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Draw for the qualifying rounds of the Fiba Asia Cup 2021. FIBA PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Following a successful November window, Fiba announced that the Philippines has been chosen as one of four hosts for the February competitions of the 2021 Asia Cup Qualifiers.
Clark, Pampanga will be the competition venues for Groups A, which include the local team Gilas Pilipinas and Group C.
The Philippines, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand make up Group A, while Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Guam are in Group C.
Clark has already shown that he can successfully host a sports bubble when he hosted the PBA in the recently concluded 2020 Philippine Cup that Barangay Geneva won.
“The most important criteria in the choice of hosts, as in the previous window, were health and travel guarantees and compliance with FIBA health protocols, including testing and controlled entry to a safe environment” Fiba said in a statement on its official website.
Gilas had a successful window in November with two wins in as many games against Thailand and is now at the top of Group A with a 3-0 record with South Korea in second place with a 2-0 scoreboard.
Indonesia is in third place in the group at 1-2, while Thailand has yet to win with a 0-4 record.
Group C has not had many matches on its own, with New Zealand in first place at 2-0 and Australia in second place at 1-0.
Guam and Hong Kong are both at 0-1.
Manama, Bahrain will return as one of the hosts this time for Groups D and F, while Tokyo, Japan and Doha, Qatar will handle Groups B and E respectively.
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