title: 1999 ABC Championship
text: # 1999 ABC Championship
  
  The 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  
  It was played in Fukuoka, Japan.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Japan) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
  
  | East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Uzbekistan | Philippines | Syria |
  | South Korea | United Arab Emirates | Kazakhstan | Thailand | Lebanon |
  | China | Kuwait | | | |
  | Chinese Taipei | Bahrain | | | |
  | Hong Kong | | | | |
  | North Korea | | | | |
  
  ## Draw
  
  The draw was held on June 15 at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo.
  
  | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea  United Arab Emirates  Lebanon  Philippines | Japan  Thailand  Hong Kong  Kuwait | China  Kazakhstan *  Syria  North Korea * | Saudi Arabia  Uzbekistan  Chinese Taipei  Bahrain |
  
  * North Korea and Kazakhstan pulled out of the tournament, leaving Group C with only two teams. ABC added Malaysia into the bracket.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lebanon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 185 | +25 | 6 |
  | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 189 | +62 | 5 |
  | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 244 | −28 | 4 |
  | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 253 | −59 | 3 |
  
  * August 28 15:00
  
  | South Korea | 98–63 | Philippines |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 58–38, 40–25 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 28 19:00
  
  | United Arab Emirates | 70–75 | Lebanon |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 43–36, 27–39 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 29 15:00
  
  | Lebanon | 75–65 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 40–34, 35–31 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 29 15:00
  
  | Philippines | 81–95 | United Arab Emirates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 44–56, 37–39 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 30 15:00
  
  | South Korea | 88–51 | United Arab Emirates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 51–26, 37–25 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 30 17:00
  
  | Philippines | 50–60 | Lebanon |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 25–31, 25–29 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 135 | +124 | 6 |
  | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 228 | +12 | 5 |
  | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 280 | −73 | 4 |
  | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 265 | −63 | 3 |
  
  * August 28 13:00
  
  | Japan | 85–38 | Thailand |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 39–19, 46–19 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 28 13:00
  
  | Kuwait | 88–62 | Hong Kong |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 33–38, 55–24 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 29 13:00
  
  | Hong Kong | 58–88 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 38–31, 20–57 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 29 13:00
  
  | Thailand | 80–113 | Kuwait |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 43–56, 37–57 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 30 13:00
  
  | Japan | 86–39 | Kuwait |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 44–21, 42–18 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 30 13:00
  
  | Thailand | 89–82 | Hong Kong |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 45–47, 44–35 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 102 | +64 | 4 |
  | Syria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 176 | −23 | 3 |
  | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 146 | −41 | 2 |
  
  * August 28 17:00
  
  | China | 54–41 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 34–22, 20–19 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 29 17:00
  
  | Syria | 61–112 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 17–63, 44–49 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 30 15:00
  
  | Malaysia | 62–92 | Syria |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 26–48, 38–44 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  
  ### Group D
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 219 | +31 | 6 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 218 | +21 | 5 |
  | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 219 | −12 | 4 |
  | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 209 | −40 | 3 |
  
  * August 28 15:00
  
  | Saudi Arabia | 79–63 | Bahrain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 32–28, 47–35 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 28 17:00
  
  | Uzbekistan | 82–90 | Chinese Taipei |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 35–41, 47–49 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 29 17:00
  
  | Bahrain | 47–62 | Uzbekistan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 20–28, 27–34 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 29 19:00
  
  | Chinese Taipei | 92–78 | Saudi Arabia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 50–36, 42–42 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 30 17:00
  
  | Saudi Arabia | 82–63 | Uzbekistan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 45–32, 37–31 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 30 19:00
  
  | Chinese Taipei | 68–59 | Bahrain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 39–24, 29–35 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ## Quarterfinal round
  
  ### Group I
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 177 | +106 | 6 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 241 | 234 | +7 | 5 |
  | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 265 | −45 | 4 |
  | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 285 | −68 | 3 |
  
  * August 31 13:00
  
  | Lebanon | 69–92 | Saudi Arabia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 44–48, 25–44 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 31 15:00
  
  | China | 91–54 | Kuwait |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 41–20, 50–34 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 1 13:00
  
  | Kuwait | 86–81 | Lebanon |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 40–45, 46–36 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 1 15:00
  
  | Saudi Arabia | 56–85 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 22–44, 34–41 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 2 13:00
  
  | Lebanon | 67–107 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 39–52, 28–55 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 2 15:00
  
  | Kuwait | 80–93 | Saudi Arabia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 40–47, 40–46 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### Group II
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 177 | +18 | 6 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 210 | +10 | 5 |
  | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 199 | +8 | 4 |
  | Syria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 3 |
  
