2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Changsha |
Dates | 23 September – 3 October |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | China (16th title) |
Runners-up | Philippines |
Third place | Iran |
Fourth place | Japan |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Yi Jianlian[1] |
Top scorer | Sani Sakakini (22.4 points per game) |
The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the
.At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to China.[2] On 4 December 2014, the Chinese Basketball Association acquired approval from FIBA Asia to hold the men's championship at Changsha, Hunan, with the women's championship to be held at Wuhan, Hubei.[3]
As the winner of the tournament, China qualified for the basketball tournament at the
The 2015 edition was the last FIBA Asia Championship, rebranded effective in 2017 as the FIBA Asia Cup and would include teams from FIBA Oceania.[5]
Qualification
According to the FIBA Asia rules, the host nation
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
Host Nation | 24 July 2014 | Doha | 1 | China |
2014 FIBA Asia Cup | 11–19 July 2014 | Wuhan | 1 | Iran |
Central Asian Qualifying Round | 27 April 2015 | Astana | 1 | Kazakhstan |
East Asian Basketball Championship | Cancelled | — | 4 | South Korea Chinese Taipei Japan Hong Kong |
Gulf Basketball Championship[6] | 13–20 October 2014 | Dammam | 2 | Qatar Kuwait |
SABA Championship[7] | 3–5 July 2015 | Bengaluru |
1 | India |
Southeast Asian Basketball Championship | 27 April–1 May 2015 | Singapore | 3 | Philippines Malaysia Singapore |
West Asian Basketball Championship | 29 May–3 June 2015 | Amman | 3 | Lebanon Jordan Palestine |
Venues
Changsha was chosen by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) as the venue city of the men's championship. Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium was chosen as the primary stadium, while Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium was the auxiliary stadium.[8]
Draw
The draw was held at Changsha on 27 June 2015. Two teams that were unknown at the date of the draw, the South Asia qualifier and the last remaining team from East Asia were known a short time after.[9]
The top four teams from 2013 were seeded; all other teams except the host team were drawn. By the time that there were three teams in each group, China chose their group, then the remaining three unseeded teams were drawn.
Included were the teams'
Pot 1 (Seeded teams) | Pot 2 (Unseeded teams) | Pot 3 (Host team) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei (44) |
Japan (47) |
Singapore (T-88) |
China (14) |
* Later determined as India (ranked 61st) and Hong Kong (ranked 69th), respectively.
Squads
Each team had a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.
Tournament format
- Preliminary round: The sixteen teams were grouped into four groups of four. Each team played all of the teams from its group once. The top three teams with the best record advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The qualified teams from groups A and B formed Group E, while those from Groups C and D formed Group F. The results against the teams that had also qualified were carried over. The teams played the teams from the group they had not faced before. The top four teams from each group proceeded to the final round.
- Classification round:
- Teams eliminated in the preliminary round would be in a single elimination tournamentwith consolation games to play for 13th place.
- Teams eliminated in the second round would figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games to play for 9th place.
