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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
  • FIBAバスケットボールワールドカップ2023[1]
    FIBA Basukettobōru Wārudo Kappu 2023
  • Piala Dunia Bola Basket FIBA 2023[2]
    Pandaigdigang Kopa ng Basketbol 2023
Tournament details
Host countriesPhilippines
Japan
Indonesia
Dates25 August – 10 September
Teams32 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5[a] (in 5 host cities)
← 2019
2027 →

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament is the second to feature 32 teams and is currently being hosted by multiple nations for the first time in its history—the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia—from 25 August to 10 September 2023.[3]

It is the first World Cup to be hosted in Indonesia, and the second to be hosted in both the Philippines and Japan with both having first hosted the tournament in 1978 and 2006, respectively. The tournament is also be the second of three-straight World Cups to be held in Asia after China's hosting of the 2019 edition and Qatar's upcoming hosting of the 2027 tournament, and the first time in tournament history that a host nation has not qualified.

The tournament will serve as qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, will qualify alongside the tournament's host France.

Spain are the defending champions, having beaten Argentina in the 2019 final.

Host selection

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids

On 7 June 2016, FIBA approved the bidding process for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4]

Joint bids by member federations were also approved by the FIBA Central Board starting from the 2023 edition and there is no restriction for a country from the confederation which hosted the previous edition to bid for the World Cup hosting rights.[5]

On 1 June 2017, FIBA confirmed the list of candidates for the hosting of the World Cup.

Solo bidders Russia and Turkey ended their bids, leaving joint bids of the Philippines–Japan–Indonesia, and Argentina–Uruguay left in the race, automatically marking the 2023 tournament as the first to be hosted by multiple nations.

Voting results

On 9 December 2017, it was announced that the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia won the bid and will host the upcoming World Cup,[6][7] after Argentina and Uruguay withdrew their joint-bid on the same day, leaving FIBA to award the hosting rights via a unanimous vote.[8]

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
Nations Votes
 Philippines /  Japan /  Indonesia Unanimous
 Argentina /  Uruguay Withdrew

Teams

Qualification

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
David Stockton (left) and Javier Mojica during a February 2022 qualifying game at Entertainment and Sports Arena
The official Molten basketball in 2023 World Cup Qualifiers

As co-hosts, the Philippines and Japan each got an automatic qualification for the tournament when they were awarded the joint hosting rights along with co-host Indonesia. However, Indonesia's host qualification slot was conditional as FIBA wanted the Indonesian national team to be competitive by 2021 and thus required Indonesia to qualify for and finish in the top-eight (advance to the quarter-finals) of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup (postponed from 2021). Indonesia officially qualified for the Asia Cup as host and advanced from the preliminary round-robin round, but lost to China in the playoff round (round of 16) and were therefore unable to secure qualification for their hoped-for FIBA Basketball World Cup debut.[9][10][11][12][13] This is the first time in the history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup that a host nation has not qualified.

80 teams from four FIBA zones qualified for the World Cup qualifiers through qualification for the FIBA Continental Cups (AfroBasket 2021, 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, 2022 FIBA Asia Cup, and EuroBasket 2022). For Europe and the Americas, additional teams qualified through the pre-qualifiers of the said regions. The participants of both the AfroBasket and the Asia Cup comprise the teams that will also take part in the qualifiers for their respective regions. The first game of the qualifiers took place in Minsk on 25 November 2021 between Belarus and Turkey, as part of the European Qualifiers. The draw for the World Cup qualifiers was held at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, on 31 August 2021.[14]

The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe will have 32 teams. Division A teams were split into groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each group advanced to the second round. In round two of the World Cup qualifiers, teams were split into six groups, totaling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and faced the other three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup. No wild card selection was held, and the Olympic champions (United States) were not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

The complete field of 32 teams that will participate in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was determined on 27 February 2023 at the conclusion of the sixth window of qualifiers.

Qualified teams

Status of countries with respect to the 2023 FIBA World Cup:
  Team qualified
  Team failed to qualify
  Team withdrew or disqualified
  Did not enter qualifiers

On 28 August 2022, Finland[15] and the Ivory Coast[16] became the first teams to qualify from Europe and Africa, respectively. The following day, New Zealand became the first Asian team outside of hosts Japan and the Philippines to qualify for the tournament. Finland will be making their second World Cup appearance after their debut at the 2014 edition in Spain. On 10 November 2022, Canada became the first team from the Americas to qualify.[17]

Alongside Finland, Slovenia, Egypt, and Mexico will be returning to the World Cup since the 2014 edition after notably missing the 2019 tournament in China.[18][19]

Lebanon will be returning to the World Cup after participating in the 2010 edition,[20] while Latvia, South Sudan, and Georgia will all be making their FIBA Basketball World Cup debut.[21][22][23] Cape Verde also qualified for their first World Cup, becoming the smallest nation in tournament history to qualify.[24]

Brazil and the United States also secured qualification for the tournament, continuing their streaks of participating in all World Cups since its inception in 1950.

