The 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification was held in late 2009 and early 2010 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 Under-18 Championship. The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones. The two best teams from the sub-zones.
2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
RankTeamNote Direct QualifierMiddle Asia (+1)West Asia (+1)4East Asia (+1)5East Asia (+2)6 78 9 10 11 12 1314 15
Qualified teams East Asia (2+2) Gulf (2) Middle Asia (2+1) Southeast Asia (2) West Asia (2+2+1)
East Asia All the others withdrew, so ,,, qualified automatically.
Gulf The Gulf U-17 Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. it also serves as a regional championship. The two best teams qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 6 6 0 437 296 +141 12 6 4 2 360 319 +41 10 6 2 4 365 384 -19 8 6 0 6 276 439 -163 6
Middle Asia – SAARC The 2010 Middle Asia – SAARC qualifying tournament was held from August 12 to 14, 2010 in Bangalore, India. The two best teams qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 255 138 +117 6 3 2 1 191 189 +2 5 3 1 2 157 204 -47 4 3 0 3 137 209 -72 3
Middle Asia – Stans All the others withdrew, so qualified automatically.
Southeast Asia The 2010 SEABA Under-18 Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It was held on June 5 to June 9, 2010, at Yangon, Myanmar. The top two finishers qualifies to the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 5 5 0 475 206 +269 10 5 3 2 392 305 +87 8 5 3 2 292 278 +14 8 5 3 2 281 280 +1 8 5 1 4 270 414 −144 6 5 0 5 220 447 −227 5
West Asia The 2010 WABA Under-18 Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving West Asian basketball teams. the four best teams excluding Yemen qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. The tournament was held from April 19 to April 24, 2010, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Preliminary round TeamPldWLPts 5 5 0 10 5 4 1 9 5 2 3 7 5 2 3 7 5 1 4 6 5 1 4 6