Asia Region FIBA Competition System: 2017-2021 Cycle

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• Over a four-year cycle (2017-2021), national teams will 2017 play regular home and away games to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 is the start • 16 teams in Asia will play the FIBA Basketball World Cup of the new FIBA 2019 Asian Qualifiers while all remaining registered teams Competition System will play the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers & Calendar • The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers will take place during the same windows as the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers, starting in November 2017, to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers which begin in November 2019

• For the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, there will be 80 teams from the four regions of Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia which will include Oceania • Home and away games will be played in six windows to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 • 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 Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 directly (7 teams) or through the 4 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2020.

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

After the FIBA Continental Cups 2021, the four-year cycle (2021-2025) begins once again with the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers starting in November 2021. 2 teams (best Asia + Japan * best Oceania) as + Host Direct First Second qualification Asian Qualifiers Round Round

7 4 16 12 Teams 16 Teams Teams Teams best remaining 12 12 Top 3 Teams 16 Groups Groups teams Teams Teams of each 24 A B C D E F Group Top 3 Teams + Best 4th of each 32 Group Teams +2 additionnal 4 FIBA teams Olympic Qualifying 16 Host Days Games per region Tournaments Teams China 16 92

* Subject to FIBA Central Board decision AUG. NOV. FEB. JUNE AUG.— SEP. NOV. FEB. AUG.— SEP. JULY — AUG. 10–20 20–28 19–27 25—03.7 30 18 26—04.12 18—26 31 15 JUNE 24 09 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 NOV. 2017 SEP. 2018 NOV. FEB. NOV. FEB. AUG. 25—03.12 17—25 23—01.12 15—23

2021 Qualifiers First Second Round Second Round Tournaments Round 2021 Pre-Qualifiers 24 6 16 Teams Teams Teams Groups 4 First Groups G H Teams A B Round 14 Best 2 Teams 16 + 8 6 Teams Teams Teams of each Days Games Group from FBWC 3rd 16 Qualifiers +2 of each Teams 13 36 Groups Teams 8 X Teams A B C D E F Group Teams Oceania 12 Teams Window = Two games to be played Top 2 Additional competitions on a home and away basis of each Group will be organised for the Direct qualification remaining teams. #FIBAWC

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August 2017 edition