2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification
# 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification

Qualification for the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup started in 2017 and will end in 2018.

## Background

Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament:

* There will be several qualifying rounds spread all across the continent, having the sub-zones scheduled their own qualifiers.
* One unique difference is some of Asia's top professional leagues will have their representatives already seeded in the Final Eight. China's Chinese Basketball Association, South Korea's Korean Basketball League, Japan's B.League and the Philippines' Philippine Basketball Association all have Direct Qualifying Spots to the Final 8.

Already qualified to the main tournament are teams from these leagues:

* Chinese Basketball Association
* Korean Basketball League
* B.League
* Philippine Basketball Association

Awaiting results are the West Asia and East Asia Final 8 Qualifiers:

* West Asia qualifier participants (will qualify two spots to the Final 8):
   * Sharjah Club
   * Manama Club
   * Al-Arabi
   * Petrochimi
   * Al-Riyadi
   * Sareyyet Ramallah
   * TBD
   * Wild Card Team
* East Asia qualifier participants (will qualify two spots to the Final 8):
   * Mono Vampire
   * Pelita Jaya
   * Pauian

## West Asia

On March 17, 2018, Petrochimi of Iran avenged their last year's defeat against Al-Riyadi of Lebanon to rule the West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) Champions Cup qualifiers, 83-53, in the Final in Beirut, Lebanon. Joining the finalists is Sareyyet Ramallah of Palestine, which qualified by virtue of their win over Syria's Al-Jaish.

The top three teams are now qualified to the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)” Round 1.

## Southeast Asia

The FIBA Asia Champions Cup SEABA qualifier was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 8–10 May 2018.

The competition qualify two club teams from the SEABA sub-zone for the "Road to Final 8 (East Asia)" round of the main tournament.

The two successful SEABA club teams will join club teams from Chinese Taipei and India in the next round, which will qualify one team to the Final 8, joining the group composed of Australia, Japan and the Philippines.

Thailand's Mono Vampire, and Indonesia's Pelita Jaya have qualified for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 - Road to Final 8 East Asia after finishing among the top two.

### Round Robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mono Vampire (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 201 | +53 | 6 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Road to Final 8 (East Asia) Round 1 |
| 2 | Pelita Jaya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 227 | +33 | 5 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Road to Final 8 (East Asia) Round 1 |
| 3 | Red Baron | 3 | 1 | 2 | 232 | 214 | +18 | 4 | |
| 4 | Xin Hua Sports Club | 3 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 262 | −104 | 3 | |

* 8 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Red Baron | 63–83 | Pelita Jaya |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 17–19, 22–32, 9–11 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 8 May 2018 18:00
* Live Stats

| Mono Vampire | 77–40 | Xin Hua Sports Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–4, 30–14, 19–7, 18–15 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 9 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Pelita Jaya | 96–70 | Xin Hua Sports Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–19, 15–19, 25–21, 23–11 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 9 May 2018 18:00
* Live Stats

| Red Baron | 80–83 | Mono Vampire |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 15–27, 16–15, 31–15 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 10 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Xin Hua Sports Club | 48–89 | Red Baron |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 6–22, 23–23, 8–23 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 10 May 2018 18:00
* Live Stats

| Mono Vampire | 94–81 | Pelita Jaya |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 34–21, 21–20, 13–17 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi

## Gulf

The FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA qualifier was held in Muscat, Oman from 6–14 May 2018.

The sub-zone qualifier will qualify three teams for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, which will determine the identity of the four teams in the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)”.

Two teams from Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and a team each from Saudi Arabia and the hosts Oman participated in the weeklong sub-zone qualifier.

Bahrain's Al Manama, UAE's Sharjah and Qatar's Al-Arabi have qualified for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 - Road to Final 8 West Asia after finishing among the top three.

### Preliminary round

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Al-Muharraq | 2 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 141 | +47 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Al-Arabi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 182 | −7 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 195 | −40 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

* 6 May 2018 17:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Ittihad | 73–88 | Al-Muharraq |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 19–16, 18–32, 16–16 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 7 May 2018 19:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Arabi | 107–82 | Al-Ittihad |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 22–20, 27–25, 32–13 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 10 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Muharraq | 100–68 | Al-Arabi |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 29–17, 27–22, 23–13 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sharjah Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 238 | +35 | 6 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 2 | Manama Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 271 | 252 | +19 | 5 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 239 | +7 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Nizwa Club | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 234 | −61 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |

