AS the qualifiers for the FIBA World Cup 2019 begin this week, world basketball governing body FIBA announced that it has launched a mobile app to further enhance fan experience throughout the duration of the competition.
Presented by global FIBA partner Tissot, the free FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 app is being hailed by FIBA as the “most versatile platform to follow all of the action worldwide on the Road to China 2019.”
The app complements all of FIBA’s digital properties by providing a unique personalization experience for every fan.
With the app, users can select and follow up to three favorite teams and 10 favorite players during both the Qualifiers and World Cup, in the process providing fans with a fully customized experience and giving them complete control of what they want to access instantly.
Infront China’s subsidiary Omnigon developed the app which is available for both Android and iOS devices.
FIBA said following the conclusion of the Qualifiers, the app will be updated to offer new features for a unique coverage of basketball’s biggest competition, both on local and worldwide phones.
“We are excited to launch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 app to offer the most complete experience of the Road to China 2019. We know how important national team pride is to fans all around the world and are convinced that millions of them will follow their respective country as they look to qualify for our sport’s biggest competition. This state-of-the-art digital tool is the perfect platform for them to experience the World Cup, from the opening Qualifier on Nov. 23 and all the way to the Final on Sept. 15, 2019,” said Patrick Baumann, FIBA secretary-general and International Olympic Committee member, said in a statement released to global sports media.
As the qualifiers commence this week, 80 teams around the globe, including the Philippines, do battle to clinch their spots at the first-ever 32-team FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2019 in China.
The Philippines is in Group B of the Asian Qualifiers along with Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei.
It begins its campaign tomorrow in Tokyo against the host team before returning to the country and play Chinese Taipei on Monday, Nov. 27. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
