1970 ABC Under-18 Championship

The 1970 ABC Under-18 Championship was the maiden edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship. The games were held at Seoul, South Korea from August 25–September 2, 1970.

1970 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
1st Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation South Korea
DatesAugust 25–September 2
Teams7 
(from all Asian federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Philippines
(1st title)
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The Philippines won the inaugural championship by sweeping all of their assignments, after beating the hosts South Korea, 106-79, in the final day.[1]

Results
Team Pld W L Pts
 Philippines 66012
 Japan 65111
 South Korea 64210
 Taiwan 6339
 India 6248
 Malaysia 6157
 Singapore 6066
August 25
South Korea  104–47  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47−19, 57−28
August 25
Japan  W–L  Singapore
August 25
Philippines  W–L  Taiwan
August 26
India  73–119  South Korea
August 26
Malaysia  L–W  Japan
August 28
Philippines  140–50  Singapore
Scoring by half: 64−22, 76−28
August 28
India  78–94  Japan
Scoring by half: 35−39, 43−55
August 28
South Korea  106–89  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 45−41, 61−48
August 29
Philippines  140–82  India
August 29
Taiwan  81–86  Japan
Scoring by half: 33−53, 48−33
August 29
South Korea  92–48  Singapore
Scoring by half: 43−21, 49−37
August 30
Philippines  158–78  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 74−34, 84−44
August 30
Singapore  81–103  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 41−47, 40−56
August 30
Japan  W–L  South Korea
September 1
Malaysia  85–115  Taiwan
September 1
Singapore  92–101  India
Scoring by half: 54−52, 38−49
September 1
Philippines  W–L  Japan
September 2
Taiwan  93–86  India
Scoring by half: 43−42, 50−44
September 2
Malaysia  95–91  Singapore
Scoring by half: 43−48, 52−43
September 2
South Korea  79–106  Philippines
Scoring by half: 49−48, 30−58

Final standing
Rank Team Record
 Philippines6–0
 Japan5–1
 South Korea4–2
4  Taiwan3–3
5  India2–4
6  Malaysia1–5
7  Singapore0–6

Awards
 1970 Asian Under-18 Champions 

Philippines
First title

References
  1. "Filipinos are champs". NewspaperSG. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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