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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 352 | 245 | +107 |
2. | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 302 | 305 | – 3 |
3. | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 298 | 283 | +15 |
4. | Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 221 | 270 | –49 |
5. | Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 292 | –70 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 333 | 291 | +42 |
2. | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 332 | +23 |
3. | China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 316 | 347 | –31 |
4. | Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 340 | – 1 |
5. | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 341 | 362 | –21 |
Finals
5th - 8th place
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
13 June - Taikos 61 | |||||||
China | 83 | ||||||
Italy | 68 | ||||||
14 June – Taikos 61 | |||||||
China | 73 | ||||||
Germany | 86 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
13 June - Taikos 61 | 14 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
Germany | Italy | 62 | |||||
Latvia | Latvia | 72 |
Standings
Source: Delfi News.
See also
External links
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