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The 4th East Asian Basketball Championship were the qualifying tournament of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It served also as a subzone championship involving the East Asian basketball teams. The tournament was hosted by the city of Nagano in Japan from 3 to 7 June 2017. The Chinese Taipei won their first title after defeating the defending champions, Korea in the Finals, 77–64.[1] Japan beat China to take the bronze medal, 76–58.[2]
| 4th East Asian Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Japan |
| Dates | 3–7 June 2017 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chinese Taipei (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 11 |
For the first time in the history of the tournament, five teams have qualified for the Asian continental championship due to two extra berths were added from the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
Results edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (H, Q)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 116 | +81 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 |  South Korea (Q)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 136 | +45 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Macau
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 228 | −123 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
June 3
15:00 |
| Japan |
78–72 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 14–15, 21–23, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Brown 15 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Brown 5 |
Pts: Lee D.S. 15 Rebs: Heo I.Y., Heo H. 7 Asts: Heo H. 5 | |
June 4
15:00 |
| Macau |
47–119 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 6–31, 13–27, 13–36 | ||
| Pts: Hoi 12 Rebs: Lo 5 Asts: 3 players at 2 each |
Pts: Hiejima 17 Rebs: Takeuchi 9 Asts: Hiejima 10 | |
Nagano Mashima General Sports Arena, Nagano
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chan Ho Ming (HKG), Zhang Zhiwei (CHN) |
June 5
16:45 |
| South Korea |
109–58 | Macau |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–14, 14–12, 32–14, 33–18 | ||
| Pts: Lee D.S. 26 Rebs: Jeong, Park 7 Asts: Heo H. 7 |
Pts: Chan 16 Rebs: Chan 15 Asts: Lam 4 | |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (Q)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 123 | +63 | 4 | Qualification to semifinals and 2017 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (Q)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 153 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 182 | −65 | 2 | Qualification to 5th place playoff |
June 3
17:15 |
| China |
96–63 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 27–17, 19–13, 29–25 | ||
| Pts: Zhao 22 Rebs: Hu 8 Asts: Sun 8 |
Pts: Davis 15 Rebs: Davis 9 Asts: Chiang 4 | |
June 4
17:15 |
| Hong Kong |
60–90 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 15–29, 11–17, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Reid 16 Rebs: Reid 10 Asts: Chan 5, Lo 5 |
Pts: Hu 17 Rebs: Hu 12 Asts: Sun 9 | |
Classification 5th–6th edit
Winner has qualified to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
Final round edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| Japan | 73 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 78 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 77 | |||||
| 6 June | ||||||
| South Korea | 64 | |||||
| China | 104 | |||||
| South Korea (OT) | 106 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| Japan | 76 | |||||
| China | 58 | |||||
Semifinals edit
June 6
19:00 |
| Japan |
73–78 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 11–15, 21–15, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Hiejima 20 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Hashimoto 4 |
Pts: Davis 29 Rebs: Davis 17 Asts: Chiang 5 | |
June 6
19:00 |
| China |
104–106 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–25, 25–19, 32–29, Overtime: 11–13 | ||
| Pts: Sun 28 Rebs: Hu 18 Asts: Hu 7 |
Pts: Heo I.Y. 22 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Lee J.H. 6 | |
Bronze medal match edit
June 7
19:00 |
| China |
58–76 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–26, 11–9, 21–22, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Zhao 20 Rebs: Hu 14 Asts: Sun 4 |
Pts: Brown 21 Rebs: Brown 11 Asts: Tanaka 5 | |
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "Chinese Taipei dethrones Korea, prevents 4-peat". FIBA. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Hosts Japan salvages podium finish at EABA Championship 2017". FIBA. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2017.