The 2022 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship was an international under-16 basketball tournament that was held from 24 to 30 June 2022 in

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. The tournament was last held in

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. The next edition was supposed to be held from 5–10 April 2020 in

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, which was cancelled by

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due to the

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. The sixth edition of the biennial competition, this was also the qualifying tournament for

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in the 2022 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary.

Qualified teams

For Division A: * Semifinalists of the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship: ** ** ** ** * 5th-7th placers of the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship: ** ** ** * Division B winners at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship: ** For Division B: * The host nation: ** * Division A 8th placers at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship, being relegated to Division B: ** * 3rd-4th placers of the 2018 FIBA Under-15 Women's Oceania Championship: ** ** * Teams from

on a first-come first-registered basis: ** ** ** ** ** **

Divisions

Division A includes the semifinalists of the previous championship, along with the losing quarterfinalists ranking fifth to seventh places. The winner of Division B of the previous championship will also join Division A, as per tournament procedure. However, teams from , , and were reportedly withdrawing from the tournament, leaving the remaining five teams to compete in Division A, as seen from the official tournament website. Division B includes the host team, third and fourth-place winners of the 2018 FIBA Under-15 Women's Oceania Championship and the Division A 8th Placer, along with the registered teams allotted for

. Reportedly withdrawing are the supposed to be qualified teams from and . Therefore, the invitation was extended to other

teams in order to complete the eight participants for Division B. Returning participants from the previous championship are and . last participated when they hosted the 2015 edition while the were part of 2011 edition that was held in China. Completing the Division B are the first-time participants , , and . Included were the FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament. Rosters for both divisions were already confirmed on 23 June 2022.

Division A

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Preliminary round

Group A

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Knockout round

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final standing

Division B

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Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout round

Bracket

Qualification to Semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standing

References

External links

2022 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship Division A

2022 FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship Division B
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