2003 ABC Championship

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.

2003 ABC Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityHarbin
DatesSeptember 23 – October 1
Teams16
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
MVPChina Yao Ming
Top scorerChina Yao Ming
(22.9 points per game)[1]
2001
2005

Qualification

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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.

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

* Withdrew,  Kazakhstan and  Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.

Draw

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Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D

 Lebanon
 Uzbekistan
 Hong Kong
 Kazakhstan

 South Korea
 India
 Kuwait
 Malaysia

 Syria
 Chinese Taipei
 Iran
 China

 Qatar
 Japan
 Philippines
 Jordan

Preliminary round

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Group A

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Lebanon330257197+606
 Kazakhstan321242227+155
 Uzbekistan312194238−444
 Hong Kong303213244−313
September 23
10:00
Uzbekistan  68–64  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 12–26, 11–18, 24–10
September 23
14:00
Lebanon  79–70  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–23, 22–10, 14–16
September 24
10:00
Hong Kong  67–90  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 15–25, 18–19, 18–23
September 24
14:00
Kazakhstan  86–66  Uzbekistan
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–27, 26–10, 16–11
September 25
10:00
Kazakhstan  86–82  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–18, 19–19, 19–25
September 25
14:00
Lebanon  88–60  Uzbekistan
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 19–16, 22–16, 26–19

Group B

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 South Korea330319219+1006
 India321251257−65
 Kuwait312231270−394
 Malaysia303215270−553
September 23
12:00
India  94–74  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 28–12, 18–18, 29–32
September 23
19:30
South Korea  103–72  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 27–25, 21–15, 31–20
September 24
16:00
Malaysia  62–81  India
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 16–18, 11–16, 22–22
September 24
19:30
Kuwait  71–95  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–23, 15–23, 21–26
September 25
16:00
Kuwait  86–81  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–21, 21–20, 22–17
September 25
19:30
South Korea  121–76  India
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 32–14, 28–21, 34–26

Group C

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 China330317181+1366
 Iran32123423405
 Chinese Taipei312229288−594
 Syria303202279−773
September 23
16:00
Chinese Taipei  74–83  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–17, 12–22, 28–23
September 23
19:30
China  103–51  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 22–19, 23–9, 26–14
September 24
16:00
Iran  82–67  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–11, 20–19, 26–17
September 24
19:30
Chinese Taipei  61–121  China
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–30, 9–29, 24–34
September 25
16:00
Syria  84–94  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 25–21, 21–25, 12–20
September 25
19:30
China  93–69  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 31–16, 20–11, 16–26

Group D

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Qatar330211169+426
 Japan321176191−155
 Philippines312216210+64
 Jordan303179212−333
September 23
14:00
Japan  66–64  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–18, 18–13, 13–15
September 23
16:00
Qatar  66–53  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 12–10, 15–18, 17–15
September 24
10:00
Philippines  69–77  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 13–20, 13–19, 24–21
September 24
14:00
Jordan  59–63  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 9–15, 11–12, 21–16
September 25
10:00
Qatar  68–47  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 16–16, 14–19, 23–6
September 25
14:00
Philippines  83–67  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–17, 23–14, 18–22

Quarterfinal round

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Group I

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 China330315193+1226
 Lebanon321264255+95
 Japan312226238−124
 India303218337−1193
September 26
16:00
Lebanon  76–63  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 19–15, 12–12, 23–11
September 26
19:30
India  62–117  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 8–28, 16–27, 23–29
September 27
16:00
Japan  103–74  India
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 29–23, 23–20, 25–17
September 27
19:30
China  110–71  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 21–16, 24–21, 34–17
September 28
16:00
Lebanon  117–82  India
Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 30–21, 31–16, 25–26
September 28
19:30
Japan  60–88  China
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–25, 10–13, 18–28

