1997 ABC Championship for Women

The 1997 ABC Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 to May 5. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 1999's championship.

1997 FIBA Asia Championship
for Women
17th Asian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationThailand
DatesApril 27 – May 5
Teams14 
(from 44 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions South Korea
(10th title)
MVP Yoo Young-Joo

Participating teams
Level I Level II – Group A Level II – Group B

 China
 South Korea
 Japan
 Chinese Taipei
 Kyrgyzstan
 Thailand

 Kazakhstan
 Indonesia
 India
 Singapore

 Hong Kong
 Malaysia
 Macau
 Sri Lanka

Preliminary round

Level I
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea 550410343+6710
 China 541465340+1259
 Japan 532445351+948
 Chinese Taipei 523392423−317
 Thailand 514327462−1356
 Kyrgyzstan 505350470−1205
April 27
Chinese Taipei  76–88  South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–49, 35–39
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 27
Thailand  83–79  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 48–42, 35–37
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 27
China  97–77  Japan
Scoring by half: 46–33, 51–44
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 28
Kyrgyzstan  61–100  China
Scoring by half: 30–55, 31–45
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 28
Chinese Taipei  100–64  Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–39, 50–25
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 28
South Korea  73–71  Japan
Scoring by half: 44–34, 29–37
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 29
Chinese Taipei  90–74  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 40–34, 50–40
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 29
Thailand  41–88  Japan
Scoring by half: 19–44, 22–44
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 29
China  65–72  South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–38, 29–34
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 1
Chinese Taipei  62–103  China
Scoring by half: 43–57, 19–46
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 1
Japan  115–76  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 57–37, 58–39
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 1
South Korea  95–71  Thailand
Scoring by half: 56–32, 39–39
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 2
South Korea  82–60  Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 46–29, 36–31
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 2
Thailand  68–100  China
Scoring by half: 34–53, 34–47
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 2
Japan  94–64  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 43–33, 51–31
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

Level II – Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Kazakhstan 330234148+866
 India 321224156+685
 Indonesia 312167212−454
 Singapore 303123232−1093
April 27
Kazakhstan  66–54  India
Scoring by half: 34–25, 32–29
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 28
Singapore  36–87  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 14–40, 22–47
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 29
India  86–48  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 44–18, 42–30
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 30
Indonesia  58–81  Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 31–39, 27–42
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 1
India  84–42  Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–16, 33–26
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 2
Singapore  45–61  Indonesia
Scoring by half: 20–24, 25–37
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

Level II – Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Malaysia 330243112+1316
 Hong Kong 321213132+815
 Sri Lanka 312113206−934
 Macau 303119238−1193
April 27
Hong Kong  82–36  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 48–14, 34–22
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 28
Macau  32–86  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 13–51, 19–35
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 29
Sri Lanka  24–80  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 20–40, 4–40
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
April 30
Malaysia  64–45  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 35–24, 29–21
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 1
Sri Lanka  53–44  Macau
Scoring by half: 30–20, 23–24
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 2
Macau  43–99  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 20–55, 23–44
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

Classification 7th–14th

13th place
May 4
Singapore  77–49  Macau
Scoring by half: 35–25, 42–24
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

11th place
May 4
Indonesia  61–29  Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 27–15, 34–14
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

9th place
May 5
India  69–60  Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 38–27, 31–33
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

7th place
May 5
Kazakhstan  62–45  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 27–18, 35–27
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

Final round
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
May 4
 
 
 China77
 
May 5
 
 Japan90
 
 Japan61
 
May 4
 
 South Korea74
 
 South Korea92
 
 
 Chinese Taipei77
 
3rd place
 
 
May 5
 
 
 China101
 
 
 Chinese Taipei63

Semifinals
May 4
China  77–90  Japan
Scoring by half: 39–48, 38–42
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok
May 4
South Korea  92–77  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 56–43, 36–34
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

3rd place
May 5
China  101–63  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 59–28, 42–35
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

Final
May 5
Japan  61–74  South Korea
Scoring by half: 38–43, 23–31
Nimibutr Gymnasium, Bangkok

Final standing
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women
Rank Team Record
 South Korea7–0
 Japan4–3
 China5–2
4  Chinese Taipei2–5
5  Thailand1–4
6  Kyrgyzstan0–5
7  Kazakhstan4–0
8  Malaysia3–1
9  India3–1
10  Hong Kong2–2
11  Indonesia2–2
12  Sri Lanka1–3
13  Singapore1–3
14  Macau0–4

Awards
 1997 Asian Champions 

South Korea
Tenth title

References
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