The 2016

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was the qualifying tournament for

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at the

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. The tournament, which was also the 23rd edition of the biennial competition, took place in

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from November 13 to November 20, 2016.

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defeated

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in the finals, 78–47, to notch their fourth straight title and 15th overall, while

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edged

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in the battle for Third Place, 66–63. China, Japan and South Korea will represent FIBA Asia at the

, which will be held in

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. The championship was divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The two lowest finishers of Level I (Thailand and India) met the top two finishers of Level II (Indonesia and Malaysia) to determine which teams qualified for the top Level of the 2018 Championships. Both Indonesia and Malaysia won promotion into Level I, with the losers, India and Thailand, being relegated to Level II.

Qualifying

*Semifinalists of the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women: ** ** ** ** *Qualifying round winners at the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women: ** ** *Levels: **Level I include teams that won in the qualifying round and the semifinalists of the 2014 championship, including the hosts. **Level II are the other teams, depending who will submit their applications in participating in the tournament.

Participating teams

Included are teams'

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prior to the tournament.

Preliminary round

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Level I

Level II

Qualifying round

Winners are promoted to Level I of the 2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women.

Final round

Top three teams qualify for the

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standing

Awards

References

External links

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