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'' The 2012 Asian Five Nations division tournaments, known as the 2012 HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the

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, refer to the divisions played within the tournament. This was the 5th series of the

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. There were five divisions in the 2012 version who contested for a place in the Top 5 tournament. Who ever finished last place in a division was relegated, while the winner of a division was promoted. Last place in division 1 was replaced by the winner of division 2, winner of division 3 replaced last place in division 2, winner in division 4 replaced last in division 3 and winner in division 5 replaced last in division 4.

Changes from 2011

* Sri Lanka participated in the Division 1 tournament, haven been relegated from the Top 5. * South Korea returned to the Top 5 division, after a year in the First Division. * Chinese Taipei have replaced Malaysia in Division 1, with Malaysia competing in Division 2. * China will compete in Division 2 - replacing India, following promotion from Division 3. * Brunei joins Cambodia and Laos in Division 5.

Teams

The teams involved, with their world rankings pre tournament, were: Division 1 * (57) * (72) * (52) * (46) Division 2 * (62) * (NA) * (63) * (65) Division 3 * (88) * (77) * (NA) * (73) Division 4 * (NA) * (NA) * (NA) * (NA) Division 5 * (NA) * (NA) * (NA)

Division 1

For the first time, division one was held in a round-robin format. All games were played in

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on April 14–21, 2012. The

was promoted to the main division in 2013, while

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was relegated to division II for 2013.

Table

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

Fixtures

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Division 2

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

* promoted to 2013 Division one * relegated to 2013 Division three

Division 3

Division III schedule

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

* promoted to 2013 Division two * relegated to 2013 Division four

Division 4

Division IV and V schedule

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

* promoted to 2013 Division three

Division 5

Table

Points are awarded to the teams as follows:

Fixtures

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References

External links

Official WebsiteARFUDivision 1 Results, Asian 5 Nations
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