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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 31 August to 15 September 2019. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2019年国际篮联篮球世界杯[1]
2019 Nián Guójì Lánlián Lánqiú Shìjièbēi
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Dates31 August – 15 September
Officially opened byXi Jinping
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place France
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played92
Attendance794,951 (8,641 per match)
MVPSpain Ricky Rubio
Top scorerSouth Korea Ra Gun-ah
(23.0 points per game)
Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović
(183 total points)
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The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside the tournament's host Japan. Montenegro and the Czech Republic each made their first appearance as independent nations after previously being part of Serbia and Montenegro and Czechoslovakia respectively, while Poland marked its return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 1967.

The defending champions, the United States, experienced their worst result at a World Cup, losing to France in the quarter-finals and Serbia in the subsequent classification game.[2] The United States' previous worst result was sixth place in 2002. This was the first World Cup at which all three of the historically most successful teams (United States, Serbia/Yugoslavia and Russia/Soviet Union) failed to reach the semi-finals. Asian powerhouse and hosts China failed to get out of the first round, losing in shocking upsets to Poland and Venezuela. China ultimately missed the Asian qualifying spot for Tokyo, the first time in the country's history they did not qualify directly for the Olympics.

Spain captured their second title after beating Argentina in the final 95–75.[3] It was the second time Spain had reached a World Cup final, and its second win, while for Argentina it would prove to be its second defeat in three attempts. France went on to win the bronze medal for the second consecutive time after defeating Australia 67–59.[4]

Hosts selection

The whole bidding process started in April 2014. Bids from numerous nations were submitted. On 16 March 2015, it was confirmed that the World Cup would be staged in Asia, with China and Philippines as the final countries to be the basis for the selection of the host.[5][6] On 7 August 2015, it was announced that China won the bid against the Philippines and will host the upcoming World Cup.[7]

Voting results

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results
NationVotes
 China14
 Philippines7

Venues

[8]

Host venues in China
Beijing
Nanjing
Wukesong ArenaNanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium
Capacity: 17,173Capacity: 19,610
ShanghaiWuhan
Shanghai Oriental Sports CenterWuhan Sports Center Gymnasium
Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 11,700
Venues within Guangdong area
Dongguan
Foshan
Dongguan Basketball CenterFoshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Capacity: 16,133Capacity: 15,028
GuangzhouShenzhen
Guangzhou GymnasiumShenzhen Bay Sports Centre
Capacity: 11,468Capacity: 12,381

Qualification

China as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament. The continental championships were no longer the qualification system for the World Cup. Instead, two rounds of continental qualifying tournaments were held over two years.[9]

The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams were split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each groups advanced to round two, and the last placed teams played the best Division B teams to qualify for the next season's Division A.

In round two of the World Cup qualifiers, teams were split in groups of six, totalling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and faced other three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.

Starting 2019, no wild card selection was held, and the Olympic champions were not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 7 May 2017 in Guangzhou.[10]

Montenegro and the Czech Republic debuted in the World Cup. Montenegro was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro teams, while the Czech Republic was a part of the old Czechoslovakia. Poland was returning to the World Cup, after participating in 1967. Canada, China, Germany, Ivory Coast, Russia, and Tunisia were returning to the World Cup after missing out in 2014. Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Mexico, Slovenia, and Ukraine were the teams that participated in 2014 that did not qualify in 2019. Brazil and the United States qualified in 2019, continuing their streaks in participating in all World Cups.

Qualified teams

Squads

Each team had a final roster of 12 players; a team can opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules from its roster.

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[11]

1 – Suspended after the match France vs. Lithuania.[12][13]

Preparation games

Several teams participated in official tournaments or in exhibition ones, either ad hoc or already existing ones, to prepare for the World Cup.

Pan American Games

An official and traditional tournament in the Americas. Out of the eight teams from the tournament, five already qualified to the World Cup. Of these five, all except the United States had players expected to be in the World Cup rosters, with the USA playing with collegiate players. Argentina defeated Puerto Rico to win the gold medal.

Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

An exhibition tournament. All four participating teams used the Acropolis Tournament as a warm-up. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of Greece.

Austiger Cup

An exhibition tournament. The four teams played in this tournament hosted by China as a warm-up to the World Cup. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of France.

