Gilas Pilipinas Basketball

After their win against Japan, Gilas Pilipinas has secured a slot in the 2nd Round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers with a 3-1 record. 3 teams from each group will advance to the next phase, from Group B, Australia and Philippines will go to the next round while Japan and Chinese-Taipei will battle it out for the final slot in Window 3 this June/July 2018.

In Group A, New Zealand and China secured their slots while Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Kazakhstan also qualified to the 2nd round from Group C and D.

In the 1st window, Gilas Pilipinas beat Japan on the road and Chinese-Taipei at home while in the 2nd window, we lost to Australia on the road and beat Japan at home. The next window period will be from June 29 to July 2, Gilas Pilipinas will face Chinese-Taipei on the road and Australia at home. View Gilas Pilipinas FIBA Qualifiers Window 3 Schedule

In the second round, Group A and C will combine into 1 group and also Group B and D, results from the 1st round will be carried over to the second round that is why Gilas Pilipinas still needs to win their games in Window 3 against Chinese-Taipei and Australia.

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