Basketball World Cup Ball

Molten Corporation a manufacturer of competition quality sports balls and equipment, will provide the exclusive tournament design official game ball for the “FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019”. 

The BG5000 brings Molten's range of basketballs into a new era.

The end result is a basketball, with markedly improved control and grip performance, as well as an authentic texture. The new surface texture helps give it an ideal grip, even in contact with sweat or moisture. The ball is softer than in the past and therefore easier to control in every moment of the game. This ball is decorated with the four key elements of the Basketball World Cup Branding- heart, goal (basket), ball and court. 

1.  Exclusive Tournament Design

The dragon design symbolizes the basketball players’ drive to compete with the fundamental elements of basketball: “heart,” “basket,” “ball,” and “court.” The referenced elements are incorporated and illustrated throughout the body of the dragon. 

2. Improved control

• Less Slippery
  New surface texture helps give an ideal grip even in contact with sweat or moisture. Branded logos also give a tackier grip than transfer printing method used in prior model. Printed proportion was reduced by 25% which also contributed to giving a better grip. 

• Foam concentration increased by 35% and EVA foam backing layer has been newly applied, making the ball softer and easier to control. 

3. Authentic Texture

BG5000 takes full advantage of the natural leather properties to ensure better texture. All lettering design on the BG5000 is branded into the ball to offer an authentic look to the natural leather basketball.