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 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

 
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