2015 FIBA Asia Championship

The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia.

2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChangsha
Dates23 September – 3 October
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (16th title)
Runners-up Philippines
Third place Iran
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
MVPChina Yi Jianlian[1]
Top scorerState of Palestine Sani Sakakini
(22.4 points per game)
2013
2017

At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to China.[2] On 4 December 2014, the Chinese Basketball Association acquired approval from FIBA Asia to hold the men's championship at Changsha, Hunan, with the women's championship to be held at Wuhan, Hubei.[3]

As the winner of the tournament, China qualified for the basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the Philippines, Iran, and Japan would participate at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, as stated by FIBA and the IOC in qualification quota.[4]

The 2015 edition was the last FIBA Asia Championship, rebranded effective in 2017 as the FIBA Asia Cup and would include teams from FIBA Oceania.[5]

Qualification edit

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the host nation China and 2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions Iran[clarification needed] automatically qualified. East Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Persian Gulf each had two berths while Central Asia and South Asia each had one slot allotted. The other four berths were allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup. Therefore, with Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Jordan, and Japan finishing in the top four in that tournament other than Iran and China which were both direct qualifiers, East Asia gained another two berths while the Southeast Asia and West Asia gained an additional slot each.

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 24 July 2014   Doha 1   China
2014 FIBA Asia Cup 11–19 July 2014   Wuhan 1   Iran
Central Asian Qualifying Round 27 April 2015   Astana 1   Kazakhstan
East Asian Basketball Championship Cancelled 4   South Korea
  Chinese Taipei
  Japan
  Hong Kong
Gulf Basketball Championship[6] 13–20 October 2014   Dammam 2   Qatar
  Kuwait
SABA Championship[7] 3–5 July 2015   Bengaluru 1   India
Southeast Asian Basketball Championship 27 April–1 May 2015   Singapore 3   Philippines
  Malaysia
  Singapore
West Asian Basketball Championship 29 May–3 June 2015   Amman 3   Lebanon
  Jordan
  Palestine

Venues edit

 
 
CSUFT
 
Changsa SWC
2015 FIBA Asia Championship (Hunan)

Changsha was chosen by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) as the venue city of the men's championship. Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium was chosen as the primary stadium, while Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium was the auxiliary stadium.[8]

Draw edit

The draw was held at Changsha on 27 June 2015. Two teams that were unknown at the date of the draw, the South Asia qualifier and the last remaining team from East Asia were known a short time after.[9]

The top four teams from 2013 were seeded; all other teams except the host team were drawn. By the time that there were three teams in each group, China chose their group, then the remaining three unseeded teams were drawn.

Included were the teams' FIBA World Rankings on the day the draw was made.

Pot 1 (Seeded teams) Pot 2 (Unseeded teams) Pot 3 (Host team)

  Chinese Taipei (44)
  Iran (17)
  Philippines (31)
  South Korea (28)

  Japan (47)
  Jordan (29)
  Kazakhstan (53)
  Kuwait (70)

  Lebanon (34)
  Malaysia (T-71)
  Palestine (T-86)
  Qatar (48)

  Singapore (T-88)
* South Asian team
* East Asian team

  China (14)

* Later determined as India (ranked 61st) and Hong Kong (ranked 69th), respectively.

Squads edit

Each team had a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.

Tournament format edit

  • Preliminary round: The sixteen teams were grouped into four groups of four. Each team played all of the teams from its group once. The top three teams with the best record advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: The qualified teams from groups A and B formed Group E, while those from Groups C and D formed Group F. The results against the teams that had also qualified were carried over. The teams played the teams from the group they had not faced before. The top four teams from each group proceeded to the final round.
  • Classification round:
    • Teams eliminated in the preliminary round would be in a single elimination tournament with consolation games to play for 13th place.
    • Teams eliminated in the second round would figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games to play for 9th place.
  • Final round: The remaining teams would figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games. The champion would qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The runner-up, third and fourth placer would qualify to the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Preliminary round edit

