FIBA Asia announced on Friday that the third and final window of Japan’s Asia Cup qualifying group has been moved from Tokyo to Doha due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Japan Basketball Association said the decision was made in part due to the ongoing state of emergency in 11 Japanese prefectures including Tokyo.
Organizers initially announced in December that a site in the Tokyo area would host all of Group B’s remaining games from Feb. 18-22. Now the remaining contests involving Japan, China, Taiwan and Malaysia will be played in Doha along Group E’s games.