On August 3rd/Sunday 18, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers was held at the FIBA headquarters-patrick baumann Basketball Hall. In the Asia-Pacific lottery, China men's basketball team was divided into Group B with Australian, Japanese and China Taipei.
The 2023 Men's Basketball World Cup will be jointly hosted by the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, and will be held from August 25th to September 10. The group stage will be held simultaneously in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines, and the final stage will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
The Philippines and Japan have won the World Cup in succession, while Indonesia needs to advance to the quarterfinals in the 20021FIBA Asian Cup in order to directly enter the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Specific groupings in the Asia-Pacific region
Group A: New Zealand, Korea, Philippines, India.
Group B: Australia, China, Japanese, China and Taibei.
Group C: Jordan, Lebanon, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
Group D: Iran, Kazakhstan, Syria and Bahrain.