1989 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women

1989 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup
10th FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPhilippines Philippines
DatesJanuary 24–February 1
Teams11
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (5th title)
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The 1989 ABC Under-18 Championship was the tenth edition of the Asian basketball championship for junior women. The tournament took place in Manila, Philippines from January 24 to February 1, 1989. This competition served as a qualifying tournament for 1989 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women.

On July 19, 1988, the Basketball Association of the Philippines announced that the Philippines was given hosting rights for the tournament after the country bested bids by Malaysia, Jordan and Thailand for the hosting rights.[1]

China successfully defended their title they won three years ago also held in Manila, this time after defeating South Korea in the championship match.

Format

11 teams took place in this competition. They were divided to Group A of five teams and Group B of six teams. After a round-robin tournament within each group, the first place in Group A faces the second place in Group B in the semi-final and similarly the first place in Group B faces the second place in Group A.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 5 0 0 0 0 0
 Japan 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 0 0
 Taiwan 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0
24 January 1989
 South Korea 139–33  Singapore
Scoring by half: 78-18, 61-15
25 January 1989
 South Korea 141–47  India
Scoring by half: 72-24, 69-23
26 January 1989
 South Korea 77–63  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 40-37, 37-26
28 January 1989
 South Korea 128–18  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 78-12, 50-6
29 January 1989
 South Korea 137–30  Philippines
Scoring by half: 78-8, 59-22

Final round

Semi-final

31 January 1989
 South Korea 99–76  Japan
Scoring by half: 53-44, 46-32
31 January 1989
 China 96–76  Taiwan

Final

2 February 1989
 China 82–74  South Korea
Scoring by half: 37-37, 45-37

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China Qualified for the 1989 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan
4th  Taiwan
5th  India
6th  Thailand
7th  Malaysia
8th  Singapore
9th  Philippines
10th  Sri Lanka
11th  Hong Kong

Awards

 1989 Asian Under-18 champions 

China
Fifth title

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asian Youth caging here". Manila Standard. 19 July 1988. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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  1. ^ "Match Result for 24 January". The Hankyoreh. 25 January 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Match Result for 25 January". The Hankyoreh. 26 January 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Match Result for 26 January". The Kyunghyang Shinmun. 27 January 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Match Result for 28 January". The Hankyoreh. 29 January 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Match Result for 29 January". The Dong-A Ilbo. 30 January 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Match Result for 31 January". The Hankyoreh. 1 February 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Match Result for 31 January". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 February 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Match Result for 2 February". The Hankyoreh. 2 February 1989. Retrieved 14 August 2021.