Schedule for Second Round of Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers confirmed

BEIRUT (Lebanon) - The schedule of the Second Round of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers for Groups E and F have been confirmed by the FIBA Regional Office - Asia.

After an intense First Round in 2022 for Groups A, B, C, and D, the Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers have now progressed to the next stage. Teams are now one more step closer to qualifying for the Asia Cup Qualifiers which is why the games will be as intense as ever with those stakes on the line.

Who are the participating teams?

A total of 12 national teams will participate in the Second Round of the Pre-Qualifiers.

Group E: Palestine, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, and Oman
Group F: Thailand, Guam, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Malaysia, Singapore

When and where will teams be playing?

Group E games will take place in Doha, Qatar from 20-22 February, while Group F games will be played in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 24-26 February.

Check out the full schedule here.

20 February 2023

UAE vs Kuwait in Doha, Qatar
Oman vs Palestine in Doha, Qatar
Qatar vs Iraq in Doha, Qatar

21 February 2023

Kuwait vs Oman in Doha, Qatar
Iraq vs UAE in Doha, Qatar
Palestine vs Qatar in Doha, Qatar

22 February 2023

Iraq vs Oman in Doha, Qatar
Palestine vs UAE in Doha, Qatar
Kuwait vs Qatar in Doha, Qatar

24 February 2023

Malaysia vs Singapore in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Thailand vs Guam in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Mongolia vs Hong Kong in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

25 February 2023

Malaysia vs Guam in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Thailand vs Hong Kong in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Mongolia vs Singapore in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

26 February 2023

Hong Kong vs Malaysia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Singapore vs Thailand in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Guam vs Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

How will teams qualify for Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers?

The Pre-Qualifiers will be played in two rounds. In the first round, the teams in each region (Western and Eastern) were divided into two Groups with Groups A and B for the Western Region and Groups C and D for the Eastern Region. These groups played in separate Round Robin tournaments to qualify the three best ranked teams to the Second Round. 

In the Second Round, the three best ranked teams in Groups A and B have combined as Group E, while the three best ranked teams in Groups C and D have combined as Group F. Each team will play against the three new teams in their respective groups. The records of each team are carried over from the First Round. 

The four best ranked teams in each group will qualify for the Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.

All of the games in these groups will be streamed live on FIBA Asia Cup Facebook and FIBA YouTube channel. 

Which teams are already in the Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers?

The teams that are already qualified for the Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers are the teams that played in Asia Cup 2022. The teams are defending champions Australia, Lebanon, New Zealand, Jordan, Iran, Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei, Syria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kazakstan, and India.

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