2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Flag football |
| Location | Shah Alam |
| Dates | 27–29 October |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| 3rd place |  Japan |
The 2023 IFAF Men's Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship is the inaugural edition of the continental tournament featuring national flag football teams from Asia and Oceania. It was hosted in 27 to 29 October 2023 at the EV Arena in Shah Alam, Malaysia.[1][2]
Thailand is the inaugural champions.[3]
Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan
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5 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 44 | +139 | SemifInals | — | 20–12 | 46–13 | 45–13 | 37–6 | 35–0 | |
| 2 | Australia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 180 | 58 | +122 | Quarterfinals | 12–20 | — | 50–7 | 47–12 | 33–13 | 38–6 | |
| 3 | Kuwait
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5 | 3 | 2 | 138 | 144 | −6 | 13–46 | 7–50 | — | 42–24 | 43–6 | 33–18 | ||
| 4 | India
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5 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 181 | −81 | 5th–8th place match | 13–45 | 12–47 | 24–42 | — | 19–21 | 32–26 | |
| 5 | Philippines
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5 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 146 | −87 | 6–37 | 13–33 | 6–43 | 21–19 | — | 13–14 | ||
| 6 | Singapore
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5 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 151 | −87 | 10th place match | 0–35 | 6–38 | 18–33 | 26–32 | 14–13 | — |
Source: JAFA
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand
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4 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 107 | +34 | SemifInals | — | 26–19 | 49–34 | 26–34 | 40–20 | |
| 2 | New Zealand
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4 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 85 | +27 | Quarterfinals | 19–26 | — | 27–20 | 32–26 | 34–13 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 117 | +3 | 34–49 | 20–27 | — | 33–20 | 33–21 | ||
| 4 | Indonesia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 104 | +9 | 5th–8th place match | 34–26 | 26–32 | 20–33 | — | 33–13 | |
| 5 | South Korea
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4 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 140 | −73 | 20–40 | 13–34 | 21–33 | 13–33 | — |
Source: JAFA
Playoffs
[edit]Classification
[edit]5th–8th place
[edit]| 5th–8th place | Seventh place | ||||||||
| A4 | India
| L | |||||||
| B5 | South Korea
| W | |||||||
| B4 | Indonesia
| 14 | |||||||
| B5 | South Korea
| 12 | |||||||
| B4 | Indonesia
| W | |||||||
| A5 | Philippines
| L | Fifth place | ||||||
| QF1 | Kuwait
| 24 | |||||||
| QF2 | Malaysia
| 39 | |||||||
9th–11th place
[edit]| 9th–11th place | Tenth place | ||||||||
| India
| 27 | ||||||||
| Philippines
| 33 | ||||||||
| A6 | Singapore
| 13 | |||||||
| India
| 12 | ||||||||
Final
[edit]Top teams from each group receives a bye to the semifinals while the next top two team from each group advances to the quarterfinals.[4]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Kuwait
| 26 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | New Zealand
| 33 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Japan
| 33 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | New Zealand
| 40 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Thailand
| 31 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | New Zealand
| 21 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Australia
| 33 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Malaysia
| 31 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Thailand
| 48 | Third place | |||||||||||
| A2 | Australia
| 21 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Japan
| 38 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Australia
| 7 | ||||||||||||
Standings
[edit]| Rank | Team |
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Thailand
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New Zealand
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Japan
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| 4 | Australia
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| 5 | Malaysia
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| 6 | Kuwait
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| 7 | Indonesia
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| 8 | South Korea
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| 9 | Philippines
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| 10 | Singapore
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| 11 | India
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Source: IFAF
References
[edit]- ^ Azharie, Farah (28 October 2023). "Malaysia hope to make their mark in Flag football". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Azharie, Farah (27 October 2023). "Flag Football flying in Shah Alam". New Straits Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (29 October 2023). "Thailand and Japan win inaugural Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships golds". Inside the Games.biz. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Flag Semis M". International Federation of American Football. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.