The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship was the qualifying tournament for

FIBA Asia FIBA Asia is a zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains Asian FIBA member associations. Sub-zones 44 member associations in 6 sub-zones: # Central Asia Basketball Association (CABA) – 5 member associati ...

at the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournament, which was also the 24th edition of the biennial competition, was held in

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

from 28 October to 3 November. The top four teams qualified and will represent

in the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. By virtue of topping their respective groups in Division A at the end of the preliminary round,

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

and

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

earlier booked their spots in the U19 "Worlds", while

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

subdued their opponents in the qualification to the semifinals-round to also clinch their spot in the following year's tournament.

defeated their old rivals

in the Final for the fifth straight time, with a score of 89-76, to annex their fifth straight title and sixteenth championship overall. Meanwhile,

avenged their preliminary-round loss to

, with a score of 75-58, in the Bronze Medal Match.

Venues

Qualified teams

For Division A: * Semifinalists of the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women: ** ** ** ** * Qualifying round winners at the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women: ** ** * Finalists from the 2017 FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Championship: ** ** For Division B: * The host nation, being relegated to Division B at the previous championship: ** * Semifinalists from the 2017 FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Championship: ** ** * Early registrants for the Division B slots from

: ** ** ** ** **

Competition format

The sixteen participating teams will be divided into two divisions, Division A and Division B of eight teams each. In each division, the eight participating teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each. Each team shall play all the other teams within its own group. The final stage standings will be established after the games for a total of twelve are all played. Teams that will finish first in each group will advance to the semifinal round, awaiting the winners of the qualification to semifinals round. Teams that will finish second and third in each group will face the third-placed and second-placed team, respectively, in the other group within its own division for the qualification to semifinals round. Winners of the qualification to semifinals round will face the outright semifinalists in the semifinal round. Losers will face each other for the fifth-sixth place classification round. For the seventh-eighth place classification round, teams that will finish fourth in each group will face the other fourth-placed team in the other group within its own division. For Division A, all semifinalists will qualify to the 2019 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The Champion team from Division B will be promoted to Division A for the next championship, replacing the eighth-placed team in Division A that will be relegated to Division B for the next championship.

Divisions

Division A will include teams that won in the 2016 qualifying round and the semifinalists of the previous championship.

FIBA Oceania FIBA Oceania is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Oceania is responsible for the organization and governance of the major international tournaments in Oceania. It ...

teams and , being the finalists of the 2017 FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Championship, will compete in the tournament for the first time and will be placed in the same division. Included were, the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw (as of 10 December 2016).

Squads

Division A

Preliminary round

The preliminary groups were announced on 11 October 2018 in

Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

Group A

---- ----

Group B

---- ----

Knockout round

Bracket

Seventh place game

Qualification to Semifinals

----

Fifth place game

Semifinals

----

Third place game

Final

Final standing

Division B

''All times are local ( UTC+05:30)''

Preliminary round

The preliminary groups were announced on 11 October 2018 in

Group A

---- ----

Group B

---- ----

Knockout round

Bracket

Seventh place game

Qualification to Semifinals

----

Fifth place game

Semifinals

----

Third place game

Final

Final standing

References

External links

2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship 2018 Women U18

FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women The FIBA Under-18 Women's Asia Cup is an international under-18 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Asia zone. The tournament started in 1970, and is held biennially. The top four teams qualify toward the FI ...

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

under Under may refer to: Music *''Under'', an album by Savoy, 2024 * "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013 * "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009 *"Under", a song by Sampha from ''Process'', 2017 People *Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer *Cengiz � ...

International women's basketball competitions hosted by India

Bask Bask may refer to: * to bask, or to sunbathe * Bask, Gilan, Iran; a village * Kalle Bask, a Finnish sailor * Bask (horse) (1956–1979), an Arabian stallion * Bask Om, a fictional character from Zeta Gundam * A fictional king (and the area he ...

FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asian Championship FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asian Championship