# 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

The 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification was a basketball competition that was played from February 2018 to August 2021, to determine the fifteen FIBA Asia-Oceania nations who would join the automatically qualified host Indonesia at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.

## Qualification format

In line with the new FIBA Calendar format implemented since 2017, FIBA Asia began their own qualifiers for 2021 FIBA Asia Cup in 2018. Pre-qualifiers were contested on sub-zone and regional basis between Division B teams – teams that did not participate in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers. Eight Teams that emerged victorious in the pre-qualifiers qualified to the qualifiers joining sixteen Division A teams – participants at 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. Qualifiers started after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

## Entrants

| Teams entering the Qualifiers | Teams entering the Qualifiers | Teams entering the Regional Pre-Qualifiers | Teams entering the Regional Pre-Qualifiers | Teams entering the Sub-Zone Pre-Qualifiers | Teams entering the Sub-Zone Pre-Qualifiers | Teams entering the Sub-Zone Pre-Qualifiers |
| West Region | East Region | West Region | East Region | Gulf | South Asia | Southeast Asia |
| Iran  Jordan  Lebanon  Qatar  India  Kazakhstan  Iraq  Syria | Australia  China  Philippines  South Korea  New Zealand  Japan  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong | Palestine | Macau  Guam  Fiji | Bahrain  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Oman | Sri Lanka  Bangladesh  Maldives  Bhutan  Nepal | Indonesia  Thailand  Singapore  Malaysia  Brunei  Cambodia |

## Pre-Qualifiers
### Sub-Zone Pre-Qualifiers

Sub-Zone Pre-Qualifiers took place during the same second and third windows of 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers.
All times are local.

#### Persian Gulf

Teams from the Persian Gulf region played in two different rounds, during the same second and third windows of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers. Results from both rounds were aggregated in order to qualify top two teams to the Western Region Pre-Qualifiers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 419 | +53 | 11 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 505 | 435 | +70 | 10 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 447 | +38 | 9 | |
| 4 | Oman | 6 | 0 | 6 | 348 | 509 | −161 | 6 | |

##### First round

The first round was held from 23 to 26 February in Bahrain, held during the second window of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification first round.

##### Second round

The second round was played from 27 to 30 June in United Arab Emirates, during the third window of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification second round.

#### South Asia

South Asia Basketball Association (SABA) started their pre-qualifiers on 26 June 2018 in Bangladesh, during the third window of the Asian qualifiers. The top two teams advanced to the Western Region Pre-Qualifiers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 0 | 288 | 208 | +80 | 8 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 2 | Bangladesh (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 248 | 237 | +11 | 7 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 3 | Maldives | 4 | 2 | 2 | 251 | 282 | −31 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bhutan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 243 | 271 | −28 | 5 | |
| 5 | Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 248 | 280 | −32 | 4 | |

#### Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) pre-qualifier took place in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 26 to 30 June, during the third window of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian qualifiers. The round-robin format tournament featured six teams participating from which the top four advanced to the Eastern Region Pre-Qualifiers.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 479 | 298 | +181 | 10 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 2 | Thailand (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 459 | 277 | +182 | 9 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 3 | Singapore | 5 | 3 | 2 | 452 | 306 | +146 | 8 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 4 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 366 | 308 | +58 | 7 | Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| 5 | Brunei | 5 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 476 | −226 | 6 | |
| 6 | Cambodia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 211 | 552 | −341 | 5 | |

### Regional Pre-Qualifiers

Regional pre-qualifiers featured the twelve teams in total: eight teams advanced from the sub-zone pre-qualifiers and four teams which receive a bye to this stage. They were divided into two regions: Western Region (5 teams) and Eastern Region (7 teams). The top four teams from each region advanced to the Qualifiers.

#### Eastern Region Pre-Qualifiers

The Pre-Qualifiers (Eastern Region) was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 26 November to 1 December 2018, during the fifth window of 2019 World Cup qualification.
The seven teams were divided into two groups. The top three teams of each group qualified to the second round, where they were pitted against the teams in the opposite groups. Head-to-head results from the first round were carried out.

##### First round
###### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 132 | +21 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 124 | +36 | 3 | Second round |
| 3 | Macau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 182 | −57 | 2 | Second round |

###### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 182 | +109 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 208 | +22 | 5 | Second round |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 258 | −50 | 4 | Second round |
| 4 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 256 | −81 | 3 | |

##### Second round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Guam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 461 | 322 | +139 | 10 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 372 | 372 | 0 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 3 | Thailand (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 358 | +20 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 4 | Indonesia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 351 | 311 | +40 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 335 | 416 | −81 | 6 | |
| 6 | Macau | 5 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 456 | −118 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Malaysia 1–1 +5 PD; Thailand 1–1 -2 PD; Indonesia 1–1 -3 PD

