The Chinese Basketball Association (not to be confused with the basketball league of the same English-language name) was the successful bid for the right to host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 16 March 2015, the bid became a formal candidate together with the Philippines, as FIBA decided that the 2019 World Cup will be played in Asia. China officially won the bid against the Philippines on 7 August 2015.
Timeline DateNotes30 August-15 September 2014Observers Programme at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain11 December 2014FIBA announced the 6 shortlisted nations.15–16 December 2014Workshop in Geneva, SwitzerlandMarch 2015On-site inspection of probable venues in China.16 March 2015 China's bid listed as a candidate, together with the Philippines.April 2015Submission of final candidature files7 August 2015FIBA announced that China will be hosting the 2019 World Cup
Details A number of sites were proposed as venues for the Basketball World Cup.
FIBA underlined some requirements for the venues to be used: There should be at least a minimum of 4-5 venues; 2 venues for the knock-out stage A press center 150 pax for the group stage and 300 pax for the final round, 2 square meters per person
Venues There are eight venues proposed by the Chinese bid committee:
Mainland ChinaBeijingDongguanGuangzhouFoshanMasterCard CenterCapacity: 18,000Dongguan Basketball CenterCapacity: 16,000Guangzhou International Sports ArenaCapacity: 18,000Foshan Metro Sports ArenaCapacity:14,700 (new venue)GuangdongNanjingShenzhenSuzhouWuhanYouth Olympic Sports Park GymnasiumCapacity: 20,000 Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center GymnasiumCapacity: 18,000 Suzhou Industrial Park Sports CenterCapacity: 13,000 (new venue)Wuhan Sports Center GymnasiumCapacity: 13,000
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