Days before the second window of the Asian Qualifiers, South Korea withdrew from the tournament due to one of its players, scheduled to join the team in its second window campaign, testing positive for COVID-19.[25] The Korea Basketball Association made an appeal to FIBA to justify its non-appearance in the qualifiers but was rejected.[26] As a result, South Korea failed to qualify for the World Cup after qualifying for two straight tournaments (2014 and 2019). Russia, who also participated in the 2019 World Cup, were banned from FIBA tournaments, including the World Cup and its qualifiers due to the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[27] Belarus was also banned from FIBA tournaments and the past results of the games they played in the European Qualifiers were annulled.[28]

After winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Cup in China and nine consecutive appearances dating back to 1986 in Spain, reigning FIBA AmeriCup champions Argentina failed to qualify for the tournament after their defeat to the Dominican Republic in the final window of qualification.[29] Notable countries in Africa also failed to make the World Cup, including two-time reigning AfroBasket champions Tunisia, which made the last three World Cups prior to 2023 (2010, 2014, and 2019), Senegal, which qualified for the 2014 and 2019 editions, and Nigeria, who was the lone African nation to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the FIBA Men's World Ranking before the tournament were:[30]

Draw

Makeshift venue for the Manila Draw Festival - 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in 9th Avenue near the Uptown Mall at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. The draw was held on April 29.2023
Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup seeding

The draw took place on 29 April 2023[31] at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines,[32] at 19:30 PHT.[33]

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador Luis Scola (Argentina) and 2011 NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) led the draw ceremony, along with Local Ambassadors from the three host nations: 2014 Philippine World Cup team member LA Tenorio and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray (Philippines), former national team member and current president of Levanga Hokkaido Takehiko Orimo (Japan), and actor Raffi Ahmad (Indonesia).[34] American rapper and singer Saweetie and Filipino artists Billy Crawford and Sarah Geronimo performed during the draw.[34]

For the draw, the 32 teams were allocated into eight pots based on the February 2023 FIBA World Rankings. The Philippines were allocated to Pot 1 as the hosts of the final stage of the tournament, alongside the three best-qualified teams: Spain, the United States, and Australia.[35] The remaining 28 teams were allocated Pots 2 to 8 based on the February 2023 FIBA World Ranking, with co-host Japan placed in Pot 7.

Furthermore, the three host countries were given the privilege to select a team each to host in the group stage. The United States were selected to play in the Philippines, Slovenia in Japan, and Canada in Indonesia.[36] FIBA cites "commercial reasons" for the selection which it says would not affect the draw process.[37]

The draw consisted of two clusters of pots. Teams in Pots 1, 3, 5, and 7 were drawn into Groups A, C, E, and G, while teams in Pots 2, 4, 6, and 8 were placed into Groups B, D, F, and H.[35]

Teams from confederations of Africa, Americas, Asia and Oceania would not be allowed to be drawn against other members of their confederation in the group stage.[35] Additionally, each group contains at least one team from Europe, but no more than two.[35] As such, it's known that Montenegro and Mexico were drawn to the same group, so were Spain and Brazil since Greece, Germany, and Italy from Pot 3 could not be drawn with Spain.[35]

Seeding

The seeding was confirmed on 21 April 2023.[35]

Groups A, C, E, and G
Pot 1 Pot 3 Pot 5 Pot 7
 Philippines (40) (host) (Group A)
 Spain (1)
United States (2) (Group C)
 Australia (3) 		 Greece (9)
 Italy (10)
 Germany (11)
 Brazil (13) 		 Iran (22)
 Dominican Republic (23)
 Finland (24)
 New Zealand (26) 		 Jordan (33)
 Japan (36) (host) (Group E)
 Angola (41)
 Ivory Coast (42)
Groups B, D, F, and H
Pot 2 Pot 4 Pot 6 Pot 8
 France (5)
 Serbia (6)
 Slovenia (7) (Group F)
 Lithuania (8) 		 Canada (15) (Group H)
 Venezuela (17)
 Montenegro (18)
 Puerto Rico (20) 		 China (27)
 Latvia (29)
 Mexico (31)
 Georgia (32) 		 Lebanon (43)
 Egypt (55)
 South Sudan (62)
 Cape Verde (64)

Squads

Main article: 2023 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.

Venues

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The tournament will be hosted in five venues in five separate cities.[a] Three cities in the Greater Manila Area will host four preliminary round groups, two second round groups, and the final tournament phase from the quarter-finals onwards. Okinawa and Jakarta will each host two preliminary round groups and one second round group. The Philippines will host 16 teams while Japan and Indonesia will host eight teams each.

In the Philippines, three venues will be used for the World Cup: The Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, and the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, all of which hosted various 2019 and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers games of the Philippines. The Mall of Asia Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila, and the 5v5 basketball events of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The Araneta Coliseum hosted the 1978 FIBA World Championship, while the Philippine Arena has a 55,000 seating capacity and was initially poised to host the tournament's final phase and the World Cup Final. The arena also hosted the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup and the opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.

During FIBA's Central Board meeting on 28 April 2023, FIBA announced that the Mall of Asia Arena will replace the Philippine Arena as hosts of the final phase and the World Cup Final, citing long distances, logistical and transport reasons. Ensuring the arena's usage in the tournament and aligning with the initial bid, the Philippine Arena will host the first two World Cup games of Group A.[38][39]

One venue in both Japan and Indonesia will each host World Cup matches. The Okinawa Arena in Okinawa has a 10,000 seating capacity and is the new home arena of the Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League. The arena also hosted exhibition games involving the Japanese men's basketball team in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and various 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers games of Japan. Initially, the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta was to be the venue to be used for the tournament. However, FIBA Central Board member Erick Thohir was quoted that the venue was only approved for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup (postponed to 2022), which will also be hosted by the city, but not for the World Cup. During the draw for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on 31 August 2021, it was revealed that a new venue located at the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex will be used for the tournament.[40] Known as Indonesia Arena, it will have a seating capacity of 16,500 spectators.[41][42]

A contingency plan exists to move games from Okinawa City to Metro Manila in the case of weather disturbances such as a typhoon.[43]

Philippines[a]
Philippine Arena
(Bocaue, Bulacan) 		Araneta Coliseum
(Quezon City) 		Mall of Asia Arena
(Pasay)
Capacity: 55,000[44] Capacity: 15,000[45]
(renovated venue[46]) 		Capacity: 16,500[47]
Indonesia Japan
Indonesia Arena
(Jakarta) 		Okinawa Arena
(Okinawa City)
Capacity: 16,000[48]
(new venue) 		Capacity: 10,000[49]
(new venue)

Preparations

Turnover ceremony

During the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, the three host countries for the 2023 World Cup sent representatives to observe the tournament.[50] The delegations also observed the FIBA Congress and the opening ceremonies.[51]

A turnover ceremony was held at halftime of the final between Argentina and Spain at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, to officially hand over the hosting rights of the FIBA Basketball World Cup from China to the three co-hosting countries.[52] FIBA Central Board members Manuel V. Pangilinan from the Philippines, Yuko Mitsuya from Japan, and Erick Thohir from Indonesia, received the FIBA Flag from Chinese Basketball Association chairman Yao Ming.[53] Other dignitaries present at the turnover ceremony were then-FIBA President Horacio Muratore and FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassador Kobe Bryant.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Board

During FIBA Executive Committee's meeting on 31 January 2020, International Olympic Committee and FIBA Executive Committee member Richard Carrión was appointed as the Chairman of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Board. FIBA Oceania Executive Director David Crocker will also be the tournament's Executive Director.[54] The first meeting of the board took place on the final week of May 2020.[55]

Governmental support

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos (center) in a courtesy call with members of the FIBA Central Board in April 2023 ahead of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw.

In February 2020, then-Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali revealed plans for a new arena to be built in Jakarta for the tournament, with a capacity of between 15,000 and 20,000. Indonesian President Joko Widodo granted a permit for its construction,[56] with the Indonesian government funding the construction of the new arena for the country's hosting of the World Cup.[57] This would be the Indonesia Arena, located within the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex. Widodo led the topping-off ceremony of the Indonesia Arena on 13 January 2023, with opening expected to be in June 2023, a few months before the start of the tournament.[58] President Widodo and acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono officially inaugurated the Indonesia Arena on 7 August 2023.[59] A budget of IDR 135 billion was granted by the Indonesian government, through the country's Ministry of Youth and Sports, to the Indonesian Basketball Association and the local organizing committee for the country's hosting of the tournament.[60]

On 25 August 2020, three years before the start of the tournament, Okinawa City officials conducted a symposium on the construction of an acceptable system for the World Cup. The local organizing committee for the city's hosting was also formed during the same event. In attendance were Okinawa City Mayor Sachio Kuwae, Okinawa Chamber of Commerce President Toshiyuki Miyazato, and Ryukyu Golden Kings President Tatsuro Kimura.[61]

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signed an administrative order on 27 March 2023, creating an inter-agency task force to prepare for the country's hosting of the World Cup, involving several government agencies. The task force is to be led by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann.[62] The PSC approved the release of at least ₱800 million for the Philippines' hosting.[63] Classes in public schools and government work in Metro Manila and Bulacan were suspended for the tournament's opening ceremony on 25 August 2023.[64]

Test events

The Okinawa Arena hosted a "pre-opening event" from April to May 2021, which consisted of home games of the Ryukyu Golden Kings. Full operations of the arena began in June 2021.[65]

On 28 June 2023, a test event organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas featuring eight collegiate teams from the Philippine NCAA and UAAP was held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena and Araneta Coliseum as a simulation for the Philippines' hosting of the World Cup.[66][67]

A test event at the Indonesia Arena,[68] the Indonesia International Basketball Invitation, took place from 2–5 August, that involved the national teams of Indonesia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.[69]

Volunteers program

A Volunteers Program for the Philippines was also launched by the country's Local Organizing Committee on 30 November 2022, opening applications for aspiring applicants to serve as volunteers during the World Cup.[70][71] The Japanese and Indonesian equivalents were launched on 27 February and 11 March 2023, respectively.[72][73]

Preparation games

Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

The national teams of Serbia, Greece, and Italy will participate in the tournament from 8 to 10 August in Athens.[74]

Basketball SuperCup

On 12 and 13 August 2023, Canada, China, Germany, and New Zealand will participate in the 34th edition of the tournament in Hamburg.[75]

China tournaments

From 2–6 August, the Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament will be held in Heyuan in Guangdong province and will involve the national teams of Iran, the Philippines and Senegal.[76][77] Shenzhen will host the FIBA Solidarity Cup from 20–21 August featuring Brazil, China, Italy, New Zealand, and Serbia.[78]

France Summer Tour

On 26 February 2023, the Fédération Française de Basketball announced that France will play in various participation games from July to August in the build-up to the World Cup – against the national teams of Tunisia, Argentina, Lithuania, Montenegro, and Venezuela.[79][80]

Japan games

Japan will play two games against Chinese Taipei from 8–9 July in Hamamatsu and two games against New Zealand on 2 and 4 August in Ōta City. A four-nation warm-up tournament featuring Angola, France, Japan, and Slovenia will also take place in Tokyo from 15 to 19 August.[81]

Boomers vs World

Basketball Australia announced on 19 May 2023 that from 14–17 August, a four-nation tournament featuring Australia, Brazil, South Sudan and Venezuela, will take place in Melbourne.[82]

Spain tournaments

In celebration of the Spanish Basketball Federation's centennial anniversary, two tournaments will be hosted in the Spanish cities of Málaga and Granada. Spain will play in both tournaments. The first tournament in Málaga from 11 to 13 August will feature the United States and Slovenia, while the second tournament in Granada from 17 to 19 August will feature Argentina and Canada.[83]

Tbilisi City Hall Cup

Georgia, Iran, Jordan, and Montenegro will take part in the tournament from 12 to 13 August in Tbilisi.[84]

Trentino Cup

On 7 June 2023, the Italian Basketball Federation announced that warm-up games featuring Cape Verde, China, Italy, and Turkey will be played from 4 to 5 August in Trento.[85] It will also serve as warm-up games for Turkey in preparation for the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments, which they will be hosting one of two European tournaments.

