# 1989 ABC Under-18 Championship

The 1989 ABC Under-18 Championship was the tenth edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men. The tournament took place in Manila, Philippines from January 24 to February 1, 1989.
On July 19, 1988, the Basketball Association of the Philippines announced that the Philippines was given hosting rights for the tournament after the country bested bids by Malaysia, Jordan and Thailand for the hosting rights.
China successfully defended their title they won three years ago also held in Manila, this time after defeating Chinese Taipei in the championship match. The tournament host, the Philippines, avenged their quarterfinal loss to Japan by defeating them in the battle for third place.

## Preliminary round

All times are in Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 90 | +115 | 6 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 71 | +30 | 5 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 142 | −19 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 180 | −86 | 3 |
* 24 January 09:00
* Box Scores
| Pakistan | 45–112 | China |
| Scoring by half: 22–52, 23–60 |||
| Pts: Manzoor 10 | | Pts: Ma 26 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 24 January 20:30
* [Box Scores]
| Iraq | W–L | Thailand |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Thailand | 68–49 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 36–26, 32–23 |||
| Pts: Sirapol 19 | | Pts: Muhammad 16 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 19:00
* [Box Scores]
| China | W–L | Iraq |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Iraq | 101–71 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 42–37, 59–34 |||
| Pts: Yahya 18 | | Pts: Hussain 19 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| China | 93–45 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 37–22, 56–23 |||
| Pts: Jun 19 | | Pts: Pitipong 13 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 172 | +103 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 201 | −31 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 199 | −8 | 4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 231 | −64 | 3 |
* 24 January 13:30
* Box Scores
| India | 52–53 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 30–26, 22–27 |||
| Pts: Hurmadi 13 | | Pts: Sha ali 19 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 24 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Singapore | 55–92 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 32–43, 23–49 |||
| Pts: Huan J.S. 17 | | Pts: Cardel 16 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 13:00
* Box Scores
| Iran | 61–55 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 34–26, 32–23 |||
| Pts: Alemzad 13 | | Pts: Waihao 17 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Philippines | 89–61 | India |
| Scoring by half: 43–26, 46–35 |||
| Pts: Meneses 19 | | Pts: Shahid 14 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 10:30
* Box Scores
| India | 78–57 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 37–32, 41–25 |||
| Pts: Tripathi 20 | | Pts: Waihao 11 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Iran | 56–94 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 19–46, 37–48 |||
| Pts: Alemzad 24 | | Pts: Cardel 20 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 164 | +109 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 185 | +39 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 234 | −53 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 264 | −95 | 3 |
* 24 January 10:30
* Box Scores
| Malaysia | 69–66 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 33–32 |||
| Pts: Chen H.K. 18 | | Pts: Ma K.W. 14 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 24 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Chinese Taipei | 77–57 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 41–23, 36–34 |||
| Pts: Chou C.S. 22 | | Pts: Marzoug 15 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 10:30
* Box Scores
| Saudi Arabia | 67–59 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 31–25 |||
| Pts: Marzoug 17 | | Pts: Ong K.S. 18 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| Hong Kong | 54–95 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 29–49, 25–46 |||
| Pts: Lam 16 | | Pts: Wu 24 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Saudi Arabia | 100–49 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 53–28, 47–21 |||
| Pts: Ialfahil 24 | | Pts: Lam 13 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| Chinese Taipei | 101–53 | Malaysia |
| Pts: Lung 22 | | Pts: Ong 11 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 179* | 113* | +66* | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 271 | 206 | +65 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171* | 188* | −17* | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 280 | −114 | 3 |
*: Points based on two games only
* 24 January 12:00
* Box Scores
| Japan | 89–35 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 46–22, 43–13 |||
| Pts: Miura, Sako 15 | | Pts: Fernando 10 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 24 January 12:00
* Box Scores
| South Korea | 101–72 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 51-27, 41-17 |||
| Pts: Oh, Moon, Chung 17 | | Pts: David 24 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 25 January 09:00
* Box Scores
| Sri Lanka | 44–92 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 27–51, 17–41 |||
| Pts: Da Silva, Jagath 12 | | Pts: Chung I.K. 20 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 25 January 20:30
* [Box Scores]
| Indonesia | L–W | Japan |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 26 January 09:00
* Box Scores
| Sri Lanka | 87–99 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 42–57, 45–42 |||
| Pts: Jagath 25 | | Pts: David 34 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 26 January 19:00
| Japan | 90–78 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 40-27, 50-51 |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

