The 1997 ABC Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 to May 5. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 1999's championship.
17th Asian Women's Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Thailand |
Dates | April 27 – May 5 |
Teams | 14 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea (10th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Yoo Young-Joo |
Participating teams edit
Level I | Level II – Group A | Level II – Group B |
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Preliminary round edit
Level I edit
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 410 | 343 | +67 | 10 |
China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 465 | 340 | +125 | 9 |
Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 445 | 351 | +94 | 8 |
Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 3 | 392 | 423 | −31 | 7 |
Thailand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 327 | 462 | −135 | 6 |
Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 350 | 470 | −120 | 5 |
Level II – Group A edit
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Kazakhstan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 148 | +86 | 6 |
India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 156 | +68 | 5 |
Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 212 | −45 | 4 |
Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 232 | −109 | 3 |
Level II – Group B edit
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 243 | 112 | +131 | 6 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 132 | +81 | 5 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 206 | −93 | 4 |
Macau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 238 | −119 | 3 |
Classification 7th–14th edit
13th place edit
11th place edit
9th place edit
7th place edit
Final round edit
Semifinals | Final | |||||
May 4 | ||||||
China | 77 | |||||
May 5 | ||||||
Japan | 90 | |||||
Japan | 61 | |||||
May 4 | ||||||
South Korea | 74 | |||||
South Korea | 92 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 77 | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
May 5 | ||||||
China | 101 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 63 |
Semifinals edit
3rd place edit
Final edit
Final standing edit
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women |
Rank | Team | Record |
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South Korea | 7–0 | |
Japan | 4–3 | |
China | 5–2 | |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 2–5 |
5 | Thailand | 1–4 |
6 | Kyrgyzstan | 0–5 |
7 | Kazakhstan | 4–0 |
8 | Malaysia | 3–1 |
9 | India | 3–1 |
10 | Hong Kong | 2–2 |
11 | Indonesia | 2–2 |
12 | Sri Lanka | 1–3 |
13 | Singapore | 1–3 |
14 | Macau | 0–4 |
Awards edit
1997 Asian champions |
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South Korea Tenth title |
- Most Valuable Player: Yoo Young-Joo