All times were local (UTC+8).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 296 156 +140 6 Advanced to second round
2   Japan 3 2 1 250 199 +51 5
3   India 3 1 2 233 244 −11 4
4   Malaysia 3 0 3 163 343 −180 3 Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
23 September 2015
14:30
Iran   86–48   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 22–11, 21–14, 28–12
Pts: Sahakian 15
Rebs: Nikkhah Bahrami 9
Asts: Afagh 3
Pts: Takeuchi 10
Rebs: Takeuchi 11
Asts: Hiejima 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wen Keming (CHN)
23 September 2015
19:30
Malaysia   73–102   India
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 13–18, 12–26, 29–29
Pts: Yeo 18
Rebs: Yeo 10
Asts: M. L. Seng 3
Pts: Amj. Singh 24
Rebs: Amj. Singh 10
Asts: Pari 7
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN)
24 September 2015
11:45
Iran   88–66   India
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 12–19, 24–18, 25–18
Pts: Hassanzadeh 18
Rebs: Nikkhah Bahrami 7
Asts: Nikkhah Bahrami 4
Pts: Amj. Singh 26
Rebs: Amj. Singh 9
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Duan Zhu (CHN)
24 September 2015
14:30
Japan   119–48   Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 27–14, 35–2, 25–23
Pts: Matsui 25
Rebs: Ono, Ota 8
Asts: Tanaka 6
Pts: C. K. Ma 11
Rebs: W. H. Choo 8
Asts: five players 1
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN)
25 September 2015
09:30
Malaysia   42–122   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 5–35, 3–27, 18–30, 16–30
Pts: W. H. Choo 16
Rebs: W. H. Choo, Y. J. Kwaan 4
Asts: W. K. Tong, Y. J. Kwaan 2
Pts: Hassanzadeh 28
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 18
Asts: Davarpanah 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Ye Nan (CHN)
25 September 2015
14:30
India   65–83   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–24, 20–24, 13–20
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 24
Rebs: Amr. Singh 10
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 5
Pts: Takeuchi 22
Rebs: Takeuchi 19
Asts: Tabuse 8
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Palestine 3 3 0 250 221 +29 6 Advanced to second round
2   Philippines 3 2 1 284 189 +95 5
3   Hong Kong 3 1 2 216 236 −20 4
4   Kuwait 3 0 3 183 287 −104 3 Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
23 September 2015
09:30
Kuwait   50–87   Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 9–14, 11–25, 13–33
Pts: Abu Dhom 15
Rebs: Aljuma'h 8
Asts: three players 2
Pts: K. Lee 15
Rebs: Reid 13
Asts: W. Au-Yeung, K. Cheng 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Nan Ye (CHN)
23 September 2015
11:45
Philippines   73–75   Palestine
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 18–28, 14–15, 14–20
Pts: Blatche 21
Rebs: Blatche 11
Asts: Blatche, Intal 2
Pts: Abu-Shamala 26
Rebs: Abu-Shamala 15
Asts: three players 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Duan Zhu (CHN), Victor Mah (SIN)
24 September 2015
09:30
Philippines   101–50   Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 23–7, 32–16, 18–12
Pts: William 21
Rebs: Blatche, De Ocampo 8
Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 3
Pts: S. Chan 13
Rebs: C. Wong 10
Asts: Reid 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Rashed (JOR), Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Victor Mah (SIN)
24 September 2015
19:30
Palestine   90–69   Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 23–19, 26–10, 15–24
Pts: San. Sakakini 25
Rebs: San. Sakakini 8
Asts: Qahwash 8
Pts: Hasan 19
Rebs: A. Al-Shammari 9
Asts: three players 2
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Nan Ye (CHN)
25 September 2015
16:45
Kuwait   64–110   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 16–21, 21–32, 16–23
Pts: A. Al-Shammari 15
Rebs: A. Al-Shammari, Borhamah 4
Asts: Alsaeid 5
Pts: Romeo 19
Rebs: Taulava 10
Asts: four players 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Naser Rashed (JOR), Victor Mah (SIN)
25 September 2015
19:30
Hong Kong   79–85   Palestine
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 18–22, 14–17, 29–16
Pts: K. Lee 26
Rebs: C. Wong 9
Asts: S. Chan 4
Pts: Qahwash 24
Rebs: San. Sakakini 16
Asts: San. Sakakini 8
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China (H) 3 3 0 251 182 +69 6 Advanced to second round
