India placed in Group A of FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2023
(Courtesy : #IndiaBasketball Twitter)
The competition will commence from September 17.
The seventh edition of FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2023 is scheduled to be held from September 17 to 24 at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall in Doha, Qatar. The tournament was inaugurated in 2009 and is held biennially. The age group competition will serve as the qualifier for the FIBA U-17 World Cup 2024 in Turkey with the top four countries qualifying from the tournament.
China is the most successful nation having won the championships thrice in six editions followed by Australia (2) and South Korea (1). The Indian basketball team has participated in every edition of the championships with the best performance coming in the last edition – finishing at the credible 5th position. The current young FIBA U-18 3*3 World Cup stars Kushal Singh, Lokendra and Harsh Dagar were part of the competition.
The young Cagers defeated South Korea (90-80) to finish a credible fifth before losing to Japan (84-91) in the quarterfinals. Young colts also defeated Iran in the qualification matches. Meanwhile India qualified for the regional championships after winning the SABA U-16 qualifiers. On the way to clinching the title, India defeated Maldives (group stage) and Sri Lanka (group stage and final).
FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2023 Groups
India is placed in Group A alongside defending champions Australia, 2022 semifinalists Lebanon and neighbour Sri Lanka. After the historic 5th place finish last year, the hoopsters would want to continue the momentum going forward to the FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2023.
Group A : Australia, India, Lebanon, Sri Lanka
Group B: Iran, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Group C: New Zealand, Korea, Bahrain, Jordan
Group D: Philippines, China, Malaysia, Kazakhstan
After the end of group stages, top four teams from each group qualify directly to the quarterfinals with the second and third placed teams taking part in the playoff matches.
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India’s schedule in FIBA U-16 Asian Championship 2023
17 September – India vs Australia
18 September – India vs Lebanon
19 September – India vs Sri Lanka
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