The 2023 IFAF Women'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 | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Flag football |
| Location | Shah Alam |
| Dates | 27–29 October |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| 3rd place |  New Zealand |
Japan is the inaugural champions.[3]
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan
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4 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 25 | +168 | Semifinals | — | 33–0 | 60–19 | 61–6 | 39–0 | |
| 2 | Australia
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4 | 3 | 1 | 126 | 85 | +41 | Quarterfinals | 0–33 | — | 34–19 | 39–27 | 53–6 | |
| 3 | Thailand
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4 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 116 | −12 | 19–60 | 19–34 | — | 27–22 | 39–0 | ||
| 4 | Indonesia
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4 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 133 | −37 | 7th place match | 6–61 | 27–39 | 22–27 | — | 41–6 | |
| 5 | South Korea
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4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 172 | −160 | 8th place match | 0–39 | 6–53 | 0–39 | 6–41 | — |
Source: JAFA
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Malaysia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 25 | +70 | Semifinals | — | 13–7 | 41–0 | 41–18 | |
| 2 | New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 19 | +72 | Quarterfinals | 7–13 | — | 32–0 | 52–6 | |
| 3 | Philippines
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3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 85 | −60 | 0–41 | 0–32 | — | 25–12 | ||
| 4 | India
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3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 118 | −82 | 7th place match | 18–41 | 6–52 | 12–25 | — |
Source: JAFA
Playoffs
editClassification
edit| Fifth place | ||||
| QF1 | Thailand
| 20 | ||
| QF2 | Philippines
| 13 | ||
| Seventh place | ||||
| A4 | Indonesia
| 41 | ||
| B4 | India
| 14 | ||
| Tenth place | ||||
| A5 | South Korea
| L | ||
| 7P | India
| W | ||
Final
editThe top teams from each group receives a bye to the semifinals.[4][5]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| B2 | New Zealand
| 42 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Thailand
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Japan
| 42 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | New Zealand
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Japan
| 47 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Australia
| 29 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 36 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Philippines
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Australia
| 35 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A2 | Malaysia
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | New Zealand
| 20 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Malaysia
| 13 | ||||||||||||
Standings
edit| Rank | Team |
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Japan
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Australia
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New Zealand
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| 4 | Malaysia
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| 5 | Thailand
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| 6 | Philippines
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| 7 | Indonesia
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| 8 | India
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| 9 | South Korea
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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 W". International Federation of American Football. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Asia Flag D2 Preview". International Federation of American Football. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.