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VICTORIA, B.C., CANADA (January 28, 2020) – Canada Basketball announced today that ticket packages for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2020 hosted in Victoria, B.C. will go on sale at 10:00 am PST on Friday, January 31st. The tournament runs June 23 – June 28 and the winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.

Nine-game ticket packages can be purchased online through selectyourtickets.com or in-person at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre box office (1925 Blanshard Street, Victoria B.C).

For more information, please visit vic2020.basketball.ca. Single game tickets will be available at a later date.

Canada will face Greece and China in Group A, while Uruguay, Czech Republic and Turkey have been drawn into Group B.

Each team will play the other two teams in its own group (two games for each team).  The top two teams in each group will advance to the semifinals.  The two semifinal winners will advance to the winner-takes-all final for the remaining Olympic spot.

All games will be played at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – tip-off times will be announced soon.

Nine-game ticket packages range from $270.00 CAD ($30.00 CAD per game) plus service charges to $1,350.00 CAD ($150.00 CAD per game) plus service charges.  Two dollars CAD from each ticket is dedicated to the tournament’s not-for-profit legacy fund to be reinvested in the promotion of sport development, social, cultural, economic and community development enhancements in Victoria and across the Capital Region.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

June 23: 

Group A – Game 1: Greece versus Canada

Group B – Game 2: Uruguay versus Turkey

June 24: 

Group A – Game 3: Canada versus China

Group B – Game 4: Turkey versus Czech Republic

June 25: 

Group A – Game 5: China versus Greece

Group B – Game 6: Czech Republic versus Uruguay

June 27:

Game 7: Semifinal game #1 (1st A versus 2nd B)

Game 8: Semifinal game #2 (1st B versus 2nd A)

June 28: 

Final: (Winner Game 7 versus Winner Game 8) with winner advancing to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (July 24 – August 92020)

In addition to Canada (Victoria), the National Federations of Croatia (Split), Lithuania (Kaunas) and Serbia (Belgrade) will also host FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Canada is looking to return to the Olympics for the first time since 2000.

Detailed event information, including game times, community celebrations, and volunteer information will be announced in the coming weeks. To stay up to date with event news and information, please follow @canadabasketball on Facebook and Instagram and @CanBball on Twitter.

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ABOUT CANADA BASKETBALL

Canada Basketball is the National Sporting Organization for the sport of Basketball in Canada. Canada Basketball is respected worldwide and is recognized by the International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Government of Canada as the sole governing body of the sport of amateur basketball in Canada. Canada Basketball, a not-for-profit organization, represents all basketball interests, provides leadership, coordination and direction in all areas of the sport of basketball.

ABOUT FRIENDS OF VICTORIA BASKETBALL SOCIETY

The Friends of Victoria Basketball Society (Friends of Victoria Basketball), a not-for- profit society, is the local organizing committee responsible for the planning and delivery of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and related celebrations. In addition to delivering a world-class international event, the Friends of Victoria Basketball will be working to ensure that this exciting opportunity also generates tangible legacies in Victoria and across the Capital Region in the form of sport development, social, cultural, economic and community development enhancements. Chaired by Clint Hamilton, Director of Athletics and Recreation at the University of Victoria, the Friends of Victoria Basketball is represented by members of the local sport and business communities.

For additional information and to arrange media interviews, contact:
 
Matt Walker
Manager, Communications
Canada Basketball
mwalker@basketball.ca
Cell: (289) 244-9993
 
Kathi Springer
Communications
Friends of Victoria Basketball
media@basketballfestival.ca
Cell: (250) 888-8767
 
Media can download approved images and b-roll at bit.ly/Vic2020MediaGallery

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