2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
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| Host nation | Thailand | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 23 – August 2 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 United States (4th title) | ||||||||||||
| MVP |
 Marta Xargay | ||||||||||||
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The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women was hosted by Thailand from July 23 until August 2, 2009. Teams will play a round robin schedule, with the top four teams of the eighth-final four advancing to the knockout stage.
Overview
The USA 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. 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 USA defeated Spain 87-71 despite losing the previous time they met at the tournament 86-90. 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 Bangkok Thai-Japan Youth Center. The center had two arenas.
Competing nations
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Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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 Argentina  Australia  France  South Korea |  Brazil  Czech Republic  Lithuania  Thailand |  Canada  Japan  Russia  Tunisia |  China  Mali Spain United States |
Preliminary Round
- Times given below are in Thailand Standard Time
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 149 | +91 | 6 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 196 | -12 | 5 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 173 | +31 | 4 |
| South Korea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 261 | −110 | 3 |
July 23 |
| France |
89–47 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-14, 26-12, 16-16, 26-5 | ||
| Pts: Thizy 14 Rebs: Vernerey 8 Asts: Konaté 5 |
Pts: Kim 12 Rebs: S. Lee 9 Asts: S. Lee 1 | |
Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok |
July 23 |
| Argentina |
51–75 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 16-18, 11-17, 12-22 | ||
| Pts: Santana 11 Rebs: Santana 4 Asts: Gonzalez 2 |
Pts: Cambage 20 Rebs: Cambage 8 Asts: Jarry 2 | |
Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok |
July 24 |
| Australia |
66–57 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 12-16, 22-7, 20-21 | ||
| Pts: Cambage 38 Rebs: Cambage 10 Asts: Harrington 4 |
Pts: Okou Zouzouo 14 Rebs: Vernerey 5 Asts: Medenou 1 | |
Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok |
July 24 |
| South Korea |
63–73 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 5-11, 26-14, 14-27 | ||
| Pts: Ahn 16 Rebs: S. Lee 8 Asts: S. Lee 2 |
Pts: Kraft 18 Rebs: Burani 10 Asts: Pavicich 3 | |
Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok |
July 25 |
| France |
58–60 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 16-20, 11-13, 16-10 | ||
| Pts: Vernerey 12 Rebs: Medenou 10 Asts: Vernerey 2 |
Pts: Burani 13 Rebs: Burani 6 Asts: Flores 3 | |
Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok |
July 25 |
| Australia |
99–41 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-6, 16-17, 31-9, 24-9 | ||
| Pts: Jarry 24 Rebs: Tippett 8 Asts: Farley 4 |
Pts: J. Lee 12 Rebs: S. Lee 5 Asts: Kim 2 | |
Bangkok Youth Center, Bangkok |
References
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