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2011 FIBA Asia Championship

The 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that doubles as a qualifying tournament for the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. The tournament was held in 15–25 September 2011 at Wuhan, Hubei, China.[1] Lebanon was the original host for the event.[2] Team China won the tournament, defeating Jordan 70–69 in the final.[3][4] It was the first time in the history of FIBA Asia Championship that the title was won by just one single point.

Qualification

Qualified teams

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two berths, and the host nation China and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup champions Lebanon were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup.[5] Therefore, with Lebanon, Japan, Qatar and the Philippines finishing in the top four in that tournament, West Asia, East Asia, the Gulf and Southeast Asia were all given one additional qualifying berth per zone.

Among qualified teams from 2009, Sri Lanka did not qualify in the tournament, while Kazakhstan and Kuwait did not participate. The three returning teams are Bahrain, which qualified in 2009 but withdrew, Syria which did not participate in 2009, and Malaysia which last participated in 2005.

Draw

2011 FIBA Asia Championship is located in China
Wuhan
Wuhan
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Location of Wuhan, China

The draw was held on July 6 at Wuhan. The four semifinalists of the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup of the last year were seeded into four different groups, and the draw decided which group each of them will figure. Then one Middle Asia was drawn into Group A, the other Middle Asia into B, Indonesia and United Arab Emirates into C and D. The next four were Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Syria and Bahrain in order. Finally, hosts China chose Group D, after which Iran, Jordan and Korea were drawn into Group B, C, A, respectively.[6]

The following is the distribution of the pots prior the draw, with teams sorted by their FIBA World Ranking (Bahrain is unranked); teams from each pot cannot be drawn together.

Venues

2011 FIBA Asia Championship is located in Hubei
Wuhan Gym
Wuhan Gym
Hongshan Gym
Hongshan Gym
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Location of the arenas in Hubei, China.

Two arenas in Wuhan, Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium and Hongshan Gymnasium, were used in the championship. Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium was the primary venue.

Squads

Each team has a roster of twelve players. Only one naturalized player per team is allowed by FIBA.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Classification 13th–16th

Semifinals

15th place

13th place

Classification 9th–12th

Semifinals

11th place

9th place

Final round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals 5th–8th

Semifinals

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

All-Star Team:[7]

Statistical leaders

References

  1. ^ "China's Wuhan to host 2011 FIBA Asian Men's Championships". Xinhua News Agency. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Cage body earns right to host Fiba meet". Manila Standard Today. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  3. ^ "China wins breath-taking final and ticket to London Olympics". The Star. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Jordan loses Asian final by 1 point". The Jordan Times. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ^ "FIBA ASIA Internal Regulations" (PDF). FIBA Asia. p. 20. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  6. ^ "FIBA Asia: Iran to begin title defense in Group B; China opt for Gr. D; Lebanon in Gr. A". Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  7. ^ "Yi emerges the MVP as the All-Star line-up is drawn". FIBA Asia. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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