The FIBA World Cup 2019 Draw Procedure

Pot Session.

FIBA on Friday revealed how the World Cup Draw Procedure will take place, the first one involving 32 teams.

To determine the pots, FIBA rankings were used to sort the field, with one exception, as Canada and Iran swapped pots to ensure proper regional distribution of the teams. In addition, hosts China have been allocated a spot in Pot 1, and has been designated to Group A, which is based in Beijing. The LOC has also made the decision to designate the United States, which is also in Pot 1 to Group E, which is based in Shanghai.

The Philippines has been drawn into Pot 6, alongside Canada, Montenegro, and Korea.

The Pots are as follows:

To be drawn into either Group A (Beijing), C (Guangzhou), E (Shanghai), G (Shenzhen):

Pot 1: China, United States, Spain, France (China in Group A. United States in Group E)
Pot 4: Puerto Rico, Turkey, Dominican Republic, Venezuela (Turkey already automatically drawn into Group E as other three nations cannot be in same group as the United States)
Pot 5: Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Iran (Iran cannot be in same group alongside China)
Pot 8: Japan, Jordan, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire (Japan and Jordan cannot be in a group alongside Iran or China)

To be drawn into either Group B (Wuhan), D (Foshan), F (Nanjing), H (Dongguan):

Pot 2: Serbia, Argentina, Lithuania, Greece
Pot 3: Russia, Australia, Brazil, Italy (Brazil cannot be in same group alongside Argentina)
Pot 6: Canada, Montenegro, Pilipinas, Korea (Philippines and Korea cannot be in same group alongside Australia)
Pot 7: Nigeria, Senegal, New Zealand, Angola (New Zealand cannot be in same group alongside Australia, Philippines, or Korea)

After determine which group it will be designated to, the draw will also indicate which position it will occupy in the group, in order to determine the order of matches.

In case you have difficutly trying to figure it out, FIBA put this on their Youtube account:



The draw is scheduled later today, with ESPN5 showing the festivities starting at 7pm on TV5.