Philippines Host 27th FIBA Asia Championship

Philippines Host 27th FIBA Asia Championship

August 1-11, 2013

Manila, Philippines

(Top 3 teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain)

Main Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City

Group Brackets: 4 groups with 4 teams each

GROUP A: Jordan, Chinese Taipei, Saudi Arabia & Philippines

GROUP B: Japan, Qatar, Lebanon & Hong Kong

GROUP C: China, South Korea, Iran & Southeast Asia 2

GROUP D: Kazakhstan, Southeast Asia 1, India & Bahrain

Teams:

• Philippines (Host)
• China
• Iran
• Jordan
• South Korea
• Lebanon
• Chinese-Taipei
• Saudi Arabia
• Japan
• Qatar
• Hong Kong
• Kazakhstan
• India
• Bahrain
• SEA1
• SEA2

Format: 1st Round – Each team will face other teams in their respective groups, one team from each group will be eliminated. (3 games per team) 

2nd Round – Merged into 2 groups with 6 teams each, teams will face other teams that they did not encounter in the 1st round in their respective groups, record from 1st round will be carried over. (3 games per team)

3rd Round – Quarterfinals: Top 4 of each group will advance (Knockout games)

4th Round – Semifinals: Quarterfinal winners (Knockout games)

5th Round – Finals: Semifinal winners (Championship Game) and Battle for 3rd Place: Semifinal losers