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Jun 12, 2020 Events and dates

FIBA announced the FIBA Esports Open 2020, its first international esports competition for national teams: 17 nations (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cyprus, Indonesia, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine), seven players each, played remotely on NBA 2K20 Pro-Am from June 19 to 21.

Jun 16, 2020 Rosters and fields

Basketball Australia named its team and schedule for the FIBA Esports Open, with ESL as a consultant. Players were picked from NBA 2K20 Global Championship and recent online results.

Jun 19, 2020 Events and dates

The first Open was produced from a new FIBA Esports Studio in Riga, Latvia, with a daily four-hour show of up to six games, live English commentary and streams on Facebook, Twitch and YouTube.

Jun 19, 2020 Events and dates

The first FIBA Esports Open began, played online June 19 to 21 in five conferences: Oceania, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and South America.

Jun 21, 2020 Results

Australia, Argentina, Italy, the Philippines and Saudi Arabia won the five conferences of the first FIBA Esports Open. Italy went 8-0 in Europe, the Philippines swept Indonesia 5-0 and Saudi Arabia beat Lebanon.

Jun 21, 2020 Results

Italy won the Europe conference of the first FIBA Esports Open at 8-0 in a single round-robin group of nine nations (Austria, Cyprus, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine). Italy beat Spain 74-62 on the last day. Italy also won 118-61 over Ukraine and 103-47 over Cyprus.

Jun 21, 2020 Results

In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia beat Lebanon three straight to win the first Open. Argentina lost its opening game to Brazil, then won four straight, including an overtime game on Day 3, to take South America. Australia lost on Day 1 and then beat New Zealand four straight to win Oceania.

Jun 30, 2020 Events and dates

FIBA reported 54 games and about 40 hours of production from a studio in Riga, Latvia, broadcast in more than 100 locations with over 5 million social media views. More than 35 federations asked about the next event.

Nov 2020 Events and dates

FIBA said the second edition more than doubled participation, to 38 national teams. It ran on PS4 and NBA 2K21 Pro-Am over three weekends, with best-of-three finals in every conference and about 54 hours of live content from the Riga studio.

Nov 7, 2020 Rosters and fields

USA Basketball held trials for its first E-National Team on Nov. 7 and 8. Thirty players were invited, including Crush and Mama Im Dat Man.

Nov 14, 2020 Events and dates

FIBA Esports Open II began with the Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia/Oceania conferences on Nov. 14 and 15.

Nov 15, 2020 Results

Open II opening weekend: Australia (62-54, 69-54) swept the Philippines in the Southeast Asia/Oceania Grand Final after the Philippines won the group 5-1. Benjamin 'Waurk' Klobas, 18, was MVP. Saudi Arabia went 6-1 over Lebanon in the Middle East with Maher Saigal as MVP, and Côte d'Ivoire beat Gabon, with Sedalo Bryan's 29 points earning MVP.

Dec 2020 Results

FIBA Esports Open II crowned six conference champions on NBA 2K21: Côte d'Ivoire in Africa, Türkiye in Europe, Saudi Arabia in the Middle East (defending its first-edition title), Australia in Southeast Asia and Oceania, Argentina in South America, and the USA in North and Central America.

Dec 12, 2020 Events and dates

The Europe conference of FIBA Esports Open II was played on Dec. 12 and 13. Türkiye won.

Dec 12, 2020 Events and dates

The Europe conference of Open II had 17 nations in four groups, with the top two in each reaching the playoffs. Ireland won its first esports game, 75-62 in overtime over Cyprus. Five teams were unbeaten after Day 1: Italy, Germany, Latvia, Spain and Türkiye.

Dec 13, 2020 Results

Türkiye won the Europe conference of FIBA Esports Open II unbeaten, beating Germany 71-41 and 65-59 in the best-of-three final.

