The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women is the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the World Championship 2010 at Czech Republic.

The tournament will be held on Chennai, India from 17 to 24 September.

The two lowest finishers of Level I meets the top two finishers to determine which teams qualify for Level for 2011's championship.

The losers are relegated to Level II.

South Korea China Japan Chinese Taipei Thailand India Kazakhstan Lebanon Malaysia Philippines Sri Lanka Uzbekistan Winners are promoted to Level I for the 2011 championships.