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International basketball competition
2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
27th Asia Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates27 September–2 October
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (Petrochimi's 1st title; Iran's 6th title)
Tournament statistics
Games played32
MVPJapan Daiki Tanaka
Top scorerUnited States Keene (28.2)
United States Singletary
Top reboundsUnited States Singletary (16.4)
Top assistsChinese Taipei Peng (6.3)
PPG (Team)Thailand Mono Vampire (98.4)
RPG (Team)Iran Petrochimi (50.8)
APG (Team)Chinese Taipei Pauian (21.6)
Official website
2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
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The 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 27th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted by China, took place in Thailand from 27 September to 2 October 2018. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi.

Qualification

Main article: 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification

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

Already qualified to the main tournament are the following nations:

Host

The Basketball Association of Thailand was awarded the hosting duties. They assigned to Stadium 29 in the Bangkok suburb of Nonthaburi as the host of the tournament. The arena is the home of Mono Vampire in the Thailand Basketball League and in the ASEAN Basketball League.

Draw

The draw was held on September 14, at Stadium 29 at Nonthaburi. The eight teams were divided into two groups. Hosts Mono Vampire chose their own group after three teams were drawn.

Group phase

All times at Thailand Standard Time (UTC+7)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Iran Petrochimi 3 3 0 281 194 +87 6 Final round
2 South Korea Seoul SK Knights 3 2 1 259 210 +49 5
3 Chinese Taipei Pauian 3 1 2 251 247 +4 4 Classification round
4 China Liaoning Flying Leopards 3 0 3 182 322 −140 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
27 September
13:00
Box score
Pauian Chinese Taipei 106–62 China Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 31–13, 20–16, 24–20
Pts: Jones 22
Rebs: Rhett 11
Asts: Peng 7		 Pts: Ma, Wu 12
Rebs: Wu 9
Asts: Ma 4
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Glenn Cornelio (PHI)
27 September
18:00
Box score
Seoul SK Knights South Korea 62–77 Iran Petrochimi
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 9–17, 18–20, 28–16
Pts: Summers 21
Rebs: Summers 4
Asts: Choi W.H. 3		 Pts: Aslani 20
Rebs: Kazemi 17
Asts: Yakhchali 10
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN)
28 September
18:00
Box score
Pauian Chinese Taipei 63–96 Iran Petrochimi
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 12–25, 17–28, 15–17
Pts: Jones 14
Rebs: Rhett 9
Asts: Chien, Peng 4		 Pts: Yakhchali 28
Rebs: Mirzaei 10
Asts: Yakhchali 8
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN)
28 September
20:30
Box score
Liaoning Flying Leopards China 51–108 South Korea Seoul SK Knights
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 7–19, 14–33, 12–28
Pts: Guo 14
Rebs: Wu 15
Asts: Wang J., Zhou 2		 Pts: Byun 22
Rebs: Choi W.H., Kim M.S. 8
Asts: Byun 6
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
29 September
13:00
Box score
Seoul SK Knights South Korea 89–82 Chinese Taipei Pauian
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 29–23, 21–21, 22–13
Pts: Summers 37
Rebs: Summers 13
Asts: Byun 6		 Pts: Jones 29
Rebs: Rhett 11
Asts: Peng 8
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR)
29 September
18:00
Box score
Petrochimi Iran 108–69 China Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 29–16, 27–22, 28–18
Pts: Aslani 26
Rebs: Mashayekhi, Mirzaei 10
Asts: Mashayekhi 9		 Pts: Guo 21
Rebs: Guo 5
Asts: three players 3
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Alvark Tokyo 3 3 0 279 249 +30 6 Final round
2 Philippines Meralco Bolts 3 1 2 261 247 +14 4
3 Thailand Mono Vampire (H) 3 1 2 300 306 −6 4 Classification round
4 Lebanon Al Riyadi 3 1 2 245 283 −38 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Tournament points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Head-to-head points difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall points difference; 6) Overall points scored; 7) Random draw
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Meralco 1–1, +25 PD; Mono 1–1, +2 PD; Al Riyadi 1–1, –27 PD
27 September
15:30
Box score
Meralco Bolts Philippines 92–100 Thailand Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 22–26, 20–23, 22–30
Pts: Stone 23
Rebs: Durham 18
Asts: four players 3		 Pts: Keene 29
Rebs: Singletary 15
Asts: Keene 8
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doost (IRI)
27 September
20:30
Box score
Al Riyadi Lebanon 76–87 Japan Alvark Tokyo
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–20, 24–21, 20–25
Pts: Lyons 23
Rebs: Abdel Moneim 12
Asts: Akl, Saoud 4		 Pts: Kirk 29
Rebs: Kirk 13
Asts: Ando, Kikuchi 5
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)
28 September
13:00
Box score
Alvark Tokyo Japan 84–73 Philippines Meralco Bolts
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 16–20, 25–19, 24–17
Pts: Kirk 23
Rebs: Kirk 11
Asts: Tanaka 7		 Pts: Durham 31
Rebs: Durham 12
Asts: Amer 7
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI)
28 September
15:30
Box score
Al Riyadi Lebanon 106–100 (OT) Thailand Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 19–26, 22–14, 19–25, Overtime: 19–13
Pts: Saoud 30
Rebs: Bawji 16
Asts: Lyons 10		 Pts: Singletary 30
Rebs: Singletary 20
Asts: Keene 8
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR)
29 September
13:00
Box score
Mono Vampire Thailand 100–108 Japan Alvark Tokyo
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 26–25, 32–35, 26–27
Pts: Singletary 44
Rebs: Singletary 13
Asts: Keene 4		 Pts: Kirk 28
Rebs: Kirk 10
Asts: Kikuchi 5
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doost (IRI)
29 September
20:30
Box score
Meralco Bolts Philippines 96–63 Lebanon Al Riyadi
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 26–7, 23–16, 24–14
Pts: Lanete, Stone 20
Rebs: Durham 14
Asts: Stone 5		 Pts: Bawji 19
Rebs: Ziade 10
Asts: Saoud 3
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)

