The 2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship is the inaugural edition of the continental tournament featuring national flag football teams from Asia and Oceania. It was hosted in 27 to 29 October 2023 at the EV Arena in Shah Alam, Malaysia.[1][2]
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Flag football |
Location | Shah Alam |
Dates | 27–29 October |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Teams | 11 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Thailand |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
3rd place | Japan |
Thailand is the inaugural champions.[3]
Preliminary round
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 44 | +139 | SemifInals | — | 20–12 | 46–13 | 45–13 | 37–6 | 35–0 | |
2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 180 | 58 | +122 | Quarterfinals | 12–20 | — | 50–7 | 47–12 | 33–13 | 38–6 | |
3 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 138 | 144 | −6 | 13–46 | 7–50 | — | 42–24 | 43–6 | 33–18 | ||
4 | India | 5 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 181 | −81 | 5th–8th place match | 13–45 | 12–47 | 24–42 | — | 19–21 | 32–26 | |
5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 146 | −87 | 6–37 | 13–33 | 6–43 | 21–19 | — | 13–14 | ||
6 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 151 | −87 | 10th place match | 0–35 | 6–38 | 18–33 | 26–32 | 14–13 | — |
Source: JAFA
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 107 | +34 | SemifInals | — | 26–19 | 49–34 | 26–34 | 40–20 | |
2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 85 | +27 | Quarterfinals | 19–26 | — | 27–20 | 32–26 | 34–13 | |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 117 | +3 | 34–49 | 20–27 | — | 33–20 | 33–21 | ||
4 | Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 104 | +9 | 5th–8th place match | 34–26 | 26–32 | 20–33 | — | 33–13 | |
5 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 140 | −73 | 20–40 | 13–34 | 21–33 | 13–33 | — |
Source: JAFA
Playoffs
editClassification
edit5th–8th place
edit5th–8th place | Seventh place | ||||||||
A4 | India | L | |||||||
B5 | South Korea | W | |||||||
B4 | Indonesia | 14 | |||||||
B5 | South Korea | 12 | |||||||
B4 | Indonesia | W | |||||||
A5 | Philippines | L | Fifth place | ||||||
QF1 | Kuwait | 24 | |||||||
QF2 | Malaysia | 39 |
9th–11th place
edit9th–11th place | Tenth place | ||||||||
India | 27 | ||||||||
Philippines | 33 | ||||||||
A6 | Singapore | 13 | |||||||
India | 12 |
Final
editTop teams from each group receives a bye to the semifinals while the next top two team from each group advances to the quarterfinals.[4]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
A3 | Kuwait | 26 | ||||||||||||
B2 | New Zealand | 33 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Japan | 33 | ||||||||||||
B2 | New Zealand | 40 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Thailand | 31 | ||||||||||||
B1 | New Zealand | 21 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Australia | 33 | ||||||||||||
B3 | Malaysia | 31 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Thailand | 48 | Third place | |||||||||||
A2 | Australia | 21 | ||||||||||||
B2 | Japan | 38 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Australia | 7 |
Standings
editRank | Team |
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Thailand | |
New Zealand | |
Japan | |
4 | Australia |
5 | Malaysia |
6 | Kuwait |
7 | Indonesia |
8 | South Korea |
9 | Philippines |
10 | Singapore |
11 | India |
Source: IFAF
References
edit- ^ Azharie, Farah (28 October 2023). "Malaysia hope to make their mark in Flag football". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Azharie, Farah (27 October 2023). "Flag Football flying in Shah Alam". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (29 October 2023). "Thailand and Japan win inaugural Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships golds". Inside the Games.biz. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Flag Semis M". International Federation of American Football. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.