The
2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
The FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship is an under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The event started in 2009 and is held biennially. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketba ...
was the qualifying tournament for
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
at the
2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. The tournament was supposed to be held in
Bangalore
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,
India
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from July 2 to 12, but according to
FIBA
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's official tournament website, it is scheduled to be played in
Jakarta,
Indonesia
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from October 29 to November 7.
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
defeated
Chinese Taipei in the Finals, 78–69 to capture their first
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
The FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship is an under-16 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The event started in 2009 and is held biennially. The top four teams qualify for the FIBA Under-17 Basketba ...
after finishing second in the first two installments of the competition. Three-time defending champions
China on the other hand managed to capture bronze against
Japan, 80–58. The top three teams will represent
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
in the
2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in
Spain
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, i ...
.
Qualification
Aside from the hosts and defending champion, each
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
subzone gets two berths each, except for the Central and South Asian zones that shall get one berth each. Rounding out the 16-team tournament are four berths that would be added to each subzone, depending on its teams' performance n the 2013 championship.
*Defending champion (1):
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*Host country (1):
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*East Asia (5):
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*Persian Gulf (2):
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*South Asia (1):
**
*
Southeast Asia
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(3):
**
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*West Asia (2):
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* Withdrew.
For the Central Asia slot,
India
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was selected to take its place, thus completing the 16-team field. However,
North Korea
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reportedly withdrew a day before the beginning of the tournament, bringing down the number of participating nations to 15.
Draw
The draw took place on 8 October 2015 in
Jakarta,
Indonesia
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.
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+7
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).''
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
Group E
Group F
Classification round
Classification 13th–15th
13–15th place semifinals
13th place game
Classification 9th–12th
9–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Final round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standing
Awards
References
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FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
2015–16 in Asian basketball
2015–16 in Indonesian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Indonesia