Dec 13, 2020 Results

Italy, the first Open's Europe champion, lost to Türkiye in the Europe semifinals of FIBA Esports Open II.

Dec 13, 2020 Results

Open II Europe playoffs: Türkiye beat Italy 56-55 in the semifinal on an alley-oop game-winner from Eren Demirtaş, Germany beat Great Britain 66-60, and Great Britain had beaten Spain 75-72 in overtime in the quarterfinals. Cyprus's Paris Petrou scored 49 in the group stage.

Dec 19, 2020 Events and dates

FIBA Esports Open II, the first FIBA NBA 2K competition, played its North and Central America conference on Dec. 19 and 20 on PS4 and NBA 2K21, best of three. USA Basketball sent its first E-National Team, seven players.

Dec 19, 2020 Events and dates

North and Central America and South America, the last two conferences of FIBA Esports Open II, were played on Dec. 19 and 20. Argentina won South America.

Dec 20, 2020 Rosters and fields

Canada sent Sav, RipxRell, Yusuf_Scarbz, AuthenticAfrican, Dhuggzz, DTeeLace and ItsGoon_x to the Esports Open.

Dec 20, 2020 Results

The USA E-National Team beat the Dominican Republic 2-0 in the North and Central America final of FIBA Esports Open II. Captain JBM was named MVP of the final and the USA finished 7-1, losing only its opening game.

Dec 20, 2020 Awards, prizes and records

Canada finished fourth in North and Central America at 3-3 in group play. Darrell Nwobu scored 100 points in Canada's 137-42 win over Honduras, the closing game, a day after Canada lost 64-58 to the Dominican Republic.

Dec 20, 2020 Results

Open II Americas: USA beat the Dominican Republic 48-45 and 60-56 in the North and Central America final, the winning basket a go-ahead three by Kenneth 'Kenny Got Work' Hailey. The USA, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico all finished 5-1 in the group. Argentina beat Uruguay 66-60 and 48-39 in South America, losing Game 2 73-48, with Adrian 'Truly' Lopez as MVP (43 points in Game 1).

Dec 21, 2020 Results

FIBA named Argentina and the USA as the last two Open II champions, joining Australia, Côte d'Ivoire, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. Darrell Nwobu's 100 points for Canada came on 32-of-38 shooting.

Apr 13, 2021 Events and dates

FIBA announced Open III with 60 national teams: six teams in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East, eight in North and Central America, seven in South America and 28 in Europe. Group games were commentated by Spalk casters, with the playoffs produced from FIBA's studio in Latvia.

Apr 16, 2021 Events and dates

FIBA Esports Open III began, running to May 9. Six regional conferences played, and for the first time North and Central America and Europe ran two divisions: current generation (PS4) and next generation (PS5).

Apr 16, 2021 Events and dates

FIBA Esports Open III began with 60 national teams. The Southeast Asia, Africa and Middle East conferences (six teams each) were played April 16 to 18.

Apr 18, 2021 Results

The Philippines swept Indonesia 60-53 and 44-36 in the Southeast Asia final of FIBA Esports Open III to win the conference back from Australia. Aljon 'Shintarou' Cruzin was series MVP.

Apr 23, 2021 Events and dates

The North and Central America (8 teams) and Europe (28 teams) current-generation PS4 divisions were played April 23 to 25. The last weekend, May 7 to 9, held the next-generation PS5 divisions of both conferences and South America (7 teams).

Apr 27, 2021 Results

Barbados won the North and Central America conference of FIBA Esports Open III after Costa Rica forfeited the final. Uruguay and the Dominican Republic also finished on top of their groups.

May 7, 2021 Events and dates

FIBA Esports Open III ended on May 9. The Europe next-generation (PS5) conference was played May 7 to 9.

May 9, 2021 Results

Uruguay won the South America conference of FIBA Esports Open III, beating Brazil 2-1 in the final after the two split the first games. Brazil led the deciding game until the fourth quarter. Argentina was second in Uruguay's group and Chile reached the semifinals in its debut. The conference was Uruguay's first title.