- Teams eliminated in the preliminary round would be in a
- Final round: The remaining teams would figure in a single elimination tournamentwith consolation games. The champion would qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The runner-up, third and fourth placer would qualify to the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Preliminary round
All times were local (
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 156 | +140 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 199 | +51 | 5 | |
3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 244 | −11 | 4 | |
4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 343 | −180 | 3 | Proceeded to classification round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
23 September 2015
14:30 |
Iran | 86–48 | Japan |
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 22–11, 21–14, 28–12 | ||
3 | Pts: Takeuchi 10 Rebs: Takeuchi 11 Asts: Hiejima 2 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wen Keming (CHN) |
23 September 2015
19:30 |
Malaysia | 73–102 | India |
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 13–18, 12–26, 29–29 | ||
3 | Pts: Amj. Singh 24 Rebs: Amj. Singh 10 Asts: Pari 7 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN) |
24 September 2015
11:45 |
Iran | 88–66 | India |
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 12–19, 24–18, 25–18 | ||
4 | Pts: Amj. Singh 26 Rebs: Amj. Singh 9 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Duan Zhu (CHN) |
24 September 2015
14:30 |
Japan | 119–48 | Malaysia |
Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 27–14, 35–2, 25–23 | ||
6 | Pts: C. K. Ma 11 Rebs: W. H. Choo 8 Asts: five players 1 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN) |
25 September 2015
09:30 |
Malaysia | 42–122 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 5–35, 3–27, 18–30, 16–30 | ||
Y. J. Kwaan 2 |
Pts: Hassanzadeh 28 Rebs: Hassanzadeh 18 Asts: Davarpanah 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Ye Nan (CHN) |
25 September 2015
14:30 |
India | 65–83 | Japan |
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–24, 20–24, 13–20 | ||
5 | Pts: Takeuchi 22 Rebs: Takeuchi 19 Asts: Tabuse 8 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Palestine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 221 | +29 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 284 | 189 | +95 | 5 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 236 | −20 | 4 | |
4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 287 | −104 | 3 | Proceeded to classification round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
23 September 2015
09:30 |
Kuwait | 50–87 | Hong Kong |
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 9–14, 11–25, 13–33 | ||
: three players 2 | Pts: K. Lee 15 Rebs: Reid 13 Asts: W. Au-Yeung, K. Cheng 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Nan Ye (CHN) |
23 September 2015
11:45 |
Philippines | 73–75 | Palestine |
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 18–28, 14–15, 14–20 | ||
2 | Pts: Abu-Shamala 26 Rebs: Abu-Shamala 15 Asts: three players 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Duan Zhu (CHN), Victor Mah (SIN) |
24 September 2015
09:30 |
Philippines | 101–50 | Hong Kong |
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 23–7, 32–16, 18–12 | ||
3 | Pts: S. Chan 13 Rebs: C. Wong 10 Asts: Reid 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Rashed (JOR), Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Victor Mah (SIN) |
24 September 2015
19:30 |
Palestine | 90–69 | Kuwait |
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 23–19, 26–10, 15–24 | ||
8 | Pts: Hasan 19 Rebs: A. Al-Shammari 9 Asts: three players 2 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Nan Ye (CHN) |
25 September 2015
16:45 |
Kuwait | 64–110 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 16–21, 21–32, 16–23 | ||
5 | Pts: Romeo 19 Rebs: Taulava 10 Asts: four players 2 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Naser Rashed (JOR), Victor Mah (SIN) |
25 September 2015
19:30 |
Hong Kong | 79–85 | Palestine |
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 18–22, 14–17, 29–16 | ||
4 | Pts: Qahwash 24 Rebs: San. Sakakini 16 Asts: San. Sakakini 8 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN) |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 182 | +69 | 6 | Advanced to second round |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 181 | +66 | 5 | |
3 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 239 | −14 | 4 | |
4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 276 | −121 | 3 | Proceeded to classification round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
23 September 2015
16:45 |
South Korea | 87–60 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 15–19, 29–20, 24–13 | ||
9 | Pts: Al-Awadi 14 Rebs: Abbas 9 Asts: Daghles 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Snehal Bendke (IND), Ricor Buaron (PHI) |
23 September 2015
19:30 |
Singapore | 42–91 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 5–26, 14–22, 12–25, 11–18 | ||
1 | Pts: Zhai 13 Rebs: Zhai 9 Asts: Guo 6 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Harja Jaladri (INA) |
24 September 2015
19:30 |
South Korea | 73–76 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 17–19, 16–18, 13–25 | ||
