2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship explained

Tourney Name:	2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
Country:	Iran
Dates:	September 25-October 4
Num Teams:	16
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion:	CHN
Count:	3
Second:	PHI
Third:	JPN
Fourth:	TPE
Top Scorer:	Mahipal Singh (25.1 points per game)
Website:	2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
Prevseason:	2011
Nextseason:	2015

The 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran from September 25 to October 4.^[1]

China successfully defended their title against the first time finalists, the Philippines, 85-78, in the championship match considered as the most competitive finals so far in FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship history.^[2] Both teams, as well as Japan, who defeated Chinese Taipei for the bronze medal, 85-72, will represent FIBA Asia in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in United Arab Emirates in 2014.

Qualification

See main article: 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship Qualification.

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the number of participating teams in the 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship was set at sixteen (16). Each zone had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places were allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2011 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship.^{[3] [4]}

width=150	Central Asia (1) !	width=150	East Asia (1+2+2) !	width=150	Gulf (2) !	width=150	South Asia (1) !	width=150	Southeast Asia (2+1) !	width=150	West Asia (1+2+1)
		*
					TBD **

* Withdrew.

** Only 3 teams registered from West Asia.

Draw

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Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Second round

Group E

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Group F

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Classification 9th–12th

9th place

Final round

Final

Final standing

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Qualified for the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=60	Record
		9–0
		7–2
		7–2
4		6–3
5		6–3
6		4–5
7		3–6
8		4–5
9		3–5
10		2–5
11		2–5
12		3–5
13		0–3
		0–3

Notes and References

1. Web site: PHI - 27th FIBA Asia Championship moved to Philippines; 2013 calendar finalized. 10 January 2013. FIBA Asia. 28 June 2013.
2. Web site: Filipino flair falls short to China’s flamboyance in Final. 4 October 2013. FIBA Asia. 5 October 2013.
3. http://fibaasia.net/FIBA%20ASIA%20Internal%20Regulations.pdf FIBA Internal Rules
4. Web site: Teams . . 3 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925052850/http://tehran2013.fibaasia.net/Teams.aspx . 25 September 2013 .