1981 ABC Championship

1981 FIBA Asia Cup
11th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates12–20 November
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (4th title)
← 1979
1983 →

The 1981 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Kolkata, India.[1]

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 370 191 +179 6
 Malaysia 3 2 1 229 245 −16 5
 Iran 3 1 2 212 268 −56 4
 Pakistan 3 0 3 202 309 −107 3
12 November
China  116–70  Iran
Scoring by half: 60–37, 56–33
12 November
Pakistan  62–96  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 34–43, 28–53
13 November
Iran  85–82  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 40–45, 45–37
13 November
Malaysia  63–126  China
Scoring by half: 34–55, 29–71
14 November
China  128–58  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 60–30, 68–28
14 November
Iran  57–70  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 29–41, 28–29

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 318 170 +148 6
 India 3 2 1 252 176 +76 5
 Hong Kong 3 1 2 196 243 −47 4
 Sri Lanka 3 0 3 152 329 −177 3
12 November
India  102–37  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 59–16, 43–21
12 November
Japan  104–44  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 45–30, 59–14
13 November
Sri Lanka  51–126  Japan
Scoring by half: 23–70, 28–56
13 November
Hong Kong  51–75  India
Scoring by half: 20–39, 31–36
14 November
India  75–88  Japan
Scoring by half: 42–45, 33–43
14 November
Sri Lanka  64–101  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 28–40, 36–61

Group C

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 326 209 +117 6
 Philippines 3 2 1 235 201 +34 5
 Thailand 3 1 2 214 261 −47 4
 Singapore 3 0 3 162 266 −104 3
12 November
South Korea  109–62  Singapore
Scoring by half: 55–32, 54–30
12 November
Philippines  81–64  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–38, 42–26
13 November
Thailand  85–127  South Korea
Scoring by half: 42–58, 43–69
13 November
Singapore  47–92  Philippines
Scoring by half: 20–47, 27–45
14 November
Thailand  65–53  Singapore
Scoring by half: 38–29, 27–24
14 November
South Korea  90–62  Philippines
Scoring by half: 36–31, 54–31

Final round

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  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.

Classification 7th–12th

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Thailand 5 5 0 418 346 +72 10
 Iran 5 3 2 441 380 +61 8 1–0
 Pakistan 5 3 2 401 357 +44 8 0–1
 Hong Kong 5 2 3 411 421 −10 7 1–0
 Singapore 5 2 3 353 362 −9 7 0–1
 Sri Lanka 5 0 5 316 474 −158 5
16 November
Pakistan  91–53  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 51–20, 40–33
16 November
Iran  84–87 (OT)  Thailand
Scoring by half: 38–37, 41–42 Overtime: 5–8
16 November
Hong Kong  73–69  Singapore
Scoring by half: 36–40, 37–29
17 November
Pakistan  59–66  Thailand
Scoring by half: 28–24, 31–42
17 November
Sri Lanka  68–85  Singapore
Scoring by half: 29–38, 39–47
17 November
Iran  114–101  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 57–50, 57–51
18 November
Thailand  102–89  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 55–43, 47–46
18 November
Hong Kong  75–76  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 41–34, 34–42
18 November
Singapore  68–63  Iran
Scoring by half: 32–30, 36–33
19 November
Iran  95–42  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 46–19, 49–23
19 November
Hong Kong  61–98  Thailand
Scoring by half: 31–54, 30–44
19 November
Pakistan  93–78  Singapore
Scoring by half: 44–46, 49–32

Championship

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 5 5 0 482 308 +174 10
 South Korea 5 4 1 466 393 +73 9
 Japan 5 3 2 405 375 +30 8
 Philippines 5 2 3 370 421 −51 7
 India 5 1 4 344 423 −79 6
 Malaysia 5 0 5 328 475 −147 5
16 November
Malaysia  54–70  India
Scoring by half: 19–32, 35–38
16 November
China  97–66  Philippines
Scoring by half: 52–46, 45–20
16 November
Japan  71–91  South Korea
Scoring by half: 34–44, 37–47
17 November
Philippines  82–70  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47–40, 35–30
17 November
South Korea  111–79  India
Scoring by half: 61–42, 50–37
17 November
China  71–60  Japan
Scoring by half: 32–20, 39–40
18 November
Malaysia  85–110  South Korea
Scoring by half: 37–72, 48–38
18 November
Japan  99–82  Philippines
Scoring by half: 51–38, 48–44
18 November
India  55–92  China
Scoring by half: 25–52, 30–40
19 November
Malaysia  56–87  Japan
Scoring by half: 23–43, 33–44
20 November
Philippines  78–65  India
Scoring by half: 40–34, 38–31
20 November
China  96–64  South Korea
Scoring by half: 43–26, 53–38

Final standing

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Qualified for the 1982 FIBA World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China 7–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 6–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 5–2
4  Philippines 4–3
5  India 3–4
6  Malaysia 2–5
7  Thailand 5–2
8  Iran 3–4
9  Pakistan 3–4
10  Hong Kong 2–5
11  Singapore 2–5
12  Sri Lanka 0–7

Awards

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 1981 Asian champions 

China
Fourth title

References

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  1. ^ "Men Basketball 11th Asia Championship 1981 Kolkata (IND)". todor66.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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