3 | Pts: Q. Zhou 21 Rebs: Yi 11 Asts: J. Zhao 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Toru Katayose (JPN) |
24 September 2015
21:30 |
Jordan | 98–68 | Singapore |
Scoring by quarter: 34–13, 17–19, 29–13, 18–23 | ||
5 | Pts: Lim S. 19 10Rebs: Goh Asts: four players 2 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRN), Snehal Bendke (IND), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
25 September 2015
11:45 |
Singapore | 45–87 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 8–19, 11–22, 13–20 | ||
4 | Pts: Kim J.K. 17 Rebs: Choi 10 Asts: Choi 8 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ceciline Vincent (IND) |
25 September 2015
19:30 |
China | 84–67 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 16–12, 22–17, 23–16 | ||
8 | Pts: Abbas 22 Rebs: Al-Awadi, Al-Hamarsheh 6 Asts: Abdeen, Daghles 2 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Snehal Bendke (IND), Ricor Buaron (PHI) |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 247 | +1 | 5[a] | Advanced to second round |
2 | Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 283 | 247 | +36 | 5[a] | |
3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 243 | −29 | 4[b] | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 232 | 240 | −8 | 4[b] | Proceeded to classification round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
23 September 2015
21:30 |
Chinese Taipei | 87–92 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 21–14, 16–26, 30–23 | ||
3 | Pts: Ibrahim 23 Rebs: Abdelnour 7 Asts: Abdelnour 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
23 September 2015
21:30 |
Qatar | 79–75 (OT) | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 16–14, 21–21, 20–16, Overtime: 8–4 | ||
4 | Pts: Johnson 26 Rebs: Ponomarev 18 Asts: Johnson 7 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Toru Katayose (JPN), Ceciline Vincent (IND) |
24 September 2015
16:45 |
Chinese Taipei | 73–84 | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 7–25, 23–17, 16–16, 27–26 | ||
4 | Pts: Ponomarev 18 Rebs: Ponomarev 14 Asts: Johnson 8 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Ceciline Vincent (IND) |
24 September 2015
21:30 |
Lebanon | 100–105 (2OT) | Qatar |
Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 25–20, 8–27, 23–19, Overtime: 13–13, 14–19 | ||
7 | Pts: Mohd Mohamed 2 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG) |
25 September 2015
21:30 |
Qatar | 64–72 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–11, 11–20, 17–24 | ||
3 | Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 14 Rebs: Davis 10 Asts: Liu Cheng, Tseng Wen-ting 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Anan Daraghma (PLE) |
25 September 2015
21:30 |
Kazakhstan | 55–91 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 8–26, 17–22, 14–28 | ||
3 | Pts: Youngblood 30 Rebs: Youngblood 8 Asts: Akl 4 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG) |
Second round
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philippines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 329 | +104 | 9[a] | Advance to final round |
2 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 305 | +147 | 9[a] | |
3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 360 | 353 | +7 | 8 | |
4 | India | 5 | 2 | 3 | 345 | 411 | −66 | 7[b] | |
5 | Palestine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 345 | 393 | −48 | 7[b] | Proceed to classification round |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 318 | 462 | −144 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
27 September 2015
09:30 |
Iran | 111–56 | Hong Kong |
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 22–4, 28–24, 37–12 | ||
6 | Pts: K. Lee 18 Rebs: C. Wong 7 Asts: Reid 6 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chung Yi-chih (TPE) |
27 September 2015
11:45 |
Palestine | 70–73 | India |
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–13, 11–17, 23–24 | ||
9 | Pts: Amj. Singh 32 Rebs: Amj. Singh 11 Asts: Bhriguvanshi 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Peng Ling (CHN) |
27 September 2015
16:45 |
Japan | 66–73 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 15–21, 13–19, 20–19 | ||
: four players 2 | Pts: Blatche 18 Rebs: Blatche 10 Asts: William 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Harja Jaladri (INA), Victor Mah (SIN) |
28 September 2015
09:30 |
India | 76–71 | Hong Kong |
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 20–20, 19–17, 23–15 | ||
6 | Pts: C. Wong 21 Rebs: C. Wong 10 Asts: W. Au-Yeng, S. Chan 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Victor Mah (SIN) |
28 September 2015
11:45 |
Philippines | 87–73 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 15–18, 28–17, 22–13 | ||
3 | Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 21 Rebs: Sahakian 8 Asts: Kamrani 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheuev (KAZ) |
28 September 2015
14:30 |
Palestine | 67–74 | Japan |
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 16–24, 12–21, 18–17 | ||
6 | Pts: Matsui 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE) |
29 September 2015
09:30 |
Palestine | 48–94 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–26, 11–28, 17–23 | ||
7 | Pts: Kardoust 15 Rebs: Haddadi 11 Asts: Mashayekhi, Nikkhah Bahrami 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE) |
29 September 2015
