1989 ABC Championship

1989 FIBA Asia Championship
15th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChina
DatesSeptember 15–24
Teams15
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (7th title)
1987
1991

The 1989 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Beijing, PR China.

Draw[edit]

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 China
 Thailand
 Singapore
 Kuwait *
 Saudi Arabia

 South Korea
 Malaysia
 Indonesia *
 Iran
 Pakistan

 Japan
 India
 Bahrain *
 Syria *

 Philippines
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Bangladesh

* Kuwait, Bahrain and Syria withdrew from the tournament, following this Indonesia moved to Group C to balance the number of teams in each group.

Preliminary round[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 296 171 +125 6
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 249 241 +8 5
 Singapore 3 1 2 169 240 −71 4
 Thailand 3 0 3 178 240 −62 3
September 15
20:15
China  102–72  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 57–37, 45–35
September 16
Saudi Arabia  91–63  Singapore
Scoring by half: 44–37, 47–26
September 16
China  96–51  Thailand
Scoring by half: 51–27, 45–24
September 17
Thailand  51–58  Singapore
Scoring by half: 29–30, 22–28
September 18
Singapore  48–98  China
Scoring by half: 22–52, 26–46
September 19
Thailand  76–86  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 40–45, 36–41

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 341 262 +79 6
 Iran 3 2 1 294 261 +33 5
 Malaysia 3 1 2 253 283 −30 4
 Pakistan 3 0 3 259 341 −82 3
September 15
14:00
South Korea  120–96  Iran
Scoring by half: 54–46, 66–50
September 16
South Korea  95–72  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 39–46, 56–26
September 17
Pakistan  94–126  South Korea
Scoring by half: 51–62, 43–64
September 17
Iran  90–74  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 43–41, 47–33
September 18
Iran  108–67  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 55–39, 53–28
September 19
Malaysia  107–98  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 57–52, 50–46

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 161 104 +57 4
 India 2 1 1 160 149 +11 3
 Indonesia 2 0 2 106 174 −68 2
September 16
Japan  81–37  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 36–20, 45–17
September 17
Indonesia  69–93  India
Scoring by half: 33–48, 36–45
September 18
Japan  80–67  India
Scoring by half: 47–31, 33–36

Group D[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 345 205 +140 6
 Philippines 3 2 1 339 232 +107 5
 Hong Kong 3 1 2 266 273 −7 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 158 398 −240 3
September 16
19:00
Philippines  150–52  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 80–24, 70–28
September 16
Chinese Taipei  113–70  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 56–30, 57–40
September 17
Bangladesh  61–135  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 32–68, 29–67
September 17
15:45
Philippines  115–83  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 68–44, 47–39
September 19
Hong Kong  113–45  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 59–26, 54–19
September 19
20:45
Philippines  74–97  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 42–57, 32–40

Quarterfinal round[edit]

Group I[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 327 215 +112 6
 Japan 3 2 1 229 214 +15 5
 Iran 3 1 2 218 274 −56 4
 Philippines 3 0 3 226 297 −71 3
September 20
Iran  53–73  Japan
Scoring by half: 24–42, 29–31
September 20
China  118–73  Philippines
Scoring by half: 63–36, 55–37
September 21
China  115–72  Iran
Scoring by half: 60–35, 55–37
September 21
20:00
Japan  86–67  Philippines
Scoring by half: 48–35, 38–32
September 22
Philippines  86–93  Iran
Scoring by half: 46–47, 40–46
September 22
China  94–70  Japan
Scoring by half: 46–37, 48–33

Group II[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 300 260 +40 6
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 278 273 +5 5
 India 3 1 2 233 270 −37 4
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 243 251 −8 3
September 20
Saudi Arabia  88–92  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 55–51, 33–41
September 20
South Korea  103–86  India
Scoring by half: 56–41, 47–45
September 21
Saudi Arabia  83–85  South Korea
Scoring by half: 43–42, 40–43
September 21
India  73–95  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 35–50, 38–45
September 22
Saudi Arabia  72–74  India
Scoring by half: 32–33, 40–41
September 22
Chinese Taipei  91–112  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–58, 50–54

Group III[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Pakistan 3 3 0 267 182 +85 6
 Singapore 3 2 1 222 210 +12 5
 Indonesia 3 1 2 216 204 +12 4
 Bangladesh 3 0 3 159 268 −109 3
September 20
Singapore  80–66  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 44–31, 36–35
September 20
Pakistan  89–62  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 52–31, 37–31
September 21
Bangladesh  52–104  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 16–54, 36–50
September 21
Singapore  74–70  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 47–42, 27–28
September 22
Singapore  68–74  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 39–32, 29–42
September 22
Indonesia  84–41  Bangladesh
Scoring by half: 32–21, 52–20

Group IV[edit]

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Malaysia 2 2 0 214 157 +57 4
 Thailand 2 1 1 166 184 −18 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 2 171 210 −39 2
September 20
Thailand  95–85  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 54–45, 41–40
September 21
Hong Kong  86–115  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 41–56, 45–59
September 22
Thailand  71–99  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 33–59, 38–40

Classification 5th–14th[edit]

13th place[edit]

September 23
Indonesia  75–104  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 33–59, 42–45

11th place[edit]

September 23
Singapore  85–73  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–32, 46–41

9th place[edit]

September 23
Pakistan  77–110  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 35–50, 42–60

7th place[edit]

September 24
13:00
Philippines  89–91 (OT)  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by half: 45–40, 35–40 Overtime: 9–11

5th place[edit]

September 24
Iran  101–79  India
Scoring by half: 38–42, 63–37

Final round[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 23
 
 
 China92
 
September 24
 
 Chinese Taipei67
 
 China102
 
September 23
 
 South Korea72
 
 South Korea110
 
 
 Japan86
 
3rd place
 
 
September 24
 
 
 Chinese Taipei69
 
 
 Japan58

Semifinals[edit]

September 23
China  92–67  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 55–33, 37–34
September 23
South Korea  110–86  Japan
Scoring by half: 53–39, 47–47

3rd place[edit]

September 24
Chinese Taipei  69–58  Japan
Scoring by half: 33–31, 36–27

Final[edit]

September 24
China  102–72  South Korea
Scoring by half: 42–37, 60–35

Final standing[edit]

Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China 8–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei 6–2
4  Japan 4–3
5  Iran 4–3
6  India 2–4
7  Saudi Arabia 3–4
8  Philippines 2–5
9  Malaysia 4–2
10  Pakistan 3–4
11  Singapore 4–3
12  Thailand 1–5
13  Hong Kong 2–4
14  Indonesia 1–5
15  Bangladesh 0–6

Awards[edit]

 1989 Asian champions 

China
Seventh title

References[edit]