  * August 31 17:00
  
  | Japan | 78–58 | Syria |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 38–27, 40–31 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * August 31 19:00
  
  | Chinese Taipei | 54–61 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 20–34, 34–27 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 1 17:00
  
  | South Korea | 64–61 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 34–31, 30–30 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 1 19:00
  
  | Syria | 81–89 | Chinese Taipei |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 37–39, 44–50 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 2 17:00
  
  | Japan | 68–77 | Chinese Taipei |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 37–36, 31–41 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 2 19:00
  
  | South Korea | 70–62 | Syria |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 30–38, 40–24 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### Group III
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 235 | +26 | 6 |
  | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 255 | 234 | +21 | 5 |
  | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 246 | +1 | 4 |
  | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 267 | −48 | 3 |
  
  * August 31 13:00
  
  | United Arab Emirates | 79–72 | Bahrain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 28–34, 51–38 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * August 31 15:00
  
  | Malaysia | 59–89 | Hong Kong |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 32–44, 27–45 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * September 1 13:00
  
  | Hong Kong | 88–94 | United Arab Emirates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 41–41, 47–53 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * September 1 15:00
  
  | Bahrain | 90–85 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 44–37, 46–48 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * September 2 13:00
  
  | United Arab Emirates | 88–75 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 47–42, 41–33 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * September 2 15:00
  
  | Hong Kong | 70–93 | Bahrain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 50–39, 20–54 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  
  ### Group IV
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 135 | +42 | 4 |
  | Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 152 | −6 | 3 |
  | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 165 | −36 | 2 |
  
  * August 31 17:00
  
  | Uzbekistan | 94–64 | Philippines |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 52–30, 42–34 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * September 1 17:00
  
  | Philippines | 82–58 | Thailand |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 46–31, 36–27 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  * September 2 17:00
  
  | Thailand | 71–83 | Uzbekistan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 34–44, 37–39 |||
  
  * Civic Gymnasium, Fukuoka
  
  ## Classification 5th–14th
  
  ### 13th place
  
  * September 3 13:00
  
  | Hong Kong | 68–53 | Thailand |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 39–22, 29–31 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### 11th place
  
  * September 3 15:00
  
  | Bahrain | 75–83 | Philippines |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 31–46, 44–37 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### 9th place
  
  * September 3 17:00
  
  | Uzbekistan | 70–56 | United Arab Emirates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 42–22, 28–34 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### 7th place
  
  * September 4 10:00
  
  | Lebanon | 61–60 | Syria |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 27–34, 34–26 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### 5th place
  
  * September 4 12:00
  
  | Kuwait | 61–77 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 25–45, 36–32 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | September 4 | September 4 |
  | South Korea | 85 |
  | South Korea | 85 | September 5 | September 5 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 59 | September 5 | September 5 |
  | Saudi Arabia | 59 | South Korea | 45 |
  | September 4 | September 4 | | South Korea | 45 |
  | September 4 | September 4 | China | 63 |
  | China | 105 | China | 63 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 51 | | |
  | Chinese Taipei | 51 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
  | | | September 5 | September 5 |
  | | | Saudi Arabia | 93 |
  | | | Chinese Taipei | 67 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * September 4 14:00
  
  | South Korea | 85–59 | Saudi Arabia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 42–30, 43–29 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  * September 4 16:00
  
  | China | 105–51 | Chinese Taipei |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 55–23, 50–28 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  * September 5 11:00
  
  | Saudi Arabia | 93–67 | Chinese Taipei |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 38–39, 55–28 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ### Final
  
  * September 5 13:00
  
  | South Korea | 45–63 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by half: 21–29, 24–34 |||
  
  * Kokusai Center, Fukuoka
  
  ## Final standing
  
  * Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
  
  | Rank | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | | China | 7–0 |
  | | South Korea | 6–2 |
  | | Saudi Arabia | 5–3 |
  | 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5–3 |
  | 5 | Japan | 5–2 |
  | 6 | Kuwait | 3–4 |
  | 7 | Lebanon | 4–3 |
  | 8 | Syria | 1–5 |
  | 9 | Uzbekistan | 4–2 |
  | 10 | United Arab Emirates | 4–3 |
  | 11 | Philippines | 2–4 |
  | 12 | Bahrain | 2–5 |
  | 13 | Hong Kong | 2–5 |
  | 14 | Thailand | 1–5 |
  | 15 | Malaysia | 0–5 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 1999 Asian champions
  * China Eleventh title
  * Most Valuable Player: Hu Weidong
  * Best 3-Pointer: Makoto Hasegawa
  * Sportsmanship Award: Ali Al-Maghrabi
  