May 9, 2021 Results

The Dominican Republic beat the USA 2-1 in the North and Central America next-generation final after finishing second in its group. Türkiye swept Germany in the Europe next-generation final.

May 14, 2021 Results

FIBA named the eight Open III champions: Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Uruguay. Egypt beat Côte d'Ivoire 2-1 in Africa, Russia beat Latvia in Europe current-gen, Saudi Arabia won a third straight Middle East title, and Argentina lost in the South America semifinals.

Jan 13, 2023 Events and dates

FIBA and ESL FACEIT Group announced eFIBA Season 1, FIBA's official NBA 2K23 tournament, as the start of a long-term esports partnership.

Jan 17, 2023 Rosters and fields

British Esports named Great Britain's eFIBA Season 1 team with HazzaUK as captain.

Jan 20, 2023 Events and dates

eFIBA Season 1 began for NBA 2K23: 30 national federations, online regional qualifiers for Asia on Jan. 20, Africa on Jan. 21 and Europe on Jan. 22.

Jan 20, 2023 Events and dates

Season 1 split its 30 teams across six subregions and seven online tournaments in four FIBA regions. Finals were best of three.

Jan 24, 2023 Results

The Season 1 Asia and Africa finals were played. The Philippines won Asia and Morocco won Africa.

Jan 25, 2023 Results

The Season 1 regional finals ended with six conference champions: Puerto Rico, Brazil, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Türkiye, who beat France in Europe.

Jan 25, 2023 Results

Saudi Arabia won the Middle East final of Season 1 when Lebanon forfeited.

Jul 2023 Events and dates

ESL FACEIT Group and FIBA revealed the details of eFIBA Season 2 on NBA 2K24.

Jul 2023 Events and dates

FIBA and ESL FACEIT Group said Season 2 would be played on PS5 in NBA 2K24 ProAM, 5v5, across four FIBA regions, with online qualifiers and regional finals. They also said a multi-year deal between FIBA, 2K and the NBA 2K League lets eFIBA players compete in NBA 2K League events or the NBA 2K League Draft.

Sep 18, 2023 Events and dates

FIBA and ESL FACEIT Group announced eFIBA Season 2 with a record 61 nations and the first in-person World Finals, at DreamHack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden.

Sep 28, 2023 Rosters and fields

Magic Gaming's unguardable was named to the 2023 USA Basketball E-National Team, a 10-player roster that included CB13, Dayfri, Dimez, Johhnyred, Seese, Crush, Dawsix, Craft and ShiftyKaii.

Oct 2023 Events and dates

The Season 2 regional qualifiers began, with 61 nations entered across the regions.

Oct 2023 Events and dates

Season 2 ran six weeks of online qualifiers across seven regions, then regional finals. Seven regional champions plus a second European entry reached the World Finals.

Oct 3, 2023 Events and dates

The Season 2 online regional qualifiers ran from Oct. 3 to Nov. 2.

Nov 2023 Rosters and fields

The Season 2 World Finals field was Morocco (Africa), the Philippines (Asia), Lebanon (Middle East), New Zealand (Oceania), the USA (North America), Brazil (South America), and Türkiye and France from Europe.

Nov 2023 Results

The USA beat the Philippines 43-33 and 67-33 in the Season 2 semifinal. The Philippines led Game 1 by as many as 10 points, 21-11, before the USA outscored them 28-12 in the second half. France beat Türkiye in the other semifinal.

Nov 6, 2023 Rosters and fields

Four Season 2 World Finals spots were set before the final regional finals: Morocco (Africa), the Philippines (Asia), Lebanon (Middle East) and New Zealand (Oceania). Europe, South America and North America played their finals on Nov. 9.

Nov 7, 2023 Events and dates

The Season 2 regional finals were played Nov. 7 to 9 across seven regions: Southeast Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America and Europe.

