The FIBA Asia Championship 2013 will be the 27th edition of the Asian championship that is organized by FIBA Asia. The tournament will be held from August 1st to August 11th in Manila, Philippines. The host was supposed to be Beirut, Lebanon, but the hosting rights was given to the Philippines citing the Syrian civil war and security concerns in the Middle East in general. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIBA_Asia_Championship Host cities and proposed venues: Pasay City (SM Mall of Asia Arena, primary; Cuneta Astrodome, secondary); Manila (Ninoy Aquino Stadium, secondary). Teams to follow: Philippines (host), Iran, China, Japan, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia.
Qualification are be held in late 2012 and early 2013 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia and South Asia each conducting tournaments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIBA_Asia_Championship_qualification Gulf countries qualified: Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia The 2013 WABA Championshop tournament will be held from February 7 to February 11, 2013 in Tehran, Iran. Iran has directly qualified as they were winners of the 2012 FIBA Asia Cup. West Asia team qualified: Iran.