# 2003 ABC Championship qualification

The 2003 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2002 and early 2003 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

## Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:
* The organizing country.
* The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship.
* The two best teams from the sub-zones.

## 2001 ABC Championship

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | Lebanon |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Syria |
| 5 | Qatar |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei |
| 8 | India |
| 9 | Uzbekistan |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates |
| 11 | Hong Kong |
| 12 | Kuwait |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 14 | Singapore |

## Qualified teams

| East Asia (3+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+2) |
| China | Qatar | Uzbekistan | Philippines | Lebanon |
| South Korea | United Arab Emirates * | India | Malaysia | Syria |
| Japan | Saudi Arabia * | | | Jordan |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | Iran |
| Hong Kong | | | | |
* Withdrew, Kazakhstan and Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.

## East Asia

All the others withdrew, so Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong qualified automatically.

## Gulf

The 2002 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams excluding Qatar qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 293 | 251 | +42 | 7 | 1–0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 3 | 1 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 7 | 0–1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 325 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 313 | 335 | −22 | 6 | 0–1 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 298 | 341 | −43 | 4 | |
* September 12
| United Arab Emirates | 77–63 | Kuwait |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 12
| Bahrain | 69–94 | Saudi Arabia |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 13
| Qatar | 77–83 | Bahrain |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 13
| Saudi Arabia | 70–88 | United Arab Emirates |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 14
| United Arab Emirates | 77–70 | Bahrain |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 14
| Kuwait | 54–77 | Qatar |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 16
| Saudi Arabia | 65–74 | Qatar |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 16
| Bahrain | 91–87 | Kuwait |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 17
| Kuwait | 94–96 | Saudi Arabia |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
* September 17
| Qatar | 65–49 | United Arab Emirates |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai

### Final

* September 18
| Qatar | 58–69 | United Arab Emirates |
* Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | United Arab Emirates |
| | Qatar |
| | Saudi Arabia |
| 4 | Bahrain |
| 5 | Kuwait |

## Middle Asia

The 2003 Middle Asia Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at New Delhi, India.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 429 | 185 | +248 | 8 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 420 | 242 | +178 | 7 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 335 | −124 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 247 | 372 | −125 | 5 |
| Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 401 | −177 | 4 |
* July 9
| Bangladesh | 53–109 | India |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 9
| Nepal | 42–111 | Uzbekistan |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 10
| Sri Lanka | 92–76 | Nepal |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 10
| Uzbekistan | 106–22 | Bangladesh |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 10
| India | 132–46 | Nepal |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 10
| Sri Lanka | 39–125 | Uzbekistan |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 11
| India | 101–56 | Sri Lanka |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 11
| Nepal | 60–66 | Bangladesh |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 12
| Bangladesh | 70–60 | Sri Lanka |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
* July 12
| Uzbekistan | 87–78 | India |
* Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi

## Southeast Asia

The 5th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

### Round Robin

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 185 | +93 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 232 | +18 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 234 | −31 | 4 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 275 | −80 | 3 |
* August 19
| Thailand | 56–83 | Philippines |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* August 19
| Vietnam | 70–95 | Malaysia |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* August 20
| Philippines | 99–48 | Vietnam |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* August 20
| Malaysia | 74–66 | Thailand |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* August 21
| Vietnam | 77–81 | Thailand |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* August 21
| Philippines | 96–81 | Malaysia |
* MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

## West Asia

The 2002/2003 West Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament supposed to be held in 3 stages in Jordan, Iran and Iraq in late 2002 and early 2003 but the last round was cancelled.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
| Jordan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 285 | +42 | 7 | 1–1 / 1.088 |
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 1 | 295 | 292 | +3 | 7 | 1–1 / 0.919 |
| Iraq | 4 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 313 | −45 | 4 | |
* July 17
| Jordan | 84–79 | Iraq |
* Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
* July 18
| Iran | 74–63 | Iraq |
* Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
* July 19
| Jordan | 68–72 | Iran |
* Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
* September 18
| Iran | 73–68 | Iraq |
* Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
* September 19
| Iraq | 58–82 | Jordan |
* Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
* September 20
| Iran | 76–93 | Jordan |
* Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran