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Americas FIBA Competition System: 2017-2021 Cycle

• Over a four-year cycle (2017-2021), national teams will play 2017 regular home and away games to qualify for the FIBA World Cup 2019 and the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 is the start • 16 teams in the will play the FIBA Basketball World of the new FIBA Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers while all remaining registered Competition System teams will play the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers & Calendar • The FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers will take place during the same windows as the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers, starting in November 2017, to qualify for the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifiers which will 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, beginning on a Monday and finishing on the following Tuesday • 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 best teams Americas Direct First Second qualification Americas Qualifiers Round Round 4 * Teams 7 4 16 12 Teams 16 Teams Teams Teams best remaining 12 12 Top 3 Teams Groups Teams Groups teams 12 A B C D E F of each 24 Teams Top 3 Group Teams of each + Best 4th 32 Group Teams +2 additionnal 4 FIBA teams Olympic Qualifying Host Days Games per region Tournaments China 16 92

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Second 2021 Qualifiers First First 4 Round Round Round Teams 2021 Pre-Qualifiers 8 16 X Teams Teams Teams Groups 4 A B • FIBA Best AmeriCup 2021 Teams 4 + 12 Central American Teams Teams Days Games Pre-Qualifiers 12 * 6th and 7th teams qualified from FBWC 10 38 through 2016 • FIBA Qualifiers Teams and South American AmeriCup 2021 4 Groups Championships 2016 South American Teams A B C D 12 Pre-Qualifiers Top 2 Teams • FIBA of each AmeriCup 2021 Group Top 3 Window = of each Two games to be played Pre-Qualifiers Group on a home and away basis #FIBAWC

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