The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in early 2009 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
RankTeamNote Direct Qualifier Middle Asia (+1) Gulf (+1)4 Gulf (+2)5 Middle Asia (+2)
Qualified teams
East Asia (1+2) Gulf (2+2) Middle Asia (2+2) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (1+2) *
* , which finished fourth behind Korea, Japan and China in the East Asian qualifiers, was given a wild card entry into the championship following the withdrawal of Gulf representatives Bahrain.
East Asia
The East Asia Basketball Championship for Men 2009 is the qualifying tournament for the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving East Asian basketball teams. the two best teams excluding China qualifies for 2009 FIBA Asia Championship.
Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts220162133+294211161134+273202135191−562
Group B TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts220187131+564211165137+283202124208−842
Classification 5th–6th
Final round
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Final standing RankTeam 456
Gulf The 19th Gulf Cup was held in Muscat, Oman.
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 4 4 0 299 237 +62 8 4 3 1 282 255 +27 7 4 2 2 327 280 +47 6 4 1 3 320 276 +44 5 4 0 4 214 394 −180 4
Middle Asia All the others withdrew, so , , and qualified automatically.
Southeast Asia A tournament was held to determine Southeast Asia's two representatives to the FIBA Asia Championship. The qualifying tournament also served as the zonal championship, which held in Medan, Indonesia from June 6 to 9.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts330320206+1146321217235−185312222244−224303204278−743
Final
Final standing RankTeam 4
West Asia All the others withdrew, so and qualified automatically.
References
External links fibaasia.net Gulf Cup Results East Asia Qualifier