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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2019年FIBA篮球世界杯
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates31 August – 15 September
Teams32 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
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The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament is hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that will not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The group stage is expanded from 24 to 32 teams.

The tournament will also act as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which will take the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside the tournament's host Japan. Both Montenegro and the Czech Republic will each make their first appearance as independent nations after previously being part of Serbia and Montenegro and Czechoslovakia respectively, while Poland makes its return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 1967.

Hosts selection

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids

The whole bidding process started in April 2014. Bids from numerous nations were submitted. On 16 March 2015, it was confirmed that the World Cup will be staged in Asia, with China and Philippines as the final countries to be the basis for the selection of the host.[1][2] On 7 August 2015, it was announced that China won the bid against the Philippines and will host the upcoming World Cup.[3]

Voting results

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
Nation Votes
 China 14
 Philippines 7

Venues

Beijing
Nanjing
Wukesong Arena Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 19,614
Shanghai Wuhan
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center Wuhan Gymnasium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 11,700
Venues within Guangdong
Dongguan
Foshan
Dongguan Cultural and Sports Centre Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 14,700
Guangzhou Shenzhen
Guangzhou Gymnasium Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
Capacity: 11,609 Capacity: 12,381

Qualification

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

China as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament. The continental championships were no longer the qualification system for the World Cup. Instead, two rounds of continental qualifying tournaments were held over two years.[4]

The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams were split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each groups advanced to round two, and the last placed teams played the best Division B teams to qualify for the next season's Division A.

In round two of the World Cup qualifiers, teams were split in groups of six, totaling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and face another three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.

Starting 2019, no wild card selection was held, and the Olympic champions were not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 7 May 2017 in Guangzhou.[5]

Montenegro and the Czech Republic will debut in the World Cup; Montenegro was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro teams, while the Czech Republic was a part of the old Czechoslovakia. Poland is returning to the World Cup, after participating in 1967. Canada, China, Germany, Ivory Coast, Russia, and Tunisia are returning to the World Cup after missing out in 2014. Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Mexico, Slovenia, and Ukraine were the teams that participated in 2014 that did not qualify in 2019. Brazil and the United States qualified in 2019, continuing their streaks in participating in all World Cups.

Qualified teams

Squads

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup squads

Each team will have a final roster of 12 players; a team can opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules from its roster.

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[6]

Preparation games

Several teams participated in official tournaments or in exhibition ones, either ad hoc or already existing ones, to prepare for the World Cup.

Pan American Games

Main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

An official and traditional tournament in the Americas. Out of the eight teams from the tournament, five already qualified to the World Cup. Of these five, all except the United States have players expected to be in the World Cup rosters, with the USA playing with collegiate players. Argentina defeated Puerto Rico to win the gold medal.

Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

Main article: 2019 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

An exhibition tournament. All four participating teams used the Acropolis Tournament as a warm-up. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of Greece.

Austiger Cup

Main article: 2019 AusTiger International Basketball Tournament

An exhibition tournament. The four teams played in this tournament hosted by China as a warm-up to the World Cup. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of France.

Málaga Tournament

An exhibition tournament. Four teams participated in a preparation tournament hosted in Málaga, Spain. It was participated by Spain, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and the Philippines.[7]

Other games

Exhibition games were held as warm-ups for the World Cup. The United States defeated Spain in the Honda Center in Anaheim, which was between the top two teams in the FIBA World Rankings.[8] Australia's defeat of the United States in Marvel Stadium, Melbourne was the first USA team's loss with NBA players since its 2006 FIBA World Championship semifinals loss to Greece. The USA is the second-youngest team in the tournament and features only two players with international experience. Notably the US is missing over 30 of their best players, who opted out either do to injury, or to prepare for the NBA season. [9][10]

Format

The tournament will be played in three stages. During the first stage, the 32 qualified teams will be sorted into eight groups of four (A-H) and each team in a group will play the other three teams once. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the second group stage. In the second group stage, there will be four groups of four (I-L) made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with the teams that have not yet played each other facing off against one another once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final knockout phase.[11]

Classification rounds will be revived after they were not held in 2014.[12] They were traditionally held in every World Championship/World Cup and were last seen in action in 2010.[13]

In total, 92 games will be played over a total of 16 days.

