2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids presentation conducted by the two candidate countries in Tokyo, Japan on 7 August 2015. The FIBA Central Board decided on the hosts of the 2019 tournament and announced China as hosts of the tournament on the same day. 14 voted for China while 7 voted for the Philippines for the right to host the tournament. 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids The bidding process for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the procedure for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in choosing the hosts for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The process was concluded on 7 August 2015 with China
2010 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Turkish Basketball Federation and the 2010 Organizing Committee. It was considered as prestigious a competition as the Olympic Basketball Tournament. The tournament was hosted by Turkey. For the third time (after the 1986 and 2006 tournaments), the World Championship had 24 competing nations. As a result, the group stage games were played in four cities,