USA Basketball Showcase in Abu Dhabi

At a press conference in Berlin on 8 March 2023, USA Basketball announced a partnership with the Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism, in which the United States will face the national teams of Germany and Greece from 18 to 20 August in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[86][87]

Other games

Exhibition games are expected to take place as warm-ups for the World Cup.

Slovenia and Greece will play in two games on 2 and 4 August in Ljubljana and Athens, respectively.[88] Spain and Venezuela will also play a friendly game on 4 August in Madrid.[89] Germany and Canada will play in Berlin on 9 August.[90]

Several teams also have set up training camps in various countries, including co-hosts Philippines, which held a training camp in Estonia and Lithuania in June 2023,[91] where they played games against Finland, Estonia and Ukraine's junior teams, and a Lithuanian pro selection.[92][93]

Format

Similar to the 2019 edition, the tournament will be played in three phases – the group stage, the second round, and the final phase. In the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be sorted into eight groups of four (A–H), where every team in a group will play each other once. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the second round. The bottom two teams will then play two classification games to determine the 17th to 32nd rankings. In the second round, there will be four groups (I–L) of four made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, again playing each other once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final phase. The teams that lost in the quarterfinals will then play classification games to determine the 5th to 8th rankings.[94]

Officiating

On 16 August 2023, FIBA announced the list of 44 referees for the tournament.[95] Of the 44 referees, FIBA included three each from Latvia, Puerto Rico, and the United States.

Female referees will officiate games for the first time in the tournament's history. American referees Amy Bonner, Blanca Burns and Jenna Reneau became the first female referees to be appointed to a men's World Cup. Bonner previously officiated in the last three editions of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in 2014, 2018,[96] and 2022, respectively. Burns and Reneau recently officiated several games in the Americas Qualifiers for the tournament.

French referee Yohan Rosso, who was one of the three officials in the 2019 final[97] was also selected.

Referees

Opening ceremonies

The main opening ceremony will take place in the Philippines on Friday, 25 August 2023 at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, in between the first two games of Group A (Angola vs. Italy; and Dominican Republic vs. Philippines).[98] It will feature performances from artist Sarah Geronimo, Filipino bands The Dawn and Ben&Ben,[99] and boy group Alamat.[100]

Another ceremony is scheduled in one of the two co-hosts. It will be held on the same day at a later time at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, before the Group H game between Canada and France and will feature a performance from Indonesian singer and actress Agnez Mo.[101]

Group phase

Classification of teams

  1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:[102]
    • 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

Group A

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

Venue:

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic 3 3 0 249 230 +19 6 Second round
2  Italy 3 2 1 253 237 +16 5
3  Angola 3 1 2 214 226 −12 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Philippines (H) 3 0 3 234 257 −23 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
25 August 2023
Angola  –  Italy
Dominican Republic  –  Philippines
27 August 2023
Philippines  –  Angola
Italy  –  Dominican Republic
29 August 2023
Angola  –  Dominican Republic
Philippines  –  Italy

Group B

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 314 223 +91 6 Second round
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 285 279 +6 5
3  South Sudan 3 1 2 268 285 −17 4 17th–32nd classification
4  China 3 0 3 221 301 −80 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 August 2023
South Sudan  –  Puerto Rico
Serbia  –  China
28 August 2023
China  –  South Sudan
Puerto Rico  –  Serbia
30 August 2023
South Sudan  –  Serbia
China  –  Puerto Rico

Group C

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 United States 3 3 0 318 215 +103 6 Second round
2  Greece 3 2 1 256 254 +2 5
3  New Zealand 3 1 2 241 269 −28 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Jordan 3 0 3 220 297 −77 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 August 2023
United States –  New Zealand
Jordan  –  Greece
28 August 2023
Greece  – United States
New Zealand  –  Jordan
30 August 2023
United States –  Jordan
Greece  –  New Zealand

Group D

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group D

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 280 204 +76 6 Second round
2  Montenegro 3 2 1 251 236 +15 5
3  Egypt 3 1 2 241 254 −13 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Mexico 3 0 3 209 287 −78 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 August 2023
Egypt  –  Lithuania
Mexico  –  Montenegro
27 August 2023
Montenegro  –  Egypt
Lithuania  –  Mexico
29 August 2023
Egypt  –  Mexico
Montenegro  –  Lithuania

Group E

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E

Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 267 220 +47 6 Second round
2  Australia 3 2 1 289 246 +43 5
3  Japan (H) 3 1 2 250 278 −28 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Finland 3 0 3 235 297 −62 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
25 August 2023
Germany  –  Japan
Finland  –  Australia
27 August 2023
Australia  –  Germany
Japan  –  Finland
29 August 2023
Germany  –  Finland
Australia  –  Japan

Group F

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group F

Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 3 0 280 229 +51 6 Second round
2  Georgia 3 2 1 222 207 +15 5
3  Cape Verde 3 1 2 218 252 −34 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Venezuela 3 0 3 219 251 −32 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 August 2023
Slovenia  –  Venezuela
Cape Verde  –  Georgia
28 August 2023
Georgia  –  Slovenia
Venezuela  –  Cape Verde
30 August 2023
Slovenia  –  Cape Verde
Georgia  –  Venezuela