11:45 |
Japan | 89–62 | Hong Kong |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 19–12, 28–10, 21–20 | ||
4 | Pts: C. Wong 14 Rebs: C. Wong 6 Asts: Reid 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
29 September 2015
14:30 |
Philippines | 99–65 | India |
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–19, 23–14, 34–15 | ||
4 | Pts: Bhriguvanshi 21 Rebs: Amr. Singh 13 Asts: Bhriguvanshi, Amj. Singh 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Peng Ling (CHN) |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 414 | 339 | +75 | 10 | Advance to final round |
2 | Qatar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 391 | 411 | −20 | 8[a] | |
3 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 387 | 339 | +48 | 8[a] | |
4 | Lebanon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 414 | 411 | +3 | 7[b] | |
5 | Jordan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 374 | 397 | −23 | 7[b] | Proceed to classification round |
6 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 328 | 411 | −83 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
27 September 2015
14:30 |
South Korea | 85–71 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–20, 26–15, 27–13 | ||
8 | Pts: Youngblood 21 Rebs: Bawji 12 Asts: Arakji 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Snehal Bendke (IND), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
27 September 2015
19:30 |
China | 75–62 | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 19–12, 19–19, 14–17 | ||
3 | Pts: Kolesnikov 14 Rebs: Kolesnikov 5 Asts: Johnson 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI) |
27 September 2015
21:30 |
Qatar | 73–84 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 20–14, 14–25, 23–26 | ||
5 | Pts: Legion 22 Rebs: Abbas, Legion 8 Asts: Daghles 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG) |
28 September 2015
16:45 |
Qatar | 69–63 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 22–14, 13–19, 21–13 | ||
4 | Pts: S. Lee 19 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Yang 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Ceciline Victor (IND) |
28 September 2015
19:30 |
Lebanon | 72–90 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–20, 21–21, 22–25 | ||
4 | Pts: Yi 19 Rebs: Liu 7 Asts: three players 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI) |
28 September 2015
21:30 |
Jordan | 87–73 | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 29–18, 27–24, 16–14 | ||
5 | Pts: Johnson 26 Rebs: Ponomarev 13 Asts: Johnson 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiti (KUW), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG) |
29 September 2015
16:45 |
Lebanon | 80–76 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 29–18, 19–24, 16–22 | ||
Youngblood 7 |
Pts: Hussein 8 4Asts: Abdeen |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI) |
29 September 2015
19:30 |
China | 89–65 | Qatar |
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 18–16, 26–15, 19–17 | ||
3 | Pts: Saad 14 Rebs: Saad 6 Asts: Saad 2 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Toru Katayose (JPN) |
29 September 2015
21:30 |
South Korea | 79–63 | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–18, 30–12, 20–19 | ||
4 | Pts: Klimov 22 Rebs: Ponomarev 7 Asts: Murzagaliyev 7 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG) |
Classification round
Classification 13th–16th
13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
27 September | ||||||
Malaysia | 61 | |||||
28 September | ||||||
Kuwait | 83 | |||||
Kuwait | 69 | |||||
27 September | ||||||
Chinese Taipei | 99 | |||||
Singapore | 65 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 111 | |||||
15th place game | ||||||
28 September | ||||||
Malaysia | 59 | |||||
Singapore | 92 |
13th–16th place semifinals
27 September 2015
19:30 |
Malaysia | 61–83 | Kuwait |
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 12–18, 11–15, 17–28 | ||
3 | Pts: Hasan 26 Rebs: Hasan 9 Asts: Hasan 4 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Wen Keming (CHN) |
27 September 2015
21:30 |
Singapore | 65–111 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–32, 16–35, 20–22 | ||
3 | Pts: Tien Lei 21 Rebs: Davis 12 Asts: four players 3 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Anan Daraghma (PLE) |
15th place game
28 September 2015
19:30 |
Malaysia | 59–92 | Singapore |
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 13–19, 12–27, 21–28 | ||
5 | Pts: 5 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Ye Nan (CHN) |
13th place game
28 September 2015
21:30 |
Kuwait | 69–99 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–23, 21–23, 16–30 | ||
: three players 2 | Pts: Liu Cheng 17 Rebs: Davis 10 Asts: Chen Shih-chieh 9 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Snehal Bendke (IND), Wen Keming (CHN) |
Classification 9th–12th
9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
1 October | ||||||
Palestine (OT) | 83 | |||||
2 October | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 81 | |||||
Palestine | 82 | |||||
1 October | ||||||
Jordan | 94 | |||||
Jordan | 82 | |||||
Hong Kong | 62 | |||||
Eleventh place game | ||||||
2 October | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 68 | |||||
Hong Kong | 62 |
9th–12th place semifinals
1 October 2015
09:30 |
Hong Kong | 62–82 | Jordan |
