Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 begins to enter the second round of the group stage by passing two countries in each group A to G.

In Group A, where the competition was held in the Philippines, the Dominican Republic won the group with Italy as runners-up. The Filipino host, bolstered by Utah Jazz NBA player Jordan Clarkson, failed to even win during the competition.

In Group B, Serbia, who weren’t bolstered by Nikola Jokic, proved unstoppable once again as they won the group by a clear score of victory. Puerto Rico comes second.

In Group C, the United States are also undefeated with three wins despite only fielding young players. Below him is Greece without Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Moreover, in Group D, which had many dark horse competitors, Lithuania won the group with a perfect score, followed by Montenegro in second place.

In Group E, Germany leads the standings with six points from three wins and Australia sits second. Japan, as the host team of the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, could only win once and placed third.

In Group F, Luka Doncic led his country to win the group by collecting 90 points from three matches. Doncic’s points-per-game average reached 30 PPG and made him the most productive player at the World Cup.

Georgia sits second in Group F, which has two wins and one loss.

The Group G competition held in Indonesia saw Spain win the group with three wins, followed by Brazil in second place.

In Group H, there was an upset where favorites France failed to qualify after losing to Latvia, who were starting in the World Cup. Canada won the group by eliminating all teams and the team entering the competition for the first time, Latvia, instead qualified for the next round with two wins and one loss.

The group winners and runners-up will play a second qualifying round from September 1, while the losing teams will face each other in the classification matches on August 31 and September 2.

Group winners and runners-up will compete again in the same group for the top two spots. These two teams will have the right to qualify for the quarter-finals.

In Indonesia, the top four teams from Groups G and H will combine to form a single Group L. In Group L, Canada and Latvia will face two representatives from Group G, namely Spain and Brazil. The results from each group, as well as the two matches in Group L, will be added together to determine the two teams through to the quarter-finals in Manila, Philippines.

Meanwhile, the bottom two teams from Group G and Group H will be joined in Group P. The first match will be against third-placed Ivory Coast in Group G against fourth-placed Lebanon in Group H at 4:45 p.m. WIB. Meanwhile, third-placed France in Group H will meet bottom-placed Iran in Group G in the second game at 8:30 p.m. WIB.

On September 1, which became the second qualifying round of Group L, Group G leaders Spain met Group H runners-up Latvia in the opener at 4:30 p.m. WIB. In the second game, at 8:30 p.m. WIB, Group H leaders Canada took on Group G runners-up Brazil.

For the game on September 2, the two third groups G and H, Ivory Coast and France will meet at 4:45 p.m. WIB. Meanwhile, in the second hour, at 8:30 p.m. WIB, the bottom two teams from Group G and Group H, Iran and Lebanon, faced off.

This game between Ivory Coast, Iran, France and Lebanon is for the rankings. The first-placed teams in Groups M, N, O, and P will be seeded 17-20, based on their final score. Second place will be seeded 21-24. Third place will be 25-28 and fourth place will be 29-32.

In the meantime, September 3 will be the day of determination. Where the two finalists of the group, Brazil against Latvia will face off on the first game clock, at 4:45 p.m. WIB. Meanwhile, the ‘big game’ which will bring together the two giants of Group G and Group H will take place at 20:30 WIB between Spain and Canada.

Schedule of matches for the second round of the group stage at the Indonesia Arena:

August 31 (Group P)
4:45 p.m .: Ivory Coast – Lebanon
8:30 p.m.: France – Iran

September 1 (Group L)
4:45 p.m.: Spain v Latvia
8:30 p.m.: Canada – Brazil

September 2 (Group P)
4:45 p.m .: Ivory Coast – France
8:30 p.m.: Iran – Lebanon

September 3 (Group L)
4:45 p.m .: Brazil – Latvia
8:30 p.m.: Spain – Canada

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