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The Philippines will be hosting the 3rd window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers after all.

This comes after a COVID-19 outbreak happened in Qatar, which was set to host a bubble before a last-minute change.

It looks like the final window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers will find its way to Clark, Pampanga after all. https://t.co/yf4dGDcFI9

— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) February 13, 2021

The Philippines was originally going to host a bubble in Clark, although it was cancelled initially due to travel restrictions.

But due to the situation in Qatar, FIBA Asia decided to bring back the bubble to the Philippines.

Gilas Pilipinas is currently 3-0 in their group and shall face Korea twice and Indonesia once.

They will be led by players like Isaac Go, Dwight Ramos, Matt Nieto, Juan Gomez de Liano, Kiefer Ravena, Troy Rosario, RR Pogoy, and Raul Soyud.

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Levi Verora

Senior Writer at Sports Bytes PH

Levi Verora Jr. has been in the Philippine sports writing scene since 2013. He has covered national and international events like the the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers, AmeriCup, Asia Cup, and 3x3, Asian Volleyball Championship, Southeast Asian Games, and AFF Suzuki Cup.

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