1970 ABC Junior Championship for Women

The 1970 ABC Junior Championship for Women was the women'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 men's tournament, see 1970 ABC Junior Championship.
1970 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
for Women
1st Asian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation South Korea
DatesAugust 25–September 2
Teams3 (from all Asian federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions South Korea (1st title)
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Only three nations participated; nevertheless, the hosts South Korea won the inaugural championship by sweeping all of their assignments, defeating Japan and Taiwan twice. Japan and Taiwan were tied with win–loss record of 1–3, but Japan took second place by head-to-head records.[2]

Results
Team Pld W L Pts
 South Korea 4408
 Japan 4135
 Taiwan 4135
August 25
South Korea  85–42  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 47−23, 38−19

[3]

August 27
Japan  61–51  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 24-26, 37-25
August 29
South Korea  85–70  Japan
Scoring by half: 51-31, 34-39
August 30
South Korea  82–52  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 42-28, 40-24
September 1
Japan  72–77 (OT)  Taiwan
Scoring by half: 37-30, 30-37 Overtime: 5-10
September 2
South Korea  85–72  Japan
Scoring by half: 44-38, 41-34

Final standing
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea4–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan1–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Taiwan1–3

Awards
 1970 Asian Under-18 champions 

South Korea
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. "韓国 여자 優勝". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 September 1970. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. "Taiwan Girls Bow to ROK in Opener". The Japan Times. 26 August 1970. p. 7.
  • 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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