2   South Korea 3 2 1 247 181 +66 5
3   Jordan 3 1 2 225 239 −14 4
4   Singapore 3 0 3 155 276 −121 3 Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
23 September 2015
16:45
South Korea   87–60   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 15–19, 29–20, 24–13
Pts: Cho 19
Rebs: Yang 7
Asts: Yang 9
Pts: Al-Awadi 14
Rebs: Abbas 9
Asts: Daghles 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Snehal Bendke (IND), Ricor Buaron (PHI)
23 September 2015
19:30
Singapore   42–91   China
Scoring by quarter: 5–26, 14–22, 12–25, 11–18
Pts: W.L. Wong 15
Rebs: Goh 6
Asts: Oh 1
Pts: Zhai 13
Rebs: Zhai 9
Asts: Guo 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Harja Jaladri (INA)
24 September 2015
19:30
South Korea   73–76   China
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 17–19, 16–18, 13–25
Pts: Yang 24
Rebs: Yang 10
Asts: Cho, Yang 3
Pts: Q. Zhou 21
Rebs: Yi 11
Asts: J. Zhao 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Toru Katayose (JPN)
24 September 2015
21:30
Jordan   98–68   Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 34–13, 17–19, 29–13, 18–23
Pts: Legion 19
Rebs: Zaghab 10
Asts: Abdeen 5
Pts: Lim S. 19
Rebs: Goh 10
Asts: four players 2
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRN), Snehal Bendke (IND), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)
25 September 2015
11:45
Singapore   45–87   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 8–19, 11–22, 13–20
Pts: M. Wei 10
Rebs: Goh 10
Asts: W.L. Wong 4
Pts: Kim J.K. 17
Rebs: Choi 10
Asts: Choi 8
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
25 September 2015
19:30
China   84–67   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 16–12, 22–17, 23–16
Pts: Yi 26
Rebs: Yi 14
Asts: J. Zhao 8
Pts: Abbas 22
Rebs: Al-Awadi, Al-Hamarsheh 6
Asts: Abdeen, Daghles 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Snehal Bendke (IND), Ricor Buaron (PHI)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Qatar 3 2 1 248 247 +1 5[a] Advanced to second round
2   Lebanon 3 2 1 283 247 +36 5[a]
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 2 214 243 −29 4[b]
4   Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 232 240 −8 4[b] Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lebanon–Qatar 100–105
  2. ^ a b Chinese Taipei–Kazakhstan 73–84
23 September 2015
21:30
Chinese Taipei   87–92   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 21–14, 16–26, 30–23
Pts: Davis 23
Rebs: Lin Chih-chieh 7
Asts: Lin Chih-chieh, Tseng Wen-ting 3
Pts: Ibrahim 23
Rebs: Abdelnour 7
Asts: Abdelnour 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
23 September 2015
21:30
Qatar   79–75 (OT)   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 16–14, 21–21, 20–16, Overtime: 8–4
Pts: Johnson 31
Rebs: Johnson 14
Asts: Johnson 4
Pts: Johnson 26
Rebs: Ponomarev 18
Asts: Johnson 7
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Toru Katayose (JPN), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
24 September 2015
16:45
Chinese Taipei   73–84   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 7–25, 23–17, 16–16, 27–26
Pts: Liu Cheng 21
Rebs: Lin Chih-chieh 10
Asts: Hung Chih-shan 4
Pts: Ponomarev 18
Rebs: Ponomarev 14
Asts: Johnson 8
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
24 September 2015
21:30
Lebanon   100–105 (2OT)   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 25–20, 8–27, 23–19, Overtime: 13–13, 14–19
Pts: Haidar 24
Rebs: Haidar 11
Asts: Arakji 7
Pts: Johnson 31
Rebs: Adam, Mohd Mohamed 9
Asts: Johnson, Mohd Mohamed 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
25 September 2015
21:30
Qatar   64–72   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–11, 11–20, 17–24
Pts: Johnson 15
Rebs: Mohd Mohamed 9
Asts: Saad 3
Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 14
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Liu Cheng, Tseng Wen-ting 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Anan Daraghma (PLE)
25 September 2015
21:30
Kazakhstan   55–91   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 8–26, 17–22, 14–28
Pts: Ponomarev 12
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Ilin 3
Pts: Youngblood 30
Rebs: Youngblood 8
Asts: Akl 4
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)