Draw

The draw took place on 16 March 2019 at Shenzhen Cultural Center in Shenzhen.[14]

Hosts China and the seven best qualified teams as per the February 2019 FIBA World Rankings were seeded in Pot 1, and China and USA were assigned to groups A and E, respectively. Teams in pots 1, 4, 5 and 8 were drawn into Groups A, C, E and G, and Teams in pots 2, 3, 6 and 7 were drawn into Groups B, D, F and H. Canada was moved from Pot 5 to Pot 6, switching places with Iran (the best ranked team from that pot) to avoid having two teams from the Americas in the same group.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassadors Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, American singer and songwriter Jason Derulo, and Chinese idol singer Yang Chaoyue led the draw ceremony.

After the draw, Group H, which includes Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and Senegal, was described as the "group of death".[15]

Groups A, C, E, and G

Pot 1 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 8
 China (30) (host)(Group A)
United States (1) (Group E)
 Spain (2)
 France (3) 		 Puerto Rico (16)
 Turkey (17)
 Dominican Rep. (18)
 Venezuela (20) 		 Germany (22)
 Czech Republic (24)
 Poland (25)
 Iran (27) 		 Japan (48)
 Jordan (49)
 Tunisia (51)
 Ivory Coast (64)

Groups B, D, F, and H

Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 6 Pot 7
 Serbia (4)
 Argentina (5)
 Lithuania (6)
 Greece (8) 		 Russia (10)
 Australia (11)
 Brazil (12)
 Italy (13) 		 Canada (23)
 Montenegro (28)
 Philippines (31)
 South Korea (32) 		 Nigeria (33)
 Senegal (37)
 New Zealand (38)
 Angola (39)

Preliminary round

Classification of teams

  1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
    • Win: 2 points
    • Loss: 1 point
    • Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
    • Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
  2. Head-to-head record via points system above
  3. Point difference in games among tied teams
  4. Points for in games among tied teams
  5. Point difference in all group games
  6. Points for in all group games

Source: FIBA[16]

Group A

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 239 208 +31 6 Second round
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 228 210 +18 5
3  China (H) 3 1 2 205 206 −1 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 3 189 237 −48 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
31 August 2019
Poland  80–69  Venezuela
Ivory Coast  55–70  China
2 September 2019
Venezuela  87–71  Ivory Coast
China  76–79 (OT)  Poland
4 September 2019
Ivory Coast  63–80  Poland
Venezuela  72–59  China

Group B

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B

Venue : Wuhan Gymnasium, Wuhan

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 258 211 +47 6 Second round
2  Russia 3 2 1 230 219 +11 5
3  Nigeria 3 1 2 266 242 +24 4 17th–32nd classification
4  South Korea 3 0 3 208 290 −82 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Russia  82–77  Nigeria
Argentina  95–69  South Korea
2 September 2019
Nigeria  81–94  Argentina
South Korea  73–87  Russia
4 September 2019
South Korea  66–108  Nigeria
Russia  61–69  Argentina

Group C

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 247 190 +57 6 Second round
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 213 218 −5 5
3  Tunisia 3 1 2 205 235 −30 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Iran 3 0 3 213 235 −22 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Iran  81–83  Puerto Rico
Spain  101–62  Tunisia
2 September 2019
Tunisia  79–67  Iran
Puerto Rico  63–73  Spain
4 September 2019
Puerto Rico  67–64  Tunisia
Spain  73–65  Iran

