The 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup can be performed in Beijing, China, from September 22-27, marking the primary time the occasion has been hosted within the Chinese language capital. FIBA announced Saturday that six groups will compete throughout two teams earlier than the event concludes with the Championship Sport on September 27.
The event will retain the six-team format launched in 2023. The six golf equipment can be divided into two teams of three, with the highest two groups from every group advancing to the Semi-Finals on September 26.
Group A options Rytas Vilnius of Lithuania, the Basketball Champions League Europe champion; Shanghai Sharks, the Chinese language Basketball Affiliation champions; and RSSB Tigers of Rwanda, the reigning Basketball Africa League champions.
Group B consists of Boca Juniors of Argentina, the Basketball Champions League Americas winners; hosts Beijing Royal Fighters; and NBA G League United, a choose crew from the USA that reached the Intercontinental Cup Last in each 2024 and 2025.
Rytas and RSSB Tigers will open Group A play on September 22, whereas Boca Juniors and Beijing Royal Fighters will meet in Group B. The September 23 schedule options NBA G League United towards Boca Juniors and Rytas towards Shanghai.
The group stage will conclude on September 24. RSSB Tigers will face Shanghai Sharks in Group A, whereas Beijing Royal Fighters will play NBA G League United within the last Group B sport.
September 25 can be a relaxation day earlier than the Fifth-Place Sport and two Semi-Finals are performed on September 26. The event will conclude the next day with the Third-Place Sport and Championship Sport.
The 2026 version represents a brand new part for the competitors after three consecutive years in Singapore. The event has used its six-team format since September 2023, with European golf equipment profitable two of the three editions throughout that span.
Unicaja of Spain gained the Intercontinental Cup in 2024 and 2025, making it the one two-time champion within the present format. Sesi Franca of Brazil gained the inaugural six-team version in 2023 and stays the one Americas membership to say the title throughout this era.
NBA G League United is the one 2026 participant with earlier Intercontinental Cup expertise. The crew reached the Championship Sport in each 2024 and 2025 however didn’t win the event.
Rytas Vilnius, RSSB Tigers, Shanghai Sharks, Beijing Royal Fighters and Boca Juniors will all make their Intercontinental Cup debuts in Beijing. The event subsequently brings collectively six golf equipment representing Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America within the 2026 discipline.
