The WABA Championship is an international
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
tournament which takes place every year between national men's teams from
West Asia
West Asia (also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia) is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, UN bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian ...
. The tournament is also known as the West Asian Basketball Championship.
The tournament is organised by the
West Asia Basketball Association
The West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) is a subzone of FIBA Asia, consisting of countries from West Asia. The WABA Champions Cup, a professional men's tournament, is a top level club competition run by the WABA.
Members
* - Iranian Bask ...
, a subzone of the
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 ...
. It serves as the West Asian qualifying tournament for the
FIBA Asia Cup
The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania.
Through the 2015 edition, the t ...
and
FIBA Asia Challenge
The FIBA Asia Challenge, previously known as the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup between 2004 and 2010 and FIBA Asia Cup from 2012 to 2014, is a basketball tournament which takes place every two years between teams from Asia.
History
The second tour ...
.
Summary
Medal table
Participating nations
References
External links
FIBA Asia official website
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Basketball competitions in Asia between national teams