The FIBA Under-16 Women's Asia Cup is an international under-16
basketball
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championship in the
International Basketball Federation
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FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains Asian FIBA member associations.
Sub-zones
44 member associations in 6 sub-zones:
# Central Asia Basketball Association (CABA) – 5 member associati ...
zone. The tournament started in 2009, and is held biennially. The top four teams qualify toward the
FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-17 Women's basketball, basketball championship organised by FIBA. The inaugural tournament was in July 2010, ...
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Because of the recent change in the FIBA Calendar and the inclusion of and in all Asian tournaments, a new competition format was introduced at the start of the
2017 edition. Aside from renaming the tournament to FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, it is now composed of two divisions (namely Divisions A and B) with a maximum of eight teams each to participate.
Division A teams now contest for the four slots allocated for the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup, meaning the semifinalists are assured of a seat in the U17 Worlds. Meanwhile, the team that places eighth and last in the division is relegated to Division B in the next tournament. The remaining top seven or eight teams are retained up to the next tournament as well.
Division B teams use the same format as that of Division A, but unlike the previous setup wherein there were qualifying matches for the top two teams of the division, only the Division Champions are promoted to Division A in the next tournament.
Summary
Division A
Division B
Medal table
Participating nations
* Starting in 2017, a new tournament format was introduced; two divisions were created: Division A and Division B.
Division A
Division B
Under-17 Women's World Cup record
See also
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FIBA Women's Asia Cup
The FIBA Women's Asia Cup is an international basketball tournament which takes place every two years for women's national teams from FIBA Asia, and since 2017 FIBA Oceania. It was known as the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) Championship u ...
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FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup
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FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-17 Women's basketball, basketball championship organised by FIBA. The inaugural tournament was in July 2010, ...
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FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup
References
External links
Official website of FIBA
{{International women's basketball
Women's basketball competitions in Asia between national teams
Recurring sporting events established in 2009
2009 establishments in Asia
Asia
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Asian youth sports competitions