Group D

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D

Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia 3 3 0 323 203 +120 6 Second round
2 Italy 3 2 1 277 215 +62 5
3  Angola 3 1 2 204 278 −74 4 17th–32nd classification
4 Philippines 3 0 3 210 318 −108 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Angola  59–105  Serbia
Philippines  62–108  Italy
2 September 2019
Italy  92–61  Angola
Serbia  126–67  Philippines
4 September 2019
Angola  84–81 (OT)  Philippines
Italy  77–92  Serbia

Group E

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United States 3 3 0 279 204 +75 6 Second round
2  Czech Republic 3 2 1 247 240 +7 5
3  Turkey 3 1 2 254 251 +3 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Japan 3 0 3 188 273 −85 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Turkey  86–67  Japan
Czech Republic  67–88  United States
3 September 2019
Japan  76–89  Czech Republic
United States  93–92 (OT)  Turkey
5 September 2019
Turkey  76–91  Czech Republic
United States  98–45  Japan

Group F

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group F

Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 265 245 +20 6 Second round
2  Greece 3 2 1 266 236 +30 5
3  New Zealand 3 1 2 284 288 −4 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Montenegro 3 0 3 216 262 −46 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
New Zealand  94–102  Brazil
Greece  85–60  Montenegro
3 September 2019
Montenegro  83–93  New Zealand
Brazil  79–78  Greece
5 September 2019
Brazil  84–73  Montenegro
Greece  103–97  New Zealand

Group G

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group G

Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 271 194 +77 6 Second round
2  Dominican Republic 3 2 1 206 234 −28 5
3  Germany 3 1 2 238 210 +28 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Jordan 3 0 3 202 279 −77 3
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Dominican Republic  80–76  Jordan
France  78–74  Germany
3 September 2019
Germany  68–70  Dominican Republic
Jordan  64–103  France
5 September 2019
Germany  96–62  Jordan
Dominican Republic  56–90  France

Group H

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group H

Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 276 242 +34 6 Second round
2  Lithuania 3 2 1 275 203 +72 5
3  Canada 3 1 2 243 260 −17 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Senegal 3 0 3 175 264 −89 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Canada  92–108  Australia
Senegal  47–101  Lithuania
3 September 2019
Australia  81–68  Senegal
Lithuania  92–69  Canada
5 September 2019
Canada  82–60  Senegal
Lithuania  82–87  Australia

Second round

Group I

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group I

Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 5 5 0 436 343 +93 10 Quarter-finals
2  Poland 5 4 1 383 373 +10 9
3  Russia 5 3 2 373 358 +15 8
4  Venezuela 5 2 3 355 366 −11 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Poland  79–74  Russia
Argentina  87–67  Venezuela
8 September 2019
Venezuela  –  Russia
Poland  –  Argentina

Group J

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group J

Venue: Wuhan Gymnasium, Wuhan

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 395 319 +76 10 Quarter-finals
2 Serbia 5 4 1 482 331 +151 9
3 Italy 5 3 2 431 371 +60 8
4  Puerto Rico 5 2 3 349 402 −53 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Serbia  90–47  Puerto Rico
Spain  67–60  Italy
8 September 2019
Puerto Rico  –  Italy
Spain  –  Serbia

Group K

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group K

Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United States 5 5 0 437 330 +107 10 Quarter-finals
2  Czech Republic 5 3 2 417 395 +22 8[a]
3  Greece 5 3 2 403 382 +21 8[a]
4  Brazil 5 3 2 409 427 −18 8[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Czech Republic 1–1, +15, Greece 1–1, +6, Brazil 1–1, –21
7 September 2019
Brazil  71–93  Czech Republic
United States  69–53  Greece
9 September 2019
Czech Republic  –  Greece
United States  –  Brazil

Group L

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group L

Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 458 416 +42 10 Quarter-finals
2  France 5 4 1 447 369 +78 9
3  Lithuania 5 3 2 424 336 +88 8
4  Dominican Republic 5 2 3 337 390 −53 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
Australia  82–76  Dominican Republic
France  78–75  Lithuania
9 September 2019
Dominican Republic  –  Lithuania
France  –  Australia