Group G

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group G

Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 275 207 +68 6 Second round
2  Brazil 3 2 1 267 232 +35 5
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 2 212 252 −40 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Iran 3 0 3 193 256 −63 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 August 2023
Iran  –  Brazil
Spain  –  Ivory Coast
28 August 2023
Ivory Coast  –  Iran
Brazil  –  Spain
30 August 2023
Iran  –  Spain
Ivory Coast  –  Brazil

Group H

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group H

Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 324 213 +111 6 Second round
2  Latvia 3 2 1 272 257 +15 5
3  France 3 1 2 236 262 −26 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Lebanon 3 0 3 222 322 −100 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
25 August 2023
Canada  –  France
Latvia  –  Lebanon
27 August 2023
Lebanon  –  Canada
France  –  Latvia
29 August 2023
Canada  –  Latvia
Lebanon  –  France

Second round

The results of the three preliminary round matches are carried over to the second round.[103]

Group I

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group I

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 5 4 1 404 370 +34 9[b] Quarter-finals
2  Serbia 5 4 1 502 380 +122 9[b]
3  Puerto Rico 5 3 2 444 449 −5 8[c]
4  Dominican Republic 5 3 2 425 444 −19 8[c]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d For marketing purposes, there are three host cities – Manila, Okinawa, and Jakarta. However, all venues in the Philippines are situated outside Manila proper, as two are within Metro Manila and one is in the province of Bulacan.
  2. ^ a b Italy 1–0 Serbia
  3. ^ a b Puerto Rico 1–0 Dominican Republic
1 September 2023
A1 – B2
B1 – A2
3 September 2023
A2 – B2
A1 – B1

Group J

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group J

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Group J was one of four groups of the second round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 1 to 3 September 2023 and consisted of the top-two teams from Groups C and D.[104] The results from the preliminary round were carried over. The teams played against the teams from the other group, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines.[105] The top two teams advanced to the quarterfinals, the third placed team was classified 9 to 12 and the fourth placed team 13 to 16.[106]

Qualified teams

Group Winner Runner-up
C United States  Greece
D  Lithuania  Montenegro

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 5 5 0 482 375 +107 10 Quarter-finals
2 United States 5 4 1 507 398 +109 9
3  Montenegro 5 3 2 397 390 +7 8
4  Greece 5 2 3 392 419 −27 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

All times are local (UTC+8).[107]

United States vs. Montenegro

This was the first competitive game between the United States and Montenegro.

1 September 2023
16:40
United States 85–73  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 18–20, 24–17, 24–18
Pts: Edwards 17
Rebs: Ingram 5
Asts: Haliburton 6		 Pts: Vučević 18
Rebs: Vučević 16
Asts: Perry 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,699
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Boris Krejič (SLO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

Lithuania vs. Greece

This was the second game between Lithuania and Greece in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2006. The Greeks also won in the round of 16 of EuroBasket 2017, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

1 September 2023
20:40
Lithuania  92–67  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–23, 25–15, 28–9
Pts: Jokubaitis 19
Rebs: Valančiūnas 9
Asts: Jokubaitis 6		 Pts: Walkup 21
Rebs: Walkup 8
Asts: Walkup 7
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 5,986
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Kerem Baki (TUR)

Greece vs. Montenegro

This was the second game between Greece and Montenegro in the World Cup. The Greeks won the first meeting in 2019, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.

3 September 2023
16:40
Greece  69–73  Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 16–17, 12–14, 27–23
Pts: Papapetrou 16
Rebs: Bochoridis 6
Asts: Walkup 6		 Pts: Vučević 19
Rebs: Dubljević 9
Asts: Dubljević 9
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 6,193
Referees: Daniel García (VEN), Kristian Paez (ECU), Péter Praksch (HUN)

United States vs. Lithuania

This was the fourth game between the United States and Lithuania in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first meeting in 1998 while the Americans won the last two games in 2010 and 2014. Also Lithuanian win replay of the 2004 Olympic Games.

3 September 2023
20:40
United States 104–110  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 25–23, 28–17, 39–39
Pts: Edwards 35
Rebs: Portis 5
Asts: Brunson, Haliburton 7		 Pts: Kariniauskas 15
Rebs: Sedekerskis 11
Asts: Jokubaitis 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,349
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Boris Krejič (SLO)

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1 September 2023
C1 – D2
D1 – C2
3 September 2023
C2 – D2
C1 – D1

Group K

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group K

Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 5 0 467 364 +103 10 Quarter-finals
2  Slovenia 5 4 1 442 409 +33 9
3  Australia 5 3 2 469 421 +48 8
4  Georgia 5 2 3 379 407 −28 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2023
E1 – F2
F1 – E2
3 September 2023
E2 – F2
E1 – F1

Group L

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group L

Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 5 4 1 477 367 +110 9[a] Quarter-finals
2  Latvia 5 4 1 450 410 +40 9[a]
3  Spain 5 3 2 429 369 +60 8[b]
4  Brazil 5 3 2 420 401 +19 8[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Canada 1–0 Latvia
  2. ^ a b Spain 1–0 Brazil
1 September 2023
G1 – H2
H1 – G2
3 September 2023
G2 – H2
G1 – H1

17th–32nd Classification

The results of the preliminary round are carried over between the teams that advanced.

