1998 ABC Champions Cup
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The ABC Champions Cup 1998 was the 9th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between April 25 to May 2, 1998.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Regal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1–1 / 1.062 |
| Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1–1 / 0.987 |
| Japan Toshiba Red Thunders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1–1 / 0.950 |
| Philippines Beeper 150 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Thailand Bangkok Club | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Beeper 150 Philippines | 91–58 | Thailand Bangkok Club |
| Bangkok Club Thailand | vs. | Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut |
| Regal Hong Kong | 83–68 | Philippines Beeper 150 |
| April 27 |
| Beeper 150 Philippines | 86–88 | Japan Toshiba Red Thunders |
| April 27 |
| April 28 |
| April 28 |
| Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon | 99–77 | Philippines Beeper 150 |
| April 29 |
| Toshiba Red Thunders Japan | 74–69 | Thailand Bangkok Club |
| April 29 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Beijing Hanwei | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| South Korea Hyundai Dynat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Malaysia Petronas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| April 25 |
| April 25 |
| April 26 |
| April 26 |
| April 27 |
| April 27 |
| April 28 |
| April 28 |
| April 29 |
| April 29 |
Classification 5th–10th
9th place
| May 1 |
| Bangkok Club Thailand | 68–72 (OT) | Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec |
7th place
| May 1 |
| Pangasinan Presidents Philippines | 84–88 | Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent |
5th place
| May 2 17:30 |
| Toshiba Red Thunders Japan | 91–70 | Malaysia Petronas |
| Scoring by half: 47–37, 44–33 |
Final round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| May 1 | ||||||
| Hong Kong Regal | 77 | |||||
| May 2 | ||||||
| South Korea Hyundai | 63 | |||||
| Hong Kong Regal | 70 | |||||
| May 1 | ||||||
| China Hanwei | 71 | |||||
| China Hanwei | 85 | |||||
| Lebanon Al-Riyadi | 80 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| May 2 | ||||||
| South Korea Hyundai | 77 | |||||
| Lebanon Al-Riyadi | 87 |
Semifinals
| May 1 19:30 |
| Regal Hong Kong | 77–60 | South Korea Hyundai Dynat |
| Scoring by half: 47–29, 30–31 |
| May 1 21:15 |
3rd place
| May 2 19:00 |
Final
| May 2 21:00 |
| Regal Hong Kong | 70–71 | China Beijing Hanwei |
| Scoring by half: 34–36, 36–35 |
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| China Beijing Hanwei | 6–0 | |
| Hong Kong Regal | 4–2 | |
| Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut | 4–2 | |
| 4 | South Korea Hyundai Dynat | 3–3 |
| 5 | Japan Toshiba Red Thunders | 4–1 |
| 6 | Malaysia Petronas | 2–3 |
| 7 | Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent | 2–3 |
| 8 | Philippines Beeper 150 | 1–4 |
| 9 | Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec | 1–4 |
| 10 | Thailand Bangkok Club | 0–5 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: United States Michael Cumberland (Al-Riyadi)
- Best Scorer: United States Bobby Parks (Beeper 150)
- Best Playmaker: United States Wayman Strickland (Regal)
- Sixth Man Award: Lebanon Elie Nasr (Al-Riyadi)
- Best Coach: China Li Xin (Hanwei) and United States Felton Sealey (Bangkok)
- Sportsmanship Award: Malaysia Teh Choon Yean (Petronas)
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