Second round edit

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Philippines 5 4 1 433 329 +104 9[a] Advance to final round
2   Iran 5 4 1 452 305 +147 9[a]
3   Japan 5 3 2 360 353 +7 8
4   India 5 2 3 345 411 −66 7[b]
5   Palestine 5 2 3 345 393 −48 7[b] Proceed to classification round
6   Hong Kong 5 0 5 318 462 −144 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Philippines–Iran 87–73
  2. ^ a b Palestine–India 70–73
27 September 2015
09:30
Iran   111–56   Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 22–4, 28–24, 37–12
Pts: Jamshidi 22
Rebs: Haddadi, Sahakian 8
Asts: Mashayekhi 6
Pts: K. Lee 18
Rebs: C. Wong 7
Asts: Reid 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chung Yi-chih (TPE)
27 September 2015
11:45
Palestine   70–73   India
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–13, 11–17, 23–24
Pts: San. Sakakini 23
Rebs: San. Sakakini 12
Asts: Qahwash 9
Pts: Amj. Singh 32
Rebs: Amj. Singh 11
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Peng Ling (CHN)
27 September 2015
16:45
Japan   66–73   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 15–21, 13–19, 20–19
Pts: Hiejima 17
Rebs: Takeuchi 11
Asts: four players 2
Pts: Blatche 18
Rebs: Blatche 10
Asts: William 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Harja Jaladri (INA), Victor Mah (SIN)
28 September 2015
09:30
India   76–71   Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 20–20, 19–17, 23–15
Pts: Amj. Singh 26
Rebs: Amr. Singh 14
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 6
Pts: C. Wong 21
Rebs: C. Wong 10
Asts: W. Au-Yeng, S. Chan 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Victor Mah (SIN)
28 September 2015
11:45
Philippines   87–73   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 15–18, 28–17, 22–13
Pts: William 26
Rebs: De Ocampo 10
Asts: Norwood, William 3
Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 21
Rebs: Sahakian 8
Asts: Kamrani 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheuev (KAZ)
28 September 2015
14:30
Palestine   67–74   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 16–24, 12–21, 18–17
Pts: San. Sakakini 27
Rebs: San. Sakakini 17
Asts: Qahwash 6
Pts: Takeuchi 21
Rebs: Takeuchi 19
Asts: Tabuse, Matsui 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE)
29 September 2015
09:30
Palestine   48–94   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–26, 11–28, 17–23
Pts: San. Sakakini 13
Rebs: Abu-Shamala 6
Asts: Qahwash 7
Pts: Kardoust 15
Rebs: Haddadi 11
Asts: Mashayekhi, Nikkhah Bahrami 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE)
29 September 2015
11:45
Japan   89–62   Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 19–12, 28–10, 21–20
Pts: Hiejima 19
Rebs: Takeuchi 8
Asts: Hiejima 4
Pts: C. Wong 14
Rebs: C. Wong 6
Asts: Reid 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)
29 September 2015
14:30
Philippines   99–65   India
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–19, 23–14, 34–15
Pts: Romeo 20
Rebs: Abueva, Intal 7
Asts: Intal, Romeo 4
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 21
Rebs: Amr. Singh 13
Asts: Bhriguvanshi, Amj. Singh 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Peng Ling (CHN)

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China (H) 5 5 0 414 339 +75 10 Advance to final round
2   Qatar 5 3 2 391 411 −20 8[a]
3   South Korea 5 3 2 387 339 +48 8[a]
4   Lebanon 5 2 3 414 411 +3 7[b]
5   Jordan 5 2 3 374 397 −23 7[b] Proceed to classification round
6   Kazakhstan 5 0 5 328 411 −83 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Qatar–South Korea 69–63
  2. ^ a b Lebanon–Jordan 80–76
27 September 2015
14:30
South Korea   85–71   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–20, 26–15, 27–13
Pts: Yang 18
Rebs: Yang 6
Asts: Yang 8
Pts: Youngblood 21
Rebs: Bawji 12
Asts: Arakji 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Snehal Bendke (IND), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
27 September 2015
19:30
China   75–62   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 19–12, 19–19, 14–17
Pts: Yi 15
Rebs: Q. Zhou 11
Asts: Guo 3
Pts: Kolesnikov 14
Rebs: Kolesnikov 5
Asts: Johnson 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
27 September 2015
21:30
Qatar   73–84   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 20–14, 14–25, 23–26
Pts: Ali 20
Rebs: Ali 11
Asts: Johnson 5
Pts: Legion 22
Rebs: Abbas, Legion 8
Asts: Daghles 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)
28 September 2015
16:45
Qatar   69–63   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 22–14, 13–19, 21–13
Pts: Mohd Mohamed 16
Rebs: three players 10
Asts: Johnson 4
Pts: S. Lee 19
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Yang 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Ceciline Victor (IND)
28 September 2015
19:30
Lebanon   72–90   China
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–20, 21–21, 22–25
Pts: Bawji, Youngblood 14
Rebs: Bawji 7
Asts: Akl, Arakji 4
Pts: Yi 19
Rebs: Liu 7
Asts: three players 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
28 September 2015
21:30
Jordan   87–73   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 29–18, 27–24, 16–14
Pts: Legion 23
Rebs: Abbas 10
Asts: Legion 5
Pts: Johnson 26
Rebs: Ponomarev 13
Asts: Johnson 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiti (KUW), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)
29 September 2015
16:45
Lebanon   80–76   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 29–18, 19–24, 16–22
Pts: Saoud 20
Rebs: Haidar 7
Asts: Youngblood 7
Pts: Legion 24
Rebs: Hussein 8
Asts: Abdeen 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
29 September 2015
19:30
China   89–65   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 18–16, 26–15, 19–17
Pts: Q. Zhou 13
Rebs: Yi 9
Asts: Guo 3
Pts: Saad 14
Rebs: Saad 6
Asts: Saad 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Toru Katayose (JPN)
29 September 2015
21:30
South Korea   79–63   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–18, 30–12, 20–19
Pts: T. Moon 16
Rebs: S. Lee 4
Asts: S. Lee 4
Pts: Klimov 22
Rebs: Ponomarev 7
Asts: Murzagaliyev 7
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)

