2008 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
20th Asian Basketball Championship
Official logo of the 2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIran
DatesAugust 28 – September 5
Teams15
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Official website
2008 FIBA Asia U-18 Championship

The FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2008 is the 2008 edition of the FIBA Asia's youth championship for basketball. The games are held at Tehran, Iran

The top 3 teams qualified for the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2009.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Iran) and holders (China) were automatically qualified. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.

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

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

 China
 Japan
 Hong Kong
 India

 South Korea
 Saudi Arabia
 Kazakhstan
 Jordan

 Chinese Taipei
 Lebanon
 Philippines
 United Arab Emirates

 Turkey *
 Syria
 Malaysia
 Iran

* Turkey withdrew from the tournament; their replacements, Kyrgyzstan, withdrew too after the plane carrying their team crashed, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 killed all of their team.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 China330332169+1636
 Japan321257250+75
 India312230258−284
 Hong Kong303185327−1423
August 28
9:00
China  11561  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 28–7, 33–20, 27–19
Pts: Li X.X. 17
Rebs: Li X.X., Wang Z. 11
Asts: Yu S.L., Cao F. 4
Pts: Chow K.W. 24
Rebs: Chow K.W. 13
Asts: Lau T.L., Chow K.W. 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Reza Javadi (IRI), Hussain Al-Bloushi (UAE)
August 28
15:00
Japan  9671  India
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 21–12, 23–17, 30–12
Pts: Tateyama 21
Rebs: Tateyama 9
Asts: Ishikawa 5
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 22
Rebs: Pethani 12
Asts: P. Singh 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Anthony Sulit (PHI), Ayman Al-Momani (JOR), Wong Chung Min (MAS)
August 29
11:00
Hong Kong  60102  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 16–17, 16–35, 17–28
Pts: Chow K.W. 23
Rebs: Chow K.W. 13
Asts: Chow K.W. 3
Pts: Ishikawa 17
Rebs: Nagayoshi 8
Asts: Ishikawa 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Shahram Parniak (IRI), Huang Yi-chi (TPE)
August 29
15:00
India  4998  China
Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 7–20, 13–24, 11–23
Pts: Rathore 12 Pts: Wang Z. 25
August 30
9:00
China  11959  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 33–2, 32–18, 31–21
Pts: Ren J.F. 22
Rebs: Li X.X. 12
Asts: Cao F. 6
Pts: Nagayoshi 15
Rebs: Hiejima 7
Asts: Karino, Ishikawa 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Hassan Nikkhah (IRI), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ)
August 30
13:00
Hong Kong  64110  India
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 13–30, 13–32, 18–23
Pts: Chow K.W. 17
Rebs: Lau T.L. 10
Asts: Five players 1
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 25
Rebs: Rathee 8
Asts: Shakya 9
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Ahmed Ghanem (EGY), Mohammad Doust (IRI)

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 South Korea330246228+186
 Kazakhstan321264216+485
 Jordan312258262−44
 Saudi Arabia303252314−623
August 28
11:00
Saudi Arabia  83110  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16–38, 21–24, 25–30, 21–18
Pts: Fallatah 19
Rebs: Abuswyhel 6
Asts: Abuswyhel 6
Pts: L. Obeidi 37
Rebs: Shaneik 14
Asts: Shaneik 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Qiao Longsheng (CHN), Huang Yi-chi (TPE), Jafar Mohammadpour (IRI)
August 28
13:00
South Korea  6562  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 21–21, 12–18, 17–11
Pts: Lim J.I. 19
Rebs: Lee S. 13
Asts: Jang J.S., Yoo B.H. 3
Pts: Ledovskikh 17
Rebs: Akhmet 10
Asts: Ismail, Ledovskikh 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Nazir Al-Saudi (LIB)
August 29
9:00
Jordan  6978  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 9–20, 15–19, 23–16
Pts: L. Obeidi 32
Rebs: Abu Qamar 14
Asts: L. Obeidi 3
Pts: Lim J.I. 29
Rebs: Jang J.S., Lee S. 9
Asts: Yoo B.H. 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Anthony Sulit (PHI), Jafar Mohammadpour (IRI)
August 29
13:00
Kazakhstan  10172  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 26–12, 29–29, 23–16
Pts: Akhmet 30
Rebs: Tyutyunik 11
Asts: Ledovskikh 6
Pts: Bin Mohammed 25
Rebs: J. Al-Dosari 6
Asts: Abuswyhel 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Hassan Nikkhah (IRI), Salem Al-Zaabi (UAE)
August 30
11:00
Kazakhstan  10179  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 29–21, 24–13, 21–20
Pts: Arsenyev 25
Rebs: Akhmet 13
Asts: Arsenyev 5
Pts: Abu Qamar 24
Rebs: Abu Qamar 11
Asts: Katami 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Anthony Sulit (PHI), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN)
August 30
15:00
South Korea  10397 (OT)  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–21, 22–22, 19–22, Overtime: 19–13
Pts: Park J.H. 20
Rebs: Lim J.I. 20
Asts: Lim J.S., Yoo B.H. 3
Pts: Abuswyhel 22
Rebs: Al-Subaie 9
Asts: Bin Mohammed 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nazir Al-Saudi (LIB), Hussain Al-Bloushi (UAE), Mohammad Al-Fakhouri (SYR)