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 9–21, 13–25, 21–21 | ||
3 | Pts: Legion 22 Rebs: Abbas 9 Asts: Al-Awadi 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
1 October 2015
11:45 |
Palestine | 83–81 (OT) | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–24, 10–16, 23–15, Overtime: 11–9 | ||
8 | Pts: Yargaliyev 26 Rebs: Zhigulin 10 Asts: Zhigulin 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Duan Zhu (CHN), Victor Min De Mah (SIN) |
Eleventh place game
2 October 2015
09:30 |
Hong Kong | 62–68 | Kazakhstan |
Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 20–18, 20–20, 15–18 | ||
4 | Pts: Ilin 29 Rebs: Ponomarev 11 Asts: Ponomarev 2 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS) |
Ninth place game
2 October 2015
11:45 |
Jordan | 94–82 | Palestine |
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 25–18, 20–24, 23–21 | ||
5 | Pts: Abu-Shamala 24 Rebs: San. Sakakini 10 Asts: Qahwash 5 |
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Ye Nan (CHN) |
Final round
Bracket
Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Philippines | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F4 | Lebanon | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F4 | Lebanon | 89 | E1 | Philippines | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
F2 | Qatar | 86 | E3 | Japan | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
F2 | Qatar | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Japan | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F4 | Lebanon | 88 | E1 | Philippines | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
F3 | South Korea | 87 | F1 | China | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
F1 | China | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E4 | India | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | E4 | India | 72 | F1 | China | 70 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
F3 | South Korea | 117 | E2 | Iran | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
F2 | Qatar | 84 | E2 | Iran | 75 | E3 | Japan | 63 | |||||||||||||||
E4 | India | 58 | F3 | South Korea | 62 | E2 | Iran | 68 | |||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
1 October 2015
14:30 |
Iran | 75–62 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 13–17, 24–19, 15–18 | ||
5 | Pts: J. Kim, Moon 10 Rebs: Moon 5 Asts: three players 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Toru Katayose (JPN) |
1 October 2015
16:45 |
Japan | 81–67 | Qatar |
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 18–19, 17–18, 18–17 | ||
6 | Pts: Mohamed 7 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI) |
1 October 2015
19:30 |
India | 58–104 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 14–29, 11–19, 18–29 | ||
6 | Pts: Yi 21 Rebs: Yi 7 Asts: J. Zhao 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN) |
1 October 2015
21:30 |
Philippines | 82–70 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 17–16, 20–17, 25–21 | ||
3 | Pts: Haidar 18 Rebs: Bawji 13 Asts: Youngblood 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
5th–8th place semifinals
2 October 2015
14:30 |
India | 72–117 | South Korea |
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 14–30, 15–30, 22–28 | ||
3 | Pts: T. Moon 22 Rebs: J. Kim 10 Asts: T. Kim 12 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Peng Ling (CHN), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI) |
2 October 2015
16:45 |
Qatar | 86–89 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–22, 23–26, 23–24 | ||
6 | Pts: Arakji 21 Rebs: Bawji 6 Asts: Arakji 5 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG) |
Semifinals
2 October 2015
19:30 |
China | 70–57 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 18–17, 19–15, 12–13 | ||
6 | Pts: Kamrani, Mashayekhi 1 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ceciline Vincent (IND) |
2 October 2015
22:00 |
Japan | 70–81 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–23, 15–15, 16–27 | ||
2 | Pts: Blatche 22 Rebs: Blatche 13 Asts: William 7 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Snehal Bendke (IND) |
Seventh place game
3 October 2015
13:30 |
India | 58–84 | Qatar |
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–28, 16–18, 12–15 | ||
7 | Pts: Mohamed M.H 6 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Nan Ye (CHN) |
Fifth place game
3 October 2015
15:45 |
South Korea | 87–88 | Lebanon |
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–26, 25–15, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Cho , J
Kim 16Rebs: J. Kim 12 Asts: T. Kim 5 |
Pts: Bawji 28 Rebs: Bawji 12 Asts: Arakji 6 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Harja Jaladri (INA), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI) |
Third place game
3 October 2015
18:00 |
Iran | 68–63 | Japan |
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 9–19, 13–19, 24–15 | ||
5 | Pts: Matsui 18 Rebs: Takeuchi 10 Asts: Hiejima 4 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR) |
Final
3 October 2015
20:30 |
China | 78–67 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 23–16, 14–15, 18–17 | ||
3 | Pts: Blatche 17 Rebs: William 6 Asts: Romeo 3 |
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Toru Katayose (JPN) |
Final rankings
Qualified for the Olympics | |
Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as host.
