1997 ABC Championship for Women

1997 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
17th Asian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	April 27 – May 5
Teams	14 (from 44 federations)
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (10th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP	Yoo Young-Joo
	← 1995 1999 →

Host countryThailand

DatesApril 27 – May 5

Teams14 (from 44 federations)

Venue1 (in 1 host city)

The 1997 ABC Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was held on Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 to May 5. The championship is divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The last finisher of Level I is relegated to Level II and the top finisher of Level II qualify for Level I 1999's championship.

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Korea	5	5	0	410	343	+67	10
China	5	4	1	465	340	+125	9
Japan	5	3	2	445	351	+94	8
Chinese Taipei	5	2	3	392	423	−31	7
Thailand	5	1	4	327	462	−135	6
Kyrgyzstan	5	0	5	350	470	−120	5

Chinese Taipei	76–88	South Korea
Scoring by half: 41–49, 35–39

Thailand	83–79	Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 48–42, 35–37

China	97–77	Japan
Scoring by half: 46–33, 51–44

Kyrgyzstan	61–100	China
Scoring by half: 30–55, 31–45

1997 ABC Championship for Women

Preliminary round

Level I

Level II – Group A

Level II – Group B

Classification 7th–14th

13th place

11th place

9th place

7th place

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

References

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Chinese Taipei	100–64	Thailand
Scoring by half: 50–39, 50–25

South Korea	73–71	Japan
Scoring by half: 44–34, 29–37

Chinese Taipei	90–74	Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 40–34, 50–40

Thailand	41–88	Japan
Scoring by half: 19–44, 22–44

China	65–72	South Korea
Scoring by half: 36–38, 29–34

Chinese Taipei	62–103	China
Scoring by half: 43–57, 19–46

Japan	115–76	Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 57–37, 58–39

South Korea	95–71	Thailand
Scoring by half: 56–32, 39–39

South Korea	82–60	Kyrgyzstan
Scoring by half: 46–29, 36–31

Thailand	68–100	China
Scoring by half: 34–53, 34–47

Japan	94–64	Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half: 43–33, 51–31

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Kazakhstan	3	3	0	234	148	+86	6
India	3	2	1	224	156	+68	5
Indonesia	3	1	2	167	212	−45	4
Singapore	3	0	3	123	232	−109	3

Kazakhstan	66–54	India
Scoring by half: 34–25, 32–29

Singapore	36–87	Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 14–40, 22–47

India	86–48	Indonesia
Scoring by half: 44–18, 42–30

Indonesia	58–81	Kazakhstan
Scoring by half: 31–39, 27–42

India	84–42	Singapore
Scoring by half: 51–16, 33–26

Singapore	45–61	Indonesia
Scoring by half: 20–24, 25–37

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Malaysia	3	3	0	243	112	+131	6
Hong Kong	3	2	1	213	132	+81	5
Sri Lanka	3	1	2	113	206	−93	4
Macau	3	0	3	119	238	−119	3

Hong Kong	82–36	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 48–14, 34–22

Macau	32–86	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 13–51, 19–35

Sri Lanka	24–80	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 20–40, 4–40

Malaysia	64–45	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 35–24, 29–21

Sri Lanka	53–44	Macau
Scoring by half: 30–20, 23–24

Macau	43–99	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 20–55, 23–44

Singapore	77–49	Macau
Scoring by half: 35–25, 42–24

Indonesia	61–29	Sri Lanka
Scoring by half: 27–15, 34–14

India	69–60	Hong Kong
Scoring by half: 38–27, 31–33

Kazakhstan	62–45	Malaysia
Scoring by half: 27–18, 35–27

Semifinals		Final

May 4

China	77
		May 5
Japan	90
		Japan	61
May 4
		South Korea	74
South Korea	92

Chinese Taipei	77
		3rd place

		May 5

		China	101

		Chinese Taipei	63