The 2025 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 7 to 15 November 2025, hosted at the Centara Life Government Complex and Convention Centre in Bangkok.

Bringing together the top menโ€™s and womenโ€™s wheelchair basketball teams from across the Asia Oceania region, the Championships will serve as a key qualification tournament for both the 2026 IWBF World Championships and the 2026 Asia Para Games.

Organised in partnership with the Sport Association Wheelchair Basketball of Thailand and the IWBF Asia Oceania Zone, the event promises a showcase of elite competition and regional pride.

๐Ÿ€ Competing Nations

Men

Afghanistan | Australia | China | Chinese Taipei | India | Iran | Iraq | Japan | Korea | Kuwait | New Zealand | Philippines | Saudi Arabia | Thailand | United Arab Emirates

Women

Australia | Cambodia | China | India | Iran | Japan | Laos | Philippines | Thailand

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๐Ÿ“‹ Tournament Format

Both the menโ€™s and womenโ€™s competitions will feature two divisions:

Men

Division A:

Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Korea, Thailand

Single round robin to rank teams 1โ€“6.

Division B:

Afghanistan, Chinese Taipei, India, Iraq, Kuwait, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, UAE

โ€Two pools; top two from each pool cross over to determine rankings. The highest-ranked teams advance to join Division A for the Quarter-Finals.

Women

Division A:

Australia, China, Japan

Double round robin to rank 1โ€“3.

Division B:

Cambodia, India, Iran, Laos, Philippines, Thailand

Single round robin to rank 1โ€“6; the top-ranked team joins Division A in the Semi-Finals.

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๐Ÿ“… Key Schedule Highlights

  • Friday 7 November โ€“ Opening Day
    Opening games for Menโ€™s Division 2.
  • Saturday 8 โ€“ Wednesday 12 November โ€“ Group Phase
    Round-robin games across all divisions to determine standings.
  • Thursday 13 November โ€“ Menโ€™s Quarter-Finals
    Knockout rounds begin.
  • Friday 14 November โ€“ Semi-Finals Day
    Menโ€™s and Womenโ€™s semi-finals and placement games.
  • Saturday 15 November โ€“ Finals Day ๐Ÿฅ‡
    Bronze and Gold Medal Games for both Menโ€™s and Womenโ€™s competitions.

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Full Game Schedule

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Friday, 7 November โ€“ Opening Day

Court 1

  • 16:00 - OPENING CEREMONY
  • 17:00 - Women: Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • 19:00 โ€“ Men: Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ vs India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ

Court 2

  • 17:00 โ€“ Men: Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ vs United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • 19:00 โ€“ Men: Chinese Taipei ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ vs Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, 8 November

Court 1

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men: New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vs Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ
  • 12:00 โ€“ Men: Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ vs Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  • 14:00 โ€“ Men: Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท vs China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • 18:00 โ€“ Men: Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ

Court 2

  • 10:30 โ€“ Women: Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • 12:30 โ€“ Men: United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช vs India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 14:30 โ€“ Men: Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ vs Chinese Taipei ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ
  • 16:30 โ€“ Women: China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Sunday, 9 November

Court 1

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men: Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ vs United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช
  • 12:00 โ€“ Women: Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต vs Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • 14:00 โ€“ Men: India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • 18:00 โ€“ Women: Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

Court 2

  • 10:30 โ€“ Women: India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Laos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • 12:30 โ€“ Men: Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • 14:30 โ€“ Men: Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • 16:30 โ€“ Men: Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต vs Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Monday, 10 November

Court 1

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men: Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ vs Kuwait ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ
  • 12:00 โ€“ Men: Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  • 14:00 โ€“ Men: Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ vs China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 18:00 โ€“ Women: India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

Court 2

  • 09:30 โ€“ Men: Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Chinese Taipei ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ
  • 11:30 โ€“ Women: Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ vs China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 13:30 โ€“ Men: Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ vs India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 15:30 โ€“ Men: New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vs Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ
  • 17:30 โ€“ Women: Laos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ vs Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Tuesday, 11 November

