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
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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
