The FIBA Road to Competition System: 2019 FIBA The 2017-2021 Cycle World Cup & 2021 FIBA • Over a four-year cycle (2017-2021), national teams will 2017 play regular home and away games to qualify for the 2019 Cup FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2021 FIBA will be the start • The teams in the Asia region, which includes teams from of the new FIBA Oceania, will be classified into Division A and Division B Competition System to qualify for both the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup & Calendar and the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup • Division B teams will play at the same time as Division A teams to qualify for the Qualifiers of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup which start in November 2019 #FIBAWC

• For the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers, 2019 there will be 80 teams from the four regions of Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia which will include Oceania FIBA Basketball • Home and away games will be played in six windows World Cup in to qualify for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup • Each window will be 9 days long, starting on a Monday and finishing on the Tuesday of the following week • FIBA Basketball World Cup: 32 teams: China (Host Country) + 7 from Asia region + 5 teams from Africa + 7 from the Americas + 12 from Europe

The FIBA Basketball World Cup will qualify teams for the 2020 directly or through 4 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

• Qualification for the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups will 2021 begin in the Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia regions immediately after the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup FIBA Continental • Four windows to qualify for the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups Cups - November 2019, February and November 2020, and February 2021

After the 2021 FIBA Continental Cups, the four-year cycle FIBA – International (2021-2025) begins once again with the 2023 FIBA Basketball Basketball Federation Asia World Cup Qualifiers starting in November 2021. Route Suisse 5 1295 Mies – Switzerland +41 (0) 22 545 00 00 FIBA.com Region 2020 2019 FIBA Basketball From Asia Region Tokyo (Best classified team Asia Olympic World Cup 2 + Best classified Games Asia Qualifiers Teams Oceania) Direct qualification

Second 2019 X Teams Round FIBA Basketball AUG. World Cup 4 Olympic FEB. First in China Qualifying AUG. 2021 Round 12 Tournaments 12 Teams JUNE Teams Days Games 7 NOV. Groups 32 Teams 16 92 Second Round E F Teams 16 Top 3 Tournament Teams of each 2021 Group Top 3 of each 6 FIBA Asia Cup Division A Group 2020FEB. Teams 14 Asia + Best 4th + 2 Oceania Groups G H Days Games Groups 4 16 A B C D Teams Teams 13 36 First Best 2 SEP. from each Round Group FEB. NOV. 2021 FIBA NOV. 24 SEP. Asia Cup Teams JUNE 2019 FEB. Qualifiers 8 16 + Best NOV. Teams Teams

Division A Division B Top 2 Groups 12 of each 6 A B C D E F Teams Group Teams

2018 rd 3 Direct of each qualification Group For Asia region: Team(s) among the top 16 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup not directly qualified 2017 for Tokyo 2020 + 2 selected teams