The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2007 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 champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup. The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Stanković Cup will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones. The two best teams from the sub-zones.
FIBA Asia Stanković Cup
After the cancellation of 2006 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup which was supposed to be held in Damascus, Syria between 20th to 29th of July, The final ranking of the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was counted instead.
RankTeamNote Direct Qualifier West Asia (+1) Gulf (+1)4 East Asia (+1)5 Hosts6 West Asia (+2)78910111213141516
Qualified teams
East Asia (2+2+1) Gulf (2+1) Middle Asia (2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2+2) *
* With Saudi Arabia's withdrawal, qualified in their place.
East Asia All the others withdrew, so , and qualified automatically.
Gulf The 2006 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 5 5 0 386 264 +122 10 5 4 1 345 289 +56 9 5 3 2 351 298 +53 8 5 2 3 323 348 −25 7 5 1 4 325 355 −30 6 5 0 5 194 370 −176 5
Middle Asia The Middle Asia Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Central Asian and South Asian nations basketball teams. The teams in the final advance to the FIBA Asia Championship.
The tournament was held at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 2 2 0 203 94 +109 4 2 1 1 157 154 +3 3 2 0 2 120 232 −112 2
Final
Final standing RankTeam
Southeast Asia
The 7th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was the qualifying tournament for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; it also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. The two teams with the best records advances to the FIBA Asia Championship.
The local name of the tournament held in Ratchaburi, Thailand was 11th Crown Prince Cup International Invitational Basketball Tournament.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 4 4 0 405 251 +154 8 4 3 1 256 267 −11 7 4 2 2 297 300 −3 6 4 1 3 273 283 −10 5 4 0 4 225 355 −130 4
West Asia All the others withdrew, so , , and qualified automatically.
References
External links FIBA Asia official website 2007 FIBA Asia Championship official website