# 1989 ABC Championship

The 1989 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship was held in Beijing, PR China.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| China  Thailand  Singapore  Kuwait *  Saudi Arabia | South Korea  Malaysia  Indonesia *  Iran  Pakistan | Japan  India  Bahrain *  Syria * | Philippines  Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Bangladesh |
* Kuwait, Bahrain and Syria withdrew from the tournament, following this Indonesia moved to Group C to balance the number of teams in each group.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 296 | 171 | +125 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 249 | 241 | +8 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 240 | −71 | 4 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 240 | −62 | 3 |
* September 15 20:15
| China | 102–72 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 57–37, 45–35 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 16
| Saudi Arabia | 91–63 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 44–37, 47–26 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 16
| China | 96–51 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 51–27, 45–24 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 17
| Thailand | 51–58 | Singapore |
| Scoring by half: 29–30, 22–28 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 18
| Singapore | 48–98 | China |
| Scoring by half: 22–52, 26–46 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 19
| Thailand | 76–86 | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 40–45, 36–41 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 341 | 262 | +79 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 261 | +33 | 5 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 283 | −30 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 259 | 341 | −82 | 3 |
* September 15 14:00
| South Korea | 120–96 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 54–46, 66–50 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 16
| South Korea | 95–72 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 39–46, 56–26 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 17
| Pakistan | 94–126 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 51–62, 43–64 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 17
| Iran | 90–74 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 43–41, 47–33 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 18
| Iran | 108–67 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 55–39, 53–28 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 19
| Malaysia | 107–98 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 57–52, 50–46 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 104 | +57 | 4 |
| India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 149 | +11 | 3 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 174 | −68 | 2 |
* September 16
| Japan | 81–37 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 36–20, 45–17 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 17
| Indonesia | 69–93 | India |
| Scoring by half: 33–48, 36–45 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 18
| Japan | 80–67 | India |
| Scoring by half: 47–31, 33–36 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 345 | 205 | +140 | 6 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 339 | 232 | +107 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 273 | −7 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 398 | −240 | 3 |
* September 16 19:00
| Philippines | 150–52 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 80–24, 70–28 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 16
| Chinese Taipei | 113–70 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 56–30, 57–40 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 17
| Bangladesh | 61–135 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 32–68, 29–67 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 17 15:45
| Philippines | 115–83 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 68–44, 47–39 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 19
| Hong Kong | 113–45 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 59–26, 54–19 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 19 20:45
| Philippines | 74–97 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 42–57, 32–40 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

## Quarterfinal round
### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 327 | 215 | +112 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 214 | +15 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 274 | −56 | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 297 | −71 | 3 |
* September 20
| Iran | 53–73 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 24–42, 29–31 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 20
| China | 118–73 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 63–36, 55–37 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21
| China | 115–72 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 60–35, 55–37 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21 20:00
| Japan | 86–67 | Philippines |
| Scoring by half: 48–35, 38–32 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| Philippines | 86–93 | Iran |
| Scoring by half: 46–47, 40–46 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| China | 94–70 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 46–37, 48–33 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 260 | +40 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 273 | +5 | 5 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 270 | −37 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 243 | 251 | −8 | 3 |
* September 20
| Saudi Arabia | 88–92 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 55–51, 33–41 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 20
| South Korea | 103–86 | India |
| Scoring by half: 56–41, 47–45 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21
| Saudi Arabia | 83–85 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 43–42, 40–43 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21
| India | 73–95 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 35–50, 38–45 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| Saudi Arabia | 72–74 | India |
| Scoring by half: 32–33, 40–41 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| Chinese Taipei | 91–112 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 41–58, 50–54 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 267 | 182 | +85 | 6 |
| Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 210 | +12 | 5 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 204 | +12 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 268 | −109 | 3 |
* September 20
| Singapore | 80–66 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 44–31, 36–35 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 20
| Pakistan | 89–62 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 52–31, 37–31 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21
| Bangladesh | 52–104 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 16–54, 36–50 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21
| Singapore | 74–70 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by half: 47–42, 27–28 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| Singapore | 68–74 | Pakistan |
| Scoring by half: 39–32, 29–42 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| Indonesia | 84–41 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by half: 32–21, 52–20 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing

### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 157 | +57 | 4 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 184 | −18 | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 210 | −39 | 2 |
* September 20
| Thailand | 95–85 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 54–45, 41–40 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 21
| Hong Kong | 86–115 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 41–56, 45–59 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 22
| Thailand | 71–99 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 33–59, 38–40 |||
* University Gymnasium, Beijing

## Classification 5th–14th
### 13th place

* September 23
| Indonesia | 75–104 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by half: 33–59, 42–45 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### 11th place

* September 23
| Singapore | 85–73 | Thailand |
| Scoring by half: 39–32, 46–41 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### 9th place

* September 23
| Pakistan | 77–110 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 35–50, 42–60 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### 7th place

* September 24 13:00
| Philippines | 89–91 (OT) | Saudi Arabia |
| Scoring by half: 45–40, 35–40 Overtime: 9–11 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### 5th place

* September 24
| Iran | 101–79 | India |
| Scoring by half: 38–42, 63–37 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| September 23 | September 23 |
| China | 92 |
| China | 92 | September 24 | September 24 |
| Chinese Taipei | 67 | September 24 | September 24 |
| Chinese Taipei | 67 | China | 102 |
| September 23 | September 23 | | China | 102 |
| September 23 | September 23 | South Korea | 72 |
| South Korea | 110 | South Korea | 72 |
| Japan | 86 | | |
| Japan | 86 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | September 24 | September 24 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 69 |
| | | Japan | 58 |

### Semifinals

* September 23
| China | 92–67 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by half: 55–33, 37–34 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing
* September 23
| South Korea | 110–86 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 53–39, 47–47 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### 3rd place

* September 24
| Chinese Taipei | 69–58 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 33–31, 36–27 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

### Final

* September 24
| China | 102–72 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 42–37, 60–35 |||
* Capital Gymnasium, Beijing

## Final standing

* Qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | China | 8–0 |
| | South Korea | 7–1 |
| | Chinese Taipei | 6–2 |
| 4 | Japan | 4–3 |
| 5 | Iran | 4–3 |
| 6 | India | 2–4 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 3–4 |
| 8 | Philippines | 2–5 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 4–2 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 3–4 |
| 11 | Singapore | 4–3 |
| 12 | Thailand | 1–5 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 2–4 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1–5 |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0–6 |

## Awards

* 1989 Asian champions
* China Seventh title