FIBA reveals hosts for February 2021 window for FIBA Asia Cup qualifying

More bubble action looming in February.

The success of the November 2020 window of the FIBA Asia Cup yielded good results in the view of FIBA, and as such, they will continue to use a bubble setup for the upcoming window in February.

Scheduled to take place within the February 18-22, 2021 time frame, all remaining qualifying matches are slated to completed within this window, with the added objective of safeguarding the health and safety of ALL participants.

From two hosts, the number has doubled to four: with Clark and Tokyo joining Manama and Doha as the venues for all six participating groups.

The Clark setup seeks to replicate the one used by the Philippine Basketball Association when it completed its All-Filipino Cup this season. It will host Group A, with Korea set to participate after sitting out the November window, and Group C, which also skipped the November window.

Tokyo set to make their bubble hosting debut with Group B. China will have a busy window ahead, having not played any matches so far due to the pandemic.

Manama will once again have two groups in its bubble, replacing Group A with Group F, alongside Group D. Group F did not participate in the November window.

Doha again will host Group E.

The selection of these hosts is based on their health and travel guarantees, as well as full compliance with FIBA's health protocols, which includes testing and controlled entry into a secure environment.