The 2017 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. Originally slated to be held at Hyderabad, the tournament venue was moved and held in Bengaluru, India from October 22 to 28.[1][2][3]
Australia stormed back from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to eke out a come-from-behind 61–60 win against Japan in the Finals, notching their first-ever championship in the tournament.[4][5] Meanwhile, dethroned defending champions China salvaged the bronze medal after dispatching New Zealand, 60–43.
All these teams will represent FIBA Asia to the next year's FIBA U17 Women's World Cup to be held in Belarus.
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For Division A:
For Division B:
The tournament composed of two divisions, Division A and Division B.
For each division, during the Group Phase, eight participating teams were divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group (a total of three games for each team), and all four teams in each group advanced to their division's Quarter-finals. A total of twelve games were played in the Group Phase.
During the Final Phase, Quarter-finals games were decided on the ranking of the participating teams in the Group Phase:
For Division A, the four winners advanced to the Semi-finals and to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women.
Meanwhile, the four losing quarterfinalists went on to play 5th-8th Classification Games wherein the two winners advanced to play 5-6 Classification Game, while the two losers played 7-8 Classification Game
During the Semi-Finals, the four teams played as follows:
In determining the Champions and the Third Place winner, the four teams played as follows:
For Division B, the Champions will earn the right to be promoted to the next championship, replacing the last-placed (eighth placer) team from Division A.
Division A will include teams that won in the 2015 qualifying round and the semifinalists of the previous championship. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand will compete in the tournament for the first time and will be placed in the same division.
Division B included the host team, previous championship Level II participants Kazakhstan and Malaysia. Returning participant that was absent two years ago is Sri Lanka. Completing the seven-team Division B were the first-time participants Iran, Nepal and Maldives.
Included were the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw.
Australia (7) China (9) Japan (11) South Korea (15) Chinese Taipei (27) New Zealand (33) Thailand (35) Hong Kong (43)
India (37) Malaysia (39) Kazakhstan (44) Sri Lanka (49) Iran (NR) Maldives (NR) Nepal (NR)
All times are local (UTC+05:30)