| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| City | Harbin |
| Dates | September 23 – October 1 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  China (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Qatar |
| Fourth place |  Lebanon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Yao Ming |
| Top scorer | Yao Ming (22.9 points per game)[1] |
← 2001 2005 → | |
The 2003 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Tournament at the 2004 Summer OlympicsinAthens, Greece. The tournament was held in Harbin, China from September 23 to October 1, 2003.
According to the ABC rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (China) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.
| East Asia (3+2) | Gulf (1+2) | Middle Asia (2) | Southeast Asia (2) | West Asia (2+2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
Qatar
|
 Uzbekistan
|
 Philippines
|
Lebanon
|
| South Korea
|
 United Arab Emirates |
 India
|
 Malaysia
|
 Syria
|
 Japan
|
 Saudi Arabia |
 Jordan
| ||
 Chinese Taipei
|
 Iran
| |||
 Hong Kong
|
* Withdrew, 
Kazakhstan and 
Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 197 | +60 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 227 | +15 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 238 | −44 | 4 |
| Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 244 | −31 | 3 |
September 23 |
|
| Uzbekistan |
68–64 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 12–26, 11–18, 24–10 | ||
September 23 |
|
| Lebanon |
79–70 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–23, 22–10, 14–16 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Hong Kong |
67–90 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 15–25, 18–19, 18–23 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Kazakhstan |
86–66 | Uzbekistan |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–27, 26–10, 16–11 | ||
September 25 |
|
| Kazakhstan |
86–82 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–18, 19–19, 19–25 | ||
September 25 |
|
| Lebanon |
88–60 | Uzbekistan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 19–16, 22–16, 26–19 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 319 | 219 | +100 | 6 |
| India
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 257 | −6 | 5 |
| Kuwait
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 270 | −39 | 4 |
| Malaysia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 270 | −55 | 3 |
September 23 |
|
| India |
94–74 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 28–12, 18–18, 29–32 | ||
September 23 |
|
| South Korea |
103–72 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 27–25, 21–15, 31–20 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Malaysia |
62–81 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 16–18, 11–16, 22–22 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Kuwait |
71–95 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–23, 15–23, 21–26 | ||
September 25 |
|
| Kuwait |
86–81 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–21, 21–20, 22–17 | ||
September 25 |
|
| South Korea |
121–76 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 32–14, 28–21, 34–26 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 181 | +136 | 6 |
| Iran
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 234 | 0 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 288 | −59 | 4 |
| Syria
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 279 | −77 | 3 |
September 23 |
|
| Chinese Taipei |
74–83 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 17–17, 12–22, 28–23 | ||
September 23 |
|
| China |
103–51 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 22–19, 23–9, 26–14 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Iran |
82–67 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–11, 20–19, 26–17 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Chinese Taipei |
61–121 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–30, 9–29, 24–34 | ||
September 25 |
|
| Syria |
84–94 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 25–21, 21–25, 12–20 | ||
September 25 |
|
| China |
93–69 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 31–16, 20–11, 16–26 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 169 | +42 | 6 |
| Japan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 176 | 191 | −15 | 5 |
| Philippines
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 210 | +6 | 4 |
| Jordan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 212 | −33 | 3 |
September 23 |
|
| Japan |
66–64 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–18, 18–13, 13–15 | ||
September 23 |
|
| Qatar |
66–53 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 12–10, 15–18, 17–15 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Philippines |
69–77 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 13–20, 13–19, 24–21 | ||
September 24 |
|
| Jordan |
59–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 9–15, 11–12, 21–16 | ||
September 25 |
|
| Qatar |
68–47 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–6, 16–16, 14–19, 23–6 | ||
September 25 |
|
| Philippines |
83–67 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 24–17, 23–14, 18–22 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 193 | +122 | 6 |
| Lebanon
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 255 | +9 | 5 |
| Japan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 238 | −12 | 4 |
| India
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 218 | 337 | −119 | 3 |
September 26 |
|
| Lebanon |
76–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 19–15, 12–12, 23–11 | ||
September 26 |
|
| India |
62–117 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 8–28, 16–27, 23–29 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Japan |
103–74 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 29–23, 23–20, 25–17 | ||
September 27 |
|
| China |
110–71 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 21–16, 24–21, 34–17 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Lebanon |
