At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to China.

Chinese Taipei (44) Iran (17) Philippines (31) South Korea (28) Japan (47) Jordan (29) Kazakhstan (53) Kuwait (70) Lebanon (34) Malaysia (T-71) Palestine (T-86) Qatar (48) Singapore (T-88) * South Asian team * East Asian team China (14) * Later determined as India (ranked 61st) and Hong Kong (ranked 69th), respectively.

[10][11] A few hours before the championship match, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas President Manuel V. Pangilinan accused the host country of pulling off shenanigans.

He twittered that the delay of the tournament electric bus to bring the Philippine squad to the game venue as it was not charged would give them less time to warm up.

[14] It was also reported that when the Philippine squad finally arrived at the arena, the goal's net where they were shooting was suddenly removed for repair, which gave them even less time to warm up after the delay from the electric bus incident.

[15][16] The officiating of the referees were also held in question by fans and various teams playing against China, especially the games with Jordan, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines.

[19] One particular moment was when Calvin Abueva irritated Chinese supporters after he accidentally bumped Guo Ailun with his shoulder while returning to the bench following his fifth and final personal foul.