2003_ABC_Championship
2003 ABC Championship
22nd asian championship of basketball
The 2003 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The tournament was held in Harbin, China from September 23 to October 1, 2003.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Harbin |
| Dates | September 23 – October 1 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Yao Ming |
| Top scorer | Yao Ming (22.9 points per game)[1] |
← 2001 2005 → | |
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Main article: 2003 ABC Championship qualification
According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (China) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
More information East Asia (3+2), Gulf (1+2) ...
| East Asia (3+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
Qatar |
 Uzbekistan |
 Philippines |
Lebanon |
| South Korea |
 United Arab Emirates |
 India |
 Malaysia |
 Syria |
 Japan |
 Saudi Arabia |
 Jordan | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
 Iran | |||
 Hong Kong |
Close
* Withdrew, 
Kazakhstan and 
Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.
More information Group A, Group B ...
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
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Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon |
3 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 197 | +60 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 227 | +15 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 238 | −44 | 4 |
| Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 244 | −31 | 3 |
Close
September 23 10:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
68–64 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 12–26, 11–18, 24–10 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 23 14:00 |
| Lebanon |
79–70 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–23, 22–10, 14–16 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 10:00 |
| Hong Kong |
67–90 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 15–25, 18–19, 18–23 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 14:00 |
| Kazakhstan |
86–66 | Uzbekistan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–27, 26–10, 16–11 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 10:00 |
| Kazakhstan |
86–82 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–18, 19–19, 19–25 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 14:00 |
| Lebanon |
88–60 | Uzbekistan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 19–16, 22–16, 26–19 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 219 | +100 | 6 |
| India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 257 | −6 | 5 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 270 | −39 | 4 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 270 | −55 | 3 |
Close
September 23 12:00 |
| India |
94–74 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 28–12, 18–18, 29–32 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 23 19:30 |
| South Korea |
103–72 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 27–25, 21–15, 31–20 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 16:00 |
| Malaysia |
62–81 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 16–18, 11–16, 22–22 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 19:30 |
| Kuwait |
71–95 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–23, 15–23, 21–26 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 16:00 |
| Kuwait |
86–81 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–21, 21–20, 22–17 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 19:30 |
| South Korea |
121–76 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 32–14, 28–21, 34–26 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 181 | +136 | 6 |
| Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 234 | 0 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 288 | −59 | 4 |
| Syria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 279 | −77 | 3 |
Close
September 23 16:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
74–83 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–17, 12–22, 28–23 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 23 19:30 |
| China |
103–51 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 22–19, 23–9, 26–14 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 16:00 |
| Iran |
82–67 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–11, 20–19, 26–17 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 19:30 |
| Chinese Taipei |
61–121 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–30, 9–29, 24–34 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 16:00 |
| Syria |
84–94 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 25–21, 21–25, 12–20 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group D
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 169 | +42 | 6 |
| Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 176 | 191 | −15 | 5 |
| Philippines |
3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 210 | +6 | 4 |
| Jordan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 212 | −33 | 3 |
Close
September 23 14:00 |
| Japan |
66–64 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–18, 18–13, 13–15 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 23 16:00 |
| Qatar |
66–53 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 12–10, 15–18, 17–15 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 10:00 |
| Philippines |
69–77 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 13–20, 13–19, 24–21 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 24 14:00 |
| Jordan |
59–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 9–15, 11–12, 21–16 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 10:00 |
| Qatar |
68–47 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 16–16, 14–19, 23–6 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 25 14:00 |
| Philippines |
83–67 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–17, 23–14, 18–22 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group I
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 193 | +122 | 6 |
| Lebanon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 255 | +9 | 5 |
| Japan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 238 | −12 | 4 |
| India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 337 | −119 | 3 |
Close
