As part of the sanctions handed to the Philippine men's basketball team in the aftermath of their involvement in their brawl against Australia during their home game on July 2, 2018, the Philippine national team is obliged to play their next home match in the second round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers behind closed doors with the succeeding two home games being placed under probation.[17] The lone game that was played behind closed doors was their home game against Qatar on September 17, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.