2018 Arab Basketball Championship

2018 Arab Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Cairo
Dates	7-16 November
Teams	5 (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
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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.

Participating teams[edit]

Africa

Algeria
Egypt (hosts)

Asia

Venues[edit]

Cairo	Cairo
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls
Capacity: 16,900

Squads[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

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

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

8 November 2018
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Bahrain

75–68

Saudi Arabia

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

8 November 2018
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Algeria

84–69

United Arab Emirates

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

9 November 2018
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Saudi Arabia

85–90

Algeria

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

9 November 2018
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Egypt

82–69

United Arab Emirates

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

10 November 2018
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Egypt

74–64

Bahrain

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

10 November 2018
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United Arab Emirates

65–79

Saudi Arabia

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

12 November 2018
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Algeria

68–99

Bahrain

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

12 November 2018
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Saudi Arabia

58–74

Egypt

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

13 November 2018
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Bahrain

80–83

United Arab Emirates

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls, Cairo

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Semi-finals		Final

15 November

Algeria	74
		16 November
Bahrain	66
		Algeria	81
15 November
		Saudi Arabia	85
Egypt	69

Saudi Arabia	70
		Third place

		16 November

		Bahrain	72

		Egypt	84