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Lebanon330258225+336
 Philippines321263246+175
 Chinese Taipei312274255+194
 United Arab Emirates303169238−693
August 28
20:00
Chinese Taipei  105106 (2OT)  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 18–17, 26–21, 28–22, Overtime: 8–8, 9–10
Pts: Chou P.C. 35
Rebs: Lin W.H. 9
Asts: Lin W.H. 3
Pts: Garcia, Banal 18
Rebs: Garcia 10
Asts: Wright 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Mohammad Al-Fakhouri (SYR), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ)
August 28
22:00
Lebanon  7661  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 11–9, 22–20, 18–23
Pts: Ibrahim 23
Rebs: Khoury 20
Asts: Zaloum 7
Pts: Khalifa 15
Rebs: Omar, Mohamed 9
Asts: Khalifa 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Ahmed Ghanem (EGY), Rajnarayan Patro (IND)
August 29
19:00
Philippines  8487  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 23–18, 21–22, 18–26
Pts: Garcia 28
Rebs: Mendoza, Torres 7
Asts: Marata 3
Pts: El-Nar 32
Rebs: Maatouk, Aoun 10
Asts: Akl 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Qiao Longsheng (CHN), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN)
August 29
21:00
United Arab Emirates  5489  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 18–28, 8–17, 11–21
Pts: Khalifa 19
Rebs: Mohamed 11
Asts: Khalifa 2
Pts: Lee M.H. 18
Rebs: Chanj P.W., Chunj H.N. 6
Asts: Lin L.J. 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Andy Cheung (HKG), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR)
August 30
19:00
Chinese Taipei  8095  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 14–17, 23–28, 24–21
Pts: Lin L.J., Lee M.H. 19
Rebs: Chou P.C. 7
Asts: Lee M.H. 4
Pts: Ibrahim 33
Rebs: Aoun 11
Asts: Zaloum 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Reza Javadi (IRI), Ayman Al-Momani (JOR)
August 30
21:00
Philippines  7354  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 19–14, 17–8, 15–22
Pts: Marata 16
Rebs: Torres 7
Asts: de Guzman, Torres 3
Pts: Khalifa 23
Rebs: Khalid 7
Asts: Khalifa 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Rajnarayan Patro (IND)

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Iran220202134+684
 Syria211173163+103
 Malaysia202124202−782
August 28
18:00
Malaysia  61102  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 21–26, 19–23, 1–29
Pts: Ong C.K. 16
Rebs: Kwaan Y.J. 7
Asts: Ma C.K., Te K.L. 2
Pts: Farman 25
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 13
Asts: Amjad 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Liang Bing (CHN)
August 29
17:00
Syria  10063  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 21–15, 28–16, 30–18
Pts: Al-Sebaay, Gneed 17
Rebs: Osfira 14
Asts: Al-Shatti 3
Pts: Ong C.K. 25
Rebs: Kwaan Y.J. 11
Asts: Ong C.K. 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Rajnarayan Patro (IND)
August 30
17:00
Iran  10073  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 25–13, 25–22, 26–23
Pts: Hassanzadeh 26
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 17
Asts: Honarmand 6
Pts: Al-Sebaay 16
Rebs: Abdulnour 7
Asts: Gneed 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Andy Cheung (HKG), Liang Bing (CHN)

