On February 18, Beijing time, the 2022 Asian Cup lottery ceremony was held. The 16 participating teams were divided into four groups, and the Chinese men's basketball team was divided into Group B with Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Bahrain.
The specific grouping results are as follows (world rankings in parentheses):
Group A: Saudi Arabia (79), Jordan (39), Australia (3), Indonesia (91)
Group B: Chinese Taipei (66), China (29), Republic of Korea (30), Bahrain (104)
Group C: Iran (23), Japan (37), Kazakhstan (70), Syria (85)
Group D: India (80), Lebanon (55), Philippines (33), New Zealand (27)
In the B group where the Chinese men's basketball team is located, the advantage is very obvious, the first opponent, Chinese Taipei, even if it is all CBA players + Taipei P League players, it is difficult to cause too much interference, especially Guo Allen, Zhou Qi, Zhao Rui This group of players has entered the golden period, and the eldest brother Yi Jianlian is uncertain to play, which also has a great advantage.
And the second opponent of the Korean men's basketball team, the same is true, the Chinese men's basketball team's defender line can bear the heavy responsibility, the advantage of the inner line is great, 15 years of Zhou Qi can hammer the Korean men's basketball team, not to mention, after 7 years, Zhou Qi entered the golden career.
The last opponent is the Bahrain men's basketball team, its world ranking is as high as 104, even if the Chinese men's basketball team is fully substituted, it is likely to be able to pass the level easily.
However, the real test of the Chinese men's basketball team is the knockout round, with reference to the rules of this draw, the Chinese men's basketball team is very likely to meet the Australian men's basketball team in the semi-finals, from the level of comprehensive strength, Australia can impact the medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, and it is certainly one of the strongest teams in the world basketball world in addition to the United States, in this regard, whether Du Feng can calmly cope with it is deeply concerned by the outside world.
The Asian Cup is not included in the assessment scope of the Men's Basketball World Cup, in this regard, Japan's overseas three masters, Australia's many NBA players, and New Zealand's European players, etc., will appear in the list of the Asian Cup, which deserves the attention of the outside world.
From the perspective of head coach Du Feng, if the Chinese men's basketball team was in a state of small fights in the previous Asian Cup qualifiers, this final is undoubtedly a real period to test him. The new Olympic cycle has officially begun, and Yi Jianlian retreated to the second line, basically it is a matter of time, at this time Zhou Qi, Guo Allen, Zhao Jiwei, Wang Zhelin, Zhao Rui and other people, whether they can reach the capital of competing with the Australian men's basketball team, will be the focus of focus.
This year's Asian Cup will be held on July 12-24 in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.