The event will be split into two different phases:
- Group Stage - Playoff Bracket (double elimination format)
Group Stage
The eight participating teams will be distributed in two groups of 4.
Group A: France, Philippines, Germany, Algeria Group B: Türkiye, Dominican Republic, Lebanon, Qatar
During the Group Stage, each team will play against every other team in its group in a Best of 1 round-robin format.
At the conclusion of the Group Stage, the top three teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs, while the fourth-placed team in each group will be eliminated from Playoff contention.
The two eliminated teams will then compete in a classification game to determine the 7th and 8th place rankings at the World Finals.
Playoffs
This stage will be played in a Double Elimination bracket with 6 teams.
Teams advancing from the Qualifiers Stage are ranked based on their results from that stage.
In the first round of the main competition (also referred to as Upper Bracket Semi-Finals), top 4 teams from the “Qualifiers stage” are paired as follows (Top two teams from each group):
- Rank #1 (GR. A) vs. Rank #2 (GR. B) - Rank #1 (GR. B) vs Rank #2 (GR. A)
The winners of these games advance directly to the Upper Bracket Final. The losers move to the Lower Bracket Quarter-Finals.
Played in a Best of 3 format.
The winner of the Semi-Final advances to the Grand Finals
The loser moves to the Lower Bracket Final
Played in a Best of 1 format.
Teams ranked #3 in each group in the Qualifiers stage, will automatically be placed in the Lower Bracket when starting “Finals Stage”
Ranked #3 teams will play against the losers of the Upper Bracket Semifinals
The winners will move to the Lower Bracket Semifinals
The losers are eliminated from the competition.
Played in a Best of 3 format
The winner of the Lower Bracket Semi-Finals advances to face the Lower Bracket Finals
The loser of the Lower Bracket Semi-Finals is eliminated from the competition.
Lower Bracket Semi-Finals are played between the winners of the Lower Bracket Quarter-Finals.
Played in a Best of 3 format
The game between these two teams determines the second team that advances to the Grand Finals:
the loser of the Upper Bracket Semi-Finals, and
the winner of the Lower Bracket Finals.
Grand Finals
Played in a Best of 5 format
The winner of the Grand Finals is crowned the eFIBA World Champion
HOW DOES DOUBLE ELIMINATION BRACKET FOR 6 TEAMS WORK?
Teams are only eliminated after two losses.
Every team has a second chance to remain in the competition after losing one match.
The eFIBA Rule Book outlines the official regulations governing all eFIBA competitions. Review the rules to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.
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