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In Asia and Oceania, the national team ranks sixth
The Philippines retained its place at No. 31 in the world after the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) updated its rankings after the second window of its Continental Cup Qualifiers.
The country’s position held steady after a Gilas Pilipinas squad packed with youngsters made a good tally of itself in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in November, sweeping Thailand in their two-game series by a margin. average victory score of 28 points.
The two victories kept the Philippines unscathed in the Asian Cup Qualifiers as they took the driver’s seat in Group A with a 3-0 record.
In Asia and Oceania, the country ranks sixth, behind Australia (3), Iran (23), New Zealand (25), China (28) and Korea (30).
The United States remains the number one team in the world, followed by Spain and Australia. Argentina and Serbia complete the top five.
Russia is the only newcomer to the top 10 after climbing two spots to No. 9 and swapping positions with the Czech Republic, which fell to No. 11 after suffering losses to lower-ranked teams in Denmark and Belgium in the FIBA Qualifiers. EuroBasket 2022.
Also in the top ten are France (6), Greece (7), Lithuania (8) and Brazil (10).
South Sudan, coached by former National Basketball Association star and federation president Luol Deng, saw the biggest increase in the latest update, climbing nine points to 98th place.
Won two of three games at the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda.
The biggest drop in the world ranking, meanwhile, was suffered by Madagascar, which fell 30 places to No. 124 after losing in the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Qualifiers to Tunisia by 37 points, the Central African Republic by 26 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . at 18.
Due to the suspension of FIBA competitions, an adjustment was made to the algorithm for rankings by extending the expiration date of past results by eight months to ensure that the results of two Olympic Games are included in the results at all times. calculations, which weigh data from the last eight years.
FIBA member nations / teams have the opportunity to improve their rankings in the last of the three FIBA Continental Cup qualifying windows set for February next year. – Michael Angelo S. Murillo
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