Classification round edit

Classification 13th–16th edit

 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
  Malaysia61
 
28 September
 
  Kuwait83
 
  Kuwait69
 
27 September
 
  Chinese Taipei99
 
  Singapore65
 
 
  Chinese Taipei111
 
15th place game
 
 
28 September
 
 
  Malaysia59
 
 
  Singapore92

13th–16th place semifinals edit

27 September 2015
19:30
Malaysia   61–83   Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 12–18, 11–15, 17–28
Pts: Y.J. Kwaan 19
Rebs: Y.J. Kwaan 14
Asts: W.K. Tong 3
Pts: Hasan 26
Rebs: Hasan 9
Asts: Hasan 4
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Wen Keming (CHN)
27 September 2015
21:30
Singapore   65–111   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–32, 16–35, 20–22
Pts: Ng 17
Rebs: Goh 8
Asts: Goh, Ng 3
Pts: Tien Lei 21
Rebs: Davis 12
Asts: four players 3
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Anan Daraghma (PLE)

15th place game edit

28 September 2015
19:30
Malaysia   59–92   Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 13–19, 12–27, 21–28
Pts: E.H. Soo 15
Rebs: Yeo 13
Asts: W.K. Tong 5
Pts: Lim S. 24
Rebs: Goh 18
Asts: W.L. Wong 5
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Ye Nan (CHN)

13th place game edit

28 September 2015
21:30
Kuwait   69–99   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–23, 21–23, 16–30
Pts: Hasan 26
Rebs: Al-Saeid 12
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Liu Cheng 17
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Chen Shih-chieh 9
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Snehal Bendke (IND), Wen Keming (CHN)

Classification 9th–12th edit

 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
1 October
 
 
  Palestine (OT)83
 
2 October
 
  Kazakhstan81
 
  Palestine82
 
1 October
 
  Jordan94
 
  Jordan82
 
 
  Hong Kong62
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
2 October
 
 
  Kazakhstan68
 
 
  Hong Kong62

9th–12th place semifinals edit

1 October 2015
09:30
Hong Kong   62–82   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 9–21, 13–25, 21–21
Pts: Reid 14
Rebs: Reid 13
Asts: Xu 3
Pts: Legion 22
Rebs: Abbas 9
Asts: Al-Awadi 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)
1 October 2015
11:45
Palestine   83–81 (OT)   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–24, 10–16, 23–15, Overtime: 11–9
Pts: San. Sakakini 32
Rebs: San. Sakakini 18
Asts: Qahwash 8
Pts: Yargaliyev 26
Rebs: Zhigulin 10
Asts: Zhigulin 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Duan Zhu (CHN), Victor Min De Mah (SIN)

Eleventh place game edit

2 October 2015
09:30
Hong Kong   62–68   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 20–18, 20–20, 15–18
Pts: C. Wong 23
Rebs: Reid 7
Asts: S. Chan 4
Pts: Ilin 29
Rebs: Ponomarev 11
Asts: Ponomarev 2
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)

