The draw for the 2023 Basketball World Cup will take place on April 29 in Manila, Philippines. According to the current small number of teams that have determined the group and the draw rules of this World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team in the sixth bracket has 11 potential opponents from France, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Canada, Venezuela, Montenegro, Puerto Rico, Egypt, South Sudan and Cape Verde.
Of these 11 teams, the Chinese men's basketball team has never played in the World Series (World Cup and Olympics) only Montenegro, South Sudan and Cape Verde, and the other 8 teams have all played each other, but basically only when facing Slovenia and Egypt.
The Chinese men's basketball team and the French team have played each other three times in the World Series, all in the Olympic Games, in 1984, 2000 and 2016, respectively, the Chinese men's basketball team won 85-83, lost 70-82 and lost 60-88 respectively.
At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team was reversed by France, with Yao Ming 14 points and 6 rebounds, Wang Zhizhi 9 points and 10 rebounds, Hu Weidong and Guo Shiqiang with 12 and 10 points respectively. After the game, criticism of the Chinese team came and went, but in the end, the French team won the Olympic runner-up. At the 2016 Olympics, Yi Jianlian faced France, scoring a team-high 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Serbia played one time in the World Series, in the 2016 Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated Serbia led by Jokić 60-94. It is worth mentioning that the head coach of Serbia at that time was Jordjevic, who is now coaching the Chinese men's basketball team, and Yi Jianlian scored a team-high 20 points in this game.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Slovenia played each other once in the World Series, it was the 2006 World Championship (the predecessor of the World Cup), and the final game of the Chinese men's basketball group stage relied on Wang Shipeng's shocking three-point shootout to defeat the opponent 78-77 and advance to the round of 16. Yao Ming scored 36 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks on 13-of-21 shooting and 10-of-12 free throws, Du Feng scored 11 points and Wang Zhizhi scored 10 points, which was the only score Wang Shipeng scored in the game.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Lithuania have played each other 6 times in the World Series. Five times were at the Olympic Games, in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, when the Chinese men's basketball team won 0-5, 75-112, 55-116, 66-82, 75-95, 68-94. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the then head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, Yunas, who had coached the Lithuanian team in the past, knew the technical characteristics of Lithuanian players extremely well, and was also confident in leading the Chinese men's basketball team to challenge the Lithuanian team, but finally suffered a crushing defeat in the quarterfinals. Yao Ming contributed 19 points and 7 rebounds, and Yi Jianlian 11 points and 9 rebounds.
The first time was in the World Cup, it was the 2010 World Championship (the predecessor of the World Cup), the Chinese men's basketball team lost 67-78, Liu Wei scored 21 points, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi both 11 points.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Canada have played each other 5 times at the World Series. Three times in the World Cup, in 1986 and 1994. In 1986, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 81-95. In 1994, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 58-90 and 76-104 in the rematch and qualifying games against Canada. Two times at the Olympics, in 1984 and 1988, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 80-121 and 96-99, respectively.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Venezuela have played each other five times at the World Series. 3 times at the Olympics, in 1992 and 2016. In 1992, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 97-100 and 88-96 respectively. In 2016, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 68-72 in the group stage, facing the most promising opponent, Yi Jianlian scored 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Guo Allen scored 17 points.
Two times in the World Cup, in 1990 and 2019, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 96-100 and 59-72 respectively. In 2019, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to Venezuela in the final game of the group stage, Fang Shuo scored 13 points and Yi Jianlian scored 11 points.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Puerto Rico have played 5 times in the World Series. Once in the 1992 Olympic Games, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 68-100. In the World Cup four times, in 1978, 1986, 2006 and 2010, the Chinese men's basketball team lost 104-107, won 98-84, lost 87-90 and lost 76-84 respectively. In the 2006 World Championships (the predecessor of the World Cup), Yao Ming scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 fouls on 12-of-20 shooting, Zhu Fangyu scored 18 points, Yi Jianlian 4 points and 11 rebounds.
The Chinese men's basketball team and Egypt have played four times in the World Series. The first time was the 1990 World Championship (the predecessor of the World Cup), where the Chinese men's basketball team won 95-87. Three times were at the Olympic Games, in 1984 and 1988. In 1984, the Chinese men's basketball team won 76-73. In 1988, the Chinese men's basketball team won 97-75 and 98-84, respectively.