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2015 FIBA Asia Under 16 Championship for Women

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Host nation
  
Indonesia

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Points
  
Li Y.R. (22.1)

Dates
  
August 2–9

Champions
  
China (3rd title)

2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women

Teams
  
12 (from 45 federations)

The 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. The tournament was held in Medan, Indonesia from August 2 to 9.

Contents

China defeated Japan in the rematch of the last edition's finals, 92-75, en route their third title, while Korea edged Chinese Taipei in the battle for Third Place, 60-52. China, Japan and Korea will represent FIBA Asia at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women which will be held in Spain.

The championship was divided into two levels: Level I and Level II. The two lowest finishers of Level I met the top two finishers of Level II to determine which teams qualified for the top Level of the 2017 Championship. The losers were relegated to Level II.

Qualifying

  • Semifinalists of the 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women:
  •  China
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea
  •  Chinese Taipei
  • Qualifying round winners at the 2013 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women:
  •  India
  •  Thailand
  • Levels:
  • Level I include teams that won in the qualifying round and the semifinalists of the 2013 championship.
  • Level II are the other teams including the host country which ranked ninth in 2013.
  • Draw

  • According to the tournament's website, here are the twelve (12) teams already confirmed their participation for the competition:
  •  China
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Japan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  South Korea
  •  Malaysia
  •  Singapore
  •  Thailand
  •  Uzbekistan
  • Qualifying round

    Winners are promoted to Level I of the 2017 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women.

    Final round

    Top three teams qualify to the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women.

    References

    2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women Wikipedia