2005 FIBA Asia Championship
The 2005 FIBA Asia Championship was the men's basketball qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship at Japan.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Qatar |
| Dates | 8–16 September |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | China (14th title) |
| Runners-up | Lebanon |
| Third place | Qatar |
| Fourth place | South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Yao Ming |
| Top scorer | Abdullah Alsarraf (24.1 points per game) |
In order to qualify for the tournament, teams would have to go through regional qualifiers. At the main tournament, three nations qualified for the world championships: China, Lebanon and host Qatar. China defeated Lebanon in the championship game, 77–61; Qatar defeated Korea, 89–77.
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