* 6 May 2018 19:00
* Live Stats

| Nizwa Club | 55–74 | Al Rayyan |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 4–17, 18–21, 17–12, 16–24 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 7 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Sharjah Club | 105–95 | Manama Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 21–23, 23–28, 32–11 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 9 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Manama Club | 78–54 | Nizwa Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–6, 18–17, 23–12 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 9 May 2018 17:00
* Live Stats

| Al Rayyan | 79–86 | Sharjah Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–27, 23–17, 25–19 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 10 May 2018 17:00
* Live Stats

| Nizwa Club | 64–82 | Sharjah Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 15–15, 17–22, 15–22 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 10 May 2018 19:00
* Live Stats

| Manama Club | 98–93 | Al Rayyan |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 23–34, 28–18, 25–24 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

### Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 May | 11 May | | | |
| Al-Muharraq | 87 | | | |
| Al-Muharraq | 87 | 13 May | 13 May | | |
| Nizwa Club | 72 | 13 May | 13 May | |
| Nizwa Club | 72 | Al-Muharraq | 82 | |
| 11 May | 11 May | | Al-Muharraq | 82 | |
| 11 May | 11 May | Manama Club | 89 | |
| Al-Ittihad | 76 | Manama Club | 89 | |
| Al-Ittihad | 76 | | | | 14 May | 14 May |
| Manama Club | 93 | | | | 14 May | 14 May |
| Manama Club | 93 | | | | Manama Club | 94 |
| 11 May | 11 May | | | | | Manama Club | 94 |
| 11 May | 11 May | | | | Sharjah Club | 99 |
| Al-Arabi | 74 | | | | Sharjah Club | 99 |
| Al-Arabi | 74 | 13 May | 13 May | | | |
| Al Rayyan | 67 | 13 May | 13 May | | | |
| Al Rayyan | 67 | Al-Arabi | 86 | | | |
| 11 May | 11 May | | Al-Arabi | 86 | | | |
| 11 May | 11 May | Sharjah Club | 90 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| BYE | | Sharjah Club | 90 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| BYE | | | | | 14 May | 14 May |
| Sharjah Club | | | | | 14 May | 14 May |
| Sharjah Club | | | | | Al-Muharraq | 70 |
| | | | | | Al-Arabi | 80 |

**Quarterfinals**

* 11 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Muharraq | 87–72 | Nizwa Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 26–23, 25–26, 22–6 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 11 May 2018 17:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Arabi | 74–67 | Al Rayyan |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 21–11, 15–22, 14–20 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 11 May 2018 19:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Ittihad | 76–93 | Manama Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–26, 21–23, 17–22 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

**Semifinals**

* 13 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Muharraq | 82–89 | Manama Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 16–16, 21–28, 25–20 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
* 13 May 2018 17:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Arabi | 86–90 | Sharjah Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 20–21, 25–22, 23–24 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

**Third place game**

* 14 May 2018 15:00
* Live Stats

| Al-Muharraq | 70–80 | Al-Arabi |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 10–15, 18–25, 23–17 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

**Final**

* 14 May 2018 17:00
* Live Stats

| Manama Club | 94–99 | Sharjah Club |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 28–22, 25–32, 22–20 |||

* Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

### Final standings

* Qualification to 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Road to Final 8 (West Asia) Round 1

| Rank | Team | Record |
| - | - | - |
| | Sharjah Club | 5–0 |
| | Manama Club | 4–2 |
| | Al-Arabi | 3–2 |
| 4 | Al-Muharraq | 3–2 |
| 5 | Al Rayyan | 1–3 |
| 6 | Al-Ittihad | 0–3 |
| 7 | Nizwa Club | 0–4 |

## East Inter-Sub Zone qualification

South Asia will be represented by the best club team from India and they will participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 East Inter-Sub Zone Qualification that will be held in Thailand on 30 July.

East Asia has already three direct spots allocated to the Final 8 (China, Korea, Japan) and Taiwan's Pauian will participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 East Inter-Sub Zone Qualification that will be held in Thailand on 30 July.

### Participating teams

* Mono Vampire
* Pelita Jaya
* Pauian

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pauian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 143 | +36 | 4 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Road to Final 8 (East Asia) Round 1 |
| 2 | Mono Vampire (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 150 | +16 | 3 | Qualification to 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Road to Final 8 (East Asia) Round 1 |
| 3 | Pelita Jaya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 157 | −52 | 2 | |

* 30 July 2018 19:20
* Live Stats

| Pauian | 79–55 | Pelita Jaya |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 26–11, 20–15, 13–18 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 31 July 2018 19:20
* Live Stats

| Mono Vampire | 88–100 | Pauian |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 24–24, 25–18, 22–32 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 1 August 2018 19:20
* Live Stats

| Pelita Jaya | 50–78 | Mono Vampire |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–28, 11–19, 9–20, 22–11 |||

* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
