2022 FIBA Asia Cup

The 2022 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) will be the 30th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament is organised by FIBA Asia.

2022 FIBA Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
CityJakarta
Dates12–24 July
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Official website
2022 FIBA Asia Cup

Originally intended to be the 2021 edition, the tournament was initially scheduled to take place between 3 and 15 August 2021,[1] but it was postponed due to 17 to 29 August 2021 to avoid scheduling conflict with the 2020 Summer Olympics which was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] It was later postponed again to 12 to 24 July 2022.[4][5]

Indonesia will be the tournament host for second time after staging the 1993 edition. Australia is the defending champion.

Host selection

On 7 October 2020, Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali confirmed that FIBA had entrusted Indonesia to host the upcoming Asia Cup in 2021. However, an official announcement by FIBA was yet to be made at that time.[6] On 18 December, FIBA confirmed that the country will host the tournament.[3]

However due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia amid the pandemic as of July 2021, FIBA considered postponing the competition to 2022. Jordan has offered to host the tournament as an alternative.[7]

On 23 July 2021, FIBA announced that the Asia Cup was rescheduled to July 2022.[4]

Venue
Jakarta
Jakarta
2022 FIBA Asia Cup (Indonesia)
Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Capacity: 7,166

Format

16 qualified teams are expected to play in the main round. They will be divided into 4 groups of 4 teams. Every group winner will gain direct access to the quarter final, while runners-up will play third placed teams in a playoff games.

Qualification
Main article: 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

The qualification started on 23 February 2018. Teams that did not manage to advance to the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification and the teams that did not participate in it will play in the first round of the pre-qualifiers.

Pre-qualifiers were held in the western and eastern regions to determine the eight teams who will join the 16 teams that participated in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Below is the list of qualified teams to the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers, which began in February 2020. Out of the 24 teams in the qualifiers, only 16 teams will qualify for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup.

Indonesia qualified by virtue of being confirmed as host on 18 December 2020, although they have entered the qualification process prior to the confirmation of their hosting.[3]

Qualified teams
TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppLastBest placement in tournament
 LebanonGroup D top two29 November 202010th2017Runners-up (2001, 2005, 2007)
 Bahrain9th201310th place (1997)
 IndonesiaHost nation18 December 202018th20114th place (1967)
 IranGroup E top two12 June 202118th2017Champions (2007, 2009, 2013)
 KazakhstanGroup F top two10th4th place (2007)
 Jordan13 June 202116thRunners-up (2011)
 SyriaGroup E top two14 June 20217th4th place (2001)
 PhilippinesGroup A top two17 June 202128thChampions (1960, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1985)
 South Korea30thChampions (1969, 1997)
 ChinaGroup B top two20 June 202123rdChampions (1975, 77, 79, 81, 83, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 99, 2001, 03, 05, 11, 15)
 Japan29thChampions (1965, 1971)
 AustraliaGroup C top two2ndChampions (2017)
 New Zealand2nd4th place (2017)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup H top two22 August 20219th20133rd place (1999)
 India26th20174th place (1975)
 Chinese TaipeiGroup G winners28 August 202125thRunners-up (1960, 1963)

Draw

The draw was scheduled to take place on 8 December 2021, but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions by Indonesia. The draw took place on 18 February 2022.[8][9][10]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 15 February 2022. Indonesia had the right to choose their group.[11]

Pot 1
TeamPos
 Australia3
 Iran23
 New Zealand27
 China29
Pot 2
TeamPos
 South Korea30
 Philippines33
 Japan37
 Jordan39
Pot 3
TeamPos
 Lebanon55
 Chinese Taipei66
 Kazakhstan70
 Saudi Arabia79
Pot 4
TeamPos
 India80
 Syria85
 Indonesia91
 Bahrain104

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+7).[12]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Indonesia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 July 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 July 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
14 July 2022
20:00
Bahrain  vs.  China

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 July 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 July 2022
15:00
Iran  vs.  Syria
15 July 2022
17:30
Syria  vs.  Japan
17 July 2022
17:30
Iran  vs.  Japan

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
3  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 July 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
17 July 2022
11:00
India  vs.  Lebanon

Final round

Bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
18 July
 
 
A2
 
20 July
 
B3
 
C1
 
 
 
 
 
23 July
 
 
 
 
18 July
 
 
 
B2
 
20 July
 
A3
 
D1
 
 
 
 
 
24 July
 
 
 
 
19 July
 
 
 
C2
 
21 July
 
D3
 
A1
 
 
 
 
 
23 July
 
 
 
 
19 July
 
 Third place
 
D2
 
21 July24 July
 
C3
 
B1 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

Playoffs
18 July 2022
A2 vs. B3
18 July 2022
B2 vs. A3
19 July 2022
C2 vs. D3
19 July 2022
D2 vs. C3

Quarterfinals
20 July 2022
C1 vs. WPO1
20 July 2022
D1 vs. WPO2
21 July 2022
A1 vs. WPO3
21 July 2022
B1 vs. WPO4

Semifinals
23 July 2022
WQF1 vs. WQF2
23 July 2022
WQF3 vs. WQF4

Third place game
24 July 2022
LSF1 vs. LSF2

Final
24 July 2022
WSF1 vs. WSF2

See also

References
  1. Co, Adrian Stewart (17 April 2020). "FIBA moves 2021 Asia Cup sched to avoid Tokyo Olympics conflict". Panay News. Retrieved 17 February 2022. In a FIBA Central Board meeting recently, the schedule of its 2021 Asia Cup was pushed by two weeks from the original Aug. 3-15 to Aug. 17-29.
  2. "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
  3. "Indonesia confirmed as host of FIBA Asia Cup 2021". FIBA. 18 December 2020.
  4. "FIBA Asia events calendar update". 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "New dates confirmed for FIBA Asia Cup 2022". 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. "Menpora: Indonesia akan Jadi Tuan Rumah FIBA Asia 2021". Republika.co.id. 8 October 2020.
  7. Li, Matthew (22 July 2021). "Jordan offers to host Asia Cup as FIBA mulls postponement to 2022". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. "FIBA Asia Cup 2022 draw moved to early 2022". FIBA. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. "FIBA Asia Cup 2022 draw date confirmed". FIBA. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. "Draw results set the stage for FIBA Asia Cup 2022". FIBA. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  11. "Procedure and pots confirmed for FIBA Asia Cup 2022 Draw". FIBA. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  12. "Schedule confirmed with 100 days to go to FIBA Asia Cup 2022". fiba.basketball. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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