Group II

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 South Korea330291249+426
 Qatar321235212+235
 Iran312237262−254
 Kazakhstan303234274−403
September 26
16:00
Qatar  83–61  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–14, 18–17, 18–15
September 26
19:30
South Korea  105–81  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 28–24, 24–14, 27–23
September 27
16:00
Iran  92–85  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 16–19, 25–28, 33–28
September 27
19:30
Qatar  80–87  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 27–20, 12–22, 31–15
September 28
16:00
Kazakhstan  88–99  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 27–21, 18–31, 27–24
September 28
19:30
Iran  64–72  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 9–12, 20–23, 21–17

Group III

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Jordan330238213+256
 Chinese Taipei321288220+685
 Uzbekistan312255277−224
 Malaysia303197268−713
September 26
10:00
Uzbekistan  83–86  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 18–21, 23–22, 23–21
September 26
14:00
Malaysia  63–101  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 21–29, 9–31, 14–14
September 27
10:00
Jordan  69–58  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 8–11, 20–18, 21–7, 20–22
September 27
14:00
Chinese Taipei  115–74  Uzbekistan
Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 30–18, 32–21, 24–21
September 28
10:00
Uzbekistan  98–76  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–19, 25–16, 25–20
September 28
14:00
Chinese Taipei  72–83  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 15–20, 22–14, 18–26

Group IV

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TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker
 Syria321279234+4551–1 / 1.172
 Kuwait321236220+1651–1 / 1.019
 Hong Kong321222244−2251–1 / 0.839
 Philippines303201240−393
September 26
10:00
Hong Kong  66–58  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–17, 18–4, 13–22
September 26
14:00
Kuwait  80–75  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–19, 21–15, 21–18
September 27
10:00
Syria  109–77  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 18–11, 31–13, 32–26
September 27
14:00
Philippines  66–79  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 18–26, 20–22, 17–17
September 28
10:00
Hong Kong  79–77  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 21–13, 19–20, 24–17
September 28
14:00
Syria  95–77  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–15, 31–12, 17–23

Classification 5th–16th

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15th place

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September 30
14:00
Malaysia  63–78  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 10–18, 18–28, 22–15

13th place

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September 30
16:00
Uzbekistan  85–106  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 20–30, 22–27, 18–29

11th place

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September 30
19:30
Chinese Taipei  102–81  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–15, 20–24, 33–26

9th place

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September 30
14:00
Jordan  75–92  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–22, 18–23, 18–21

7th place

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October 1
14:00
India  82–84  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 27–21, 15–17, 21–20

5th place

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October 1
16:00
Japan  61–67  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 14–20, 13–10, 20–14

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 30
 
 
 Lebanon83
 
October 1
 
 South Korea (OT)85
 
 South Korea96
 
September 30
 
 China106
 
 China86
 
 
 Qatar61
 
3rd place
 
 
October 1
 
 
 Lebanon67
 
 
 Qatar77

Semifinals

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September 30
16:00
Lebanon  83–85 (OT)  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 26–21, 20–14, 19–17, Overtime: 9–11
September 30
19:30
China  86–61  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 23–14, 17–10, 23–20

3rd place

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October 1
16:00
Lebanon  67–77  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–27, 14–10, 9–14

Final

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October 1
19:30
South Korea  96–106  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 21–26, 28–22, 32–34
Pts: Lee K.S. 28Pts: Yao M. 30

Final standing

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Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
RankTeamRecord
 China8–0
 South Korea7–1
 Qatar6–2
4  Lebanon5–3
5  Iran4–3
6  Japan3–4
7  Kazakhstan3–4
8  India2–5
9  Syria3–4
10  Jordan3–4
11  Chinese Taipei4–3
12  Kuwait3–4
13  Hong Kong3–4
14  Uzbekistan2–5
15  Philippines2–5
16  Malaysia0–7

Awards

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 2003 Asian champions 

China
Thirteenth title

References

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  1. ^ "archive.fiba.com: 2003 Asian Championship for Men:". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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