Draw Procedures unveiled for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Draw

The road to FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifying will be laid out during the Qualifiers Draw Ceremony. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, starting at 12:00 CET from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball.

The qualification process for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will include six windows over 15 months across the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe. The ceremony will consist of four different draws, one for each region.

Teams in the African and European Qualifiers have been divided into pots based on their FIBA World Ranking Men, Presented by Nike.  For the Americas and Asian Qualifiers, teams have been divided based on geographical principles combined with the FIBA World Ranking Men, Presented by Nike.

Here are the draw procedures for the four draws:  

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers 

Here are the seedings for the African Qualifiers:

The Draw Ceremony procedure for the African Qualifiers is outlined here.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers 

Here are the seedings for the Americas Qualifiers:

The Draw Ceremony procedure for the Americas Qualifiers is outlined here.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers 

Here are the seedings for the Asian Qualifiers:

The Draw Ceremony procedure for the Asian Qualifiers is outlined here.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers 

Here are the seedings for the European Qualifiers:

The Draw Ceremony procedure for the European Qualifiers is outlined here.

Due to the current health pandemic, the Draw will take place behind closed doors. The Draw will be streamed across FIBA’s YouTube and  Facebook channels as well as FIBA’s four dedicated World Cup Qualifier websites – African Qualifiers, Americas Qualifiers, Asian Qualifiers, European Qualifiers – on August 31, starting at 12:00 CET.