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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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