2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification
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Qualification for the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup started in 2017 and will end in 2018.
Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament:[1]
- 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:[2]
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):
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.[3]
The top three teams are now qualified to the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)” Round 1.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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 | |
| 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 18:00 |
| Mono Vampire |
77–40 | Xin Hua Sports Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–4, 30–14, 19–7, 18–15 | ||
9 May 2018 15:00 |
| Pelita Jaya |
96–70 | Xin Hua Sports Club |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–19, 15–19, 25–21, 23–11 | ||
