World Military Basketball Championship

World Military Basketball Championship is a championship annually held in the beginning of summer between men and women serving in the military from around the world.

2009

Preliminary round

The 2009 championship was held in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Ten nations participated in this event in Taikos 61 Sports Center in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The arrival of the teams occurred on June 6, 2009. The nations were divided into two groups of five. In the preliminary round, nations would battle each other once for a total of 4 games. Then, the top two teams would qualify to the finals (1st-4th place), and the next two teams would qualify to relegation round (5th-8th place). Teams will depart on June 15, 2009.

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Lithuania 440352245+107
2. Kazakhstan 431302305– 3
3. Latvia 422298283+15
4. Italy 413221270–49
5. Cyprus 404222292–70

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece 431333291+42
2. United States 422355332+23
3. China 422316347–31
4. Germany 422339340– 1
5. South Korea 413341362–21

Finals
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 June - Taikos 61
 
 
 Greece93
 
14 June – Taikos 61
 
 Kazakhstan73
 
 Greece86
 
13 June - Taikos 61
 
 Lithuania69
 
 Lithuania76
 
 
 United States72
 
Third place
 
 
14 June - Taikos 61
 
 
 Kazakhstan90
 
 
 United States97

5th - 8th place
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 June - Taikos 61
 
 
 China83
 
14 June – Taikos 61
 
 Italy68
 
 China73
 
13 June - Taikos 61
 
 Germany86
 
 Germany
 
 
 Latvia
 
Third place
 
 
14 June - Taikos 61
 
 
 Italy62
 
 
 Latvia72

Standings
  1. Greece
  2. Lithuania
  3. United States
  4. Kazakhstan
  5. Germany
  6. China
  7. Latvia
  8. Italy
  9. South Korea
  10. Cyprus

Source: Delfi News.

See also


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