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FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw Iran opt for Pot 2

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FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw: Iran opt for Pot 2​

TEHRAN - Iran have opted to be placed in Pot 2 for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw scheduled to be held in Jeddah the coming Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw: Iran opt for Pot 2

All other teams are seeded in respective pots in order of Ranking based on FIBA World Ranking – Men Presented by NIKE, which was updated at the end of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers.

The FIBA Asia Cup 2025 will be played at Jeddah from Aug. 5-17, marking the first time the Persian Gulf state is hosting FIBA’s flagship event in Asia after 1997.

Pot 1: Saudi Arabia (hosts), Australia, Japan, New Zealand

Pot 2: Iran, Lebanon, China, Philippines

Pot 3: Jordan, Korea, Syria, Chinese Taipei

Pot 4: India, Qatar, Guam, Iraq

The 16 teams will be split into four groups of four, with the top teams of each automatically qualifying for the Quarter-Finals.

 The no. 2 and 3 teams, on the other hand, will play in the Qualification to Quarter-Finals.

Winners of the Quarter-Finals will then advance to the Semi-Finals, where the victors will head into the finale to battle for the championship. The losing sides, meanwhile, will face each other in a Third-Place Game.

source: tehrantimes.com