INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The FIBA Regional Office-Asia has confirmed the groupings for the FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL) Final 8 2025 following an
online draw conducted on Tuesday, April 22.A video conference attended by representatives of all participating ball clubs was held as the
May 10-18 showpiece, to be played at the Stade Nouhad Noufal in Zouk Mikael, is starting to take shape.Al Riyadi are coming in as the
reigning FIBA WASL champions, looking to secure a back-to-back after completing an unprecedented 'three-peat' in the FIBA WASL-West Asia
League just recently.Al Riyadi, who are also the defending Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) champions, will be representing the
Sub-Zone League in the Final 8 together with Tabiat Basketball and Sagesse SC.The FIBA WASL-Gulf League, on the other hand, will consist of
new champions Shabab Al Ahli along with Ittihad Club and Al Qadsia SC, both of which were among the competition's newcomers this
season.These six teams will be joined by BC Astana and Tamil Nadu, representatives of CABA and SABA, respectively.Following the single
round-robin group stage, the top two teams from each group will progress to the Semi-Finals, while the third and fourth-placed teams will be
eliminated from further contention.Subsequently, the winners of the Semi-Finals will advance to the Final to vie for the championship, with
the losing sides set to meet in the Third-Place Game as all gamedays will feature double-headers.The two finalists will earn a spot in the
BCL Asia 2025, the highest club competition in the continent.Source: FIBA
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