Málaga Tournament

An exhibition tournament. Four teams participated in a preparation tournament hosted in Málaga, Spain. It was contested by Spain, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and the Philippines.[14]

Other games

Exhibition games were held as warm-ups for the World Cup. The United States defeated Spain in the Honda Center in Anaheim, which was between the top two teams in the FIBA World Rankings.[15] Australia's defeat of the United States in Marvel Stadium, Melbourne in the 2019 Australian International Basketball series was the first USA team's loss with NBA players since its 2006 FIBA World Championship semifinals loss to Greece. The USA is the second-youngest team in the tournament and features only two players with international experience. Notably the US is missing over 30 of their best players, who opted out either due to injury, or to prepare for the NBA season.[16][17]

Format

The tournament was played in three stages. During the first stage, the 32 qualified teams were sorted into eight groups of four (A-H) and each team in a group played the other three teams once. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the second group stage. In the second group stage, there were four groups of four (I-L) made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with the teams that have not yet played each other facing off against one another once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final knockout phase.[18]

Classification rounds were revived after they were not held in 2014.[19] They were traditionally held in every World Championship/World Cup and were last seen in action in 2010.[20]

In total, 92 games were played over a total of 16 days.

Draw

The draw took place on 16 March 2019 at Shenzhen Cultural Center in Shenzhen.[21]

Hosts China and the three best qualified teams as per the February 2019 FIBA World Rankings were seeded in Pot 1, and China and USA were assigned to groups A and E, respectively. The remaining 28 teams were allocated Pots 2-8 based on the 2019 FIBA World Ranking. Teams in pots 1, 4, 5 and 8 were drawn into Groups A, C, E and G, and Teams in pots 2, 3, 6 and 7 were drawn into Groups B, D, F and H.[22]

Aside from Europe, two teams from the same qualification zone could not be drawn into the same group. Canada was moved from Pot 5 to Pot 6, switching places with Iran (the best ranked team from that pot) to avoid having two teams from the Americas in the same group.[22]

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassadors Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, American singer and songwriter Jason Derulo, and Chinese idol singer Yang Chaoyue led the draw ceremony.

After the draw, Group H, which includes Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and Senegal, was described as the "group of death".[23]

Groups A, C, E, and G

Pot 1Pot 4Pot 5Pot 8
 China (29) (host)(Group A)
United States (1) (Group E)
 Spain (2)
 France (3)		  Puerto Rico (16)
 Turkey (17)
 Dominican Rep. (18)
 Venezuela (20)		  Germany (22)
 Czech Republic (24)
 Poland (25)
 Iran (27)		  Japan (48)
 Jordan (49)
 Tunisia (51)
 Ivory Coast (64)

Groups B, D, F, and H

Pot 2Pot 3Pot 6Pot 7
 Serbia (4)
 Argentina (5)
 Lithuania (6)
 Greece (8)		  Russia (10)
 Australia (11)
 Brazil (12)
 Italy (13)		  Canada (23)
 Montenegro (28)
 Philippines (31)
 South Korea (32)		  Nigeria (33)
 Senegal (37)
 New Zealand (38)
 Angola (39)

Preliminary round

2019 FIBA World Championship final rankings.

Classification of teams

  1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
    • Win: 2 points
    • Loss: 1 point
    • Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
    • Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
  2. Head-to-head record via points system above
  3. Point difference in games among tied teams
  4. Points for in games among tied teams
  5. Point difference in all group games
  6. Points for in all group games

Source: FIBA[24]

Group A

Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Poland330239208+316Second round
2  Venezuela321228210+185
3  China (H)312205206−1417th–32nd classification
4  Ivory Coast303189237−483
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
31 August 2019
Poland  80–69  Venezuela
Ivory Coast  55–70  China
2 September 2019
Venezuela  87–71  Ivory Coast
China  76–79 (OT)  Poland
4 September 2019
Ivory Coast  63–80  Poland
Venezuela  72–59  China

Group B

Venue : Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Argentina330258211+476Second round
2  Russia321230219+115
3  Nigeria312266242+24417th–32nd classification
4  South Korea303208290−823
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Russia  82–77  Nigeria
Argentina  95–69  South Korea
2 September 2019
Nigeria  81–94  Argentina
South Korea  73–87  Russia
4 September 2019
South Korea  66–108  Nigeria
Russia  61–69  Argentina

Group C

Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Spain330247190+576Second round
2  Puerto Rico321213218−55
3  Tunisia312205235−30417th–32nd classification
4  Iran303213235−223
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Iran  81–83  Puerto Rico
Spain  101–62  Tunisia
2 September 2019
Tunisia  79–67  Iran
Puerto Rico  63–73  Spain
4 September 2019
Puerto Rico  67–64  Tunisia
Spain  73–65  Iran

