GUIDE | How the FIBA Asia Championship tournament format works

On Thursday, the draw for the FIBA Asia Championship in August was set, with the Philippines choosing to be part of Group A.

The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team is bracketed in Group A in the preliminary round, joining Chinese Taipei, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

Here are the full groupings:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Chinese Taipei	Hong Kong	China	Bahrain
Jordan	Japan	Iran	India
Saudi Arabia	Lebanon	South Korea	Kazakhstan
Philippines	Qatar	Southeast Asian Qualifier 2	Southeast Asian Qualifier 1

In the preliminary round, each team plays the other squads in its group once.

Second round:

The top three teams from Group A and the top three teams from Group B are grouped to form Group E.

The top three teams from Group C and the top three teams from Group D are grouped to form Group F.

In Group E, qualifiers from Group A play one match each against the qualifiers from Group B.

In Group F, qualifiers from Group C play one match each against the qualifiers from Group D.

Knockout Stages

The top four teams from Group E and the top four teams from Group F move into the knockout quarterfinals:

- Group E 1st-place vs Group F 4th-place
- Group E 3rd-place vs Group F 2nd-place
- Group E 2nd-place vs Group F 3rd-place
- Group E 4th-place vs Group F 1st-place

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