The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women (Thai: บาสเกตบอลหญิงชิงแชมป์โลกรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 19 ปี 2009) was hosted by Thailand from July 23 until August 2, 2009. Teams played a round robin schedule, with the top four teams of the eighth-final four advancing to the knockout stage.

Overview The United States won their fourth title. The other medalists in the tournament were Spain (silver) and Argentina (bronze). Spain's Marta Xargay was chosen as the tournaments MVP with an average of 15.4 PPG.FIBA Archive. 2009 World Championship for Junior Women. MVP and All-Star . Retrieved 2016-07-14 Australia also had a strong tournament led by Elizabeth Cambage and had a solid 8-1 record at the end of the tournament. Unfortunately they dropped the one match by one point to Canada in the Quarter-Finals. Eventually they finished 5th.

In the Gold Medal Game, the United States defeated Spain 87-71 despite losing the previous time they met at the tournament 86-90.FIBA Archive. 2009 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings . Retrieved 2016-07-14 In the Bronze Medal Match Argentina slipped a victory against the Canadians 58-51.

The host nation Thailand suffered in the tournament despite the home crowd finishing 16th in the 16 team tournament. They finished with a final record of 0-5.

Venues The tournament was played in one venue. It was held at the Thai-Japanese bangkok Youth Center. The center had two arenas.

Competing nations

FIBA Africa (2)

FIBA Asia (4)

(Host Nation)

FIBA Americas (4)

FIBA Oceania (1)

FIBA Europe (5)

Groups

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Preliminary Round

Times given below are in Thailand Standard Time

Group A Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 3 3 0 240 149 +91 6 3 2 1 184 196 -12 5 3 1 2 204 173 +31 4 3 0 3 151 261 −110 3

Group B Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 3 2 1 255 190 +65 5 3 2 1 257 203 +54 5 3 2 1 230 184 +46 5 3 0 3 124 290 −66 3

Group C Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 3 3 0 230 151 +79 6 3 2 1 206 131 +75 5 3 1 2 200 220 -20 4 3 0 3 131 265 −134 3

Group D Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 3 3 0 256 196 +60 6 3 2 1 274 181 +93 5 3 1 2 214 225 -11 4 3 0 3 133 275 −142 3

Eighth-final round

Group E Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 6 6 0 473 318 +155 12 6 4 2 375 371 +4 10 6 3 3 378 333 +45 9 6 3 3 394 355 +39 9 6 3 3 452 428 +24 9 6 2 4 400 391 +9 8

Group F Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts 6 6 0 479 363 +116 12 6 5 1 522 355 +167 11 6 4 2 407 358 +49 10 6 3 3 387 334 +53 9 6 2 4 403 480 −77 8 6 1 5 413 445 −32 7

Knockout stage

Bracket

5th place bracket

9th place bracket

13th place bracket

Quarterfinals

Classification 13–16

Classification 9–12

Classification 5–8

Semifinals

Fifteenth place game

Thirteenth place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings Rank Team 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th

Awards

Most Valuable Player Marta Xargay

All-Tournament Team Marina Solopova Elizabeth Cambage Nneka Ogwumike Marta Xargay Cristina Ouviña

References

External links FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women 2009