# 2001 ABC Championship qualification

The 2001 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2000 and early 2001 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.

## 1999 ABC Championship

| Rank | Team |
| | China |
| | South Korea |
| | Saudi Arabia |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Kuwait |
| 7 | Lebanon |
| 8 | Syria |
| 9 | Uzbekistan |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates |
| 11 | Philippines |
| 12 | Bahrain |
| 13 | Hong Kong |
| 14 | Thailand |
| 15 | Malaysia |

## Qualified teams

| East Asia (4+2) | Gulf (2+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2) |
| China | Saudi Arabia * | India | Philippines ** | Lebanon |
| South Korea | Kuwait | Uzbekistan | Thailand | Syria |
| Chinese Taipei | Qatar | | | |
| Japan | United Arab Emirates | | | |
| North Korea * | | | | |
| Hong Kong | | | | |
* Withdrew
** Suspended by FIBA, replaced by Singapore which finished third in the Southeast Asian qualifiers.

## East Asia

All the others withdrew, so North Korea and Hong Kong qualified automatically.

## Gulf

The 2000 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. Qatar won the tournament and qualified alongside United Arab Emirates.

## Middle Asia

All the others withdrew, so India and Uzbekistan qualified automatically.

## Southeast Asia

The 4th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Manila, Philippines.

### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 333 | 159 | +174 | 6 |
| Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 229 | +11 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 243 | −64 | 4 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 301 | −121 | 3 |
* April 2 15:30
* Report
| Philippines | 112–70 | Singapore |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 2 17:30
| Malaysia | 81–72 | Vietnam |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 3
| Singapore | 80–55 | Malaysia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 3
| Vietnam | 46–130 | Philippines |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 4
* Report
| Philippines | 91–43 | Malaysia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 5 13:30
* Report
| Singapore | 90–62 | Vietnam |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 99 | +71 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 111 | +53 | 3 |
| Brunei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 203 | −124 | 2 |
* April 2 13:30
| Thailand | 101–37 | Brunei |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 4
| Brunei | 42–102 | Indonesia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 5 15:30
* Report
| Indonesia | 62–69 | Thailand |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Classification 5th–7th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| April 6 | April 6 |
| Malaysia | |
| Malaysia | | April 7 | April 7 |
| Bye | | April 7 | April 7 |
| Bye | | Malaysia | 73 |
| April 6 | April 6 | | Malaysia | 73 |
| April 6 | April 6 | Vietnam | 59 |
| Brunei | 47 | Vietnam | 59 |
| Vietnam | 81 | | |

#### Semifinals

* April 6
| Brunei | 47–81 | Vietnam |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

#### 5th place

* April 7
| Malaysia | 73–59 | Vietnam |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| April 6 | April 6 |
| Philippines | 88 |
| Philippines | 88 | April 7 | April 7 |
| Indonesia | 44 | April 7 | April 7 |
| Indonesia | 44 | Philippines | 90 |
| April 6 | April 6 | | Philippines | 90 |
| April 6 | April 6 | Thailand | 73 |
| Thailand | 70 | Thailand | 73 |
| Singapore | 60 | | |
| Singapore | 60 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | April 7 | April 7 |
| | | Indonesia | 78 |
| | | Singapore (OT) | 81 |

#### Semifinals

* April 6 13:30
| Thailand | 70–60 | Singapore |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
* April 6 15:30
| Philippines | 88–44 | Indonesia |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

#### 3rd place

* April 7
* Report
| Indonesia | 78–81 (OT) | Singapore |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

#### Final

* April 7
* Report
| Philippines | 90–73 | Thailand |
* Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila

### Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Philippines |
| | Thailand |
| | Singapore |
| 4 | Indonesia |
| 5 | Malaysia |
| 6 | Vietnam |
| 7 | Brunei |

## West Asia

The 2000 West Asia Basketball Association Championship and 2001 West Asia Basketball Association Championship are the qualifying tournament for the 2001 ABC Championship. the two best teams after the second tournament qualifies for 2001 ABC Championship. The 2000 tournament was held at Beirut, Lebanon while Amman, Jordan hosted the 2001 edition.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Lebanon | 8 | 7 | 1 | 704 | 649 | +55 | 15 |
| Syria | 8 | 5 | 3 | 624 | 622 | +2 | 13 |
| Iran | 8 | 4 | 4 | 635 | 624 | +11 | 12 |
| Iraq | 8 | 3 | 5 | 630 | 637 | −7 | 11 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1 | 7 | 572 | 633 | −61 | 9 |
* October 4, 2000
| Iran | 87–64 | Jordan |
* Beirut
* October 4, 2000
| Lebanon | 81–76 | Iraq |
* Beirut
* October 5, 2000
| Syria | 61–64 | Iraq |
* Beirut
* October 5, 2000
| Lebanon | 87–80 | Iran |
* Beirut
* October 6, 2000
| Syria | 88–78 | Iran |
* Beirut
* October 6, 2000
| Lebanon | 79–70 | Jordan |
* Beirut
* October 7, 2000
| Iraq | 64–66 | Iran |
* Beirut
* October 7, 2000
| Jordan | 72–75 | Syria |
* Beirut
* October 8, 2000
| Iraq | 78–57 | Jordan |
* Beirut
* October 8, 2000
| Lebanon | 93–80 | Syria |
* Beirut
* July 10, 2001
| Iran | 76–65 | Jordan |
* Amman
* July 10, 2001
| Syria | 80–78 | Lebanon |
* Amman
* July 11, 2001
| Iran | 77–87 (OT) | Syria |
* Amman
* July 11, 2001
| Iraq | 89–88 | Jordan |
* Amman
* July 12, 2001
| Iran | 85–92 | Lebanon |
* Amman
* July 12, 2001
| Syria | 86–82 | Iraq |
* Amman
* July 13, 2001
| Syria | 67–78 | Jordan |
* Amman
* July 13, 2001
| Lebanon | 112–100 | Iraq |
* Amman
* July 14, 2001
| Iran | 86–77 | Iraq |
* Amman
* July 14, 2001
| Lebanon | 82–78 | Jordan |
* Amman