1960 ABC Championship
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The 1960 ABC Championship was the first edition of the ABC Championship, a tournament which was held by FIBA Asia. The tournament which was held in Manila, Philippines saw seven teams compete in a round-robin tournament with the top four teams qualifying through to the final round where they played each other again one more time.
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Philippines |
Dates | January 16ā28 |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Champions | Philippines (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Carlos Badion |
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In the final round, the Philippines took out the title as they won all nine of their games to come out the winners. Taiwan finished as the runner-up with the only two losses being against the champions. Japan rounded out the podium in third.