1981 ABC Championship

The 1981 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Kolkata, India.[1]

1981 FIBA Asia Championship
11th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates12–20 November
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (4th title)
1979
1983

Preliminary round

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Group A

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 China330370191+1796
 Malaysia321229245−165
 Iran312212268−564
 Pakistan303202309−1073
12 November
China  116–70  Iran
Scoring by half: 60–37, 56–33
12 November
Pakistan  62–96  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 34–43, 28–53
13 November
Iran  85–82  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 40–45, 45–37
13 November
Malaysia  63–126  China
Scoring by half: 34–55, 29–71
14 November
China  128–58  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 60–30, 68–28
14 November
Iran  57–70  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 29–41, 28–29

Group B

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Japan330318170+1486
 India321252176+765
 Hong Kong312196243−474
 Sri Lanka303152329−1773
12 November
India  102–37  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 59–16, 43–21
12 November
Japan  104–44  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 45–30, 59–14
13 November
Sri Lanka  51–126  Japan
Scoring by half: 23–70, 28–56
13 November
Hong Kong  51–75  India
Scoring by half: 20–39, 31–36
14 November
India  75–88  Japan
Scoring by half: 42–45, 33–43
14 November
Sri Lanka  64–101  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 28–40, 36–61

Group C

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 South Korea330326209+1176
 Philippines321235201+345
 Thailand312214261−474
 Singapore303162266−1043
12 November
South Korea  109–62  Singapore
Scoring by half: 55–32, 54–30
12 November
Philippines  81–64  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–38, 42–26
13 November
Thailand  85–127  South Korea
Scoring by half: 42–58, 43–69
13 November
Singapore  47–92  Philippines
Scoring by half: 20–47, 27–45
14 November
Thailand  65–53  Singapore
Scoring by half: 38–29, 27–24
14 November
South Korea  90–62  Philippines
Scoring by half: 36–31, 54–31

Final round

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  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.

Classification 7th–12th

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker
 Thailand550418346+7210
 Iran532441380+6181–0
 Pakistan532401357+4480–1
 Hong Kong523411421−1071–0
 Singapore523353362−970–1
 Sri Lanka505316474−1585
16 November
Pakistan  91–53  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 51–20, 40–33
16 November
Iran  84–87 (OT)  Thailand
Scoring by half: 38–37, 41–42 Overtime: 5–8
16 November
Hong Kong  73–69  Singapore
Scoring by half: 36–40, 37–29
17 November
Pakistan  59–66  Thailand
Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–42
17 November
Sri Lanka  68–85  Singapore
Scoring by half: 29–38, 39–47
17 November
Iran  114–101  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 57–50, 57–51
18 November
Thailand  102–89  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 55–43, 47–46
18 November
Hong Kong  75–76  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 41–34, 34–42
18 November
Singapore  68–63  Iran
Scoring by half: 32–30, 36–33
19 November
Iran  95–42  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 46–19, 49–23
19 November
Hong Kong  61–98  Thailand
Scoring by half: 31–54, 30–44
19 November
Pakistan  93–78  Singapore
Scoring by half: 44–46, 49–32

Championship

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 China550482308+17410
 South Korea541466393+739
 Japan532405375+308
 Philippines523370421−517
 India514344423−796
 Malaysia505328475−1475
16 November
Malaysia  54–70  India
Scoring by half: 19–32, 35–38
16 November
China  97–66  Philippines
Scoring by half: 52–46, 45–20
16 November
Japan  71–91  South Korea
Scoring by half: 34–44, 37–47
17 November
Philippines  82–70  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47–40, 35–30
17 November
South Korea  111–79  India
Scoring by half: 61–42, 50–37
17 November
China  71–60  Japan
Scoring by half: 32–20, 39–40
18 November
Malaysia  85–110  South Korea
Scoring by half: 37–72, 48–38
18 November
Japan  99–82  Philippines
Scoring by half: 51–38, 48–44
18 November
India  55–92  China
Scoring by half: 25–52, 30–40
19 November
Malaysia  56–87  Japan
Scoring by half: 23–43, 33–44
20 November
Philippines  78–65  India
Scoring by half: 40–34, 38–31
20 November
China  96–64  South Korea
Scoring by half: 43–26, 53–38

Final standing

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Qualified for the 1982 FIBA World Championship
RankTeamRecord
 China7–0
 South Korea6–1
 Japan5–2
4  Philippines4–3
5  India3–4
6  Malaysia2–5
7  Thailand5–2
8  Iran3–4
9  Pakistan3–4
10  Hong Kong2–5
11  Singapore2–5
12  Sri Lanka0–7

Awards

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 1981 Asian champions 

China
Fourth title

References

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  1. ^ "Men Basketball 11th Asia Championship 1981 Kolkata (IND)". todor66.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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