2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia)

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) process will determine the 7 teams from FIBA Asia and/or FIBA Oceania that will participate at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Seeding

The 16 participating teams at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup did participate in the First Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. China, the host of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, also participates in the qualifiers despite being automatically qualified for the FIBA Basketball World Cup as hosts. The seeding of 8 pots used in the draw were determined on the basis of the team's FIBA World Rankings and "geographic principles". Teams in pots with an odd number were either drawn on Group A or B while teams in pots with an even number were drawn on Group C or D.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 Pot 7 Pot 8
 Australia
 New Zealand		  Iran
 Jordan		  China
 Philippines*		  Lebanon
 Qatar		  South Korea*
 Japan*		  India*
 Kazakhstan*		  Chinese Taipei*
 Hong Kong*		  Iraq
 Syria
  • (*) At the time of the draw, teams which hasn't secured qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Discounting FIBA Basketball World Cup hosts China, four teams from the East Asia region, a team each for Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia have not qualified yet at that time for the FIBA Asia Cup and thus placeholder teams selected on the basis of FIBA World Rankings were used for the draw. Should these teams have not qualify for the continental tournament, the qualifying teams could have replaced them.[1] All of the placeholder teams later secured qualification.

First round

All times are local.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 6 5 1 579 439 +140 11 Second round
2  South Korea 6 4 2 530 502 +28 10
3  China 6 3 3 503 414 +89 9
4  Hong Kong 6 0 6 404 661 −257 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 6 5 1 525 392 +133 11 Second round
2  Philippines 6 4 2 470 482 −12 10
3  Japan 6 2 4 469 464 +5 8
4  Chinese Taipei 6 1 5 426 552 −126 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

1 Australia wins by default after the Philippine basketball team was left with one player as the aftermath of a bench-clearing brawl.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 6 5 1 575 452 +123 11[lower-alpha 1] Second round
2  Lebanon 6 5 1 531 398 +133 11[lower-alpha 1]
3  Syria 6 2 4 402 503 −101 8
4  India 6 0 6 413 568 −155 6
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Jordan 1–1, +3 PD; Lebanon 1–1, –3 PD

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 6 5 1 454 351 +103 11 Second round
2  Kazakhstan 6 3 3 420 436 −16 9
3  Qatar 6 2 4 408 465 −57 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Iraq 6 2 4 412 442 −30 8[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Qatar 2–0; Iraq 0–2

Second round

In the second round, the top three teams from each group will be placed in a group with three teams from another group. All results from the first qualification round are carried over to the second round. Games will be played in September 2018, November 2018 and February 2019. The top three teams in each group along with the better placed fourth team will qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

If China makes it to the top 4 teams in either group, then both fourth-placed teams will qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 8 7 1 749 565 +184 15 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2  Lebanon 8 6 2 683 549 +134 14
3  South Korea 8 6 2 719 643 +76 14
4  Jordan 8 5 3 729 626 +103 13 Possible qualification for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
5  China 8 4 4 679 585 +94 12
6  Syria 8 2 6 534 713 −179 10
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2018. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 8 7 1 714 476 +238 15 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2  Iran 8 6 2 591 494 +97 14
3  Philippines 8 5 3 635 644 −9 13
4  Japan 8 4 4 624 590 +34 12 Possible qualification for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
5  Kazakhstan 8 3 5 531 615 −84 11
6  Qatar 8 2 6 532 652 −120 10
Updated to match(es) played on 17 September 2018. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Best fourth placed team

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 E  Jordan 8 5 3 729 626 +103 13 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 F  Japan 8 4 4 624 590 +34 12
First match(es) will be played on 17 September 2018. Source: FIBA

Statistical leaders

Players

Points
Pos.NamePPG
1 South Korea Ricardo Ratliffe30.2
2 Syria Justin Dwaine Hawkins22.5
3 Japan Rui Hachimura21.5
4 Jordan Dar Tucker20.4
5 Lebanon Amir Saoud20.0
Rebounds
Pos.NameRPG
1 South Korea Ricardo Ratliffe12.2
2 Iran Arsalan Kazemi9.4
3 Hong Kong Duncan Reid9.3
4 Japan Ira Brown9.0
5 Iraq DeMario Mayfield8.8
Steals
Pos.NameSPG
1 Iraq DeMario Mayfield2.7
2 Philippines Gabe Norwood2.3
3 Jordan Dar Tucker2.1
Iran Sajjad Mashayekhi
4 Jordan Zaid Abbas2.0
Syria Justin Dwaine Hawkins
Chinese Taipei Cheng Liu
Assists
Pos.NameAPG
1 India Akilan Pari6.0
2 Iraq DeMario Mayfield5.3
3 New Zealand Shea Ili5.0
New Zealand Tai Webster
5 South Korea Lee Jung-hyun4.9
Blocks
Pos.NameBPG
1 Syria Abdulwahab Al-Hamwi2.5
2 Chinese Taipei Quincy Davis2.2
3 Lebanon Ater Majok1.8
4 South Korea Ricardo Ratliffe1.3
5 Lebanon Ali Haidar1.2
Other statistical leaders
StatNameAvg.
Field goal percentageSouth Korea Ricardo Ratliffe64.9%
3-point FG percentageNew Zealand Tai Webster55.0%
Free throw percentageChina Wu Qian92.9%
TurnoversIndia Satnam Singh4.5
FoulsJordan Ahmet Düverioğlu3.8

Controversy

Australia – Philippines brawl

During the Group B match between the Philippines and Australia on July 2, 2018 in the Philippine Arena, a bench-clearing brawl broke out when an Australian players intentionally elbow a filipino player with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter, resulting in 13 players (nine from the Philippines and four from Australia) being ejected. The game was halted with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter when two of the remaining Filipino players fouled out, and awarded the win to Australia by default.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Syria played their home matches in Lebanon because of security concerns from the Syrian Civil War.
  2. 1 2 3 Iraq played their home matches in various countries because of security concerns from the Iraqi Civil War.
  3. ↑ The game was played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed by FIBA following the Philippines-Australia brawl.[2]

References

  1. ↑ FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 – Qualifiers Draw – Re-Live. YouTube. Guangzhou, China: FIBA. 7 May 2017. Event occurs at 1:47:50-1:48:16. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Beltran, Nelson (6 September 2018). "Gilas to play home game vs Qatar at Big Dome". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Fiba rule book (article 21)
  4. ↑ Game summary
  5. ↑ Multiple players ejected as fight breaks out in Gilas – Australia game ESPN 5, Accessed July 19, 2018.
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