2023 AsiaBasket International Championship explained

AsiaBasket International Championship
Year:2023
Dates:April 9–18, 2023
Num Teams:10
Winners:Kuala Lumpur Aseel (1st title)
Second:San Beda Red Lions
Third:Harimau Malaysia
Prev Season:International 2022 (FilBasket)
Next Season:Las Piñas 2023

The 2023 AsiaBasket International Championship was the fourth tournament under AsiaBasket, formerly known as FilBasket, and the first of three tournaments held in 2023. It was held from April 9 to 18, 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with teams from both the host country and the Philippines.[1]

Malaysian team Kuala Lumpur Aseel won over Philippine collegiate team San Beda–Machateam Red Lions in the final.[2]

Teams

The tournament featured seven teams from the Philippines and three from Malaysia.

NameLocalityCountryHead coach
Kuala Lumpur AseelKuala Lumpur Malaysia Kristoffer Reyes
Harimau MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Yong Kian Ann
MBC KirinMalacca City Guganeswaran Batumalai
BGC Builders Philippines S. Cantos
Charles Tiu
MFT Fruit Masters J. Padrigao
Yuri Escueta
Sanzar Pharmaceuticals J. Gican
Shawarma Shack Pilipinas Quezon City Raymond Valenzona
The Th3rd Floor – KalosPH J. Guion

Format

The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, from there each team plays one game against all other teams from the same group, with each team playing four games.

The top two teams from each group will then advance to the single-elimination knockout stage. The first round is a crossover semifinals, where the first-seed from each group is matched with the second-seed from the opposing group. The winning teams advance to the finals while the losing teams compete in a third place game.

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

The top two teams from the group stage advanced to the semifinals. The winners advanced for a one-game final while the losers contested in the third place play-off game.[3]

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: NCAA teams compete with 8 others in Malaysia-hosted AsiaBasket tourney . 16 April 2023 . ABS-CBN News . 9 April 2023.
  2. News: Kuala Lumpur Aseel rules AsiaBasket at San Beda-Machateam’s expense . 20 April 2023 . BusinessMirror . 19 April 2023.
  3. News: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . NCAA teams battle Malaysian sides in AsiaBasket semis . 16 April 2023 . Philippine News Agency . 16 April 2023.