FIBA Africa Championship 2009 - Format

Format

A revised format will debut in the 2009 championship:

• The teams will be divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round.
• Round robin for the preliminary round; the top three teams from each group advance to the next round.
• The top three teams from Groups A and B qualify to Eighth Final round Group E; the top three teams from Groups C and D qualify to Eighth Final Group F. The final scores of all games played in the Preliminary Round are valid for the eighth final round, including games against teams that did not advance beyond the preliminary round.
• The top four teams from each of the Eighth final groups advance to the sudden-death quarterfinals. The quarterfinal match-ups will be:
  • QF1: 1E vs. 4F
  • QF2: 2F vs. 3E
  • QF3: 2E vs. 3F
  • QF4: 1F vs. 4E
• The winners in the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals. The match-ups are:
  • SF1: QFW1 vs. QFW2
  • SF2: QFW3 vs. QFW4
  • Winners secure an automatic berth to the 2010 World Championship.
• The semifinal teams will play in the sudden-death finals. The match-ups for the finals are:
  • Bronze medal game: SFL1 vs. SFL2
    • Winner secures an automatic berth to the 2010 World Championship.
  • Gold medal game: SFW1 vs. SFW2
• Top 3 teams will automatically qualify to the 2010 FIBA World Championship which is held in Turkey.