Group D

Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Serbia330323203+1206Second round
2 Italy321277215+625
3  Angola312204278−74417th–32nd classification
4 Philippines303210318−1083
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
31 August 2019
Angola  59–105  Serbia
Philippines  62–108  Italy
2 September 2019
Italy  92–61  Angola
Serbia  126–67  Philippines
4 September 2019
Angola  84–81 (OT)  Philippines
Italy  77–92  Serbia

Group E

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 United States330279204+756Second round
2  Czech Republic321247240+75
3  Turkey312254251+3417th–32nd classification
4  Japan303188273−853
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Turkey  86–67  Japan
Czech Republic  67–88 United States
3 September 2019
Japan  76–89  Czech Republic
United States 93–92 (OT)  Turkey
5 September 2019
Turkey  76–91  Czech Republic
United States 98–45  Japan

Group F

Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Brazil330265245+206Second round
2  Greece321266236+305
3  New Zealand312284288−4417th–32nd classification
4  Montenegro303216262−463
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
New Zealand  94–102  Brazil
Greece  85–60  Montenegro
3 September 2019
Montenegro  83–93  New Zealand
Brazil  79–78  Greece
5 September 2019
Brazil  84–73  Montenegro
Greece  103–97  New Zealand

Group G

Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  France330271194+776Second round
2  Dominican Republic321206234−285
3  Germany312238210+28417th–32nd classification
4  Jordan303202279−773
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Dominican Republic  80–76  Jordan
France  78–74  Germany
3 September 2019
Germany  68–70  Dominican Republic
Jordan  64–103  France
5 September 2019
Germany  96–62  Jordan
Dominican Republic  56–90  France

Group H

Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Australia330276242+346Second round
2  Lithuania321275203+725
3  Canada312243260−17417th–32nd classification
4  Senegal303175264−893
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
1 September 2019
Canada  92–108  Australia
Senegal  47–101  Lithuania
3 September 2019
Australia  81–68  Senegal
Lithuania  92–69  Canada
5 September 2019
Canada  82–60  Senegal
Lithuania  82–87  Australia

Second round

Group I

Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Argentina550436343+9310Quarter-finals
2  Poland541383373+109
3  Russia532373358+158
4  Venezuela523355366−117
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Poland  79–74  Russia
Argentina  87–67  Venezuela
8 September 2019
Venezuela  60–69  Russia
Poland  65–91  Argentina

Group J

Venue: Wuhan Sport Center Gymnasium, Wuhan

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Spain550395319+7610Quarter-finals
2 Serbia541482331+1519
3 Italy532431371+608
4  Puerto Rico523349402−537
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Serbia  90–47  Puerto Rico
Spain  67–60  Italy
8 September 2019
Puerto Rico  89–94 (OT)  Italy
Spain  81–69  Serbia

Group K

Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 United States550437330+10710Quarter-finals
2  Czech Republic532417395+228[a]
3  Greece532403382+218[a]
4  Brazil532409427−188[a]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
7 September 2019
Brazil  71–93  Czech Republic
United States 69–53  Greece
9 September 2019
Czech Republic  77–84  Greece
United States 89–73  Brazil

Group L

Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Australia550458416+4210Quarter-finals
2  France541447369+789
3  Lithuania532424336+888
4  Dominican Republic523337390−537
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
Australia  82–76  Dominican Republic
France  78–75  Lithuania
9 September 2019
Dominican Republic  55–74  Lithuania
France  98–100  Australia

17th–32nd Classification

Bottom 2 teams from each group in Round 1 played in the Classification Round.[25]

Group M

Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPts
1  Nigeria532435381+548
2  China (H)523355365−107
3  South Korea514361438−776
4  Ivory Coast505326400−745
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 September 2019
Nigeria  83–66  Ivory Coast
China  77–73  South Korea
8 September 2019
Ivory Coast  71–80  South Korea
China  73–86  Nigeria

Group N

Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPts
1  Tunisia532377386−98
2  Iran523379372+77
3  Angola514350435−856
4  Philippines505352499−1475
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
6 September 2019
Angola  62–71  Iran
Tunisia  86–67  Philippines
8 September 2019
Tunisia  86–84  Angola
Iran  95–75  Philippines

