Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup were held to determine the participants in the

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secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per

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zone, and via the

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Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate: * The three best teams from the subzone of

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, the two best teams from the subzone of

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and the Winners from the subzones of

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, and the

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. * The five best-placed teams from the previous

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would qualify the same number of teams for their respective subzones. * Two wild card teams from

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: and . * The host nation would clinch one of the berths allocated for its subzone. * Including the host nation

Qualified teams

is also the 2017 West Asian Champions.

FIBA Asia Challenge

The 6th

was held at

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from 9 to 18 September 2016.

Central Asia

The 2017 Central Asian Qualifying Round was a one-game playoff between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in

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East Asia

The 4th

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was held in

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from 3 to 7 June 2017. The top five nations will qualify for the main tournament. On 7 June 2017, defeated the defending champions in the final, 77–64. Hosts subdued in the bronze medal game, 76–58. All four semifinalists qualified to the

, along with , who took the fifth and last East Asian spot by defeating , 96–81, the day before. The draw was held in

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on 6 March 2017 to determine the composition of the two groups.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification 5th–6th

* Winner qualifies to the

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Gulf

The 15th Gulf Basketball Championship was held in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

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in September 2016.

South Asia

The 6th

SABA Championship The SABA Championship is a basketball tournament for national teams organized by the South Asia Basketball Association, a sub-zone of the FIBA Asia. It serves as a qualifier for various FIBA Asia events such as the FIBA Asia Championship and the ...

was held in

Malé Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

from 19 May to 23 May 2017.

Standings

Results

''All times are in Maldivian Time ( UTC+05:00)''

Final Rankings

Southeast Asia

The 12th

SEABA Championship The SEABA Championship is a basketball tournament national teams organized by the Southeast Asia Basketball Association, a sub-zone of the FIBA Asia. It serves as a qualifier for the FIBA Asia Cup The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Cham ...

was held in

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from 12 to 18 May 2017.

West Asia

The 15th

WABA Championship The WABA Championship is an international basketball tournament which takes place every year between national men's teams from West Asia. The tournament is also known as the West Asian Basketball Championship. The tournament is organised by the ...

was held in

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

from 29 January to 2 February 2017. National teams that participated were , , , , and hosts . Only the top four teams excluding Lebanon qualified for the continental joust.

References

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