SAN JUAN (DIRECTV Liga de las Americas 2018) – The DIRECTV Liga de las Americas confirmed the schedule and the tip-off times for the Group Phase games of the 2018 edition that will debut in Monterrey, Mexico on January 19.

The schedule and the tip-off times of the most important international basketball club competition in the Americas has been configured as follows (local time of each host city):

Group A – Host City: Monterrey, Mexico

January 19
6:00pm – Ferro (Argentina) vs. Soles de Mexicali (Mexico)
8:15pm – Fuerza Regia (Mexico) vs. Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico)

January 20
6:00pm – Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) vs. Ferro (Argentina)
8:15pm – Soles de Mexicali (Mexico) vs. Fuerza Regia (Mexico)

January 21
4:00pm – Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) vs. Soles de Mexicali (Mexico)
6:15pm – Fuerza Regia (Mexico) vs. Ferro (Argentina)

Group B – Host City: Talca, Chile

January 26
7:15pm – Mogi das Cruzes (Brasil) vs. San Lorenzo (Argentina)
9:30pm – Español de Talca (Chile) vs. Paulistano (Brasil)

January 27
7:15pm – Paulistano (Brasil) vs. Mogi das Cruzes (Brasil)
9:30pm – San Lorenzo (Argentina) vs. Español de Talca (Chile)

January 28
7:15pm – Paulistano (Brasil) vs. San Lorenzo (Argentina)
9:30pm – Español de Talca (Chile) vs. Mogi das Cruzes (Brasil)

Group C – Host City: Corrientes, Argentina

February 2
7:30pm – Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico) vs. Estudiantes de Concordia (Argentina)
9:45pm – Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) vs. Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)

February 3
7:30pm – Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay) vs. Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico)
9:45pm – Estudiantes de Concordia (Argentina) vs. Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)

February 4
7:30pm – Estudiantes de Concordia (Argentina) vs. Hebraica y Macabi (Uruguay)
9:45pm – Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) vs. Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico)

Grupo D – Host City: Bauru, Brasil

February 9
6:00pm – Correcaminos (Panama) vs. Guaros de Lara (Venezuela)
8:15pm – Bauru (Brasil) vs. San Salvador BC (El Salvador)

February 10
6:00pm – Guaros de Lara (Venezuela) vs. San Salvador BC (El Salvador)
8:15pm – Correcaminos (Panama) vs. Bauru (Brasil)

February 11
6:00pm – San Salvador BC (El Salvador) vs. Correcaminos (Panama)
8:15pm – Bauru (Brasil) vs. Guaros de Lara (Venezuela)

In the Group Phase, teams were divided into four (4) groups of four (4) and will play in round robin format during three (3) days. The top two teams (2) from each group will then qualify to the Semifinal Phase.

In the Semifinal Phase, the eight (8) teams will be divided into two (2) groups of four (4) where they will play in a round-robin. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Final Four, where the competition champion will be determined.

Guaros de Lara from Venezuela is the defending champion of the DIRECTV Liga de las Americas, after winning back-to-back championships in the 2016 and 2017 editions of the continental league.

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