Group O

Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPts
1  New Zealand532497470+278
2  Turkey523434427+77
3  Montenegro514370406−366
4  Japan505334464−1305
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
New Zealand  111–81  Japan
Turkey  79–74  Montenegro
9 September 2019
Japan  65–80  Montenegro
Turkey  101–102  New Zealand

Group P

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPts
1  Germany532409364+458
2  Canada523445413+327
3  Jordan514352482−1306
4  Senegal505330432−1025
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
7 September 2019
Canada  126–71  Jordan
Germany  89–78  Senegal
9 September 2019
Jordan  79–77  Senegal
Germany  82–76  Canada

Final round

Fifth place5th–8th classificationQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
10 September – Dongguan
 Argentina97
12 September – Dongguan Serbia8713 September – Beijing
Serbia94  Argentina80
United States8911 September – Dongguan  France66
United States79
14 September – Beijing  France8915 September – Beijing
Serbia90  Argentina75
 Czech Republic8110 September – Shanghai  Spain95
 Spain90
12 September – Shanghai  Poland7813 September – Beijing
Seventh place  Poland84  Spain (2OT)95Third place game
14 September – Beijing  Czech Republic9411 September – Shanghai  Australia8815 September – Beijing
United States87  Australia82  France67
 Poland74  Czech Republic70  Australia59

Quarter-finals

Argentina vs. Serbia

10 September 2019
19:00
Argentina  97–87 Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 29–26, 14–18, 29–20
Pts: Scola 20
Rebs: Deck 8
Asts: Campazzo 12		Pts: Bogdanović 21
Rebs: Jokić 10
Asts: Jokić 5
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Tolga Şahin (ITA), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Spain vs. Poland

10 September 2019
21:00
Spain  90–78  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–23, 21–17, 23–20
Pts: Rubio 19
Rebs: Rubio 5
Asts: Rubio 9		Pts: Slaughter 19
Rebs: Ponitka 11
Asts: Slaughter 6
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Takaki Kato (JPN)

United States vs. France

11 September 2019
19:00
United States 79–89  France
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–27, 27–18, 13–26
Pts: Mitchell 29
Rebs: Mitchell 6
Asts: Barnes, Mitchell 4		Pts: Fournier 22
Rebs: Gobert 16
Asts: Fournier 4
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

Australia vs. Czech Republic

11 September 2019
21:00
Australia  82–70  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 16–13, 30–18, 19–22
Pts: Mills 24
Rebs: Kay 7
Asts: Mills 6		Pts: Auda 21
Rebs: Satoranský 9
Asts: Satoranský 13
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN)

Classification semi-finals

Serbia vs. United States

12 September 2019
19:00
Serbia 94–89 United States
Scoring by quarter: 32–7, 12–33, 27–28, 23–21
Pts: Bogdanović 28
Rebs: Bjelica 5
Asts: Jokić 7		Pts: Barnes 22
Rebs: Middleton 6
Asts: Walker 8
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Yu Jung (TPE), Luis Castillo (ESP)

Poland vs. Czech Republic

12 September 2019
21:00
Poland  84–94  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 12–20, 28–21, 21–30
Pts: Waczyński 22
Rebs: Kulig 7
Asts: Slaughter 10		Pts: Hruban 24
Rebs: Hruban 12
Asts: Satoranský 12
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SVN)

Semi-finals

Spain vs. Australia

13 September 2019
16:00
Spain  95–88 (2OT)  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 10–16, 19–18, 20–16, Overtime: 9–9, 15–8
Pts: Gasol 33
Rebs: Fernández 7
Asts: Rubio 12		Pts: Mills 32
Rebs: Kay 11
Asts: Dellavedova 9
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Tolga Şahin (ITA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)

Argentina vs. France

13 September 2019
20:00
Argentina  80–66  France
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–14, 21–16, 20–18
Pts: Scola 28
Rebs: Scola 13
Asts: Campazzo 6		Pts: Fournier, Ntilikina 16
Rebs: Gobert 11
Asts: De Colo 4
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Steve Anderson (USA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Jorge Vázquez (PUR)

Seventh place playoff

14 September 2019
16:00
United States 87–74  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 19–16, 16–25, 24–19
Pts: Mitchell 16
Rebs: Turner 8
Asts: Mitchell 10		Pts: Ponitka 18
Rebs: Ponitka 7
Asts: Slaughter 5
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Yu Jung (TPE), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Fifth place playoff

