The
2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship
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was the 25th edition of the
Asian
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Championship for Junior Men aged 18 years old and below. The tournament was held in
Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai ...
,
Thailand
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from August 5 to 11.
held off , 72−63, to win their first-ever Under-18 Asian title in their debut, while avenged their Preliminary Round loss to the , 76−57, to secure third place in the final day of competition. The top four teams qualified and will represent
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.
Member associations
Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams
* FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
in the
2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in
Greece
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Qualification
Qualified teams
* Host Nation (1)
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* Defending Champions (1)
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* Central Asia (1)
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* East Asia (4)
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* the Gulf (2)
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* South Asia (1)
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* Southeast Asia (2)
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* West Asia (2)
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Oceania
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Format
This edition of the tournament will be using a different format as compared to what was used since 2010. While there would still be a preliminary
round robin
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of four groups of four teams, the
single-elimination
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final round immediately follows the preliminary round. In the final round, the teams that finished second and third in their respective groups would play in the qualifications to quarterfinals of the final round, while the group winners automatically qualify to the quarterfinals proper.
Draw
Prior to the draw, the 16 teams were separated into 4 pots based on the latest FIBA Boys' World Ranking, as shown within the parenthesis.
The Draw ceremony was held on July 6 at Mono 29 Stadium in
Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai ...
,
Thailand
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. Teams in each pot were distributed into four groups, with the host nation picking their group. Thailand eventually decided to be drawn in Group C, along with Bahrain and newcomers Australia & New Zealand.
Venues
Most games were held at Stadium 29, located in the
Bangkok
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suburb of
Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai ...
. A few games were held at the
Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Center
The Thai-Japanese Stadium (Japanese: タイ・ジャパニーズ・スタジアム; th, ศูนย์เยาวชนกรุงเทพมหานคร), also called Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Center ( is a multi-purpose stadium in Di ...
in Bangkok.
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+7
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Final round
Brackets
;5-8th place
Qualification round
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Quarterfinals
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5th-8th-place semifinals
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Semifinals
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7th-place game
5th-place game
Bronze-medal match
Final
Statistical leaders
Players
;Points
Player statistics
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;Rebounds
;Assists
;Steals
;Blocks
;Other statistical leaders
Final rankings
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA Asian Under-18 Championship
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
2018–19 in Asian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Thailand
August 2018 sports events in Asia