Quarter-Finals pairings explained

A draw to determine pairings of the Quarter-Finals shall be made after the last Group Phase game. The following rules shall be applied to the draw:

1. The qualified teams shall be divided into four (4) pots. The cumulative ranking between the three (3) groups, established according to the FIBA Official Basketball Rules, Chapter D – Classification of Teams, shall be used to determine the teams in different pots as follows:
   • Pot D shall consist of two (2) best ranked teams in the cumulative ranking;
   • Pot E shall consist of 3^rd and 4^th ranked teams in the cumulative ranking;
   • Pot F shall consist of 5^th and 6^th ranked teams in the cumulative ranking; and
   • Pot G shall consist of the 7^th and 8^th ranked teams in the cumulative ranking.
2. The teams from Pot D will be drawn against the teams from Pot C and the teams from Pot E will be drawn against the teams from Pot F;

• Teams from the same group in the Group Phase cannot be drawn against each other in the Quarter-Finals.