The 2003 ABC Championship qualification was held in late 2002 and early 2003 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments.

Qualification format

The following are eligible to participate:

  • The organizing country.
  • The five best-placed teams from the previous ABC Championship.
  • The two best teams from the sub-zones.

2001 ABC Championship

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lebanon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
4  Syria
5  Qatar
6  Japan
7  Chinese Taipei
8  India
9  Uzbekistan
10  United Arab Emirates
11  Hong Kong
12  Kuwait
13  Thailand
14  Singapore

Qualified teams

East Asia (3+2)Gulf (1+2)Middle Asia (2)Southeast Asia (2)West Asia (2+2)
 China  Qatar  Uzbekistan  Philippines  Lebanon
 South Korea  United Arab Emirates *  India  Malaysia  Syria
 Japan  Saudi Arabia *  Jordan
 Chinese Taipei  Iran
 Hong Kong

* Withdrew,  Kazakhstan and  Kuwait were given a wild card entry into the championship.

East Asia

All the others withdrew, so  Chinese Taipei and  Hong Kong qualified automatically.

Gulf

The 2002 Gulf Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams excluding Qatar qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Preliminary round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Qatar431293251+4271–0
 United Arab Emirates431291268+2370–1
 Saudi Arabia422325325061–0
 Bahrain422313335−2260–1
 Kuwait404298341−434
September 12
United Arab Emirates  77–63  Kuwait
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 12
Bahrain  69–94  Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 13
Qatar  77–83  Bahrain
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 13
Saudi Arabia  70–88  United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 14
United Arab Emirates  77–70  Bahrain
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 14
Kuwait  54–77  Qatar
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 16
Saudi Arabia  65–74  Qatar
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 16
Bahrain  91–87  Kuwait
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 17
Kuwait  94–96  Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai
September 17
Qatar  65–49  United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai

Final

September 18
Qatar  58–69  United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Indoor Hall, Dubai

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Qatar
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Saudi Arabia
4  Bahrain
5  Kuwait

Middle Asia

The 2003 Middle Asia Basketball Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at New Delhi, India.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Uzbekistan440429185+2488
 India431420242+1787
 Bangladesh422211335−1246
 Sri Lanka413247372−1255
   Nepal404224401−1774
July 9
Nepal    42–111  Uzbekistan
July 10
Sri Lanka  92–76    Nepal
July 10
India  132–46    Nepal
July 11
India  101–56  Sri Lanka
July 11
Nepal    60–66  Bangladesh

Southeast Asia

2003 SEABA Championship
5th Southeast Asian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates19–21 August
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Philippines (3rd title)

The 5th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament was held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Round Robin

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines330278185+936
 Malaysia321250232+185
 Thailand312203234−314
 Vietnam303195275−803
August 19
Vietnam  70–95  Malaysia
August 20
Philippines  99–48  Vietnam
August 20
Malaysia  74–66  Thailand
August 21
Vietnam  77–81  Thailand

West Asia

The 2002/2003 West Asia Basketball Association Championship is the qualifying tournament for the 2003 ABC Championship. the two best teams qualifies for 2003 ABC Championship. The tournament supposed to be held in 3 stages in Jordan, Iran and Iraq in late 2002 and early 2003 but the last round was cancelled.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Jordan431327285+4271–1 / 1.088
 Iran431295292+371–1 / 0.919
 Iraq404268313−454
July 17
Jordan  84–79  Iraq
Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
July 18
Iran  74–63  Iraq
Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
July 19
Jordan  68–72  Iran
Prince Hamzah Court, Amman
September 18
Iran  73–68  Iraq
September 19
Iraq  58–82  Jordan
September 20
Iran  76–93  Jordan
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