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{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| continent    = Asia
| year         = 1981
| logo         = 
| size         = 130
| caption      = Official logo of the 1981 ABC Championship
| host         = India
| dates        = November 12–20
| teams        = 12
| federations  = all Asian
| venues       = 1
| cities       = 1
| champions    = China
| title_number = 4
| prevseason = [[1979 ABC Championship|1979]]
| nextseason =[[1983 ABC Championship|1983]]
}}

The '''[[1981 in sports|1981]] [[FIBA Asia Championship|Asian Basketball Confederation Championship]] for Men''' were held in [[Kolkata]], [[India]].

==Preliminary round==
===Group A===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|CHN}}
|3||3||0||370||191||+179||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|MAS}}
|3||2||1||229||245||−16||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|IRI}}
|3||1||2||212||268||−56||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|PAK}}
|3||0||3||202||309||−107||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 12
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''116'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=70
|H1=60–37 |H2=56–33
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 12
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|PAK}}|scoreA=62
|teamB= '''{{Bk|MAS}}'''|scoreB='''96'''
|H1=34–43 |H2=28–53
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 13
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''85'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PAK}}|scoreB=82
|H1=40–45 |H2=45–37
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 13
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|MAS}}|scoreA=63
|teamB= '''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|scoreB='''126'''
|H1=34–55 |H2=29–71
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 14
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''128'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PAK}}|scoreB=58
|H1=60–30 |H2=68–28
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 14
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IRI}}|scoreA=57
|teamB= '''{{Bk|MAS}}'''|scoreB='''70'''
|H1=29–41 |H2=28–29
}}

===Group B===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|JPN}}
|3||3||0||318||170||+148||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|IND}}
|3||2||1||252||176||+76||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|HKG|1959}}
|3||1||2||196||243||−47||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|SRI}}
|3||0||3||152||329||−177||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 12
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IND}}'''|scoreA='''102'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SRI}}|scoreB=37
|H1=59–16 |H2=43–21
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 12
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JPN}}'''|scoreA='''104'''
|teamB= {{Bk|HKG|1959}}|scoreB=44
|H1=45–30 |H2=59–14
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 13
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|SRI}}|scoreA=51
|teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''126'''
|H1=23–70 |H2=28–56
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 13
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG|1959}}|scoreA=51
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}'''|scoreB='''75'''
|H1=20–39 |H2=31–36
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 14
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IND}}|scoreA=75
|teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''88'''
|H1=42–45 |H2=33–43
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 14
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|SRI}}|scoreA=64
|teamB= '''{{Bk|HKG|1959}}'''|scoreB='''101'''
|H1=28–40 |H2=36–61
}}

===Group C===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|KOR}}
|3||3||0||326||209||+117||'''6'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align="left"|{{Bk|PHI|1936}}
|3||2||1||235||201||+34||'''5'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|THA}}
|3||1||2||214||261||−47||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|SIN}}
|3||0||3||162||266||−104||'''3'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 12
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''109'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SIN}}|scoreB=62
|H1=55–32 |H2=54–30
}}
{{Basketballbox |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 12
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PHI|1936}}'''|scoreA='''81'''
|teamB= {{Bk|THA}}|scoreB=64
|H1=39–38 |H2=42–26
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 13
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|THA}}|scoreA=85
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''127'''
|H1=42–58 |H2=43–69
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 13
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|SIN}}|scoreA=47
|teamB= '''{{Bk|PHI|1936}}'''|scoreB='''92'''
|H1=20–47 |H2=27–45
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 14
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|THA}}'''|scoreA='''65'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SIN}}|scoreB=53
|H1=38–29 |H2=27–24
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 14
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''90'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1936}}|scoreB=62
|H1=36–31 |H2=54–31
}}

==Final round==
* ''The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.''

