1960 ABC Championship
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The 1960 ABC Championship was the first edition of the ABC Championship, a tournament which was held by FIBA Asia. The tournament which was held in Manila, Philippines saw seven teams compete in a round-robin tournament with the top four teams qualifying through to the final round where they played each other again one more time.
In the final round, the Philippines took out the title as they won all nine of their games to come out the winners. Taiwan finished as the runner-up with the only two losses being against the champions. Japan rounded out the podium in third.
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 6 | 6 | 0 | 623 | 405 | +218 | 12 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 517 | 432 | +85 | 11 |
| Japan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 448 | 443 | +5 | 10 |
| South Korea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 520 | 461 | +59 | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 2 | 4 | 516 | 542 | −26 | 8 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 404 | 522 | −118 | 7 |
| Malaya | 6 | 0 | 6 | 435 | 658 | −223 | 6 |
| January 16 |
| South Korea | 93–78 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 53–39, 40–39 |
| January 16 |
| Indonesia | 46–92 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 29–40, 17–52 |
| January 16 |
| January 17 |
| Philippines | 115–66 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 61–40, 54–26 |
| January 17 |
| January 17 |
| South Korea | 71–78 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 30–42, 41–36 |
| January 18 |
| January 18 |
| Malaya | 58–126 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 25–54, 33–72 |
| January 18 |
| January 19 |
| January 19 |
| January 19 |
| South Korea | 79–97 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 42–45, 37–52 |
| January 20 |
| January 20 |
| January 20 |
| South Korea | 67–73 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 35–36, 32–37 |
| January 21 |
| January 21 |
| Japan | 73–97 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 34–49, 39–48 |
| January 21 |
| Malaya | 65–114 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–47, 38–67 |
| January 22 |
| January 22 |
| Indonesia | 70–96 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 34–40, 36–56 |
| January 22 |
| Taiwan | 83–96 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 39–45, 44–51 |
Final round
- The results and the points of the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9 | 9 | 0 | 910 | 645 | +265 | 18 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 7 | 2 | 774 | 685 | +89 | 16 |
| Japan | 9 | 5 | 4 | 683 | 703 | −20 | 14 |
| South Korea | 9 | 3 | 6 | 771 | 738 | +33 | 12 |
| January 24 |
| January 24 |
| South Korea | 82–96 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 44–48, 38–48 |
| January 26 |
| Taiwan | 95–85 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 45–41, 50–44 |
| January 26 |
| Philippines | 92–80 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 43–25, 49–55 |
| January 28 |
| Japan | 86–84 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 55–51, 31–33 |
| January 28 |
| Philippines | 99–78 | Taiwan |
| Scoring by half: 46–34, 53–44 |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9–0 | |
| Taiwan | 7–2 | |
| Japan | 5–4 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3–6 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 2–4 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1–5 |
| 7 | Malaya | 0–6 |
Awards
| 1960 Asian champions |
|---|
| Philippines First title |