September 26 16:00 |
| Lebanon |
76–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 19–15, 12–12, 23–11 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 26 19:30 |
| India |
62–117 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 8–28, 16–27, 23–29 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 16:00 |
| Japan |
103–74 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 29–23, 23–20, 25–17 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 19:30 |
| China |
110–71 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 21–16, 24–21, 34–17 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group II
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 249 | +42 | 6 |
| Qatar |
3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 212 | +23 | 5 |
| Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 262 | −25 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 234 | 274 | −40 | 3 |
Close
September 26 16:00 |
| Qatar |
83–61 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–14, 18–17, 18–15 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 26 19:30 |
| South Korea |
105–81 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 28–24, 24–14, 27–23 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 16:00 |
| Iran |
92–85 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 16–19, 25–28, 33–28 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 19:30 |
| Qatar |
80–87 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 27–20, 12–22, 31–15 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 28 16:00 |
| Kazakhstan |
88–99 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 27–21, 18–31, 27–24 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group III
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 213 | +25 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 1 | 288 | 220 | +68 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 255 | 277 | −22 | 4 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 268 | −71 | 3 |
Close
September 26 10:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
83–86 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 18–21, 23–22, 23–21 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 26 14:00 |
| Malaysia |
63–101 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 21–29, 9–31, 14–14 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 10:00 |
| Jordan |
69–58 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–11, 20–18, 21–7, 20–22 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 14:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
115–74 | Uzbekistan |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 30–18, 32–21, 24–21 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 28 10:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
98–76 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–19, 25–16, 25–20 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 28 14:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
72–83 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 15–20, 22–14, 18–26 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
Group IV
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 234 | +45 | 5 | 1–1 / 1.172 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 220 | +16 | 5 | 1–1 / 1.019 |
| Hong Kong |
3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 244 | −22 | 5 | 1–1 / 0.839 |
| Philippines |
3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 240 | −39 | 3 |
Close
September 26 10:00 |
| Hong Kong |
66–58 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–17, 18–4, 13–22 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 26 14:00 |
| Kuwait |
80–75 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–19, 21–15, 21–18 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 10:00 |
| Syria |
109–77 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 18–11, 31–13, 32–26 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 27 14:00 |
| Philippines |
66–79 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 18–26, 20–22, 17–17 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 28 10:00 |
| Hong Kong |
79–77 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 21–13, 19–20, 24–17 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
September 28 14:00 |
| Syria |
95–77 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–15, 31–12, 17–23 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
15th place
September 30 14:00 |
| Malaysia |
63–78 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 10–18, 18–28, 22–15 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
13th place
September 30 16:00 |
| Uzbekistan |
85–106 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 20–30, 22–27, 18–29 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
11th place
September 30 19:30 |
| Chinese Taipei |
102–81 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–15, 20–24, 33–26 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
9th place
7th place
October 1 14:00 |
| India |
82–84 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 27–21, 15–17, 21–20 | ||
Heida Gymnasium, Harbin |
5th place
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| September 30 | ||||||
| Lebanon | 83 | |||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| South Korea (OT) | 85 | |||||
| South Korea | 96 | |||||
| September 30 | ||||||
| China | 106 | |||||
| China | 86 | |||||
| Qatar | 61 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| October 1 | ||||||
| Lebanon | 67 | |||||
| Qatar | 77 | |||||
Semifinals
September 30 16:00 |
| Lebanon |
83–85 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 26–21, 20–14, 19–17, Overtime: 9–11 | ||
Tianrun Gymnasium, Harbin |
3rd place
Final
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
China | 8–0 |
 |
South Korea | 7–1 |
 |
Qatar | 6–2 |
| 4 | Lebanon | 5–3 |
| 5 | Iran | 4–3 |
| 6 | Japan | 3–4 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 3–4 |
| 8 | India | 2–5 |
| 9 | Syria | 3–4 |
| 10 | Jordan | 3–4 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 4–3 |
| 12 | Kuwait | 3–4 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 3–4 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 2–5 |
| 15 | Philippines | 2–5 |
| 16 | Malaysia | 0–7 |
Close
| 2003 Asian champions |
|---|
 China Thirteenth title |
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