Vietnam to host FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers

The event will feature five teams: Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The teams will compete in a round-robin format to determine the winners, with two places up for grabs for the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup.

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Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam will host the 2025 FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Cup Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Qualifiers in Hanoi from May 14 - 18.

The event will feature five teams: Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The teams will compete in a round-robin format to determine the winners, with two places up for grabs for the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup.

Vietnam will play their first match against Indonesia on May 14.

Meanwhile, the Southeast Asian regional qualifiers for men will take place in the Philippines from May 23 - 30.

Six teams will participate, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Similar to the women's event, two tickets will be awarded to the top teams from this qualifier for the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup./.

VNA

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