#### Western Region Pre-Qualifiers

The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 pre-qualifiers (Western Region) were held in Bahrain from 11 to 15 September 2018, during the fourth window of 2019 World Cup qualification. On 14 August 2018, the competition schedules has been confirmed.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 384 | 246 | +138 | 8 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | Palestine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 369 | 241 | +128 | 7 | Qualifiers |
| 3 | Bahrain (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 338 | 259 | +79 | 6 | Qualifiers |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 204 | 364 | −160 | 5 | Qualifiers |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 217 | 402 | −185 | 4 | |

## Qualifiers
### Participating teams

| Teams entering the Qualifiers | Teams entering the Qualifiers | Teams qualified through the Regional Pre-Qualifiers | Teams qualified through the Regional Pre-Qualifiers |
| West Region | East Region | West Region | East Region |
| Iran  Jordan  Lebanon  Qatar  India  Kazakhstan  Iraq  Syria | Australia  China  Philippines  South Korea  New Zealand  Japan  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong | Saudi Arabia  Palestine  Bahrain  Sri Lanka | Guam  Malaysia  Thailand  Indonesia |

### Draw

The draw for the main qualifiers was held on 8 June 2019 in Bangalore, India. Eight pots were used for the seeding of the 24 qualified teams based on geographical and ranking principles. The first four pots were allocated for teams in the East Region, covering teams from the EABA (East Asia), SEABA (Southeast Asia), and FIBA Oceania and the rest for teams in the West Region which has the GBA (Gulf), WABA (Middle East), CABA (Central Asia), and SABA (South Asia) in its scope. The top seeded teams for each region were allocated in Pot 1 and 5. The top six seeded teams were confirmed on 31 May 2019 based on the FIBA ranking as of 26 February 2019.
East Region :
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Australia (11) China (30) Philippines (31) | South Korea (32) New Zealand (38) Japan (48) | Chinese Taipei (57) Guam (77) Indonesia (85) | Hong Kong (101) Thailand (102) Malaysia (113) |
| West Region ||||
| Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 | Pot 8 |
| Iran (27) Jordan (49) Lebanon (53) | Qatar (63) India (67) Kazakhstan (70) | Iraq (80) Syria (89) Palestine (92) | Saudi Arabia (104) Bahrain (112) Sri Lanka (117) |
All times are local.

### First round

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIBA Executive Committee decided in September 2020, that the games played in the November 2020 and February 2021 windows would be held at a single venue under a bubble format. Games from Group B, C, and F as well as games involving South Korea were not held during the 2020 November window. Top two teams from each group qualified for the 2021 FIBA Asia cup, while all third-placed teams competed in the second round. After the June 2021 window, all games not played were cancelled and groups were ranked based on the games played to date.

#### Group A

Indonesia was confirmed as hosts of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup on 18 December 2020, therefore qualifying for the tournament proper regardless of their final placing.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippines | 6 | 6 | 0 | 525 | 406 | +119 | 12 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | South Korea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 581 | 459 | +122 | 10 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | Indonesia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 454 | 534 | −80 | 8 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup as host |
| 4 | Thailand | 6 | 0 | 6 | 414 | 575 | −161 | 6 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 362 | 280 | +82 | 8 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 335 | 274 | +61 | 6 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 4 | 409 | 448 | −39 | 6 | Second round |
| 4 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 152 | −104 | 1 | |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 212 | +82 | 5 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 5 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | Guam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 309 | 262 | +47 | 5 | Second round |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 330 | −129 | 3 | |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lebanon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 597 | 428 | +169 | 12 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | Bahrain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 491 | 526 | −35 | 10 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | India | 6 | 2 | 4 | 445 | 523 | −78 | 8 | Second round |
| 4 | Iraq | 6 | 0 | 6 | 459 | 515 | −56 | 6 | |

#### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 6 | 5 | 1 | 484 | 351 | +133 | 11 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | Syria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 416 | 448 | −32 | 9 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 418 | 417 | +1 | 9 | Second round |
| 4 | Qatar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 357 | 459 | −102 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Syria 152–149 Saudi Arabia

#### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jordan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 418 | 336 | +82 | 10 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 528 | 372 | +156 | 10 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | Palestine | 6 | 2 | 4 | 516 | 473 | +43 | 8 | Second round |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 0 | 5 | 268 | 549 | −281 | 5 | |

### Second round

Teams were divided into two groups based on geographical criteria. In total, three teams from this round qualified for the main tournament.

