World Military Basketball Championship

World Military Basketball Championship is a championship annually held in the beginning of summer between men serving in the military from around the world. This year's championship is held in Klaipėda, Lithuania.

2009

Preliminary round

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	4	4	0	352	245	+107
2.	Kazakhstan	4	3	1	302	305	– 3
3.	Latvia	4	2	2	298	283	+15
4.	Italy	4	1	3	221	270	–49
5.	Cyprus	4	0	4	222	292	–70

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
1.	Greece	4	3	1	333	291	+42
2.	United States	4	2	2	355	332	+23
3.	China	4	2	2	316	347	–31
4.	Germany	4	2	2	339	340	– 1
5.	South Korea	4	1	3	341	362	–21

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

13 June - Taikos 61
Greece	93
Kazakhstan	73

			14 June – Taikos 61
			Greece	86
			Lithuania	69


			Third place
13 June - Taikos 61		14 June - Taikos 61
Lithuania	76	Kazakhstan	90
United States	72		United States	97

5th - 8th place

Semi-finals			Final

13 June - Taikos 61
China	83
Italy	68

			14 June – Taikos 61
			China	73
			Germany	86


			Third place
13 June - Taikos 61		14 June - Taikos 61
Germany		Italy	62
Latvia			Latvia	72

Standings

Greece
Lithuania
United States
Kazakhstan
Germany
China
Latvia
Italy
South Korea
Cyprus

Source: Delfi News.

External links

WMBC Main Page

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