Chinese bid for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup

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Chinese bid for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup - Wikipedia

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Chinese bid
for the 2019 FIBA World Cup

Bid details
Bidding nation	China
Bidding federation	Chinese Basketball Association
Proposed venues	8 (in 8 cities)
Bidding decision	7 August 2015 in Tokyo, Japan
Bid result
Won

The Chinese Basketball Association (not to be confused with the basketball league of the same English-language name) was the successful bid for the right to host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 16 March 2015, the bid became a formal candidate together with the Philippines, as FIBA decided that the 2019 World Cup will be played in Asia.^[1] China officially won the bid against the Philippines on 7 August 2015.

Timeline

Date	Notes
30 August-15 September 2014	Observers Programme at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain
11 December 2014	FIBA announced the 6 shortlisted nations.
15–16 December 2014	Workshop in Geneva, Switzerland
March 2015	On-site inspection of probable venues in China.^[2]^[3]
16 March 2015	China's bid listed as a candidate, together with the Philippines.^[4]
April 2015	Submission of final candidature files^[5]
7 August 2015	FIBA announced that China will be hosting the 2019 World Cup^[6]

Details

A number of sites were proposed as venues for the Basketball World Cup.

FIBA underlined some requirements for the venues to be used:^[7]

There should be at least a minimum of 4-5 venues; 2 venues for the knock-out stage
A press center 150 pax for the group stage and 300 pax for the final round, 2 square meters per person

Venues

There are eight venues proposed by the Chinese bid committee:^[8]

Mainland China	Beijing	Dongguan	Guangzhou	Foshan
Beijing Guangdong (see below) Suzhou Nanjing Wuhan
	MasterCard Center Capacity: 18,000	Dongguan Basketball Center Capacity: 16,000	Guangzhou International Sports Arena Capacity: 18,000	Foshan Metro Sports Arena Capacity:14,700 (new venue)

Guangdong	Nanjing	Shenzhen	Suzhou^{[note 1]}	Wuhan
Dongguan Foshan Guangzhou Shenzhen
	Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium Capacity: 20,000	Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center Gymnasium Capacity: 18,000	Suzhou Industrial Park Sports Center Capacity: 13,000 (new venue)	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium Capacity: 13,000

Notes

^ Suzhou was originally among the eight host cities proposed by China when it won its bid. Suzhou was replaced by Shanghai with the change approved by the FIBA Central Board in early 2016. Shanghai is subject to a positive evaluation in April 2016.^[9]

References

^ "Executive Committee confirms 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be played in Asia". FIBA.com. 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
^ "Philippines to make bid to host 2019 FIBA World Cup, says MVP". Interaksyon.com. Manila: InterAksyon. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ "School News: Students from SFLSN made a contribution to the bid for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cu". Nanshan, Shenzhen: Nanshan Education. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ "Executive Committee confirms 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be played in Asia". fiba.com. Mies: FIBA. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "Philippines to make bid to host 2019 FIBA World Cup, says MVP". Interaksyon.com. Manila: InterAksyon. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ Norman, Riego (13 December 2014). "SBP delegation to strengthen FIBA 2019 bid after PH makes shortlist". Norman Riego. Manila: ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "SBP close to P5-million in spending for 2019 FIBA World Cup bid, hopes to be on November shortlist". Interaksyon.com. Manila: InterAksyon. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
^ "8 Chinese Cities Bidding for the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup". CRIENGLISH.com. Manila: CRIENGLISH.com. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ Henson, Joaquin (22 March 2016). "MVP mulls bidding for 2023 World Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

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Classification round	Group M Group N Group O Group P
Knockout round	Final round Final

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