# 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification

The 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship qualification was held in late 2009 and early 2010 with the Persian 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 champion team from the previous FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.
* The four best-placed teams from the previous FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship will qualify the same number of teams from their respective sub-zones.
* The two best teams from the sub-zones.

## 2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship

| Rank | Team | Note |
| | Iran | Direct Qualifier |
| | Kazakhstan | Middle Asia (+1) |
| | Syria | West Asia (+1) |
| 4 | Japan | East Asia (+1) |
| 5 | China | East Asia (+2) |
| 6 | South Korea | |
| 7 | Philippines | |
| 8 | Lebanon | |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | |
| 10 | Jordan | |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | Hong Kong | |
| 13 | India | |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | |
| 15 | Malaysia |

## Qualified teams

| East Asia (2+2) | Gulf (2) | Middle Asia (2+1) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+2+1) |
| China | Saudi Arabia | Kazakhstan | Philippines | Yemen |
| Chinese Taipei | Qatar | India | Malaysia | Iran |
| Japan | | Sri Lanka | | Lebanon |
| South Korea | | | | Iraq |
| | | | | Syria |

## East Asia

All the others withdrew, so China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea qualified automatically.

## Gulf

The Gulf U-17 Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. it also serves as a regional championship. The two best teams qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Bahrain | 6 | 6 | 0 | 437 | 296 | +141 | 12 |
| Kuwait | 6 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 319 | +41 | 10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 365 | 384 | -19 | 8 |
| Qatar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 439 | -163 | 6 |
* August 14 14:00
| Bahrain | 89–52 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 27-11, 25-17, 26-9, 11–15 |||
* August 14 16:00
| Saudi Arabia | 54–64 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-9, 16-11, 20-14, 8–30 |||
* August 15 14:00
| Bahrain | 62–45 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 31-10, 9-13, 11-12, 11–10 |||
* August 15 16:00
| Qatar | 50–62 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-15, 8-17, 7-13, 22–17 |||
* August 16 14:00
| Bahrain | 88–72 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by quarter: 31-8, 6-25, 30-16, 21–23 |||
* August 16 16:00
| Kuwait | 76–42 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-11, 20-9, 17-8, 21–14 |||
* August 17 14:00
| Qatar | 24–71 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 5-14, 7-13, 10-28, 2–16 |||
* August 17 16:00
| Kuwait | 56–52 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-5, 8-14, 21-16, 12–17 |||
* August 18 14:00
| Kuwait | 49–62 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-8, 9-23, 8-10, 10-21 |||
* August 18 16:00
| Saudi Arabia | 56–52 | Qatar |
* August 19 14:00
| Saudi Arabia | 54–65 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 3-14, 17-7, 14-25 |||
* August 19 16:00
| Qatar | 47–70 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 14-17, 10-13, 36-28 |||

## Middle Asia – SAARC

The 2010 Middle Asia – SAARC qualifying tournament was held from August 12 to 14, 2010 in Bangalore, India. The two best teams qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 138 | +117 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 189 | +2 | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 157 | 204 | -47 | 4 |
| Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 209 | -72 | 3 |
* August 12 16:00
| India | 80–50 | Nepal |
* Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
* August 12 17:30
| Sri Lanka | 80–51 | Bangladesh |
* Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
* August 13 16:00
| Sri Lanka | 67–54 | Nepal |
* Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
* August 13 17:30
| India | 91–44 | Bangladesh |
* Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
* August 14 16:00
| Bangladesh | 62–33 | Nepal |
* Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
* August 14 17:30
| India | 84–44 | Sri Lanka |
* Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore

## Middle Asia – Stans

All the others withdrew, so Kazakhstan qualified automatically.

## Southeast Asia

The 2010 SEABA Under-18 Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship; it also serves as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It was held on June 5 to June 9, 2010, at Yangon, Myanmar. The top two finishers qualifies to the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 5 | 5 | 0 | 475 | 206 | +269 | 10 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 392 | 305 | +87 | 8 |
| Singapore | 5 | 3 | 2 | 292 | 278 | +14 | 8 |
| Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 280 | +1 | 8 |
| Myanmar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 270 | 414 | −144 | 6 |
| Laos | 5 | 0 | 5 | 220 | 447 | −227 | 5 |
* July 5 10:00
| Myanmar | 70–62 | Laos |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 5 12:00
| Malaysia | 39–47 | Philippines |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 5 14:00
| Thailand | 39–47 | Singapore |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 6 9:00
| Philippines | 108–39 | Myanmar |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 6 11:00
| Singapore | 51–60 | Malaysia |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 6 13:00
| Laos | 44–71 | Thailand |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 7 9:00
| Singapore | 40–78 | Philippines |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 7 11:00
| Myanmar | 52–58 | Thailand |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 7 13:00
| Malaysia | 97–53 | Laos |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 8 9:00
| Myanmar | 70–78 | Singapore |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 8 11:00
| Thailand | 75–68 | Malaysia |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 8 9:00
| Philippines | 133–30 | Laos |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 9 9:00
| Singapore | 76–31 | Laos |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-12, 20-0, 10-8, 20–11 |||
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 9 11:00
| Malaysia | 108–39 | Myanmar |
| Scoring by quarter: 38-7, 27-3, 21-14, 22–15 |||
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
* July 9 13:00
| Philippines | 69–38 | Thailand |
* Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon

## West Asia

The 2010 WABA Under-18 Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. It also serves as a regional championship involving West Asian basketball teams. the four best teams excluding Yemen qualifies for 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. The tournament was held from April 19 to April 24, 2010, in Beirut, Lebanon.

### Preliminary round

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
| Lebanon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Iran | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Iraq | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Syria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
* April 19 16:00
| Iraq | 80–77 | Syria |
* April 19 18:00
| Lebanon | 66–64 | Yemen |
* April 19 20:00
| Iran | 69–47 | Jordan |
* April 20 16:00
| Yemen | Win–Lost | Iraq |
* April 20 18:00
| Lebanon | 71–68 | Iran |
* April 20 20:00
| Syria | Win–Lost | Jordan |
* April 21 16:00
| Jordan | 64–62 | Yemen |
* April 21 18:00
| Lebanon | 65–57 | Iraq |
* April 21 20:00
| Iran | 78–67 | Syria |
* April 22 16:00
| Yemen | 71–75 | Syria |
* April 22 18:00
| Lebanon | 77–71 | Jordan |
* April 22 20:00
| Iran | Win–Lost | Iraq |
* April 23 16:00
| Jordan | Win–Lost | Iraq |
* April 23 18:00
| Lebanon | 87–74 | Syria |
* April 23 20:00
| Iran | Win–Lost | Yemen |