The 2023 Women's Basketball Asian Cup is the second FIBA international competition in Australia since the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, and it is also the first time that Australia has hosted the Women's Basketball Asian Cup. This tournament is the 30th event hosted by FIBA since 1956, and the fourth event after it was renamed as the Asian Cup. There are 8 teams participating in the 2023 Women's Basketball Asian Cup.
The women's basketball Asian Cup semi-finals in 2023 will directly advance to the FIBA Women's World Cup in 2026, and will also get the opportunity to participate in the women's basketball qualifying tournament of the Olympic Games in February 2024. In April, 2023, FIBA changed the competition system, which enhanced the importance of the women's basketball Asian Cup, and cancelled the Olympic qualifiers scheduled for June165438+1October.
Rules of Women's Basketball Asian Cup Competition
1, group match
In the group stage, 24 teams participated. The 24 teams were divided into 6 groups by lottery, with 4 teams in each group. The two teams played three rounds at home and away, and * * * played six. After all competitions, the top two in each group advanced to the top 16, and then the third place in each group played a play-off and four scenic spots entered the top 16.
2. Quarter finals
The top 16 teams will participate in the group stage. Teams will be decided by drawing lots. Teams that advance to the group stage will not meet. The competition system adopts the single defeat elimination system. Eight winning teams entered the quarterfinals.
3. Quarter finals
The quarterfinals adopt the single defeat elimination system. The competition is decided by drawing lots, and the rules of drawing lots are not limited. Four winning teams will enter the semi-finals.