2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
| File:2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.png | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bulgaria |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Bulgarian: 2020 Световна купа по баскетбол FIBA до 17 години) would have been the 6th edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national teams of the member associations of FIBA. It was originally scheduled to take place between 4 and 12 July 2020, and hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 15 to 23 August.[1] On 12 June 2020, FIBA postponed the tournament again and options were examined to play in 2021, but the tournament was eventually cancelled.[2]
Venues
| Sofia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Armeets Arena | ||
| Capacity: 12,373 | ||
Qualified teams
| Means of Qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 4 April 2019 | 1 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | |
| 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship | 3–9 June 2019 | Brazil Belém do Pará | 4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| 2019 FIBA Under-16 African Championship | 5–14 July 2019 | Cape Verde Praia | 2 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
| 2019 FIBA Under-16 European Championship | 9–17 August 2019 | Italy Udine | 5 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey |
| Asian selection | 4 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea TBD | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
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As the Asian tournament was cancelled, the FIBA used the World rankings to decide the participants. Japan and New Zealand were to play a play-off to decide the last participant as they are equal on points.[3]
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 6 March 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]
Seedings
The seedings were announced on 6 March 2020.[4]
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Final round
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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| C1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Third place | ||||||||||||||
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9–16th classification playoffs
| Classification quarterfinals | Classification semifinals | Ninth place match | ||||||||
| Eleventh place match | ||||||||||
| Classification semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
5–8th classification playoffs
| Classification semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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| File:Silver medal icon.svg | ||
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg | ||
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References
- ↑ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "FIBA Executive Committee condemns all forms of racism in open letter from President". FIBA. 12 June 2020.
- ↑ "Draw results in for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020". FIBA. 6 March 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Draw results in for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020". FIBA. 6 March 2020.