Court 1

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men: Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต vs Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • 12:00 โ€“ Women: Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ vs India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 14:00 โ€“ Women: Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช vs New Zealand ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
  • 18:00 โ€“ Men: Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท

Court 2

  • 10:30 โ€“ Men: Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ vs China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 12:30 โ€“ Women: China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  • 14:30 โ€“ Men: Iraq ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ vs Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ
  • 16:30 โ€“ Women: Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Laos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wednesday, 12 November

Court 1

  • 10:00 โ€“ Women: Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • 12:00 โ€“ Men: Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ
  • 14:00 โ€“ Women: Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต vs Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
  • 18:00 โ€“ Women: India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ vs Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท

Court 2

  • 10:30 โ€“ Men Division 2: A1 vs B2
  • 12:30 โ€“ Men Division 2: B1 vs A2
  • 14:30 โ€“ Men: Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท vs Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
  • 16:30 โ€“ Women: Laos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ vs Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday, 13 November โ€“ Menโ€™s Quarter-Finals

Court 1

  • 09:30 โ€“ Men Division 2: A3 vs B4
  • 11:30 โ€“ Women: Philippines ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Laos ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
  • 13:30 โ€“ Women: Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ vs China ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 15:30 โ€“ Men: Quarter-Final 1
  • 17:30 โ€“ Men: Quarter-Final 3

Court 2

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men Division 2: B3 vs A4
  • 12:00 โ€“ Women: Thailand ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ vs Iran ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท
  • 14:00 โ€“ Women: Cambodia ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ vs India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: Quarter-Final 2
  • 18:00 โ€“ Men: Quarter-Final 4

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Friday, 14 November โ€“ Semi-Finals & Placement Games

Court 1

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men: 13thโ€“14th Place
  • 12:00 โ€“ Men: Semi-Final 1
  • 14:00 โ€“ Men: Semi-Final 2
  • 16:00 โ€“ Women: Semi-Final 1
  • 18:00 โ€“ Women: Semi-Final 2

Court 2

  • 10:30 โ€“ Men: 11thโ€“12th Place
  • 12:30 โ€“ Men: 9thโ€“10th Place
  • 14:30 โ€“ Men: 5thโ€“8th Crossover 1
  • 16:30 โ€“ Men: 5thโ€“8th Crossover 2

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, 15 November โ€“ Finals Day ๐Ÿฅ‡

Court 1

  • 09:30 โ€“ Men: Bronze Medal Game
  • 11:30 โ€“ Women: Bronze Medal Game
  • 14:00 โ€“ Women: ๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold Medal Game
  • 16:00 โ€“ Men: ๐Ÿฅ‡ Gold Medal Game

Court 2

  • 10:00 โ€“ Men: 5thโ€“6th Place
  • 12:00 โ€“ Men: 7thโ€“8th Place

๐Ÿ“„ Download the full game schedule (PDF): 2025 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships Schedule

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๐ŸŽฅ Live Streaming

All games will be broadcast live on the IWBF YouTube Channel, giving fans around the world the opportunity to follow every play, every basket, and every moment of action from Bangkok.

๐Ÿ“บ Watch live: youtube.com/IWBF

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The 2025 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships will not only determine the regional champions but also serve as a qualifier for the Ottawa 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. The top two menโ€™s and womenโ€™s teams will qualify directly for Ottawa, while the third and fourth-placed teams will advance to the 2026 Repechage Tournaments, keeping their World Championship hopes alive.

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Participating Teams

Qualification

Qualification Pathway to Ottawa 2026

The 2025 IWBF Asia Oceania Championships will serve as a key qualifier for the 2026 IWBF World Championships in Ottawa, Canada:

Menโ€™s Division:

  • Top two (2) teams qualify directly to Ottawa 2026
  • Next two (2) teams advance to the 2026 Repechage Tournament

Womenโ€™s Division:

  • Top two (2) teams qualify directly to Ottawa 2026
  • Next two (2) teams advance to the 2026 Repechage Tournament

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