Quarterfinal round

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Kazakhstan321253281−285
 Syria312181173+841–1 / 1.111
 China321198158+4041–1 / 1.074
 Lebanon312267287−2041–1 / 0.906
August 31
15:00
China  020  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–18, 4–6
Forfeit
Pts: Li X.X. 14
Rebs: Li X.X 9
Asts: Yu S.L. 4
Pts: Al-Jabe 18
Rebs: Gneed 5
Asts: Diarbakrly 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Anthony Sulit (PHI), Andy Cheung (HKG), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR)
August 31
19:00
Kazakhstan  106103 (2OT)  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 11–22, 29–19, 22–19, Overtime: 10–10, 14–11
Pts: Arsenyev 30
Rebs: Akhmet 18
Asts: Ismail, Ledovskikh 3
Pts: Ibrahim 49
Rebs: Khoury 9
Asts: Akl 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Hassan Nikkhah (IRI), Shahram Parniak (IRI)
September 1
15:00
Lebanon  74101  China
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 13–19, 18–22, 22–31
Pts: Ibrahim 34
Rebs: Ibrahim 6
Asts: Akl 4
Pts: Li X.X. 27
Rebs: Li X.X. 10
Asts: Zhao H.W. 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Reza Javadi (IRI), Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN)
September 1
21:00
Syria  8183  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 17–15, 22–32, 23–18
Pts: Gneed 22
Rebs: Sder 10
Asts: Bawadekji, Al-Samman 3
Pts: Arsenyev 28
Rebs: Akhmet 12
Asts: Ismail 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
September 2
15:00
China  9764  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 26–28, 20–16, 30–11
Pts: Liu S.N. 25
Rebs: Dong H.L. 12
Asts: Ren J.W. 3
Pts: Arsenyev 17
Rebs: Zhigulin 6
Asts: Ledovskikh 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Ayman Al-Momani (JOR)
September 2
21:00
Lebanon  9080  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 15–17, 21–19, 24–24
Pts: Ibrahim 34
Rebs: Ibrahim 9
Asts: Maatouk, Aoun, Akl 2
Pts: Bawadekji 25
Rebs: Sder 10
Asts: Al-Jabe, Al-Sebaay 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
  • China forfeited the game against Syria after they walked out while leading 46–41 in the 3rd quarter.

Group II

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tiebreaker
 Iran321280255+2551–0
 Japan321258264−650–1
 South Korea312252246+641–0
 Philippines312243268−2540–1
August 31
17:00
Japan  91111  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 25–29, 17–25, 28–33
Pts: Karino 23
Rebs: Nagayoshi 11
Asts: Ishikawa 8
Pts: Salmani 22
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 22
Asts: Falahat 8
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Hussain Al-Bloushi (UAE), Nazir Al-Saudi (LIB)
August 31
21:00
South Korea  9880  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 26–16, 23–18, 25–23
Pts: Lim J.I. 23
Rebs: Lim J.I. 6
Asts: Yoo B.H. 6
Pts: Garcia, Mendoza 14
Rebs: Torres 10
Asts: Wright 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Andy Cheung (HKG)
September 1
17:00
Iran  8579  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 12–17, 29–22, 30–18
Pts: Salmani 20
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 19
Asts: Falahat 7
Pts: Park J.H. 23
Rebs: Lee S. 12
Asts: Yoo B.H. 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Hussain Al-Bloushi (UAE), Rajnarayan Patro (IND)
September 1
19:00
Philippines  7886  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 21–25, 20–18, 19–22
Pts: Torres 24
Rebs: Torres 10
Asts: Garcia, Tolentino 3
Pts: Karino 25
Rebs: Nagayoshi 8
Asts: Ishikawa 8
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Andy Cheung (HKG), Nazir Al-Saudi (LIB)
September 2
17:00
Philippines  8584  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 20–16, 17–22, 33–27
Pts: Wright 13
Rebs: Torres 10
Asts: de Guzman 4
Pts: Farman 19
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 19
Asts: Honarmand 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Hussain Al-Bloushi (UAE)
September 2
19:00
Japan  8175  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 14–12, 27–17, 23–21
Pts: Hiejima 26
Rebs: Taniguchi 9
Asts: Hiejima, Ishikawa 6
Pts: Park K.S. 22
Rebs: Lee S. 15
Asts: Park K.S., Yoo B.H. 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Qiao Longsheng (CHN), Huang Yi-chi (TPE)

