2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 27th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted by China, took place in Thailand from 27 September to 2 October 2018. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi.
Qualification
Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament:- There will be several qualifying rounds spread all across the continent, having the sub-zones scheduled their own qualifiers.
- One unique difference is some of Asia's top professional leagues will have their representatives already seeded in the Final Eight. China's Chinese Basketball Association, South Korea's Korean Basketball League, Japan's B.League and the Philippines' Philippine Basketball Association all have Direct Qualifying Spots to the Final 8.
- Liaoning Flying Leopards
- Seoul SK Knights
- Alvark Tokyo
- Meralco Bolts
- Pauian
- Mono Vampire
- Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
- Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC
Host
Draw
The draw was held on September 14, at Stadium 29 at Nonthaburi. The eight teams were divided into two groups. Hosts Mono Vampire chose their own group after three teams were drawn.Group phase
Group A
Group B
Classification round
5th-8th semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Awards
2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC 1st title |
Most Valuable Player |
Daiki Tanaka |