FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Schedule, Channels, Timings And Matches : When and Where to Watch Basketball World cup in India

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Schedule, Channels, Timings And Matches : Details on where to catch the FIBA Basketball World Cup in India along with the daily schedule and matches slated

The 18th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 gets underway today with Asia set to host the frontier tournament for the third time. After a hiatus of 13 years, the expansive Basketball World Cup returns to the region with China being selected to host the tournament this time around.

And in a bid to extend the game’s reach and see it become a truly global one, the latest instalment of the World Cup will see 32 countries partaking in the tournament for the first time ever. Spread out over 8 groups with each group consisting of four teams, the participating countries will battle it out over a period of 16 days in a bid to walk away with the glistening trophy under their arms at the culmination of the tournament.

Ahead of opening, we dwell into the schedule of the tournament, immersing in the group stage matches and how they have been segmented, followed up by the ensuing rounds. We also bring details of where the tournament can be watched in India along with the timings of the group stage matches.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Details

31 August- 15 September

Venue: China: Beijing, Foshan, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

Where To Watch: Sony Six/HD, livebasketball.tv

Timings

Group Stage First Round, August 31-5 September

8 Matches Per Day, Spread Out Over: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 5:00, 5:30 and 6:00pm

Ensuing phase matches and timings will be decided as the group transpires past the opening stage.

Participating Countries 

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Ivory Coast, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portico Rico, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, USA and Venezuela.

FIBA Basketball World Cup Schedule

Group Stage First Round, August 31-5 September

Classification Round

Group Stage Round 2, September 6-9

Quarter-Finals, 10-11 September

Quarter-Final 1: Group I Winner Vs Group J 2nd Place

Quarter-Final 2: Group J Winner Vs Group I 2nd Place

Quarter-Final 3: Group K Winner Vs Group L Second Place

Quarter-Final 4: Group L Winner Vs Group K Second Place

The loser of the quarter-finals will play the classification round for places 5-8.

Semi-Finals, September 13

Semi-Final 1: Winner Of Quarter-Final 81 Vs Winner Of Quarter-Final 83

Semi-Final 2: Winner Of Quarter-Final 82 Vs Winner Of Quarter-Final 84

Third Place Match

September 15

Final 

September 15

 Day 1 Schedule

31 August, Saturday

Angola Vs Serbia: 1:00pm

Poland Vs Venezuela: 1:30pm

Russia Vs Nigeria: 2:00pm

Iran Vs Puerto Rico: 2:00pm

Philippines Vs Italy: 5:00pm

Ivory Coast Vs Chine: 5:30pm

Argentina Vs Korea: 6:00pm

Spain Vs Tunisia: 6:00pm