Classification round

 5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
       
 1 October–13:00
 
 Chinese Taipei Pauian100
 2 October–15:30
 Lebanon Al Riyadi87
 Chinese Taipei Pauian96
 1 October–15:30
 Thailand Mono Vampire97
 Thailand Mono Vampire95
 
 China Liaoning Flying Leopards71
 Seventh place
 
 2 October–13:00
 
 Lebanon Al Riyadi102
 
 China Liaoning Flying Leopards75

5th-8th semifinals

1 October
13:00
Box score
Pauian Chinese Taipei 100–87 Lebanon Al Riyadi
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–24, 31–20, 25–23
Pts: Jones 29
Rebs: Rhett 12
Asts: Wu C.C. 9		 Pts: Bawji 23
Rebs: Bawji 17
Asts: Lyons 6
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI)
1 October
15:30
Box score
Mono Vampire Thailand 95–71 China Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 30–10, 19–16, 18–20
Pts: Keene, Singletary 19
Rebs: Singletary 15
Asts: Singletary 6		 Pts: Ma 25
Rebs: Wu 12
Asts: Guo 6
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)

Seventh place game

2 October
13:00
Box score
Al Riyadi Lebanon 102–75 China Liaoning Flying Leopards
Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 14–21, 30–23, 25–16
Pts: Saoud 50
Rebs: Bawji 12
Asts: El Khatib 4		 Pts: Ma 18
Rebs: Wu 12
Asts: Guo 5
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Sadegh Ghanbaridamanab (IRI), Mohammad Doost (IRI), Tomohiro Hosoda (JPN)

Fifth place game

2 October
15:30
Box score
Pauian Chinese Taipei 96–97 Thailand Mono Vampire
Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 25–24, 29–16, 21–29
Pts: Jones 32
Rebs: Jones 16
Asts: Shih 5		 Pts: Keene 32
Rebs: Singletary 19
Asts: Keene 5
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Park Kyoung-jin (KOR), Yuji Higashi (JPN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR)

Final round

 SemifinalsGold medal game
       
 1 October–18:00
 
 Iran Petrochimi79
 2 October–20:30
 Philippines Meralco Bolts74
 Iran Petrochimi68
 1 October–20:30
 Japan Alvark Tokyo64
 Japan Alvark Tokyo78
 
 South Korea Seoul SK Knights54
 Bronze medal game
 
 2 October–18:00
 
 Philippines Meralco Bolts87
 
 South Korea Seoul SK Knights91

Semifinals

1 October
18:00
Box score
Petrochimi Iran 79–74 Philippines Meralco Bolts
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 17–16, 21–21, 25–19
Pts: Yakhchali 29
Rebs: Kazemi 14
Asts: Mashayekhi 5		 Pts: Durham 27
Rebs: Durham 11
Asts: Amer, Durham 4
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
1 October
20:30
Box score
Alvark Tokyo Japan 78–54 South Korea Seoul SK Knights
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 19–17, 16–13, 20–16
Pts: Kirk 23
Rebs: Bjelica, Kirk 10
Asts: Tanaka 5		 Pts: Summers 28
Rebs: Summers 10
Asts: Lee 3
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR)

Third place game

2 October
18:00
Box score
Meralco Bolts Philippines 87–91 South Korea Seoul SK Knights
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 13–19, 25–16, 24–29
Pts: Stone 32
Rebs: Stone 13
Asts: Durham 5		 Pts: Summers 26
Rebs: Kim M.S. 8
Asts: Choi W.H. 8
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI)

Final

2 October
20:30
Box score
Petrochimi Iran 68–64 Japan Alvark Tokyo
Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 22–11, 18–14, 20–23
Pts: Mirzaei 28
Rebs: Kazemi 14
Asts: Yakhchali 4		 Pts: Tanaka 28
Rebs: Kirk 9
Asts: Baba 4
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)

Final ranking

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Iran Petrochimi 5–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Japan Alvark Tokyo 4–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Korea Seoul SK Knights 3–2
4th Philippines Meralco Bolts 1–4
5th Thailand Mono Vampire 3–2
6th Chinese Taipei Pauian 2–3
7th Lebanon Al Riyadi 2–3
8th China Liaoning Flying Leopards 0–5

Awards

2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Iran
Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC
1st title
Most Valuable Player
Japan Daiki Tanaka

All-Star Five

Pos Player Club
G Japan Daiki Tanaka (MVP) Japan Alvark Tokyo
G Iran Behnam Yakhchali Iran Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC
C United States Alex Kirk Japan Alvark Tokyo
F United States Mike Singletary Thailand Mono Vampire
F United States Dajuan Summers South Korea Seoul SK Knights

References

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