91 Teams From 12 Countries Enter IYBC 2026 Youth Basketball Championship
The International Youth Basketball Championships 2026 will host 91 teams from 12 countries across Asia and Oceania in July at Bangkok schools, marking one of the region's largest youth basketball tournaments.
The fourth International Youth Basketball Championships 2026 (IYBC 2026) has unveiled its official competition divisions, counting down to the regional showdown among youth basketball athletes from across Asia and Oceania. The tournament runs July 24-28, 2026 at RIS Ruamrudee International School's Minburi Campus and RIS Swiss Section. This year's competition has received overwhelming participation with 91 teams from 12 countries, one U.S. territory (Guam), and two Chinese special administrative regions (Macau and Hong Kong), representing nations including South Korea, Taiwan, Nepal, Philippines, Mongolia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. This marks one of the largest international youth basketball tournaments in the Asia-Pacific region this year.
Competition categories include U12 boys, U14 boys, U14 girls, U16 boys Diamond, U16 boys Platinum, U16 girls, U18 boys Diamond, U18 boys Platinum, and U18 girls. The tournament's highlight features four championship divisions sponsored by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn: U16 boys Diamond, U16 girls, U18 boys Diamond, and U18 girls—the tournament's highest level and the primary target for top-tier international teams.
The draw ceremony for the competition brackets took place July 7, 2026 at the Thailand Sports Authority's Chulalongkorn 70th Anniversary Building, presided over by Piyapong Pirun, Secretary-General of the Basketball Association of Thailand (BSAT), with team representatives, coaches, parents, and stakeholders in attendance. Competition brackets were announced across multiple divisions:
U12 Boys Group A: Broadstreet Filipinas (Philippines), Desert Warriors Basketball Academy (UAE), YBL Thailand (Thailand), HNB (Vietnam), Bangkok Christian College (Thailand), and Airvant (Indonesia)
U12 Boys Group B: RIS (Thailand), Athletes in Action Batangas (Philippines), SISB Merlion (Thailand), Swish Elite (Thailand), Moven Basketball Academy Abu Dhabi (UAE), and Kings Basketball Academy (Sri Lanka)
U14 Boys Group C: YBL Thailand (Thailand), Swish Elite (Thailand), Zhongshan Middle School (Taiwan), Moven Basketball Academy Abu Dhabi (UAE), and Cougar Indonesia (Indonesia)
U14 Boys Group D: Desert Warriors Basketball Academy (UAE), Athletes in Action Batangas (Philippines), 360 Degree (Sri Lanka), Airvant (Indonesia), and EBA (Thailand)
U14 Boys Group E: Chakra Sakti Basketball Club (Indonesia), RIS (Thailand), Bangkok Christian College (Thailand), Broadstreet Filipinas (Philippines), and Wei Xin Sports Academy (Malaysia)
U16 Boys Diamond Group G: Broadstreet Filipinas (Philippines), Bowling All Day (Thailand), Modun Wolves (Mongolia), Tianmu Middle School (Taiwan), and Assumpción School (remainder of list incomplete in source)
