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
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Orleans in February 2014, then the tour visited several countries in Latin America, Europe and the Philippines from April to mid-July. It also visited South Africa during the finals of the South African Premier Basketball League in August. Prior to this, FIBA and the Spanish Basketball Federation held a road show that ran from 2012 to 2014 visiting key Spanish cities, with some of the final stops being the host cities, and at Ljubljana, Slovenia during FIBA EuroBasket 2013. On 30 January, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup. Designed by Molten, it "will