Ninth place game edit

2 October 2015
11:45
Jordan   94–82   Palestine
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 25–18, 20–24, 23–21
Pts: Hussein 26
Rebs: Abbas 11
Asts: Legion 5
Pts: Abu-Shamala 24
Rebs: San. Sakakini 10
Asts: Qahwash 5
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Ye Nan (CHN)

Final round edit

Bracket edit

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
E1  Philippines82
F4  Lebanon70
F4  Lebanon89E1  Philippines81
F2  Qatar86E3  Japan70
F2  Qatar67
E3  Japan81
F4  Lebanon88E1  Philippines67
F3  South Korea87F1  China78
F1  China104
E4  India58
Seventh placeE4  India72F1  China70Third place
F3  South Korea117E2  Iran57
F2  Qatar84E2  Iran75E3  Japan63
E4  India58F3  South Korea62E2  Iran68

Quarterfinals edit

1 October 2015
14:30
Iran   75–62   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 13–17, 24–19, 15–18
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Haddadi 14
Asts: Kamrani 5
Pts: J. Kim, Moon 10
Rebs: Moon 5
Asts: three players 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Toru Katayose (JPN)
1 October 2015
16:45
Japan   81–67   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 18–19, 17–18, 18–17
Pts: Furukawa 22
Rebs: Takeuchi 8
Asts: Tabuse 6
Pts: Johnson 16
Rebs: Mohamed 8
Asts: Mohamed 7
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
1 October 2015
19:30
India   58–104   China
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 14–29, 11–19, 18–29
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 13
Rebs: Amr. Singh 5
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 6
Pts: Yi 21
Rebs: Yi 7
Asts: J. Zhao 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
1 October 2015
21:30
Philippines   82–70   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 17–16, 20–17, 25–21
Pts: William 25
Rebs: Blatche 17
Asts: Blatche 3
Pts: Haidar 18
Rebs: Bawji 13
Asts: Youngblood 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

5th–8th place semifinals edit

2 October 2015
14:30
India   72–117   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 14–30, 15–30, 22–28
Pts: Amj. Singh 24
Rebs: Amr. Singh 6
Asts: Amj. Singh 3
Pts: T. Moon 22
Rebs: J. Kim 10
Asts: T. Kim 12
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Peng Ling (CHN), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
2 October 2015
16:45
Qatar   86–89   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–22, 23–26, 23–24
Pts: Johnson 29
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Johnson 6
Pts: Arakji 21
Rebs: Bawji 6
Asts: Arakji 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)

Semifinals edit

2 October 2015
19:30
China   70–57   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 18–17, 19–15, 12–13
Pts: Yi 13
Rebs: Yi 8
Asts: Guo 6
Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 18
Rebs: Haddadi 11
Asts: Kamrani, Mashayekhi 1
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
2 October 2015
22:00
Japan   70–81   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–23, 15–15, 16–27
Pts: Hiejima 28
Rebs: Takeuchi 16
Asts: Hiejima 2
Pts: Blatche 22
Rebs: Blatche 13
Asts: William 7
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Snehal Bendke (IND)

Seventh place game edit

3 October 2015
13:30
India   58–84   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–28, 16–18, 12–15
Pts: Amj. Singh 21
Rebs: Arumugam 9
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 7
Pts: Mohamed M.H 28
Rebs: Matalkeh 9
Asts: Mohamed M.H 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Nan Ye (CHN)

Fifth place game edit

3 October 2015
15:45
South Korea   87–88   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–26, 25–15, 24–24
Pts: Cho, J Kim 16
Rebs: J. Kim 12
Asts: T. Kim 5
Pts: Bawji 28
Rebs: Bawji 12
Asts: Arakji 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Harja Jaladri (INA), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)

Third place game edit

3 October 2015
18:00
Iran   68–63   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 9–19, 13–19, 24–15
Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 35
Rebs: Haddadi 7
Asts: Haddadi 5
Pts: Matsui 18
Rebs: Takeuchi 10
Asts: Hiejima 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Final edit

3 October 2015
20:30
China   78–67   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 23–16, 14–15, 18–17
Pts: Guo 19
Rebs: Yi 15
Asts: Ding 3
Pts: Blatche 17
Rebs: William 6
Asts: Romeo 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Toru Katayose (JPN)