Nov 7, 2023 Results

The Philippines beat Indonesia 2-0 in the Season 2 Asia regional final to earn a World Finals spot.

Nov 9, 2023 Events and dates

The North America regional final took place, one of the last steps before the World Finals.

Nov 10, 2023 Events and dates

The Season 2 World Finals schedule was released: groups on Nov. 25 starting at 12:15 CET, semifinals at 10:45, the bronze game at 15:00 and the final at 15:30 CET on Nov. 26, all best of three. Tickets to DreamHack Winter also covered the eFIBA stage.

Nov 10, 2023 Awards, prizes and records

Season 2 prize money was 50,000 euros: 20,000 for the champion, 10,000 for second, 6,000 for third, 4,000 for fourth, 5,000 in skill-booster money, and 2,500 each for MVP and best defender.

Nov 10, 2023 Events and dates

The Season 2 broadcast team was host Vince Change, analyst Chris Sampson and sideline reporters Zunaid Suleman and Nate Patrick, on the eFIBA and FIBA Twitch, YouTube and TikTok channels.

Nov 22, 2023 Rosters and fields

The Season 2 World Finals field was confirmed as New Zealand, the Philippines, Lebanon, Morocco, Türkiye, France, Brazil and the USA. Winning a Regional Final or finishing top two in Europe earned a place.

Nov 25, 2023 Events and dates

The first in-person eFIBA World Finals opened in Elmia, Jönköping, Sweden with eight nations.

Nov 25, 2023 Results

Season 2 group stage: the Philippines beat Lebanon 75-22, lost 53-41 to Türkiye and beat Morocco 52-43. That put the Philippines, Türkiye, Lebanon and Morocco in one group, and the USA, France, Brazil and New Zealand in the other.

Nov 26, 2023 Results

The USA won the Season 2 World Finals over France, 55-50 and 65-35. Johhnyred of the USA was MVP and Waarnocks of France was best defender. Türkiye took third over the Philippines.

Nov 26, 2023 Results

The Philippines lost the bronze medal game to Türkiye 62-46 and finished fourth.

Nov 26, 2023 Results

Season 2 final standings: USA, France, Türkiye, Philippines, then Morocco, Brazil, New Zealand and Lebanon in 5th to 8th. The prize pool was 50,000 euros, with the largest share going to the USA.

Nov 26, 2023 Awards, prizes and records

Johhnyred of the USA was named Season 2 MVP and Waarnocks of France best defender. Both made the All-Star Five.

Nov 26, 2023 Events and dates

DreamHack Winter 2023, which hosted the Season 2 World Finals, drew more than 45,000 attendees over its three days at Elmia.

Nov 26, 2023 Awards, prizes and records

Jaxon Sutton of New Zealand scored a tournament-record 51 points in New Zealand's pool win over Lebanon at the Season 2 World Finals. New Zealand, Oceania champions after a 3-0 series win over Guam, finished seventh.

Jan 11, 2024 Awards, prizes and records

Yacine 'Waarnocks' Jemel, the Season 2 best defender, was taken 12th overall by DUX Infinitos in the NBA 2K League Draft, the first Frenchman drafted by a league team.

Jan 19, 2024 Events and dates

Waarnocks said he would move to Washington, D.C. for six months to play for DUX Infinitos and credited eFIBA for the draft chance.

Sep 2024 Events and dates

Season 3 qualifiers ran for six weeks with more than 60 teams and 430 players, producing eight World Finals nations from seven regions.

Sep 11, 2024 Events and dates

FIBA announced that the Season 3 World Finals would be played in the Philippines in December.