## Quarterfinal round
### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 281 | 156 | +125 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 234 | +45 | 5 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 280 | −16 | 4 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 309 | −154 | 3 |
* 27 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| China | 103–37 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 57–14, 46–23 |||
| Pts: Ma Y. 16 | | Pts: Alimsad 20 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 27 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| Chinese Taipei | 120–98 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 63–57, 57–41 |||
| Pts: Ching 41 | | Pts: Moon 23 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 28 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Chinese Taipei | 103–50 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 59–27, 44–23 |||
| Pts: Lo 21 | | Pts: Alemzad 12 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 28 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| China | 92–63 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 52–27, 40–36 |||
| Pts: Ma 32 | | Pts: Oh 16 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 29 January
* Box Scores
| China | 86–56 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 43–27, 43–29 |||
| Pts: Jian 30 | | Pts: Ching 20 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 29 January
* Box Scores
| South Korea | 103–68 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 56–32, 47–36 |||
| Pts: Sung Shik 19 | | Pts: Alemzad 12 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 231 | −4 | 5 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 287 | 249 | +38 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 234 | −15 | 4 |
| Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 264 | −21 | 4 |
* 27 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Philippines | 101–79 | Iraq |
| Scoring by half: 58–38, 43–41 |||
| Pts: Cardel 23 | | Pts: Yahya 25 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 27 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Japan | 60–55 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 28–21 |||
| Pts: Miyura 13 | | Pts: Ialfahail 23 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 28 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Philippines | 98–80 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 48–40, 50–40 |||
| Pts: Pablo 19 | | Pts: Marzoug 23 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 28 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Japan | 79–88 | Iraq |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 29 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Philippines | 88–90 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 48–45, 40–45 |||
| Pts: Meneses 26 | | Pts: Sako 24 |
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 29 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Saudi Arabia | 84–76 | Iraq |
| Scoring by half: 48–36, 36–40 |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 293 | 185 | +108 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 216 | +21 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 238 | −32 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 270 | −76 | 3 |
* 27 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Thailand | 93–69 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 55–34, 38–35 |||
| Pts: Veeraphapol 19 | | Pts: Chan, Guan 11 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 27 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| Malaysia | 87–48 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 63–57, 57–41 |||
| Pts: Chai C.H. 23 | | Pts: de Silva 9 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 28 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Thailand | 97–45 | Sri Lanka |
| Pts: Sheeraphong, Songphob 15 | | Pts: Fernando 16 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 28 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| Malaysia | 79–65 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 42–33, 37–32 |||
| Pts: Cheah 19 | | Pts: Seow 15 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 29 January
* Box Scores
| Singapore | 72–70 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by half: 39–29, 33–41 |||
| Pts: Sheng 19 | | Pts: Namasivayan 27 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 29 January
* Box Scores
| Thailand | 103–71 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 54–32, 49–39 |||
| Pts: Tetitong 24 | | Pts: Wah 15 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 200 | +5 | 6 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 189 | 176 | +13 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 169 | +14 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 211 | −32 | 3 |
* 27 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| India | 50–47 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 18–23 |||
| Pts: Shahid 24 | | Pts: Haider, Hussain 11 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 27 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Indonesia | 69–67 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 41–38, 28–29 |||
| Pts: David 22 | | Pts: Wai 26 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 28 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| India | 69–58 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 30–40, 39–18 |||
| Pts: Tripathi 14 | | Pts: Lam 17 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 28 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Indonesia | 65–63 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 30–29, 35–34 |||
| Pts: Gunawan 31 | | Pts: Ahmed 15 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 29 January
* Box Scores
| Pakistan | 73–54 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 37–30, 36–24 |||
| Pts: Hussais 20 | | Pts: Chan 14 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* 29 January
* Box Scores
| Indonesia | 71–70 | India |
| Scoring by half: 34–36, 37–34 |||
| Pts: David 29 | | Pts: Shahind 20 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

## Classification 5th–16th
### 15th place

* 30 January 14:30
* Box Scores
| Sri Lanka | 72–70 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 41–35, 31–35 |||
| Pts: Fernando 27 | | Pts: Chan C.K. 25 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### 13th place

* 30 January 16:00
* Box Scores
| Pakistan | 73–72 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 44–42, 29–30 |||
| Pts: Haider, Ahmed 17 | | Pts: Singh 22 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### 11th place

* 30 January 17:30
* Box Scores
| Malaysia | 97–87 | India |
| Scoring by half: 49–40, 48–47 |||
| Pts: Hwa C.C. 29 | | Pts: Shahid 22 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### 9th place

* 30 January 19:00
* Box Scores
| Thailand | 68–53 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 27–20, 41–33 |||
| Pts: Theerqyute 17 | | Pts: David, Ferry 13 |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### 7th place

* 31 January 19:00
| Iran | L–W | Iraq |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### 5th place

* 31 January 13:00
| Saudi Arabia | L–W | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 31 January | 31 January |
| Philippines | 57 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1 February | 1 February |
| China | 80 | 1 February | 1 February |
| China | 80 | China | 82 |
| 31 January | 31 January | | China | 82 |
| 31 January | 31 January | Chinese Taipei | 61 |
| Japan | 68 | Chinese Taipei | 61 |
| Chinese Taipei | 94 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 94 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 1 February | 1 February |
| | | Philippines | |
| | | Japan | |

### Semifinals

* 31 January 17:30
* Report
| Philippines | 57–80 | China |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila
* 31 January 19:00
* Report
| Japan | 68–94 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### 3rd place

* 1 February
| Philippines | W–L | Japan |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

### Final

* 1 February
* Report
| China | 82–61 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: –, – |||
* Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | China | 8–0 |
| | Chinese Taipei | 6–2 |
| | Philippines | 6–2 |
| 4 | Japan | 5–3 |
| 5 | South Korea | 4–3 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 3–4 |
| 7 | Iraq | 4–3 |
| 8 | Iran | 2–5 |
| 9 | Thailand | 5–2 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 4–3 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 4–3 |
| 12 | India | 3–4 |
| 13 | Pakistan | 2–5 |
| 14 | Singapore | 1–6 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1–6 |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 0–7 |

## Awards

* 1989 Asian Under-18 champions
* China Third title