Group M

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group M

Venue: Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Sudan 5 3 2 456 431 +25 8
2  Philippines (H) 5 1 4 398 419 −21 6[a]
3  Angola 5 1 4 368 410 −42 6[a]
4  China 5 1 4 379 473 −94 6[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Philippines 3 Pts, +11 PD; Angola 3 Pts, +3 PD; China 3 Pts, −14 PD
31 August 2023
A3 – B4
B3 – A4
2 September 2023
A4 – B4
A3 – B3

Group N

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group N

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Egypt 5 2 3 412 411 +1 7[a]
2  New Zealand 5 2 3 429 463 −34 7[a]
3  Mexico 5 2 3 410 467 −57 7[a]
4  Jordan 5 0 5 369 475 −106 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Egypt 3 Pts, +26 PD; New Zealand 3 Pts, −6 PD; Mexico 3 Pts, −20 PD
31 August 2023
C3 – D4
D3 – C4
2 September 2023
C4 – D4
C3 – D3

Group O

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group O

Venue: Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Japan (H) 5 3 2 416 426 −10 8
2  Finland 5 2 3 425 449 −24 7
3  Cape Verde 5 1 4 366 432 −66 6
4  Venezuela 5 0 5 371 427 −56 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
31 August 2023
E3 – F4
F3 – E4
2 September 2023
E4 – F4
E3 – F3

Group P

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group P

Venue: Indonesia Arena, Jakarta

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  France 5 3 2 405 394 +11 8
2  Lebanon 5 2 3 397 479 −82 7
3  Ivory Coast 5 1 4 373 433 −60 6
4  Iran 5 0 5 321 419 −98 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2023
G3 – H4
H3 – G4
2 September 2023
G4 – H4
G3 – H3

Final round

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup final round

Venue: Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Fifth place5th–8th classificationQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
5 September
 Italy63
7 September United States1008 September
 Italy82 United States111
 Latvia876 September Germany113
 Germany81
9 September Latvia7910 September
 Latvia98 Germany83
 Lithuania635 September Serbia77
 Lithuania68
7 September Serbia878 September
Seventh place Lithuania100 Serbia95Third place game
9 September Slovenia846 September Canada8610 September
 Italy85 Canada100 United States118
 Slovenia89 Slovenia89 Canada (OT)127

Final

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup final
The Germany national team celebrating winning the World Cup.
Event2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Germany Serbia
83 77
1234 Total
Germany 23242214 83
Serbia 26211020 77
Date10 September 2023
VenueSM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila
Coaches
TCL Man of the MatchFranz Wagner (Germany)
Referees
  • Roberto Vázquez (Puerto Rico)
  • Omar Bermúdez (Mexico)
  • Gatis Saliņš (Latvia)
Attendance12,022
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The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup final was the concluding basketball game which determined the winner of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The game was played on 10 September 2023, at the Mall of Asia Arena, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines,[1] between Germany and Serbia. It was the first all-European final since 2006 in Japan,[2] when Spain won its first title against Greece.[3]

At halftime, a turnover ceremony was held to officially hand over the hosting rights of the FIBA Basketball World Cup from the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia to Qatar, host of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup,[4] the first in tournament history to be held in the Middle East and North Africa region.[5] The Naismith Trophy was awarded to the winning team for the second time since the adoption of its new version in 2017,[6] with Germany winning its first World Cup title.[7]

Background

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 19th edition of the tournament, held in multiple countries for the first time in its history in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia,[8] between 25 August and 10 September 2023.[9] Japan and the Philippines automatically qualified as hosts but Indonesia weren't able to qualify after failing to reach the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup, which was the condition set by FIBA for the country to qualify for the tournament.[10][11] 80 teams competed for the remaining 30 spots through qualification windows organized by FIBA's four confederations (Africa, Americas, Asia-Oceania, Europe) and were held from November 2021 to February 2023.[12][13] In the final draw, the 32 qualified teams were then divided into eight groups of four teams, with each team playing each other once in a round-robin format.[14] The top two teams in each group qualified for the second round made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with groups being formed by joining pairs of first-round groups together (A and B to I, C and D to J, E and F to K, and G and H to L). The top two teams from each group advanced to a knock-out phase.[15][16]

The defending champions from the 2019 World Cup were Spain. They managed to top their first round group but were eliminated in the second round,[17] finishing at third behind Canada and Latvia.[18] Both Germany and Serbia have not won the FIBA Basketball World Cup once, but the latter cliched two consecutive titles in 1998 and 2002, respectively, as the former Yugoslavia.[19] Germany won its last matchup against Serbia at the World Cup in 2010 in double-overtime, 82–81.[20]

Serbia reached the 2014 final and the 2016 Olympic final, but lost to the United States on both occasions.[21][22] They were also eliminated by Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 2019 tournament.[23] Under head coach Svetislav Pešić, Serbia won all of its five games in the group phase and finished 9th at the EuroBasket 2022.[24][25] The 2023 final would be the first for Germany[19] in their seventh World Cup appearance and sixth as Germany, as they were formerly known as West Germany in their tournament debut in 1986.[26] Their previous best performance was at the 2002 World Cup, where they won the bronze medal after winning against New Zealand in the third-place game.[27] Under head coach Gordon Herbert, Germany also won the bronze at the EuroBasket 2022,[28] the country's first podium finish in the tournament since 2005.[19]

Venue

The SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay hosted the match

The final was played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, a city within Metro Manila, Philippines. The arena was one of the five proposed venues of the joint Philippine–Japanese–Indonesian World Cup bid, and was named the Final Phase venue on 28 April 2023.[1] It hosted twelve group stage games, four second-round games, four 17–32 classification games, and all final phase games.[29]

The Mall of Asia Arena, owned by SM Lifestyle Entertainment, which is under SM Prime Holdings, was built as part of the master plan for the SM Mall of Asia complex.[30] The arena was designed by architecture firm Arquitectonica,[31] and has a seating capacity of 15,000 but can host as much as 20,000 people in a full-house capacity.[32] Construction began in 2010,[33] and had its topping-off ceremony in September 2011.[34] It hosted its first basketball event, a 2012 PBA Governors Cup semifinals game between the B-Meg Llamados and the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, on 7 July 2012.[35]

The arena is one of the playing venues of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)[36][37] and the country's major collegiate leagues (NCAA, UAAP).[38][39] It has also hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship,[29] one of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men,[40] the basketball tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games,[41][42] and several 2019[43][44] and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers games of the Philippines.[45]

Venue change

The Philippine Arena was initially set to host the tournament's final phase.

