JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - The path to the trophy for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 has been determined as the groups for the thirty-first edition of the event were confirmed in Tuesday's draw.
The FIBA Asia Cup 2025 will be played at Jeddah from Aug 5-17, marking the first time the Gulf state is hosting FIBA’s flagship event in Asia after 1997.
The 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams each.
The Groups are as follows
Group A: Qatar, Australia, Korea, Lebanon Group B: Guam, Japan, Syria, Iran Group C: China, Jordan, India, Saudi Arabia Group D: Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Iraq, Philippines
During the Group Phase, the teams will play against each other in a single-round robin format. The first-placed teams of each group will qualify directly to the Quarter-Finals. The second- and third-placed teams in each group will play in a Qualification to Quarter-Finals round.
The Final Phase of the competition will proceed from the Quarter-Finals onwards with a single-elimination format in place.
The reigning two-time champions, Australia, have yet to lose a game in the Asia Cup and will be looking to maintain their perfect record. 2022 Finalists Lebanon came close to winning it all and will be aiming for their first-ever Asia Cup title. China will try to extend their lead as all-time leader in Asia Cup titles, having already won 16 in the past.
FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Ambassadors Sam Daghlas and Ali Al Maghrabi performed the Draw. They were assisted by Saudi Arabian women’s National Team Player Dur Bali.
FIBA Asia President Dr. K Govindaraj along with FIBA Executive Director-Asia Mr. Hagop Khajirian attended the event.
Click here for more information on the competition system of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025.
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