The FIBA Asia Executive Committee has decided to move the 27th FIBA Asia Championship from Beirut (Lebanon) to Manila (Philippines) in view of the current situation in Lebanon and rest of West Asia. The event will be played as per the original dates of Aug 1-11, 2013.

The official website of the 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup is now online at http://beirut2012.fibaasia.net The schedule of games for the 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup has also been announced.

The FIBA Asia Executive Committee on Wednesday decided to award the hosting rights of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship to West Asian nation Lebanon. The 27th FIBA Asia Championship to be played in 2013 is also the qualifying event for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, with the top three teams earning the right to represent FIBA Asia in the world event.

The schedule of games the 21st FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women to be played in Johor Bahru (Malaysia) from Sept 29 – Oct 6, has been announced. The Official website of the 21st FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women is available at: http://johorbahru2012.fibaasia.net, which provides all event related information – including Overview, Rosters, System of Competition – on Asia’s premier junior women’s event.

The schedule of games for the Preliminary Round competition at the 4th FIBA Asia Cup to be played in Tokyo (Japan) from Sept 14-22 has been announced. Reigning FIBA Asia champions China take on SEABA champions Philippines with hosts Japan lining up against the winners of the inaugural edition of this event – when it was known as the FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup – Qatar are the top draws of the opening day of the competition on Sept 14.