17th–32nd Classification

Bottom 2 teams from each group in Round 1 will play in the Classification Round.[17]

Group M

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group M

Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Nigeria 5 3 2 435 381 +54 8
2  China (H) 5 2 3 355 365 −10 7
3  South Korea 5 1 4 361 438 −77 6
4  Ivory Coast 5 0 5 326 400 −74 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 September 2019
Nigeria  83–66  Ivory Coast
China  77–73  South Korea
8 September 2019
Ivory Coast  –  South Korea
China  –  Nigeria

Group N

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group N

Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Tunisia 5 3 2 377 386 −9 8
2  Iran 5 2 3 379 372 +7 7
3  Angola 5 1 4 350 435 −85 6
4  Philippines 5 0 5 352 499 −147 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Angola  62–71  Iran
Tunisia  86–67  Philippines
8 September 2019
Tunisia  –  Angola
Iran  –  Philippines

Group O

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group O

Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  New Zealand 5 3 2 497 470 +27 8
2  Turkey 5 2 3 434 427 +7 7
3  Montenegro 5 1 4 370 406 −36 6
4  Japan 5 0 5 334 464 −130 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
New Zealand  111–81  Japan
Turkey  79–74  Montenegro
9 September 2019
Japan  –  Montenegro
Turkey  –  New Zealand

Group P

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group P

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Germany 5 3 2 409 364 +45 8
2  Canada 5 2 3 445 413 +32 7
3  Jordan 5 1 4 352 482 −130 6
4  Senegal 5 0 5 330 432 −102 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
Canada  126–71  Jordan
Germany  89–78  Senegal
9 September 2019
Jordan  –  Senegal
Germany  –  Canada

Final phase

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 September – Dongguan
 
 
I1
 
13 September – Beijing
 
J2
 
 
 
11 September – Dongguan
 
 
 
K1
 
15 September – Beijing
 
L2
 
 
 
10 September – Shanghai
 
 
 
J1
 
13 September – Beijing
 
I2
 
 
 
11 September – Shanghai
 
 Third place game
 
L1
 
15 September – Beijing
 
K2
 
 
 
 
 
 

5–8th classification

 
5–8th ClassificationFifth Place
 
      
 
12 September – Dongguan
 
 
Loser QF1
 
14 September – Beijing
 
Loser QF2
 
 
 
12 September – Shanghai
 
 
 
Loser QF3
 
 
Loser QF4
 
Seventh Place
 
 
14 September – Beijing
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final rankings

File:2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup final ranking.png
Final rankings of teams.
Qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympics via sub-zone rank
Qualify to the 2020 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympics as host country
Rank Team Record Tie-breaker (points average)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5th–8th classification
5
6
7
8
Rank 3 in Second Round groups
9
10
11
12
Rank 4 in Second Round groups
13
14
15
16
Rank 1 in 17th–32nd groups
17
18
19
20
Rank 2 in 17th–32nd groups
21
22
23
24
Rank 3 in 17th–32nd groups
25
26
27
28
Rank 4 in 17th–32nd groups
29
30
31
32

Broadcasting

The television rights holders by country or region are as follows:

