2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
International qualification tournament
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The 2029 FIBA Asia Cup qualification is a basketball competition that will be played from August 2026 to February 2029, to determine the FIBA Asia-Oceania nations who will qualify for the 2029 FIBA Asia Cup.
Dates24 August 2026 – February 2029
Teams33 (from 2 confederations)
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 24 August 2026 – February 2029 |
| Teams | 33 (from 2 confederations) |
Format
The qualification process will start in August 2026, with pre-qualifiers being contested on sub-zone and regional basis. Eight teams will advance to the qualifiers, joining the sixteen teams from the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.[1]
Entrants
| Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup) | |
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| West Region | East Region |
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| Teams entering the pre-qualifiers (any team that did not participate in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup) | ||||||
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| West Region | East Region | |||||
| West Asia (WABA sub-zone) |
Gulf (GBA sub-zone) |
Central Asia (CABA sub-zone) |
South Asia (SABA sub-zone) |
East Asia (EABA sub-zone) |
Southeast Asia (SEABA sub-zone) |
Oceania (FIBA Oceania)[2] |
Pre-qualifiers
Participating teams
| Teams entering the qualifiers (from the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup) | |
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| West Region | East Region |
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First round
Teams will play a round-robin tournament to determine the three best ranked teams that advance to the second round.
Teams from the WABA, GBA, CABA, and SABA sub-zones play in Group A and B, forming the West region. While teams from Oceania and the SEABA and EABA sub-zones play in Groups C and D, forming the East region. The groups will be played at a single venue.[1]
All times are local.[3]
Group A
The tournament will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 219 | +46 | 5 | Second round |
| 2 |  Kuwait |
3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 203 | +45 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 142 | +47 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Nepal |
2 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 198 | −69 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Oman |
2 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 194 | −69 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
| 26 August 2026 | United Arab Emirates |
110–64 | Nepal |
Dubai |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27−14, 30−15, 31−14, 22−21 | |||
| Pts: Al-Ameri 23 Rebs: Al-Breiki 10 Asts: Dickerson 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: N. Maharjan 24 Rebs: A. Shrestha 8 Asts: Shah 5 |
Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 100 Referees: Ahmad Al-Yousef (JOR), Ho Chang-jen (TPE), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ) |
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| 26 August 2026 | Oman |
63–88 | Kuwait |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 16–14, 13–21, 22–27 | |||
| Pts: Al-Riyami 22 Rebs: Al-Zahaibi 7 Asts: Al-Shaaibi 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Al-Hamidi, Al-Shemmari 16 Rebs: Bin Jawhar 11 Asts: Al-Shemmari, Hasan 5 |
Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 70 Referees: Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (JOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA) |
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| 27 August 2026 | Bahrain |
106–62 | Oman |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 24−13, 32−18, 24−15, 26−16 | |||
| Pts: M. Rashed 21 Rebs: Sampson 9 Asts: Al-Derazi 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bakhit 21 Rebs: Bakhit 9 Asts: Al-Busaidi 6 |
Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 101 Referees: Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (JOR), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS) |
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| 27 August 2026 | Kuwait |
72–75 | United Arab Emirates |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20−17, 16−26, 17−15, 19−17 | |||
| Pts: Hasan 19 Rebs: Hasan 16 Asts: Al-Shemmari, Hasan 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dickerson 27 Rebs: Al-Zaabi 8 Asts: Dickerson 7 |
Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 350 Referees: Ahmad Al-Yousef (JOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Ho Chang-jen (TPE) |
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| 28 August 2026 | Nepal |
65–88 | Kuwait |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 12−21, 11−24, 15−22, 27−21 | |||
| Pts: Shah 14 Rebs: B. Maharjan 9 Asts: B. Maharjan 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Al-Shemmari 16 Rebs: Aljuma'h 14 Asts: Akbar 6 |
Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 65 Referees: Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA) |
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| 28 August 2026 | United Arab Emirates |
80–83 | Bahrain |
Dubai |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 22–5, 19–22, 23–30 | |||
| Pts: Dickerson 27 Rebs: Al-Shabebi 10 Asts: Dickerson 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: M. Rashed 28 Rebs: Sampson 14 Asts: M. Rashed 5 |
Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Attendance: 300 Referees: Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (JOR), Ahmad Al-Yousef (JOR), Hum Zhung Liang (MAS) |
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| 30 August 2026 | Oman |
vs. | United Arab Emirates |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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| 20:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai |
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Group B
The tournament will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palestine (A) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 311 | 199 | +112 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka |
3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 251 | −9 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 181 | 123 | +58 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 182 | −48 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Maldives |
2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 221 | −113 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
| 26 August 2026 | Maldives |
65–107 | Sri Lanka |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17−33, 15−27, 14−23, 19−24 | |||
| Pts: Irushan 15 Rebs: Irushan 6 Asts: Ali 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Supun 39 Rebs: Mendis 19 Asts: Udumalagala 8 |
Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 50 Referees: Sergio Kassab (LBN), Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Lim Wee Chun (MAS) |
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| 26 August 2026 | Palestine |
110–69 | Kyrgyzstan |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25−18, 37−14, 29−15, 19−22 | |||
| Pts: Suleiman 23 Rebs: Mousa 12 Asts: three players 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Adylbekov 33 Rebs: Adylbekov 14 Asts: Sereda 4 |
Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 50 Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Aaron Cañete (PHI) |
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| 27 August 2026 | Sri Lanka |
63–121 | Palestine |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16−25, 20−39, 15−25, 12−32 | |||