Sep 11, 2024 Events and dates

FIBA confirmed the Philippines as host of the Season 3 World Finals, on Dec. 11 and 12 at the SMX Convention Centre in Clark. The Philippine federation president Al Panlilio called Clark a fitting site, and FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis tied the choice to the country hosting the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Oct 1, 2024 Events and dates

Season 3 on NBA 2K25 began with the regional pre-qualifiers, which ran to Oct. 14. Sixty-one nations entered: 22 from Europe, 17 from Africa, nine from Asia and Oceania, four from the Middle East and four from South America.

Oct 15, 2024 Events and dates

The Season 3 regional qualifiers and regional finals ran from Oct. 15 to Nov. 7.

Oct 15, 2024 Results

New Zealand played Guam in the Season 3 Oceania regional series, which began Oct. 15. The USA carried an 18-game winning streak through the prequalifier, qualifier and final.

Nov 2024 Results

The USA E-National Team clinched its place in the Season 3 World Finals.

Nov 5, 2024 Results

The USA went 8-0 across the North and Central America regional qualifier and final on Nov. 5 and 6 to book its place in the World Finals.

Nov 28, 2024 Events and dates

FIBA published its Season 3 World Finals guide: two groups of four, best-of-two group games, best-of-three semifinals and finals, $50,000 in prizes, and streams on YouTube, X, Instagram, Twitch and TikTok. More than 60 teams and 430 players took part in the qualifiers.

Dec 11, 2024 Events and dates

The Season 3 World Finals opened at the SMX Convention Centre in Clark, Philippines with eight nations and a $50,000 prize pool.

Dec 11, 2024 Events and dates

The Season 3 World Finals field: Algeria, Brazil, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the USA. They played a group stage first, then best-of-three semifinals and a best-of-three final.

Dec 11, 2024 Rosters and fields

Season 3 groups: Group A was Algeria, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and the USA. Group B was Brazil, New Zealand, the Philippines and Türkiye. Group matches were best of two, the top two in each group went to the semifinals and the others played for 5th to 8th.

Dec 11, 2024 Rosters and fields

The Season 3 qualifiers: Algeria (Africa champion), Brazil (South America), New Zealand (Oceania), the Philippines (Asia champion and host), Portugal (Europe runner-up), Saudi Arabia (Middle East), Türkiye (Europe champion) and the USA (North America).

Dec 11, 2024 Awards, prizes and records

Season 3 prize money: $20,000 for the champion, $10,000 for second, $6,000 for third and $4,000 for fourth, with $2,500 each for MVP and best defender and $1,000 for each All-Star Five member.

Dec 11, 2024 Results

In Group B the Philippines beat New Zealand 54-41 and 59-44, then beat Türkiye 53-52 on an 8-0 closing run and 52-47. The Philippines-Brazil match was moved to Thursday because of technical difficulties.

Dec 12, 2024 Results

The USA won a second straight title, beating Türkiye 71-62 and 71-55. Mama Im Dat Man was MVP and the USA finished the season 28-0.

Dec 12, 2024 Results

The Philippines lost the Season 3 bronze medal game to Portugal 2-1 and finished fourth for the second year in a row.

Dec 12, 2024 Results

The USA swept the Philippines in the Season 3 semifinal, 67-46 and 73-60.

Dec 12, 2024 Results

Portugal beat the Philippines 2-1 for Season 3 bronze, with the deciding game ending 48-46.

May 13, 2025 Events and dates

FIBA and the Qatar Basketball Federation announced that Qatar would host the Season 4 and Season 5 World Finals, in 2026 and 2027.

Jan 7, 2026 Rosters and fields

USA Basketball announced its Season 4 roster: CB13, Dawsix, Dtrick, Johhnyred, Krazy, Mama Im Dat Man and Seese, with Lance Sessions as head coach.

Jan 12, 2026 Events and dates

FIBA announced eFIBA Season 4 on NBA 2K26 in Pro-Am mode: 58 federations in six regional conferences (Africa 15, Europe 19, Asia 6, Middle East 5, North America 8, South America 5).