Country/Region Broadcaster Ref
 China (host) CCTV, Tencent [18]
African Group StarTimes, Canal+ [18]
Arab World beIN Sports [18]
 Argentina TV Pública, TyC Sports, DeporTV [18][19]
 Andorra Canal+ (French), Mediaset (Spanish) [18]
 Angola TPA [18]
 Australia Fox Sports [20]
 Austria Magenta
 Brazil SporTV [18]
 Brunei Astro [18]
 Malaysia
Balkans Sportklub [18]
 Bulgaria BNT [18]
 Canada DAZN [21]
 Czech Republic ČT
 Croatia HRT [18]
 Cuba ICRT [18]
 Caribbean Fox Sports, DirecTV [18]
 Estonia TV6 (Estonia), TVPlay Sports
 Finland Yle [18]
 France Canal+ [22]
 Georgia GPB
 Greece ERT [18]
 Germany Telekom Deutschland
 Hong Kong I-CABLE [18]
 Hungary M4 Sport [18]
 Iceland RUV [18]
Indian subcontinent FanCode [18]
 Indonesia TVRI [23]
 Ireland Eurosport [18]
 United Kingdom
 Israel Sport 5 [24]
 Italy Sky Sport [25]
 Japan Fuji TV, DAZN [18]
 Korea SPOTV
 Kosovo RTK [18]
 Latvia TV3 [18]
 Lithuania TV3 [18]
 Lebanon LBC [18]
 Montenegro RTCG [18]
 Macau TDM [18]
 Mongolia NTV [18]
 Netherlands Ziggo [18]
 New Zealand Māori Television, Sky [26]
Nordics Viasat Sport [18]
 Philippines ESPN 5 [18][27]
 Puerto Rico WAPA-TV [18]
 Poland TVP [28]
 Portugal Eleven Sports [18]
 Paraguay TigoStarTV [18]
Pacific Islands Melania Media [18]
 Russia Match TV
 Slovakia RTVS
 Senegal RTS [18]
 Serbia RTS, Sport Klub [18]
 Slovenia Pop TV [18]
 Singapore StarHub TV [18]
 Spain Mediaset, DAZN [18]
  Switzerland SRG SSR, Teleclub, Canal+ [18]
 Taiwan Eleven Sports [18]
 Turkey NTV, S Sport [18]
 Thailand PPTV
 UNASUR Fox Sports, DirecTV [18]
 United States ESPN [29]
 Uruguay Antel
 Ukraine XSPORT [18]
 Vietnam HTV [18]

Marketing

Opening ceremony of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The official logo of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was officially unveiled on 21 March 2017 in a ceremony held in Shanghai. The logo's concept was inspired from the Beijing Opera where the actors symbolize concepts such as wisdom, persistence, power and perfection, which are prerequisite characteristics that the participating players of national team will need to exhibit "in order to succeed". The logo design was also inspired from the Chinese Dragon Dance, a cultural tradition depicting a story of two flying dragons battling over a shining pearl which is meant to parallel the competition of national teams for the Naismith Trophy. The logo was created Shanghai based agency Flagship.[30]

Sponsors

Infront China will become the exclusive marketing partner for the domestic commercial rights of FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, according to a strategic cooperation agreement officially announced between Infront China, a Wanda Sports company, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Organizing Committee for the competition. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will be staged across eight Chinese cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan, from 31 August to 15 September 2019.[31]

Mascot

File:FIBA Basketball World Cup opening ceremony 5 Son of Dreams (cropped).jpg
Son of Dreams at the opening ceremony.

An international mascot design competition was organized with the winning mascot chosen by fans. Yan Xu's design, a Chinese Dragon-inspired named Son of Dreams, was announced to be the winning mascot on 18 April 2018. Son of Dreams was born in China on 8 August 2015 one day after China was announced as the host according to the mascot's fictional biography. The magical horns of the mascot is described as having the ability to give the dragon "the power to see in the future, envisioning plays and moves before they actually happen". He wears a red and blue uniform with the tournament's logo and high tops by China's top player Yao Ming. The mascot was chosen over other finalists Speed Tiger who was inspired by a Siberian tiger and QiuQiu (a.k.a. Little Lightning) who was inspired by a Chinese lion. The official mascot made his first public appearance on 28 June 2018 in Shenzhen.[32]

Ball

On 16 March 2019, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup, Molten BG5000, designed by Molten.[33]

Official song

The song "Champion" was released on 24 July 2019, and performed by American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo featuring Chinese singer Tia Ray. It was performed both in English and the host language Chinese.

Issues and concerns

There were concerns from national federations that they would not be able to play the qualifiers with players from top professional leagues globally (the National Basketball Association and EuroLeague), which was possible with professional leagues operating in mid-year.[34]

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