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U19 World Championships
The U19 World Championships for men tournament draw has now been announced by FIBA.
The 9th FIBA U19 World Championship, a tournament featuring 16 teams comprised of players born in 1990 or after, will be played from 2nd to 12th July 2009 in the North Shore Event Centre (NSEC) and in the ASB Stadium (ASB) located in Auckland, New Zealand.
Please note that all tip-off hours listed on the below schedule are local time in Auckland:
1. Preliminary Round:
2nd July 2009:
Group A:
Game A1 (12:30 hours): Lithuania vs. Puerto RicoASB
Game A2 (19:30 hours): Greecevs. Angola ASB
Group B:
Game B1 (10:00 hours): Iranvs. USA NSEC
Game B2 (17:00 hours): Francevs. Egypt ASB
Group C:
Game C1 (12:30 hours): Spainvs. Syria NSEC
Game C2 (17:00 hours): Canadavs. AustraliaNSEC
Group D:
Game D1 (10:00 hours): Croatiavs. KazakhstanASB
Game D2 (20:30 hours): Argentina vs. New ZealandNSEC
3rd July 2009:
Group A:
Game A3 (17:00 hours): Puerto Rico vs. Greece ASB
Game A4 (19:30 hours): Angolavs. LithuaniaASB
Group B:
Game B3 (10:00 hours): USA vs. France NSEC
Game B4 (10:00 hours): Egyptvs. Iran ASB
Group C:
Game C3 (12:30 hours): Syriavs. Canada ASB
Game C4 (17:00 hours): Australia vs. Spain NSEC
Group D:
Game D3 (12:30 hours): Kazakhstan vs. ArgentinaNSEC
Game D4 (19:30 hours): New Zealand vs. Croatia NSEC
4th July 2009:
Group A:
Game A5 (13:30 hours): Angolavs. Puerto RicoASB
Game A6 (19:30 hours): Lithuania vs. Greece ASB
Group B:
Game B5 (11:00 hours): USAvs. Egypt ASB
Game B6 (17:00 hours): Francevs. Iran ASB
Group C:
Game C5 (11:00 hours): Syriavs. AustraliaNSEC
Game C6 (17:00 hours): Canadavs. Spain NSEC
Group D:
Game D5 (13:30 hours): Croatiavs. ArgentinaNSEC
Game D6 (19:30 hours): New Zealand vs. KazakhstanNSEC
The 3 best-placed teams in each group will qualify for the Eighth-Final Round.
The teams placed 4th in each group will qualify for the Classification Round for 13th to 16th places.
Important note: The order of the games and the arenas for each of the further rounds will be determined after the last day of the preceding round.
5th July 2009: Rest Day
2. Eighth-Final Round:
The 12 teams qualified from the Preliminary Round will be divided into 2 groups (E and F) of 6 teams each.
The 3 teams placed 1st to 3rd from groups A and B will play in Group E.
The 3 teams placed 1st to 3rd from groups C and D will play in Group F.
Each team will play the 3 new teams in its own group (the final scores of all games played in the Preliminary Round are valid for this Round).
6th July 2009:
Classification:
Game 25 (11:00 hours):A4 vs. B4 ASB
Game 26 (13:30 hours):C4 vs. D4 ASB
Group E:
Game 27 (17:00 hours):B2 vs. A2 ASB
Game 28 (19:30 hours):B3 vs. A1 ASB
Game 29 (11:00 hours):B1 vs. A3 NSEC
Group F:
Game 30 (13:30 hours):D2 vs. C2 NSEC
Game 31 (17:00 hours):D3 vs. C1 NSEC
Game 32 (19:30 hours):D1 vs. C3 NSEC
7th July 2009:
Classification:
Game 33 (17:00 hours): Loser 25 vs. Loser 26 (15 - 16) ASB
Game 34 (19:30 hours): Winner 25 vs. Winner 26 (13 - 14) ASB
Group E:
Game 35 (17:00 hours): A3vs. B3 ASB
Game 36 (19:30 hours): A1vs. B2 ASB
Game 37 (11:00 hours): A2vs. B1 NSEC
Group F:
Game 38 (13:30 hours): C3vs. D3 NSEC
Game 39 (17:00 hours): C1vs. D2 NSEC
Game 40 (19:30 hours): C2vs. D1 NSEC
8th July 2009:
Group E:
Game 41 (11:00 hours): B2vs. A3 ASB
Game 42 (13:30 hours): B3vs. A2 ASB
Game 43 (11:00 hours): B1vs. A1 NSEC
Group F:
Game 44 (13:30 hours): D2vs. C3 NSEC
Game 45 (17:00 hours): D3vs. C2 NSEC
Game 46 (19:30 hours): D1vs. C1 NSEC
The teams placed 13th to 16th return home after their last game.
The teams placed 1st to 4th in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals.
The teams placed 5th and 6th in each group will qualify for the Classification Round for 9th to 12th places.
9th July 2009: Rest Day
3. Quarter-Finals:
10th July 2009:
Classification:
Game 47 (09:00 hours):E5 vs. F6 NSEC
Game 48 (11:15 hours):E6 vs. F5 NSEC
Quarter-Finals:
Game 49 (13:30 hours):E1 vs. F4 NSEC
Game 50 (16:00 hours):E3 vs. F2 NSEC
Game 51 (18:15 hours):E2 vs. F3 NSEC
Game 52 (20:30 hours):E4 vs. F1 NSEC
4. Semi-Finals:
11th July 2009:
Classification:
Game 53 (09:00 hours): Loser 47 vs. Loser 48 (11 - 12) NSEC
Game 54 (11:15 hours): Winner 47 vs. Winner 48 (9 - 10) NSEC
Game 55 (13:30 hours): Loser 49 vs. Loser 50NSEC
Game 56 (16:00 hours): Loser 51 vs. Loser 52NSEC
Semi-Finals:
Game 57 (18:15 hours): Winner 49 vs. Winner 50 NSEC
Game 58 (20:30 hours): Winner 51 vs. Winner 52 NSEC
5. Finals:
12th July 2009:
Classification:
Game 59 (11:00 hours): Loser 55 vs. Loser 56 (7 - 8) NSEC
Game 60 (13:30 hours): Winner 55 vs. Winner 56 (5 - 6) NSEC
Finals:
Game 61 (17:00 hours): Loser 57 vs. Loser 58 (3 - 4) NSEC
Game 62 (19:30 hours): Winner 57 vs. Winner 58 (1 - 2) NSEC