The 2003 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2002 and early 2003 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:

  • The organizing country.
  • The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship.
  • The two best teams from the sub-zones.

2001 ABC Championship

RankTeam
China
Lebanon
South Korea
4Syria
5Qatar
6Japan
7Chinese Taipei
8India
9Uzbekistan
10United Arab Emirates
11Hong Kong
12Kuwait
13Thailand
14Singapore

Qualified teams

East Asia (3+2)Gulf (1+2)Middle Asia (2)Southeast Asia (2)West Asia (2+2)
ChinaQatarUzbekistanPhilippinesLebanon
South KoreaUnited Arab Emirates *IndiaMalaysiaSyria
JapanSaudi Arabia *Jordan
Chinese TaipeiIran
Hong Kong

* Withdrew, Kazakhstan and Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.

East Asia

All the others withdrew, so Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong qualified automatically.

Gulf

The 2002 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams excluding Qatar qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Preliminary round

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker
Qatar431293251+4271–0
United Arab Emirates431291268+2370–1
Saudi Arabia422325325061–0
Bahrain422313335−2260–1
Kuwait404298341−434
September 12
United Arab Emirates77–63Kuwait
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 12
Bahrain69–94Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 13
Qatar77–83Bahrain
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 13
Saudi Arabia70–88United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 14
United Arab Emirates77–70Bahrain
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 14
Kuwait54–77Qatar
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 16
Saudi Arabia65–74Qatar
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 16
Bahrain91–87Kuwait
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 17
Kuwait94–96Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 17
Qatar65–49United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai

Final

September 18
Qatar58–69United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai

Final standing

RankTeam
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
4Bahrain
5Kuwait

Middle Asia

The 2003 Middle Asia Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at New Delhi, India.

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Uzbekistan440429185+2488
India431420242+1787
Bangladesh422211335−1246
Sri Lanka413247372−1255
Nepal404224401−1774
July 9
Bangladesh53–109India
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 9
Nepal42–111Uzbekistan
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 10
Sri Lanka92–76Nepal
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 10
Uzbekistan106–22Bangladesh
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 10
India132–46Nepal
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 10
Sri Lanka39–125Uzbekistan
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 11
India101–56Sri Lanka
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 11
Nepal60–66Bangladesh
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 12
Bangladesh70–60Sri Lanka
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
July 12
Uzbekistan87–78India
Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi

Southeast Asia

The 5th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Round Robin

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Philippines330278185+936
Malaysia321250232+185
Thailand312203234−314
Vietnam303195275−803
August 19
Thailand56–83Philippines
MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
August 19
Vietnam70–95Malaysia
MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
August 20
Philippines99–48Vietnam
MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
August 20
Malaysia74–66Thailand
MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
August 21
Vietnam77–81Thailand
MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
August 21
Philippines96–81Malaysia
MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

West Asia

The 2002/2003 West Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament supposed to be held in 3 stages in Jordan, Iran and Iraq in late 2002 and early 2003 but the last round was cancelled.

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTiebreaker
Jordan431327285+4271–1 / 1.088
Iran431295292+371–1 / 0.919
Iraq404268313−454
July 17
Jordan84–79Iraq
Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
July 18
Iran74–63Iraq
Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
July 19
Jordan68–72Iran
Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
September 18
Iran73–68Iraq
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
September 19
Iraq58–82Jordan
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
September 20
Iran76–93Jordan
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran

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