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Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Rankings
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China | 9–0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
Philippines | 7–2 | 31 | 28 | 3 | |
Iran | 7–2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
4th | Japan | 5–4 | 47 | T-48 | −1 |
5th | Lebanon | 5–4 | 34 | 43 | −9 |
6th | South Korea | 5–4 | 28 | 30 | −2 |
7th | Qatar | 4–5 | 48 | 50 | −2 |
8th | India | 3–6 | 61 | T-53 | 8 |
9th | Jordan | 5–3 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
10th | Palestine | 4–4 | NR | 75 | 13 |
11th | Kazakhstan | 2–6 | 53 | 56 | −3 |
12th | Hong Kong | 1–7 | 69 | T-65 | 4 |
13th | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | 44 | T-48 | −4 |
14th | Kuwait | 1–4 | 70 | 69 | 1 |
15th | Singapore | 1–4 | NR | T-82 | 6 |
16th | Malaysia | 0–5 | T-71 | 67 | 4 |
Awards
2015 Asian champions |
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China 16th title |
- All-Star Team:
- PG – Jayson William
- SG – Guo Ailun
- SF – Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
- PF – Yi Jianlian
- C – Zhou Qi
Statistical leaders
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Tournament game highs
Category | Player game high | Total | Opponent (date) | Team game high | Total | Opponent (date) |
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Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | 35 | Japan (3 October) | Iran | 122 | Malaysia (25 September) | |
Rebounds | Joji Takeuchi | 19 | India (25 September) Palestine (28 September) |
Iran | 64 | Malaysia (25 September) |
Assists | Kim Tae-sul | 12 | India (2 October) | South Korea | 33 | India (2 October) |
Steals | Yang Dong-geun | 8 | Lebanon (27 September) | Japan | 20 | Malaysia (24 September) |
Blocks | Lee Jong-hyun Zhou Qi Yi Jianlian |
4 | Singapore (25 September) Lebanon (28 September) Iran (2 October) |
China | 8 | Singapore (25 September) Iran (2 October) |
Controversies
Rescheduling of Semifinals
There was suspicion and outrage when the organizers decided to move the schedule of the semifinals game between Philippines and Japan from its original schedule of 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Many fans believe that this move was a way for the Chinese to procure undue advantage come the gold medal match.[10][11]
Finals Pregame
A few hours before the championship match,
Officiating
The officiating of the referees were also held in question by fans and various teams playing against China, especially the games with Jordan, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines.[17][18][10]
Behavioural issues
There was wide criticism of the rude behavior of the Chinese fans were shouting threats towards visiting teams, doing the
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.[22]
- Duan Zhu
- Peng Ling
- Wen Keming
- Ye Nan
- Yuen Chun Yip
- Harja Jaladri
- Atanu Banerjee
- Snehal Bendke
- Ceciline Vincent
- Amirhossein Safarzadeh
- Naser Abu Rashed
- Yuji Hirahara
- Toru Katayose
- Arsen Andryushkin
- Yevgeniy Mikheyev
- Hwang In-tae
- Mohammad Al-Amiri
- Marwan Egho
- Rabah Noujaim
- Chan Owe Shiong
- Ricor Buaron
- Ferdinand Pascual
- Anan Daraghma
- Victor Mah
- Chen Ying-cheng
- Chung Yi-chih
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