World Military Basketball Championship

World Military Basketball Championship is a championship annually held in the beginning of summer between men serving in the military from around the world. This year's championship is held in Klaipėda, Lithuania.

2009

Preliminary round

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 Lithuania 4 4 0 352 245 +107
2. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4 3 1 302 305 3
3. Latvia Latvia 4 2 2 298 283 +15
4. Italy Italy 4 1 3 221 270 49
5. Cyprus Cyprus 4 0 4 222 292 70

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Greece 4 3 1 333 291 +42
2. United States United States 4 2 2 355 332 +23
3. China China 4 2 2 316 347 31
4. Germany Germany 4 2 2 339 340 1
5. South Korea South Korea 4 1 3 341 362 21

Finals

Semi-finals Final
13 June - Taikos 61
 Greece Greece  93  
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  73  
 
14 June – Taikos 61
     Greece Greece  86
   Lithuania Lithuania  69
Third place
13 June - Taikos 61 14 June - Taikos 61
 Lithuania Lithuania  76  Kazakhstan Kazakhstan  90
 United States United States  72    United States United States  97

5th - 8th place

Semi-finals Final
13 June - Taikos 61
 China China  83  
 Italy Italy  68  
 
14 June – Taikos 61
     China China  73
   Germany Germany  86
Third place
13 June - Taikos 61 14 June - Taikos 61
 Germany Germany    Italy Italy  62
 Latvia Latvia      Latvia Latvia  72

Standings

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

Source: Delfi News.

See also


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