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BEIRUT (Lebanon) – The host cities for the upcoming November 2020 windows of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers have been confirmed.
The confirmed host cities will be Bahrain (Manama), Qatar (Doha) and Jordan (Amman).
Manama, Bahrain is set to host Group A and D matches. Group A teams include Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. Group D teams include Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon and India.
Meanwhile, Doha, Qatar will host matches in Groups B and E. Group B teams include China, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Malaysia. Group E teams include Qatar, Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
Amman, Jordan will serve as the venue for the Window 2 games in Group F. Group C teams include Jordan, Kazakhstan, Palestine and Sri Lanka.
The most important criteria for choosing the hosts were health and travel guarantees and adherence to FIBA health protocols, including testing and controlled entry to a safe environment.
The exact game schedule will be confirmed later.
The decision to play both windows in bubbles, rather than home and away matches, for men’s competitions, was confirmed by the FIBA Executive Committee in September after taking into consideration the health and safety of the players, coaches and officers, and following a recommendation from the Medical and Skills Commissions.
FIBA will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Asia on a daily basis and will communicate additional updates on FIBA Competitions when necessary.
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