The joint bid initially called for the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan to host the World Cup's Final Phase,[46] from the quarter-finals to the World Cup Final.[47] The arena previously hosted the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup,[48] three FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers games of the Philippines for 2019 and 2023,[49][50] and the opening ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[51]

On 28 April 2023, FIBA announced during its Central Board meeting that the venue would be changed to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, citing logistical and transport issues, which were experienced in various events at the arena, including various concerts and the sixth and final window of the 2023 World Cup Asian Qualifiers.[52] Instead, the Philippine Arena hosted the first two games of Group A on 25 August 2023: Angola vs. Italy and Dominican Republic vs. Philippines.[1][53]

Route to the final

Further information: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

 Germany Round  Serbia
Opponent Result Opponent Result
 Japan 81–63 Game 1  China 105–63
 Australia 85–82 Game 2  Puerto Rico 94–77
 Finland 101–75 Game 3  South Sudan 115–83
 Georgia 100–73 Game 4  Italy 76–78
 Slovenia 100–71 Game 5  Dominican Republic 112–79
 Latvia 81–79 Quarter-finals  Lithuania 87–68
United States 113–111 Semi-finals  Canada 95–86

Game

The game between Germany and Serbia was widely seen as a surprising final, as both teams were not favoured in their semi-final match-ups. In FIBA's media survey, none of the participants tipped Germany or Serbia as title winners, instead favouring record holders United States.[54] The game was tightly contested in the first quarter, which finished with a 23–26 score. Serbia went on a run in the second quarter, and following a Bogdan Bogdanović step-back three-pointer the Serbs led by four points, 38–42. Germany managed to come back and the two teams went into halftime with the score tied at 47–47. It was only the second time a World Cup final had been tied at halftime.[55] In the third quarter, Germany opened up a lead after going on a 15–4 run and began the final quarter with a 12-point lead. Serbia fought back, behind 13 points in the quarter from Aleksa Avramović. With 1:21 remaining and just a three-point lead, Germany's Isaac Bonga turned over the ball to Marko Gudurić, who missed a lay-up as he was fouled in the process. Following more free throws by Germany and Serbia, the game was 79–77, Germany, in the final minute. With just 21 seconds on the clock, it was Dennis Schröder driving lay-up that gave the Germans an 81–77 lead. In the following possession, Gudurić turned the ball over and Schröder converted two free-throws to seal Germany's first-ever World Cup title. Schröder had a game-high 28 points and hit nine of his seventeen attempted field goals. Franz Wagner contributed 19 points and 7 rebounds, while Avramović led Serbia in scoring with 21 points.[55] Bogdanović finished with 17 points and 5 assists. Schröder was named the tournament's most valuable player after the game,[55] and was also named to the All-Star Five along with Bogdanović.[56]


10 September 2023
20:40
Germany  83–77 Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–21, 22–10, 14–20
Pts: Schröder 28
Rebs: Voigtmann 8
Asts: Voigtmann 3		 Pts: Avramović 21
Rebs: N. Jović 8
Asts: Bogdanović 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 12,022
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)

Sources:[57][58]

Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 17 Dennis Schröder 28 2 2
SG 42 Andreas Obst 7 0 1
SF 9 Franz Wagner 19 7 2
PF 10 Daniel Theis 2 4 2
C 7 Johannes Voigtmann 12 8 3
Reserves:
PG 0 Isaac Bonga 7 2 0
PG 4 Maodo Lô 0 1 1
SF 5 Niels Giffey 0 0 0
PF 13 Moritz Wagner 8 4 0
PG 21 Justus Hollatz DNP
PF 32 Johannes Thiemann 0 2 2
PG 44 David Krämer DNP
Head coach:
Canada Gordon Herbert
Germany jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Germany
Serbia jersey
Team colours
Serbia

0

Germany Statistics Serbia
20/33 (61%) 2-pt field goals 17/33 (52%)
7/22 (32%) 3-pt field goals 9/29 (31%)
22/25 (88%) Free throws 16/19 (84%)
11 Offensive rebounds 12
24 Defensive rebounds 17
35 Total rebounds 29
13 Assists 14
14 Turnovers 12
5 Steals 9
1 Blocks 2
28 Fouls 25
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 24 Stefan Jović 3 0 0
SG 7 Bogdan Bogdanović 17 3 5
SF 13 Ognjen Dobrić 0 0 0
PF 5 Nikola Jović 9 8 1
C 33 Nikola Milutinov 2 4 4
Reserves:
C 3 Filip Petrušev 10 4 0
SG 9 Vanja Marinković 9 1 0
C 14 Dušan Ristić DNP
SG 23 Marko Gudurić 4 3 2
SF 27 Dejan Davidovac 2 2 0
PF 28 Boriša Simanić DNP
PG 30 Aleksa Avramović 21 4 4
Head coach:
Serbia Svetislav Pešić