Group III

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Chinese Taipei220204178+264
 Saudi Arabia211171186−153
 India202163174−112
August 31
9:00
Saudi Arabia  92109  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 18–31, 25–27, 37–20
Pts: Abuswyhel 32
Rebs: Al-Subaie 9
Asts: Abuswyhel 4
Pts: Chanj P.W., Lin L.J. 18
Rebs: Lin Y.H. 9
Asts: Lai K.W. 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Qiao Longsheng (CHN), Salem Al-Zaabi (UAE)
September 1
11:00
Chinese Taipei  9586  India
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 24–21, 24–19, 23–21
Pts: Chou P.C. 31
Rebs: Chou P.C. 8
Asts: Lai K.W., Lee M.H., Lin W.H. 2
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 32
Rebs: Shakya 8
Asts: Shakya, A. Singh 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Mohammad Al-Fakhouri (SYR), Ayman Al-Momani (JOR)
September 2
23:00
India  7779  Saudi Arabia
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 16–18, 18–20, 24–24
Pts: Rathore 19
Rebs: Rathore 14
Asts: Pal 4
Pts: Abuswyhel 24
Rebs: Abuswyhel 6
Asts: Five players 1
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Reza Javadi (IRI), Andy Cheung (HKG), Salem Al-Zaabi (UAE)

Group IV

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Jordan330246174+726
 Hong Kong321210226−165
 United Arab Emirates312204239−354
 Malaysia303233254−213
August 31
11:00
Hong Kong  8582  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–27, 20–16, 22–21
Pts: Chow K.W. 29
Rebs: Lau H.T. 10
Asts: Yan S.C. 3
Pts: Ong C.K. 29
Rebs: Kuek T.Y., Tan C.K. 8
Asts: Te K.L. 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Huang Yi-chi (TPE), Jafar Mohammadpour (IRI)
August 31
13:00
Jordan  8849  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 25–9, 23–17, 24–11, 16–12
Pts: Shaneik 29
Rebs: Abu Qamar 14
Asts: Katami, Abu Qamar 3
Pts: Khalifa 15
Rebs: Omar 8
Asts: Khalid 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Liang Bing (CHN), Mohammad Al-Fakhouri (SYR)
September 1
9:00
United Arab Emirates  7072 (OT)  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 25–4, 13–21, 10–13, Overtime: 10–12
Pts: Khalifa 27
Rebs: Omar, Khalifa, Mohamed 8
Asts: Khalil, Khalifa 3
Pts: Lau H.T. 20
Rebs: Lau H.T. 11
Asts: Yan S.C. 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Liang Bing (CHN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Ahmed Ghanem (EGY)
September 1
13:00
Malaysia  7284  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 14–22, 20–25, 16–19
Pts: Kwaan Y.J. 27
Rebs: Kuek T.Y. 12
Asts: Ong C.K. 3
Pts: L. Obeidi 35
Rebs: Abu Qamar 23
Asts: L. Obeidi 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Qiao Longsheng (CHN), Hassan Nikkhah (IRI), Mohammad Doust (IRI)
September 2
11:00
Hong Kong  5374  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 11–31, 9–14, 13–17, 20–12
Pts: Chow K.W. 17
Rebs: Chow K.W. 15
Asts: Lau T.L. 2
Pts: Abu Qamar 23
Rebs: Abu Qamar 16
Asts: Shaneik 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Mohammad Al-Fakhouri (SYR), Anthony Sulit (PHI)
September 2
13:00
United Arab Emirates  8579  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–13, 22–31, 22–15
Pts: Khalifa 22
Rebs: Omar 10
Asts: Khalil 3
Pts: Gan H.H. 20
Rebs: Tan C.K. 11
Asts: Ong C.K. 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Hassan Nikkhah (IRI), Shahram Parniak (IRI), Liang Bing (CHN)

Classification 9th–14th

13th place

September 3
22:00
India  7875  United Arab Emirates
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 23–21, 12–20, 23–15
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 24
Rebs: A. Singh 9
Asts: A. Singh 3
Pts: Khalifa 30
Rebs: Omar 8
Asts: Khalifa 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ahmed Ghanem (EGY), Jafar Mohammadpour (IRI), Ayman Al-Momani (JOR)

