Basketball Asia Cup 2025: Second Qualifier Window Format, Teams, Groups; All You Need To Know

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Basketball Asia Cup 2025: The race to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup continues, with the second qualifying window beginning on Thursday, November 21. 

24 nations split among six groups will resume play in a round-robin format. Each basketball team will play two games in the second window of the FIBA 2025 Basketball Asia Cup continues. 

Several teams who were unbeaten in the group play enter the second window. That pool includes Australia (No. 7) Japan (No. 21) and New Zealand (No. 22). 

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FIBA Asia Cup 2025: Qualifying Tournament Groups

Group A

  • Australia
  • Korea
  • Thailand
  • Indonesia

Group B

  • Philippines
  • New Zealand
  • Hong Kong, China
  • Chinese Taipei

Group C

  • Japan
  • China
  • Guam
  • Mongolia

Group D

  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Iraq
  • Palestine

Group E

  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • Qatar
  • India

Group F

  • Lebanon
  • Syria
  • Bahrain
  • UAE
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FIBA Asia Cup 2025: Qualifying Tournament Schedule

The full schedule for the second qualifying window for the FIBA Asia Cup is as below:

Thursday, Nov. 21

Matchup Group Time (ET) Location
Japan vs. Mongolia C 5:05 a.m. Utsunomiya-Shi, Japan
Korea vs. Indonesia A 5:30 a.m. Goyang, Korea
Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong B 6 a.m. Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Philippines vs. New Zealand B 6:30 a.m. Manila, Philippines
China vs. Guam C 6:30 a.m. Hefei, China
Thailand vs. Australia A 7 a.m. Bangkok, Thailand

Friday, Nov. 22

Matchup Group Time (ET) Location
India vs. Qatar E 7:30 a.m. Chennai, India
Iran vs. Kazakhstan E 8:30 a.m. Tehran, Iran
UAE vs. Lebanon F 10:30 a.m. Dubai, UAE
Jordan vs. Iraq D 11 a.m. Amman, Jordan
Bahrain vs. Syria F 11 a.m. Manama, Bahrain
Palestine vs. Saudi Arabia D 11:45 a.m. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Sunday, Nov. 24

Matchup Group Time (ET) Location
Guam vs. Japan C 12 a.m. Mangilao, Guam
Korea vs. Australia A 1 a.m. Goyang, Korea
Mongolia vs. China C 2 a.m. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Indonesia vs. Thailand A 5 a.m. Jakarta, Indonesia
Philippines vs. Hong Kong B 6:30 a.m. Manila, Philippines

Monday, Nov. 25

Matchup Group Time (ET) Location
New Zealand vs. Chinese Taipei B 1 a.m. Christchurch, New Zealand
Palestine vs. Jordan D 6:45 a.m. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
India vs. Kazakhstan E 7:30 a.m. Chennai, India
Lebanon vs. Syria F 9 a.m. Dubai, UAE
Saudi Arabia vs. Iraq D 11:45 a.m. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Qatar vs. Iran E 12 p.m. Doha, Qatar
UAE vs. Bahrain F 12 p.m. Dubai, UAE

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How to watch FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifying Tournament

The games of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 qualifying tournament will be broadcast on ESPN in Australia and on TVNZ in New Zealand. 

Additionally, the games will also be live streamed on Courtside 1891, which is available through DAZN

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