1998 ABC Champions Cup

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1998 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
9th Asia Champions Cup
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Tournament details
Host nation Malaysia
Dates25 April–2 May
Teams10
Venues
(in 1 host city)
Champions China
(3rd title)
MVPUnited States
1997
1999 >

The ABC Champions Cup 1998 was the 9th staging of the ABC Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between April 25 to May 2, 1998.



Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L Pts Tiebreaker
Hong Kong 4 3 1 7 1–1 / 1.062
Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut 4 3 1 7 1–1 / 0.987
Japan Toshiba Red Thunders 4 3 1 7 1–1 / 0.950
Philippines 4 1 3 5
Thailand 4 0 4 4
Toshiba Red Thunders Japan 70–66 Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut
Thailand vs. Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut
April 27
Philippines 86–88 Japan Toshiba Red Thunders
April 27
Thailand 61–72 Hong Kong
April 28
Hong Kong 75–64 Japan Toshiba Red Thunders
April 28
Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 99–77 Philippines
April 29
Toshiba Red Thunders Japan 74–69 Thailand
April 29
Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 82–80 Hong Kong

Group B[]

Team Pld W L Pts
China Beijing Hanwei 4 4 0 8
South Korea Hyundai Dynat 4 3 1 7
Malaysia Petronas 4 2 2 6
Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent 4 1 3 5
Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec 4 0 4 4
April 25
PanAsia Indosyntec Indonesia vs. Malaysia Petronas
April 26
Hyundai Dynat South Korea vs. Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec
April 27
Petronas Malaysia 74–71 Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent
April 28
MHSK Tashkent Uzbekistan 89–77 Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec
April 28
Beijing Hanwei China 93–60 Malaysia Petronas
April 29
PanAsia Indosyntec Indonesia 80–102 China Beijing Hanwei
April 29
Petronas Malaysia 70–80 South Korea Hyundai Dynat

Classification 5th–10th[]

9th place[]

May 1
Thailand 68–72 (OT) Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec

7th place[]

5th place[]

May 2
17:30
Toshiba Red Thunders Japan 91–70 Malaysia Petronas
Scoring by half: 47–37, 44–33

Final round[]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
May 1
 
 
Hong Kong 77
 
May 2
 
South Korea Hyundai 63
 
Hong Kong 70
 
May 1
 
China Hanwei 71
 
China Hanwei 85
 
 
Lebanon Al-Riyadi 80
 
3rd place
 
 
May 2
 
 
South Korea Hyundai 77
 
 
Lebanon Al-Riyadi 87

Semifinals[]

May 1
19:30
Hong Kong 77–60 South Korea Hyundai Dynat
Scoring by half: 47–29, 30–31
May 1
21:15
Beijing Hanwei China 85–80 Lebanon Al-Riyadi

3rd place[]

May 2
19:00
Hyundai Dynat South Korea 77–87 Lebanon Al-Riyadi

Final[]

May 2
21:00
Hong Kong 70–71 China Beijing Hanwei
Scoring by half: 34–36, 36–35

Final standing[]

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) China Beijing Hanwei 6–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hong Kong 4–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut 4–2
4 South Korea Hyundai Dynat 3–3
5 Japan Toshiba Red Thunders 4–1
6 Malaysia Petronas 2–3
7 Uzbekistan MHSK Tashkent 2–3
8 Philippines 1–4
9 Indonesia PanAsia Indosyntec 1–4
10 Thailand 0–5

Awards[]

  • Most Valuable Player: United States (Al-Riyadi)
  • Best Scorer: United States Bobby Parks (Beeper 150)
  • Best Playmaker: United States (Regal)
  • Sixth Man Award: Lebanon (Al-Riyadi)
  • Best Coach: China Li Xin (Hanwei) and United States (Bangkok)
  • Sportsmanship Award: Malaysia (Petronas)

References[]

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