11th place

September 4
21:00
Saudi Arabia  8675  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 21–11, 20–32, 27–13
Pts: Bin Mohammed 18
Rebs: Bin Mohammed 11
Asts: Fallatah 4
Pts: Chow K.W. 23
Rebs: Chow K.W. 16
Asts: Four players 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Mohammad Al-Fakhouri (SYR), Mohammad Doust (IRI)

9th place

September 4
11:00
Chinese Taipei  10289  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 12–19, 30–33, 34–16
Pts: Lee M.H. 26 Pts: L. Obeidi 31
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Hussain Al-Bloushi (UAE), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ)

Classification 5th–8th

 
Semifinals5th place
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
 China86
 
September 5
 
 Philippines63
 
 China106
 
September 4
 
 South Korea97
 
 South Korea93
 
 
 Lebanon72
 
7th place
 
 
September 5
 
 
 Philippines74
 
 
 Lebanon63

Semifinals

September 4
13:00
China  8663  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 21–21, 28–18, 20–13
Pts: Ren J.F. 27
Rebs: Wang Z. 16
Asts: Ren J.F. 4
Pts: Wright 16
Rebs: Sangalang, Golla, Torres 5
Asts: Wright 2
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: J. Abdullah, Reza Javadi (IRI), Hassan Nikkhah (IRI)
September 4
15:00
South Korea  9372  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 25–7, 21–25, 24–25
Pts: Park K.S. 21
Rebs: Lee S. 10
Asts: Yoo B.H. 5
Pts: Khoury 18
Rebs: Khoury 12
Asts: Zaloum 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Qiao Longsheng (CHN), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR)

7th place

September 5
11:00
Philippines  7463  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 23–16, 12–14, 22–15
Pts: de Guzman 15 Pts: Ibrahim 14
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Andy Cheung (HKG), Takeo Kitazawa (JPN), Rajnarayan Patro (IND)

5th place

September 5
15:00
China  10697  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–24, 34–23, 29–31
Pts: Cao F. 23 Pts: Lim J.I. 27
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Reza Javadi (IRI), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Nazir Al-Saudi (LIB)

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
September 4
 
 
 Iran80
 
September 5
 
 Syria78
 
 Iran95
 
September 4
 
 Kazakhstan76
 
 Japan78
 
 
 Kazakhstan103
 
3rd place
 
 
September 5
 
 
 Syria93
 
 
 Japan86

Semifinals

September 4
17:00
Iran  8078  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 23–15, 23–26, 13–14
Pts: Hassanzadeh 27
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 24
Asts: Honarmand 5
Pts: Bawadekji 22
Rebs: Sder 8
Asts: Al-Samman 3
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Anthony Sulit (PHI), Andy Cheung (HKG)
September 4
19:00
Japan  78103  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 17–22, 22–30, 19–29
Pts: Hiejima 23
Rebs: Nagayoshi 9
Asts: Hiejima, Ishikawa 3
Pts: Akhmet 31
Rebs: Tyutyunik, Akhmet 13
Asts: Ismail 6
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Nazir Al-Saudi (LIB), Rajnarayan Patro (IND)

3rd place

September 5
13:00
Syria  9386  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 19–11, 20–28, 32–30
Pts: Gneed 24
Rebs: Sder 10
Asts: Al-Jabe 5
Pts: Hiejima 25
Rebs: Nagayoshi 9
Asts: Ishikawa 7
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Amir Hossein Safarzadeh (IRI), J. Abdullah

Final

September 5
17:00
Iran  9576  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 34–18, 22–21, 14–18
Pts: Shirjang 24
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 12
Asts: Falahat 5
Pts: Tyutyunik, Arsenyev, Skornyakov 18
Rebs: Akhmet 12
Asts: Ledovskikh 4
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Aleksandr Gorshkov (RUS), Nobuyasu Aibara (JPN), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW)

Final standing

Qualified for the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Iran6–1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kazakhstan5–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Syria3–4
4  Japan4–4
5  China7–1
6  South Korea5–3
7  Philippines4–4
8  Lebanon4–4
9  Chinese Taipei4–2
10  Jordan4–3
11  Saudi Arabia2–4
12  Hong Kong2–5
13  India2–4
14  United Arab Emirates1–6
15  Malaysia0–5

Awards

 2008 Asian Under-18 champions 

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