1997 ABC Championship for Women
International basketball competition
17th Asian Women's Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Thailand |
Dates | April 27 – May 5 |
Teams | 14 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea (10th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Yoo Young-Joo |
The 1997 ABC Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 to May 5. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 1999's championship.
Participating teams
Level I | Level II – Group A | Level II – Group B |
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China |
Preliminary round
Level I
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 410 | 343 | +67 | 10 |
China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 340 | +125 | 9 |
Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 445 | 351 | +94 | 8 |
Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 3 | 392 | 423 | −31 | 7 |
Thailand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 327 | 462 | −135 | 6 |
Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 350 | 470 | −120 | 5 |
Level II – Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 148 | +86 | 6 |
India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 156 | +68 | 5 |
Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 212 | −45 | 4 |
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 232 | −109 | 3 |
Level II – Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 112 | +131 | 6 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 132 | +81 | 5 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 206 | −93 | 4 |
Macau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 238 | −119 | 3 |
Classification 7th–14th
13th place
11th place
9th place
7th place
Final round
Semifinals | Final | |||||
May 4 | ||||||
China | 77 | |||||
May 5 | ||||||
Japan | 90 | |||||
Japan | 61 | |||||
May 4 | ||||||
South Korea | 74 | |||||
South Korea | 92 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 77 | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
May 5 | ||||||
China | 101 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 63 |
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women |
Rank | Team | Record |
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South Korea | 7–0 | |
Japan | 4–3 | |
China | 5–2 | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 2–5 |
5 | Thailand | 1–4 |
6 | Kyrgyzstan | 0–5 |
7 | Kazakhstan | 4–0 |
8 | Malaysia | 3–1 |
9 | India | 3–1 |
10 | Hong Kong | 2–2 |
11 | Indonesia | 2–2 |
12 | Sri Lanka | 1–3 |
13 | Singapore | 1–3 |
14 | Macau | 0–4 |
Awards
1997 Asian champions |
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South Korea Tenth title |
- Most Valuable Player: Yoo Young-Joo
References
- Results
- archive.fiba.com
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