1972 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women

1972 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup
2nd FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Philippines
DatesDecember 10–20
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (2nd title)
1970
1974

The 1972 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women was the second edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship. The games were held at Manila, Philippines from December 10–December 20, 1972.

South Korea were able to retain the championship by sweeping all of their assignments, blasting Taiwan, 85-59, in the final day.[1]

Results

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Team Pld W L Pts
 South Korea 4 4 0 8
 Taiwan 4 2 2 6
 Philippines 4 0 4 4
December 10
South Korea  97–60  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 46-28, 51-32
December 12
Taiwan  86–43  Philippines
Scoring by half: 37−26, 49−17
December 14
Philippines  34–89  South Korea
Scoring by half: 18−55, 16−32
December 16
Philippines  40–64  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 23-26, 17-38
December 18
South Korea  120–25  Philippines
Scoring by half: 51-10, 69-15
December 20
Taiwan  59–85  South Korea
Scoring by half: 27−39, 32−46

Final standing

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Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea 4–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Taiwan 2–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Philippines 0–4

Awards

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 1972 Asian Under-18 champions 

South Korea
Second title

References

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  1. ^ "Filipino cagers retain Asian Youth title". NewspaperSG. 21 December 1972. Retrieved 12 November 2018.