#### Group G

As Indonesia, the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup host, finished third in Group A, they did not participate. Instead, Guam and Chinese Taipei played twice against each other in Mangilao, Guam. On 10 August 2021, tip-off times have been confirmed.
All times are local.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chinese Taipei | 157–154 | Guam | 72–77 | 85–77 |

#### Group H

Matches took place from 20 to 22 August 2021, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On 10 August 2021, tip-off times were confirmed.
All times are local.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 133 | +43 | 4 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 157 | −17 | 3 | 2022 FIBA Asia Cup |
| 3 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 175 | −26 | 2 | |

## Qualified teams

| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | Last | Best placement in tournament |
| Lebanon | Group D top two | 29 November 2020 | 10th | 2017 | Runners-up (2001, 2005, 2007) |
| Bahrain | Group D top two | 29 November 2020 | 9th | 2013 | 10th place (1997) |
| Indonesia | Host nation | 18 December 2020 | 18th | 2011 | 4th place (1967) |
| Iran | Group E top two | 12 June 2021 | 18th | 2017 | Champions (2007, 2009, 2013) |
| Kazakhstan | Group F top two | 12 June 2021 | 10th | 2017 | 4th place (2007) |
| Jordan | Group F top two | 13 June 2021 | 16th | 2017 | Runners-up (2011) |
| Syria | Group E top two | 14 June 2021 | 7th | 2017 | 4th place (2001) |
| Philippines | Group A top two | 17 June 2021 | 28th | 2017 | Champions (1960, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1985) |
| South Korea | Group A top two | 17 June 2021 | 30th | 2017 | Champions (1969, 1997) |
| China | Group B top two | 20 June 2021 | 23rd | 2017 | Champions (1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015) |
| Japan | Group B top two | 20 June 2021 | 29th | 2017 | Champions (1965, 1971) |
| Australia | Group C top two | 20 June 2021 | 2nd | 2017 | Champions (2017) |
| New Zealand | Group C top two | 20 June 2021 | 2nd | 2017 | 4th place (2017) |
| Saudi Arabia | Group H top two | 22 August 2021 | 9th | 2013 | 3rd place (1999) |
| India | Group H top two | 22 August 2021 | 25th | 2017 | 4th place (1975) |
| Chinese Taipei | Group G winner | 28 August 2021 | 25th | 2017 | Runners-up (1960, 1963) |

## Statistical leaders

As of 28 August 2021.

### Players
#### Points

| Pos. | Name | PPG |
| 1 | Sani Sakakini | 25.4 |
| 2 | DeMario Mayfield | 23.5 |
| 3 | Kyndall Dykes | 23.3 |
| 4 | Lester Prosper | 22.0 |
| 5 | Amritpal Singh | 19.5 |

#### Rebounds

| Pos. | Name | RPG |
| 1 | Sani Sakakini | 12.9 |
| 2 | Lester Prosper | 11.0 |
| 3 | C. J. Giles | 10.7 |
| 4 | Mohammed Alsuwailem | 10.4 |
| 5 | Ra Gun-ah | 9.8 |

#### Assists

| Pos. | Name | APG |
| 1 | Kyndall Dykes | 6.8 |
| 2 | DeMario Mayfield | 6.5 |
| 3 | Clinton Stallone Thevakumar | 6.0 |
| 3 | Lee Dae-sung | 6.0 |
| 5 | Nattakarn Muangboon | 5.8 |

#### Blocks

| Pos. | Name | BPG |
| 1 | Mohammed Alsuwailem | 2.9 |
| 2 | Ater Majok | 2.8 |
| 3 | Lee Hyun-jung | 1.8 |
| 4 | Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi | 1.5 |
| 5 | Amjyot Singh | 1.3 |

#### Steals

| Pos. | Name | SPG |
| 1 | Sergio El Darwich | 3.0 |
| 2 | Jamal Mayali | 2.8 |
| 3 | Karim Zeinoun | 2.5 |
| 4 | Fahad Belal | 2.3 |
| 5 | Abdulrahman Saad | 2.2 |

#### Minutes

| Pos. | Name | MPG |
| 1 | DeMario Mayfield | 39.6 |
| 2 | Kyndall Dykes | 37.7 |
| 3 | Sani Sakakini | 36.6 |
| 4 | Khalid Abdel Gabar | 36.6 |
| 5 | Lester Prosper | 35.4 |

#### Free throws

| Pos. | Name | FT% |
| 1 | Wael Arakji | 100.0 |
| 1 | Ali Haidar | 100.0 |
| 3 | DeMario Mayfield | 95.5 |
| 4 | Abraham Damar Grahita | 88.9 |
| 5 | Mohamed Kowaid | 85.0 |

#### Field goal shooting

| Pos. | Name | FG% |
| 1 | Ra Gun-ah | 62.2 |
| 2 | Anthony Clemmons | 54.9 |
| 3 | Wael Arakji | 54.3 |
| 4 | Muzamil Ameer Hamooda | 52.9 |
| 5 | Tai Wesley | 52.9 |

#### Double-doubles

| Pos. | Name | DblDbl |
| 1 | Sani Sakakini | 7 |
| 2 | Mohammed Alsuwailem | 4 |
| 3 | C. J. Giles | 3 |
| 3 | Lester Prosper | 3 |
| 3 | Kyndall Dykes | 3 |

#### Other statistical leaders

| Stat | Name | Avg. |
| 3-point FG percentage | Kosuke Kanamaru | 61.9% |
| Turnovers | Clinton Stallone Thevakumar | 5.0 |
| Fouls | Mohammad Hussein | 3.8 |