The
basketball
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tournament at the
1989 SEA Games
The 1989 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was officially opened by 9th Yang ...
took place from 21 to 25 August 1989. This edition of the tournament featured both men's and women's tournament. All matches took place at
Stadium Negara
Nation Stadium is an indoor arena located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background
Nation Stadium is located about 2 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur City Centre, next to the Stadium Merdeka, Independence Stadium and Merdeka 118, Merdeka 118 buildin ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
.
After the round robin tournament, , by virtue of defeating the defending champions the , won the championship for their second title since the 1979 edition. The Philippines would continue winning gold in these tournaments until their streak was broken in the
2021 SEA Games
The 2021 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, 31st SEA Games or SEA Games 31, and also recognized as Viet Nam 2021, were the 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games, the biennial regional multi-sport e ...
.
Meanwhile, , after being undefeated in the women's division, won their first ever championship, thus ending the hosts 's reign of six-time defending champions.
Tournament format
For both the men's and the women's tournament, the competition was on a round robin format, wherein the top team at the end of the single round wins the gold medal, with the next two team will take home the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Men's tournament
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Women's tournament
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References
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1989
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
1989 in Asian basketball
1989 in Malaysian sport
International basketball competitions hosted by Malaysia
Basketball
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