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1970 ABC Junior Championship for Women

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For men's tournament, see 1970 ABC Junior Championship.

The 1970 ABC Junior Championship for Women was the women's division of the inaugural edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship or the Asian Youth Basketball Championship. The games were held at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea from August 25–September 2, 1970. The age restriction was under 19.[1]

1970 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
for Women
1st Asian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
DatesAugust 25–September 2
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (1st title)
1972 →

Only three nations participated; nevertheless, the hosts South Korea won the inaugural championship by sweeping all of their assignments, defeating Japan and Taiwan twice. Japan and Taiwan were tied with win–loss record of 1–3, but Japan took second place by head-to-head records.[2]

Results edit

Team Pld W L Pts
  South Korea 4 4 0 8
  Japan 4 1 3 5
  Taiwan 4 1 3 5
August 25
South Korea   85–42   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 47−23, 38−19

[3]

August 27
Japan   61–51   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 24-26, 37-25
August 29
South Korea   85–70   Japan
Scoring by half: 51-31, 34-39
August 30
South Korea   82–52   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 42-28, 40-24
September 1
Japan   72–77 (OT)   Taiwan
Scoring by half: 37-30, 30-37 Overtime: 5-10
September 2
South Korea   85–72   Japan
Scoring by half: 44-38, 41-34

Final standing edit

Rank Team Record
    South Korea 4–0
    Japan 1–3
    Taiwan 1–3

Awards edit

 1970 Asian Under-18 champions 
 
South Korea
First title

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "21日 서울로 向発 亜洲농구 比 代表". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 August 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "韓国 여자 優勝". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Taiwan Girls Bow to ROK in Opener". The Japan Times. 26 August 1970. p. 7.

External links edit

  • Squad for South Korea [1]
  1. ^ "亞洲 청소년 농구 선수단 결단". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 August 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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