Indonesia Hosts Basketball Championship League Asia Qualification

Indonesia won the trust to host the Champions League Asia Basketball qualifying round (BCL Asia) with Mongolia. (Doc. FIBA)

JAKARTA Indonesia won the trust to host the Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) Basketball qualifying round with Mongolia.

This assurance was announced by FIBA through their official website. A total of two qualifying rounds began on April 3 nearest.

"The first half of the Champions League Basketball (BCL Asia) qualification will take place in Ulaanabaatar Mongolia, while the second round will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia," said the FIBA statement.

The first half of the qualification is scheduled for Ulaanbaatar on April 3-7. A total of eight representative clubs from East Asia and Southeast Asia will take part.

Mongolia and Indonesia will be represented by two clubs each. The clubs will join league champions from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

These eight clubs will be placed in two groups consisting of four teams each. They were arranged according to the ranking of the national team in FIBA.

The top team from each group will qualify for the second round. Meanwhile, teams in second and third positions in each group will compete to determine where to leave for the second half.

The second half is scheduled to take place in Jakarta on April 23-26. This round will be played in a single-round robin format to find the top two clubs that qualify for the Asian Champions League Basketball (BCL Asia).

"This qualification will not only feature the best of East Asian and Southeast Asian basketball, but will also provide a platform for clubs to rise and compete in the highest club competition in Asia," he added," said FIBA-Asia Executive Director Hagop Khajirian.

Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia), formerly known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, will debut this year and will be followed by the eight best clubs on the Asian continent.

This qualification in Mongolia and Indonesia will be an event for the two clubs to qualify for the Asian Champions League Basketball (BCL Asia), which is the top club competition on the continent.

Clubs that qualify for qualifying will join the champions from Japan (B.League), Korea (KBL), China (CBA League), the Philippines (PBA), and two clubs from the FIBA West Asia Super League.