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World Military Basketball Championship

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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

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Preliminary round

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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

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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

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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

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

5th - 8th place

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 June - Taikos 61
 
 
China China83
 
14 June – Taikos 61
 
Italy Italy68
 
China China73
 
13 June - Taikos 61
 
Germany Germany86
 
Germany Germany
 
 
Latvia Latvia
 
Third place
 
 
14 June - Taikos 61
 
 
Italy Italy62
 
 
Latvia Latvia72

Standings

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  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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