30
Nagoya Sports Center, Nagoya
Referees: Estabros Doubis (GRE), Hamid Kian-ersi (IRI)
1 September
China   60–61   Syria
Scoring by half: –, –

9th place edit

2 September
South Korea   119–54   Iran
Scoring by half: 62–30, 57–24

3rd place edit

2 September
Philippines   93–96   China
Scoring by half: 47–53, 46–43
Pts: Limpot 26 Pts: Liu 35

Final edit

2 September
Japan   82–63   Syria
Scoring by half: –, –

Final standing edit

Qualified for the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
    Japan –
    Syria –
    China –
4   Philippines –
5   Saudi Arabia –
6   Malaysia –
7   Chinese Taipei –
8   Hong Kong –
9   South Korea –
10   Iran –
11   India –
12   Indonesia –
13   Sri Lanka –

Awards edit

 1990 Asian Under-18 champions 
 
Japan
First title

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Japan new Asian titlist; China 3rd over RP". Manila Standard. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ "한국 상위권진출 무난할듯 청소년농구 대진 확정발표". The Hankyoreh. 22 August 1990. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "아랍2국 亞洲 J농구 불참". The Dong-A Ilbo. 25 August 1990. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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