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 Lithuania 440352245+107
2.Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 431302305 3
3.Latvia Latvia 422298283+15
4.Italy Italy 41322127049
5.Cyprus Cyprus 40422229270

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Greece Greece 431333291+42
2.United States United States 422355332+23
3.China China 42231634731
4.Germany Germany 422339340 1
5.South Korea South Korea 41334136221

Finals

 
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

 
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

  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.

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