Final rankings edit

Qualified for the Olympics
Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as host.
Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team Record FIBA World Rankings
Before After Change
    China 9–0 14 14 0
    Philippines 7–2 31 28 3
    Iran 7–2 17 17 0
4th   Japan 5–4 47 T-48 −1
5th   Lebanon 5–4 34 43 −9
6th   South Korea 5–4 28 30 −2
7th   Qatar 4–5 48 50 −2
8th   India 3–6 61 T-53 8
9th   Jordan 5–3 29 29 0
10th   Palestine 4–4 NR 75 13
11th   Kazakhstan 2–6 53 56 −3
12th   Hong Kong 1–7 69 T-65 4
13th   Chinese Taipei 3–2 44 T-48 −4
14th   Kuwait 1–4 70 69 1
15th   Singapore 1–4 NR T-82 6
16th   Malaysia 0–5 T-71 67 4

Awards edit

 2015 Asian champions 
 
China
16th title

Statistical leaders edit

Player tournament averages edit

Team tournament averages edit

Tournament game highs edit

Category Player game high Total Opponent (date) Team game high Total Opponent (date)
Points
  Samad Nikkhah Bahrami 35   Japan (3 October)   Iran 122   Malaysia (25 September)
Rebounds   Joji Takeuchi 19   India (25 September)
  Palestine (28 September)
  Iran 64   Malaysia (25 September)
Assists   Kim Tae-sul 12   India (2 October)   South Korea 33   India (2 October)
Steals   Yang Dong-geun 8   Lebanon (27 September)   Japan 20   Malaysia (24 September)
Blocks   Lee Jong-hyun
  Zhou Qi
  Yi Jianlian
4   Singapore (25 September)
  Lebanon (28 September)
  Iran (2 October)
  China 8   Singapore (25 September)
  Iran (2 October)

Controversies edit

Rescheduling of Semifinals edit

There was suspicion and outrage when the organizers decided to move the schedule of the semifinals game between Philippines and Japan from its original schedule of 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Many fans believe that this move was a way for the Chinese to procure undue advantage come the gold medal match.[10][11]

Finals Pregame edit

A few hours before the championship match, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas President Manuel V. Pangilinan accused the host country of pulling off shenanigans. He twittered that the delay of the tournament electric bus to bring the Philippine squad to the game venue as it was not charged would give them less time to warm up.[12] He claimed the SBP were not allocated tickets by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), so the Philippine squad coaching staff and SBP officials were without tickets hours prior to the game although it was standard practice.[13] He also cited that the Chinese players stayed at a different hotel from the players from the other nations, which violates the FIBA rules.[14] It was also reported that when the Philippine squad finally arrived at the arena, the goal's net where they were shooting was suddenly removed for repair, which gave them even less time to warm up after the delay from the electric bus incident.[15][16]

Officiating edit

The officiating of the referees were also held in question by fans and various teams playing against China, especially the games with Jordan, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines.[17][18][10]

Behavioural issues edit

There was wide criticism of the rude behavior of the Chinese fans were shouting threats towards visiting teams, doing the dirty finger and throwing bottles and paper at the opposing team benches. There were incidents in which foreign fans in the venue were heckled and insulted by Chinese fans while the Chinese Police just stood by.[19] One particular moment was when Calvin Abueva irritated Chinese supporters after he accidentally bumped Guo Ailun with his shoulder while returning to the bench following his fifth and final personal foul. There was a report that a Filipino cameraman got involved in a verbal exchange with a Chinese cameraman.[20] Filipino veteran sportswriter Quinito Henson added that a Chinese photographer had to be restrained from scuffling with a Filipino lensman for shielding Abueva from crowd abuse.[21]

Referees edit

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[22]

  •   Duan Zhu
  •   Peng Ling
  •   Wen Keming
  •   Ye Nan
  •   Yuen Chun Yip
  •   Harja Jaladri
  •   Atanu Banerjee
  •   Snehal Bendke
  •   Ceciline Vincent
  •   Amirhossein Safarzadeh
  •   Naser Abu Rashed
  •   Yuji Hirahara
  •   Toru Katayose
  •   Arsen Andryushkin
  •   Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  •   Hwang In-tae
  •   Mohammad Al-Amiri
  •   Marwan Egho
  •   Rabah Noujaim
  •   Chan Owe Shiong
  •   Ricor Buaron
  •   Ferdinand Pascual
  •   Anan Daraghma
  •   Victor Mah
  •   Chen Ying-cheng
  •   Chung Yi-chih

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