The 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup shall be held in Beijing, China, from September 22 to 27, world basketball governing physique FIBA confirmed on Monday.
Rwanda's RSSB Tigers secured Africa's spot on the prestigious membership match after successful the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) title in Kigali in June.
The Rwandan champions will compete towards elite golf equipment from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and North America for the title of intercontinental membership champions.
The FIBA Intercontinental Cup is the official annual membership world championship organised by FIBA. It brings collectively continental champions from throughout the globe to find out the world's greatest basketball membership.
The match options six groups representing totally different areas and basketball competitions. Europe is represented by the Basketball Champions League (BCL) winners, whereas the Americas are represented by the Basketball Champions League Americas champions.
Africa's consultant is the BAL champion, whereas Asia is represented by the Basketball Champions League Asia winner. Oceania's slot goes to the Nationwide Basketball League (NBL) champion from Australia and New Zealand, whereas North America is represented by a specific NBA G League crew or champion.
Since its inception, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup has featured 36 golf equipment from six continents throughout 35 editions. European groups have dominated the competitors, successful a file 24 titles.
To date, the champions of the 2026 Basketball Champions League in Europe (Rytas Vilnius of Lithuania), the Basketball Champions League Americas (Boca Juniors of Argentina), and the Basketball Africa League (RSSB Tigers of Rwanda) have confirmed their locations on this 12 months's match. The remaining taking part groups shall be introduced at a later date.