| Pts: Mendis 16 Rebs: Mendis 13 Asts: Supun 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Areikat 28 Rebs: Halawani 9 Asts: Qumsieh 4 |
Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 100 Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Aaron Cañete (PHI), Gantumur Ganbayar (MGL) |
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| 27 August 2026 | Kazakhstan |
114–43 | Maldives |
Almaty |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 39−10, 28−12, 23−10, 24−11 | |||
| Pts: Bykov, Murzagaliyev 16 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Murzagaliyev, Neff 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Zabeer 13 Rebs: Zabeer 6 Asts: Shakoor 3 |
Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 150 Referees: Sergio Kassab (LBN), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Lim Wee Chun (MAS) |
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| 28 August 2026 | Kyrgyzstan |
65–72 | Sri Lanka |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13−12, 20−19, 16−20, 16−21 | |||
| Pts: Adylbekov 18 Rebs: Adylbekov 22 Asts: Adylbekov 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Yogananthan 27 Rebs: Supun 11 Asts: Udumalagala 8 |
Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Gantumur Ganbayar (MGL) |
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| 28 August 2026 | Palestine |
80–67 | Kazakhstan |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22−13, 12−10, 25−25, 21−19 | |||
| Pts: Halums 26 Rebs: Mousa 8 Asts: Suleiman 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ivanov 13 Rebs: Ivanov 11 Asts: Rabchenyuk 7 |
Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR), Sergio Kassab (LBN), Lim Wee Chun (MAS) |
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| 30 August 2026 | Kazakhstan |
vs. | Kyrgyzstan |
Almaty |
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| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace Referees: Sergio Kassab (LBN), Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Lee Kyoung-hwan (KOR) |
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| 31 August 2026 | Kyrgyzstan |
vs. | Maldives |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace |
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| 31 August 2026 | Sri Lanka |
vs. | Kazakhstan |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Baluan Sholak Sports Palace |
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Group C
The tournament will be held in Seremban, Malaysia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 2 | Second round |
| 2 |  Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia (H) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Singapore |
1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
| 28 August 2026 | Indonesia |
80–54 | Singapore |
Seremban, Malaysia |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 18–6, 22–8, 17–14, 23–26 | |||
| Pts: Saputera 16 Rebs: Beane 8 Asts: Beane, Disi 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lin 19 Rebs: Chong 8 Asts: Chong 4 |
Arena: Karisma Arena Attendance: 150 Referees: Zhang Xiao (CHN), Gao Yijie (CHN), Jennifer Ammoury (LBN) |
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| 28 August 2026 | Malaysia |
54–77 | Hong Kong |
Seremban |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 15–17, 23–16, 2–26 | |||
| Pts: Ting 13 Rebs: Bosango 7 Asts: Hiew 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Yang 19 Rebs: Xu 9 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Karisma Arena Attendance: 800 Referees: Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA), Lee Seung-mu (KOR), Shigeyuki Arisawa (JPN) |
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| 31 August 2026 | Hong Kong |
vs. | Singapore |
Seremban, Malaysia |
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| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Karisma Arena |
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| 31 August 2026 | Indonesia |
vs. | Malaysia |
Seremban, Malaysia |
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| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Karisma Arena |
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Group D
The tournament will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Thailand (A) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 127 | +76 | 4 | Second round |
| 2 |  Mongolia (H) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 64 | +34 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Vietnam |
2 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 207 | −75 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Fiji |
1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 94 | −35 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
| 28 August 2026 | Thailand |
94–59 | Fiji |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 25–18, 18–23, 29–7 | |||
| Pts: Lish 23 Rebs: Ejesu 11 Asts: Leelaphipatkul 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: McLennan 25 Rebs: Fox 19 Asts: Fox 3 |
Arena: MBank arena Attendance: 330 Referees: Anton Kozlov (KAZ), Wang Wansong (CHN), Mandy Ngieng (MAS) |
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| 28 August 2026 | Mongolia |
98–64 | Vietnam |
Ulaanbaatar |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 29–14, 23–24, 26–14 | |||
| Pts: Enkhiin-Od 20 Rebs: Azbayar 10 Asts: Bolor-Erdene 12 |
Boxscore | Pts: Võ 12 Rebs: Dinh, Nguyễn H. 4 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: MBank arena Attendance: 1,353 Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Cheon Kam-jae (KOR), Lin Yuan-dian (TPE) |
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| 30 August 2026 | Vietnam |
68–109 | Thailand |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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| 16:00 | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 9–31, 20–23, 22–29 | |||
| Pts: Nguyễn H. 12 Rebs: Nguyễn H., Lê K. 4 Asts: Dinh, Võ 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ejesu 18 Rebs: Panpet 7 Asts: Jaimsawad 7 |
Arena: MBank arena Attendance: 200 Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Mandy Ngieng (MAS), Ong Jin Leong (SIN) |
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| 30 August 2026 | Fiji |
vs. | Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MBank arena Referees: Cheon Kam-jae (KOR), Lin Yuan-dian (TPE), Wang Wansong (CHN) |
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| 31 August 2026 | Vietnam |
vs. | Fiji |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MBank arena |
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| 31 August 2026 | Thailand |
vs. | Mongolia |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MBank arena |
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Second round
The 12 qualified teams will be divided into two groups of six teams (team from groups A/B form Group E and team from groups C/D into Group F). The results against teams that advance will be carried over and the teams will play against the teams they not met before. The top four teams of each group advance to the qualifiers.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 23 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualifiers |
| 2 | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 23 November 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Qualifiers
24 teams will compete for 16 places at the final tournament. Matches will be played over three windows: November 2027, February 2028 and November 2028.[1] They will also earn their place for the qualifiers of the 2031 FIBA Basketball World Cup in France.
Final qualifying tournament
The six third-placed teams from the qualifiers will play for the final four places at the final tournament. The tournaments will be played in February 2029.[1]