1970 ABC Junior Championship

The 1970 ABC Junior Championship was the men's division of the inaugural edition of the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC)'s junior championship or the Asian Youth Basketball Championship. The games were held at the Jangchung Arena in Seoul, South Korea from August 25–September 2, 1970. The age restriction was under 19.[1]

For women's tournament, see 1970 ABC Junior Championship for Women.
1970 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
1st Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation South Korea
DatesAugust 25–September 2
Teams7 (from all Asian federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Philippines (1st title)
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The Philippines won the inaugural championship by sweeping all of their assignments, after beating the hosts South Korea, 106-79, in the final day.[2]

Results
Team Pld W L Pts
 Philippines 66012
 Japan 65111
 South Korea 64210
 Taiwan 6339
 India 6248
 Malaysia 6157
 Singapore 6066
August 25
South Korea  104–47  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 47−19, 57−28

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August 26
Philippines  95–84  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 45-43, 50-41
August 26
India  73–119  South Korea
Scoring by half: 34-56, 39-63
August 26
Malaysia  62–90  Japan
Scoring by half: 28-49, 34-41

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August 27
Japan  104–53  Singapore
Scoring by half: 57-20, 47-33
August 27
India  84–78  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 38-40, 46-38
August 28
Philippines  140–50  Singapore
Scoring by half: 64−22, 76−28
August 28
India  78–94  Japan
Scoring by half: 35−39, 43−55
August 28
South Korea  106–89  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 45−41, 61−48
August 29
Philippines  140–82  India
Scoring by half: 68-36, 72-46
August 29
Taiwan  81–96  Japan
Scoring by half: 33−53, 48−43
August 29
South Korea  92–48  Singapore
Scoring by half: 43−21, 49−37
August 30
Philippines  158–78  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 74−34, 84−44

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August 30
Singapore  81–103  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 41−47, 40−56

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August 30
Japan  115–95  South Korea
Scoring by half: 58-47, 57-48

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September 1
Malaysia  85–115  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 55-42, 60-43
September 1
Singapore  92–101  India
Scoring by half: 54−52, 38−49
September 1
Philippines  126–94  Japan
Scoring by half: 64-53, 62-41

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September 2
Taiwan  93–86  India
Scoring by half: 43−42, 50−44
September 2
Malaysia  95–91  Singapore
Scoring by half: 43−48, 52−43
September 2
South Korea  79–106  Philippines
Scoring by half: 49−48, 30−58

Final standing
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Philippines6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan5–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea4–2
4  Taiwan3–3
5  India2–4
6  Malaysia1–5
7  Singapore0–6

Awards
 1970 Asian Under-18 champions 

Philippines
First title

See also

References
  1. "21日 서울로 向発 亜洲농구 比 代表". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 August 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. "Filipinos are champs". NewspaperSG. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "Taiwan Girls Bow to ROK in Opener". The Japan Times. 26 August 1970. p. 7.
  4. "Japan Cagers Win". The Japan Times. 27 August 1970. p. 8.
  5. "P.I. Crushed Malaysia In Youth Cage Meet". The Japan Times. 31 August 1970. p. 10.
  6. "R.P. Defeats Japan In Crucial Cage Tilt". The Japan Times. 2 September 1970. p. 8.
  • Squad for South Korea [1]
  1. "亞洲 청소년 농구 선수단 결단". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 August 1970. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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