Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1983 ABC Championship

1983 FIBA Asia Cup
12th Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
DatesNovember 20–29
Teams15
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (5th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPChina Guo Yonglin
1981
1985

The 1983 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Hong Kong from November 20 to November 29, 1983. Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre were used for this tournament.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 344 200 +144 6
 Iran 3 2 1 249 213 +36 5
 Indonesia 3 1 2 178 283 −105 4
 Pakistan 3 0 3 200 275 −75 3
November 20
Iran  90–69  Pakistan
Scoring by half: 39–32, 51–37
November 20
China  135–58  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 76–24, 59–34
November 21
Indonesia  47–85  Iran
Scoring by half: 23–41, 24–44
November 21
Pakistan  68–112  China
Scoring by half: 34–62, 34–50
November 22
Iran  74–97  China
Scoring by half: 39–52, 35–45
November 22
Pakistan  63–73  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 32–40, 31–33

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 370 192 +178 6
 Hong Kong 3 2 1 302 226 +76 5
 Thailand 3 1 2 216 279 −63 4
 Macau 3 0 3 164 355 −191 3
November 20
Hong Kong  116–50  Macau
Scoring by half: 57–29, 59–21
November 20
South Korea  121–50  Thailand
Scoring by half: 61–25, 60–25
November 21
Macau  46–133  South Korea
Scoring by half: 23–75, 23–58
November 21
Thailand  60–90  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 33–43, 27–47
November 22
South Korea  116–96  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 63–42, 53–54
November 22
Thailand  106–68  Macau
Scoring by half: 52–38, 54–30

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 245 195 +50 6
 Jordan 3 2 1 243 218 +25 5
 Malaysia 3 1 2 219 226 −7 4
 Singapore 3 0 3 183 251 −68 3
November 20
Malaysia  74–82  Jordan
Scoring by half: 46–32, 28–50
November 20
Japan  88–52  Singapore
Scoring by half: 37–22, 51–30
November 21
Singapore  66–76  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 32–43, 34–33
November 21
Jordan  74–79  Japan
Scoring by half: 40–33, 34–46
November 22
Malaysia  69–78  Japan
Scoring by half: 42–39, 27–39
November 22
Singapore  65–87  Jordan
Scoring by half: 34–44, 31–43

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Kuwait 2 2 0 72 57 +15 4
 India 2 1 1 59 70 −11 3
 Philippines 2 0 2 0 4 −4 0
November 20
Philippines  0–2  Kuwait
Forfeit
November 21
Kuwait  70–57  India
Scoring by half: 24–29, 46–28
November 22
India  2–0  Philippines
Forfeit
  • The Philippines originally beat Kuwait 78–57 and India 90–60 and topped the group but Asian Basketball Confederation cancelled the results on November 23, 1983 and declared naturalized players Jeff Moore and Dennis Still ineligible due to lack of residency.

Second round

Classification 13th–15th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Pakistan 2 2 0 196 120 +76 4
 Singapore 2 1 1 203 156 +47 3
 Macau 2 0 2 128 251 −123 2
November 25
Macau  74–137  Singapore
Scoring by half: 31–68, 43–69
November 26
Pakistan  114–54  Macau
Scoring by half: 58–27, 56–27
November 29
Pakistan  82–66  Singapore
Scoring by half: 46–38, 36–28

Classification 9th–12th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 3 3 0 254 213 +41 6
 Thailand 3 2 1 246 224 +22 5
 Malaysia 3 1 2 262 251 +11 4
 Indonesia 3 0 3 199 273 −74 3
November 24
Indonesia  65–81  Thailand
Scoring by half: 39–39, 26–42
November 24
Malaysia  80–85  Philippines
Scoring by half: 36–40, 44–45
November 25
Philippines  95–64  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 46–23, 49–41
November 25
Thailand  96–85  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 44–39, 52–46
November 28
Indonesia  70–97  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 36–56, 34–41
November 28
Thailand  69–74  Philippines
Scoring by half: 27–43, 42–31

Classification 5th–8th

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Iran 3 3 0 172 152 +20 6
 India 3 1 2 239 240 −1 4
 Hong Kong 3 0 3 214 261 −47 3
 Jordan 3 2 1 174 146 +28 0
November 25
Iran  81–71  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 34–27, 47–44
November 25
Jordan  80–72  India
Scoring by half: 42–29, 38–43
November 26
India  81–89  Iran
Scoring by half: 40–41, 41–48
November 26
Hong Kong  72–94  Jordan
Scoring by half: 34–42, 38–52
November 29
Iran  2–0  Jordan
Walkover
November 29
Hong Kong  71–86  India
Scoring by half: 41–50, 30–36
  • Jordan were relegated to 8th place after their team returned home on 26 November, and subsequently failed to appear for their match against Iran.

Championship

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China 3 3 0 281 190 +91 6
 Japan 3 2 1 242 239 +3 5
 South Korea 3 1 2 243 245 −2 4
 Kuwait 3 0 3 154 246 −92 3
November 24
South Korea  88–93 (OT)  Japan
Scoring by half: 46–44, 34–36 Overtime: 8–13
November 24
China  84–48  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 41–27, 43–21
November 26
Japan  70–46  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 38–24, 32–22
November 26
China  92–63  South Korea
Scoring by half: 50–34, 42–29
November 28
South Korea  92–60  Kuwait
Scoring by half: 51–34, 41–26
November 28
Japan  79–105  China
Scoring by half: 31–61, 48–44

Final round

3rd place

November 29
Kuwait  60–83  South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–45, 24–38

Final

November 29
China  95–71  Japan
Scoring by half: 49–32, 46–39

Final standing

Qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China 7–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 5–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea 5–2
4  Kuwait 2–4
5  Iran 5–1
6  India 2–3
7  Hong Kong 2–4
8  Jordan 4–2
9  Philippines 3–2
10  Thailand 3–3
11  Malaysia 2–4
12  Indonesia 1–5
13  Pakistan 2–3
14  Singapore 1–4
15  Macau 0–5

Awards

 1983 Asian champions 

China
Fifth title

References