Jan 12, 2026 Events and dates

The Season 4 announcement put the World Finals in Doha in late April. The Season 4 pre-qualifiers ran Jan. 13 to 23, starting with Africa and ending with North America.

Jan 13, 2026 Events and dates

The Season 4 pre-qualifiers tipped off with Africa. The pre-qualifier stage ran to Jan. 23 and the regional qualifiers ran from Jan. 31 to Mar. 8.

Jan 31, 2026 Results

Algeria beat Morocco 2-1 in the Africa Grand Final to win that conference.

Feb 7, 2026 Results

Lebanon won the Middle East conference, with Saudi Arabia second and Jordan third.

Feb 14, 2026 Results

The Philippines swept Indonesia 2-0 in the Asia Grand Final.

Feb 21, 2026 Results

Brazil won South America at 6-0, with Argentina second and Venezuela third.

Feb 28, 2026 Results

The USA finished first in North America at 11-1, but the Dominican Republic is the North America team in the World Finals field.

Mar 7, 2026 Results

France beat Türkiye 2-0 in the Europe Grand Final after going 14-0 on the way. Both reached Doha.

Jun 2026 Events and dates

FIBA set the Season 4 World Finals for July 3 and 4 at the Mall of Qatar, moved from the late-April window. Qualifiers drew 58 federations and more than 400 players, with viewership up 65 percent on Season 3 at the same stage.

Jun 29, 2026 Rosters and fields

Eight nations were set for the Season 4 World Finals in Doha. Group A was Algeria, France, Germany and the Philippines. Group B was Qatar, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon and Türkiye.

Jul 3, 2026 Events and dates

The Season 4 World Finals began at the Mall of Qatar in Doha, the first World Finals in the Middle East, with eight nations in two groups.

Jul 3, 2026 Rosters and fields

Season 4 groups: Group A was Algeria, France, Germany and the Philippines. Group B was Qatar, the Dominican Republic, Lebanon and Türkiye. The prize pool was $50,000.

Jul 3, 2026 Results

The Philippines went 3-0 in Group A with wins over France, Germany and Algeria. Türkiye went unbeaten in Group B, Lebanon was second and the Dominican Republic third. Qatar and Germany were out after the group stage.

Jul 3, 2026 Events and dates

Each Season 4 team had five players, 40 in all, and the streams ran on the official eFIBA YouTube and Twitch channels. The World Finals were part of the build-up to the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Jul 3, 2026 Results

In Season 4 Group A the Philippines beat France 64-53, Algeria 73-52 and Germany 72-45 on opening day.

Jul 4, 2026 Results

The Philippines won their first eFIBA world title, beating Türkiye 64-62 and 68-60 in the Grand Final. Miguel Carlo Hubillar was MVP with 24 points and 7.4 assists a game and Kenneth Gutierrez was best defender.

Jul 4, 2026 Results

The Philippines beat France 2-1 in the upper bracket final after losing Game 1, and beat Türkiye 64-62 and 68-60 in the Grand Final.

Jul 4, 2026 Results

Philippine reports say the Season 4 World Finals group stage was best-of-one round robin with the top three per group advancing to a double-elimination playoff, with a best-of-five grand final. The Philippines lost only one game all event, to France in the upper bracket, and won the grand final 3-0 over Türkiye. Kenneth 'Clue-' Gutierrez averaged 3.1 steals a game.

Jul 4, 2026 Results

Season 4 final standings: the Philippines, Türkiye, France, Algeria, Lebanon, the Dominican Republic, Germany and Qatar. Prizes were $20,000, $10,000, $6,000 and $4,000 for the top four.

Jul 4, 2026 Awards, prizes and records

Season 4 awards: Miguel Hubillar MVP (24 points and 7.4 assists a game), Kenneth Gutiérrez best defender, and an All-Star Five of Hubillar, Gutiérrez, Joshua Machado, Mecit Can Boy of Türkiye and Mehdi Ben Sethoum of France.