Oman U18 Women’s Basketball Team Suffers Historic Defeats at Asian Championship

The Oman U18 women's basketball team delivered one of the most lopsided performances in FIBA history during the recent Asian U18 Women’s Basketball Championship Division B. The tournament, held last week and featuring only eight teams, saw Oman lose all four of its games by massive margins, drawing global attention and widespread social media coverage.

Oman lost 127-6 to Indonesia, 99-17 to India, and 111-20 to Thailand in the group stage. In the classification match for seventh place, they were defeated 126-14 by the Cook Islands. These results left Oman in last place with an average losing margin of 101.5 points per game.

Statistically, Oman averaged just 14.3 points per game, committed 52.5 turnovers per game, and shot poorly with 13.1% from two-point range, 9.5% from three-point range, and 32% from the free-throw line. Player Mar Al Said led the team with an average of 3.5 points per game and was the only player to finish the tournament with a positive efficiency rating of +2.5.

Despite the harsh results, the tournament highlighted the challenges faced by emerging basketball programs in Asia and underscored the vast competitive gap within the region’s youth basketball scene.