117–82 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 30–21, 31–16, 25–26 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Japan |
60–88 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–25, 10–13, 18–28 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 249 | +42 | 6 |
| Qatar
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 212 | +23 | 5 |
| Iran
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 237 | 262 | −25 | 4 |
| Kazakhstan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 234 | 274 | −40 | 3 |
September 26 |
|
| Qatar |
83–61 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–14, 18–17, 18–15 | ||
September 26 |
|
| South Korea |
105–81 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 28–24, 24–14, 27–23 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Iran |
92–85 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 16–19, 25–28, 33–28 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Qatar |
80–87 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 27–20, 12–22, 31–15 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Kazakhstan |
88–99 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 27–21, 18–31, 27–24 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Iran |
64–72 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 9–12, 20–23, 21–17 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 213 | +25 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 288 | 220 | +68 | 5 |
| Uzbekistan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 255 | 277 | −22 | 4 |
| Malaysia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 268 | −71 | 3 |
September 26 |
|
| Uzbekistan |
83–86 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 18–21, 23–22, 23–21 | ||
September 26 |
|
| Malaysia |
63–101 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 21–29, 9–31, 14–14 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Jordan |
69–58 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–11, 20–18, 21–7, 20–22 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Chinese Taipei |
115–74 | Uzbekistan |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 30–18, 32–21, 24–21 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Uzbekistan |
98–76 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–19, 25–16, 25–20 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Chinese Taipei |
72–83 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 15–20, 22–14, 18–26 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 279 | 234 | +45 | 5 | 1–1 / 1.172 |
| Kuwait
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 220 | +16 | 5 | 1–1 / 1.019 |
| Hong Kong
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 222 | 244 | −22 | 5 | 1–1 / 0.839 |
| Philippines
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 240 | −39 | 3 |
September 26 |
|
| Hong Kong |
66–58 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–17, 18–4, 13–22 | ||
September 26 |
|
| Kuwait |
80–75 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–19, 21–15, 21–18 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Syria |
109–77 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 18–11, 31–13, 32–26 | ||
September 27 |
|
| Philippines |
66–79 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 18–26, 20–22, 17–17 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Hong Kong |
79–77 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 21–13, 19–20, 24–17 | ||
September 28 |
|
| Syria |
95–77 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–15, 31–12, 17–23 | ||
September 30 |
|
| Malaysia |
63–78 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 10–18, 18–28, 22–15 | ||
September 30 |
|
| Uzbekistan |
85–106 | Hong Kong |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 20–30, 22–27, 18–29 | ||
September 30 |
|
| Chinese Taipei |
102–81 | Kuwait |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–15, 20–24, 33–26 | ||
September 30 |
|
| Jordan |
75–92 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–22, 18–23, 18–21 | ||
October 1 |
|
| India |
82–84 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 27–21, 15–17, 21–20 | ||
October 1 |
|
| Japan |
61–67 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 14–20, 13–10, 20–14 | ||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| September 30 | |||||
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| Lebanon | 83 | ||||
| October 1 | |||||
| South Korea (OT) | 85 | ||||
| South Korea | 96 | ||||
| September 30 | |||||
| China | 106 | ||||
| China | 86 | ||||
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| Qatar | 61 | ||||
| 3rd place | |||||
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| October 1 | |||||
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| Lebanon | 67 | ||||
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| Qatar | 77 | ||||
September 30 |
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| Lebanon |
83–85 (OT) | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 26–21, 20–14, 19–17, Overtime: 9–11 | ||
September 30 |
|
| China |
86–61 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 23–14, 17–10, 23–20 | ||
October 1 |
|
| Lebanon |
67–77 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 21–27, 14–10, 9–14 | ||
October 1 |
|
| South Korea |
96–106 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 21–26, 28–22, 32–34 | ||
| Pts: Lee K.S.28 | Pts: Yao M.30 | |
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
China |
8–0 |
|
South Korea |
7–1 |
|
Qatar |
6–2 |
| 4 | Lebanon |
5–3 |
| 5 | Iran |
4–3 |
| 6 | Japan |
3–4 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan |
3–4 |
| 8 | India |
2–5 |
| 9 | Syria |
3–4 |
| 10 | Jordan |
3–4 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei |
4–3 |
| 12 | Kuwait |
3–4 |
| 13 | Hong Kong |
3–4 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan |
2–5 |
| 15 | Philippines |
2–5 |
| 16 | Malaysia |
0–7 |
| 2003 Asian champions |
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 China Thirteenth title |
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