===Classification 7th–12th===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
!width=80|Tiebreaker
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|THA}}
|5||5||0||418||346||+72||'''10'''||
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|IRI}}
|5||3||2||441||380||+61||'''8'''||1–0
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|PAK}}
|5||3||2||401||357||+44||'''8'''||0–1
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|HKG|1959}}
|5||2||3||411||421||−10||'''7'''||1–0
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|SIN}}
|5||2||3||353||362||−9||'''7'''||0–1
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|SRI}}
|5||0||5||316||474||−158||'''5'''||
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 16
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PAK}}'''|scoreA='''91'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SRI}}|scoreB=53
|H1=51–20 |H2=40–33
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 16
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IRI}}|scoreA=84
|teamB= '''{{Bk|THA}}'''|scoreB='''87'''
|overtime=OT
|H1=38–37 |H2=41–42 |OT=5–8
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 16
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|HKG|1959}}'''|scoreA='''73'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SIN}}|scoreB=69
|H1=36–40 |H2=37–29
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 17
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|PAK}}|scoreA=59
|teamB= '''{{Bk|THA}}'''|scoreB='''66'''
|H1=28–24 |H2=31–42
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 17
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|SRI}}|scoreA=68
|teamB= '''{{Bk|SIN}}'''|scoreB='''85'''
|H1=29–38 |H2=39–47
}}
{{Basketballbox |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 17
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''114'''
|teamB= {{Bk|HKG|1959}}|scoreB=101
|H1=57–50 |H2=57–51
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 18
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|THA}}'''|scoreA='''102'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SRI}}|scoreB=89
|H1=55–43 |H2=47–46
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 18
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG|1959}}|scoreA=75
|teamB= '''{{Bk|PAK}}'''|scoreB='''76'''
|H1=41–34 |H2=34–42
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 18
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|SIN}}'''|scoreA='''68'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=63
|H1=32–30 |H2=36–33
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 19
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''95'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SRI}}|scoreB=42
|H1=46–19 |H2=49–23
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 19
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG|1959}}|scoreA=61
|teamB= '''{{Bk|THA}}'''|scoreB='''98'''
|H1=31–54 |H2=30–44
}}
{{Basketballbox |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 19
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PAK}}'''|scoreA='''93'''
|teamB= {{Bk|SIN}}|scoreB=78
|H1=44–46 |H2=49–32
}}

===Championship===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=180|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|L
!width=30|PF
!width=30|PA
!width=30|PD
!width=30|Pts
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|CHN}}
|5||5||0||482||308||+174||'''10'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|KOR}}
|5||4||1||466||393||+73||'''9'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|JPN}}
|5||3||2||405||375||+30||'''8'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|PHI|1936}}
|5||2||3||370||421||−51||'''7'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|IND}}
|5||1||4||344||423||−79||'''6'''
|-
|align="left"|{{Bk|MAS}}
|5||0||5||328||475||−147||'''5'''
|}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 16
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|MAS}}|scoreA=54
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}'''|scoreB='''70'''
|H1=19–32 |H2=35–38
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 16
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''97'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1936}}|scoreB=66
|H1=52–46 |H2=45–20
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 16
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|JPN}}|scoreA=71
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''91'''
|H1=34–44 |H2=37–47
}}
{{Basketballbox |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 17
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PHI|1936}}'''|scoreA='''82'''
|teamB= {{Bk|MAS}}|scoreB=70
|H1=47–40 |H2=35–30
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 17
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''111'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IND}}|scoreB=79
|H1=61–42 |H2=50–37
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 17
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''71'''
|teamB= {{Bk|JPN}}|scoreB=60
|H1=32–20 |H2=39–40
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 18
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|MAS}}|scoreA=85
|teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''110'''
|H1=37–72 |H2=48–38
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 18
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JPN}}'''|scoreA='''99'''
|teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1936}}|scoreB=82
|H1=51–38 |H2=48–44
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 18
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|IND}}|scoreA=55
|teamB= '''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|scoreB='''92'''
|H1=25–52 |H2=30–40
}}
{{Basketballbox|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 19
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|MAS}}|scoreA=56
|teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''87'''
|H1=23–43 |H2=33–44
}}
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 20
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PHI|1936}}'''|scoreA='''78'''
|teamB= {{Bk|IND}}|scoreB=65
|H1=40–34 |H2=38–31
}}
{{Basketballbox |place=[[Netaji Indoor Stadium]], [[Kolkata]]|date=November 20
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''96'''
|teamB= {{Bk|KOR}}|scoreB=64
|H1=43–26 |H2=53–38
}}

==Final standing==
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Qualified for the [[1982 FIBA World Championship]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=40|Rank
!width=180|Team
!width=60|Record
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| {{Gold1}}
|align=left|{{Bk|CHN}} ||7–0
|-
| {{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{Bk|KOR}} ||6–1
|-
| {{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{Bk|JPN}} ||5–2
|-
|4
|align=left|{{Bk|PHI|1936}} ||4–3
|-
|5
|align=left|{{Bk|IND}} ||3–4
|-
|6
|align=left|{{Bk|MAS}} ||2–5
|-
|7
|align=left|{{Bk|THA}} ||5–2
|-
|8
|align=left|{{Bk|IRI}} ||3–4
|-
|9
|align=left|{{Bk|PAK}} ||3–4
|-
|10
|align=left|{{Bk|HKG|1959}} ||2–5
|-
|11
|align=left|{{Bk|SIN}} ||2–5
|-
|12
|align=left|{{Bk|SRI}} ||0–7
|}

==Awards==
{{winners|bk|1981 Asian Champions|CHN|Fourth}}

==References==
* [http://todor66.com/basketball/Asia/Men_1981.html Results]
* [http://archive.fiba.com/ archive.fiba.com]

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