2018 Arab Basketball Championship

2018 Arab Basketball Championship for Men was the 23rd edition of the Arab Basketball Championship, a men's basketball regional championship of Arab world that ended with Saudi Arabia being crowned winner. The tournament was hosted by Egypt for the ninth time and featured 5 teams.

2018 Arab Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
CityCairo
Dates7-16 November
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia (2nd title)
Runners-up Algeria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Bahrain
2017
2022

Participating teams

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Africa
Asia

Venues

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Cairo
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls
Capacity: 16,900

Squads

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt (H) 4 4 0 299 253 +46 8 Semi-finals
2   Bahrain 4 2 2 318 293 +25 6
3   Algeria 4 2 2 304 322 −18 6
4   Saudi Arabia 4 1 3 290 304 −14 5
5   United Arab Emirates 4 1 3 286 325 −39 5
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
7 November 2018
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Egypt   69–62   Algeria
8 November 2018
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Bahrain   75–68   Saudi Arabia
8 November 2018
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Algeria   84–69   United Arab Emirates

9 November 2018
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Saudi Arabia   85–90   Algeria
9 November 2018
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Egypt   82–69   United Arab Emirates

10 November 2018
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Egypt   74–64   Bahrain
10 November 2018
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United Arab Emirates   65–79   Saudi Arabia

12 November 2018
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Algeria   68–99   Bahrain
12 November 2018
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Saudi Arabia   58–74   Egypt
13 November 2018
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Bahrain   80–83   United Arab Emirates

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November
 
 
  Algeria74
 
16 November
 
  Bahrain66
 
  Algeria81
 
15 November
 
  Saudi Arabia85
 
  Egypt69
 
 
  Saudi Arabia70
 
Third place
 
 
16 November
 
 
  Bahrain72
 
 
  Egypt84

Semi-finals

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15 November 2018
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Algeria   74–66   Bahrain

15 November 2018
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Egypt   69–70   Saudi Arabia

Third place match

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16 November 2018
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Bahrain   72–84   Egypt

Final

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16 November 2018
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Algeria   81–85   Saudi Arabia

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
    Saudi Arabia 3-3
    Algeria 3-3
    Egypt 5-1
4   Bahrain 2-4
5   United Arab Emirates 1-3
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