Rosters

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Marketing

Logos

The official logo for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was unveiled on 4 December 2020. The logo's concept consist of three main elements. The heart symbolizes the passion for the game, the Naismith Trophy represents the prize given to the winner of the World Cup, and the "23" represents the year of the World Cup.[1] The logo for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup has already been agreed upon as early as July 2019 and only needed to be approved by FIBA as of that time.[2] The logo was designed by VMLY&R.[3] On 28 November 2020, FIBA launched the Don't Miss A Beat campaign leading up to the logo launch.[4] The launch was also the most impactful logo launch in FIBA's history.[3]

There are also host city logos for Manila, Jakarta, and Okinawa. The Manila logo features a Jeepney, the most popular mean of transportation in the Philippines. Logos for Jakarta and Okinawa feature several landmarks – the Shuri Castle in Shuri, Okinawa and the Monas, the national monument of Indonesia, located in Jakarta.

Slogan

On 31 August 2021, during the qualifiers draw, FIBA released the slogan for the World Cup, "Win For All".[5]

Mascot

JIP at the FIBA World Cup Trophy Tour in Jakarta.

On 9 June 2022, FIBA unveiled the official mascot for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. According to its fictional biography, the mascot, initially unnamed, was created through the idea of three fans from the three host countries (Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia), to create "something amazing that could unite people and represent them all."[6] The mascot is a basketball robot with an LED face which allows it to connect and interact with people through its various expressions. In addition, the mascot also has a basketball hoop attached to its back as an advocacy for the importance of recycling. The red, blue, and yellow colors of the mascot represent the three colors of the national flags of the host nations. An online naming competition was held,[7] and on 28 July 2022, it was announced the mascot's name is "JIP," which is the first letter of each of the three host countries – the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.[8]

Ball

The official ball that will be used for the World Cup was unveiled on 29 April 2023 during the Draw Festival at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.[9] Similar to 2019, the Molten BG5000 will be used for the tournament but with a design inspired by wave and gold elements and hearts. Nicknamed "The Passion Wave", it represents a heartbeat birthed out of passion for basketball that reverberates throughout the world.[10]

Trophy tour

The Naismith Trophy during a tour of Jakarta in August 2023

Several months before the start of the tournament, the Naismith Trophy began a journey through the 30 participating countries and the 3 host countries. The trophy tour was launched at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines during the week of the World Cup draw.[11] Prior to the launch, the trophy made rounds across several media outlets before visiting the Fort Bonifacio Tenement in Taguig a day after the draw. The following day, on 1 May 2023, it made its first international stop in Beijing, China, with the tour set to conclude on 24 August 2023, a day before the start of the tournament.

Trophy tour stops and dates

Ambassadors

Former Argentina national team player and two-time FIBA Basketball World Cup silver medalist Luis Scola was named a Global Ambassador for the tournament on 14 December 2022.[53]

Two-time NBA champion and 2006 World Cup winner Pau Gasol joined Scola as one of the tournament's Global Ambassadors on 6 February 2023.[54] Gasol served as an Ambassador for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia months prior.[55] Ten-time NBA All-Star and three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Carmelo Anthony was also named a Global Ambassador on 24 February 2023.[56]

In August 2022, Indonesian actor Raffi Ahmad[57] and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray[58] were announced as local ambassadors for the tournament in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Former Philippine national team members LA Tenorio, Jeff Chan, Larry Fonacier, and Gary David were also named local ambassadors.[58] The Japanese B.League was named a local ambassador for the tournament in Japan on 22 September 2022.[59] Former Japanese national team player and current Levanga Hokkaido president Takehiko Orimo was announced as a local ambassador in the weeks leading up to the World Cup draw. German-Indonesian actress Cinta Laura was also named a local ambassador for Indonesia on 11 July 2023.[60]

Ticketing

The first variety of ticket package sales started on 1 March 2022. "Follow My Team" passes for the Philippines and Japan consist of all five Group Phase games of the two host countries. For Indonesia, a "Venue Pass" covers all 12 games of the same phase at the Indonesia Arena.[61] Weekend Passes are also available for games taking place from 26 to 27 August and 2–3 September at the same venue.

On 25 August 2022, the second variety of ticket package sales commenced one year before the tournament.[62] Packages for the Final Phase at the Philippine Arena were initially released, as well as two-day passes for Group Phase and Second Round games to be held at the Okinawa Arena. Two packages are available for the Final Phase, namely the "Finals Ultimate Fan Pass", consisting of all final phase games, and the "Finals Superfan Pass" for games starting from the semifinals until the World Cup Final. Two-day passes, valid for the tournament's first two days, are also available for Group Phase games at the Araneta Coliseum and the Mall of Asia Arena. Packages for the Final Phase were immediately transferred to the Mall of Asia Arena following the venue change for the said round.

Single-game tickets and day passes became available in all three host countries in June 2023.

Countdown clocks

Countdown clock for 2023 FIBA World Cup in front of Sarinah, Jakarta.

Three countdown clocks were unveiled from 25 to 28 August 2022 to mark one year before the tournament. These clocks are situated at the Tenbusu Naha Plaza in Naha, Okinawa; the Selamat Datang Monument in Jakarta; and the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay.[62] The countdown clock in Indonesia was later moved to the front of Sarinah Department Store after the unveiling ceremony.[63]

Sponsorship

FIBA Global Partners Indonesian Sponsors Japanese Sponsors Philippine Sponsors Global Suppliers Global Master Licensee

Broadcasting rights

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup broadcasting rights

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The trophy went to the Dashbashi Canyon, which is near the city of Tsalka.

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