14 September 2019
20:00
Serbia 90–81  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 21–30, 28–12, 21–19
Pts: Bogdanović 31
Rebs: Jokić 14
Asts: Jokić 7		Pts: Auda 16
Rebs: Balvín 10
Asts: Satoranský 6
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Weiland (CAN)

Third place playoff

15 September 2019
16:00
France  67–59  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–14, 21–16, 25–13
Pts: De Colo 19
Rebs: Poirier 7
Asts: Batum 6		Pts: Ingles 17
Rebs: Bogut 6
Asts: Dellavedova 5
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)

Final

15 September 2019
20:00
Argentina  75–95  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 17–20, 16–23, 28–29
Pts: Deck 24
Rebs: Scola 8
Asts: Campazzo 8		Pts: Rubio 20
Rebs: Fernández 10
Asts: Gasol 7
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Steve Anderson (USA)

Final standings

PosZoneTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
Europe  Spain[a]880675560+115Qualification to Summer Olympics
Americas  Argentina[b]871688591+97
Europe  France[a]862669587+82Qualification to Summer Olympics
4Oceania  Australia[c]862687648+39
5Europe Serbia862753598+155Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
6Europe  Czech Republic844662651+11
7Americas United States[b]862692587+105Qualification to Summer Olympics
8Europe  Poland844619644−25Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
9Europe  Lithuania532424336+88Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
10Europe Italy532431371+60
11Europe  Greece532403382+21
12Europe  Russia532373358+15
13Americas  Brazil532409427−18Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
14Americas  Venezuela523355366−11
15Americas  Puerto Rico523349402−53
16Americas  Dominican Republic523337390−53
17Africa  Nigeria[e]532435381+54Qualification to Summer Olympics
18Europe  Germany532409364+45Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
19Oceania  New Zealand[f]532497470+27
20Africa  Tunisia532377386−9
21Americas  Canada523445413+32Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]
22Europe  Turkey523434427+7
23Asia  Iran[g]523379372+7Qualification to Summer Olympics
24Asia  China (H)523355365−10
25Europe  Montenegro514370406−36
26Asia  South Korea514361438−77
27Africa  Angola514350435−85
28Asia  Jordan514352482−130
29Africa  Ivory Coast505326400−74
30Africa  Senegal505330432−102
31Asia  Japan[h]505334464−130Already qualified to Summer Olympics
32Asia  Philippines[i]505352499−147
Source: FIBA[26][27]
Rules for classification: 1) Positions in each group; 2) Win–loss ratio; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Awards

The all-star team and MVP were announced on 15 September 2019.[28]


 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion 

Spain
2nd title

All-Tournament Team

All-Star Team
GuardsForwardsCenter
Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović		 Luis Scola
Evan Fournier		 Marc Gasol
MVP: Ricky Rubio

Statistical leaders

Player tournament averages

Points

#PlayerPldPtsPPG
1 Ra Gun-ah511523.0
2 Bogdan Bogdanović818322.9
3 Corey Webster511422.8
Patty Mills818222.8
5 Dar Tucker510521.0
6 Cedi Osman510220.4
7 Evan Fournier815819.8
8 Dennis Schröder59819.6
9 Melih Mahmutoğlu59318.6
10 Isaac Fotu59218.4

Rebounds

#PlayerPldRebsRPG
1 Ra Gun-ah56412.8
2 Hamed Haddadi55410.8
3 Salah Mejri55110.2
4 Rudy Gobert8739.1
5 Giannis Antetokounmpo5448.8
Jonas Valančiūnas5448.8
7 Yanick Moreira5438.6
8 Andray Blatche5428.4
Ondřej Balvín8678.4
10 Luis Scola8658.1

Assists

#PlayerPldAstsAPG
1 Dennis Schröder5479.4
2 Tomáš Satoranský8688.5
3 Facundo Campazzo8627.8
4 Gelvis Solano5336.6
5 Scottie Wilbekin4266.5
6 Matthew Dellavedova8506.3
7 Heissler Guillent5316.2
8 Ricky Rubio8486.0
9 Joe Ingles8455.6
Corey Webster5285.6

Blocks

#PlayerPldBlksBPG
1 Salah Mejri5163.2
2 Rudy Gobert8151.9
3 Maxi Kleber591.8
Myles Turner8141.8
5 Jonas Valančiūnas581.6
6 Renaldo Balkman571.4
Khem Birch571.4
Youssou Ndoye571.4
Zhou Qi571.4
10 Ondřej Balvín8101.3

Steals

#PlayerPldStlsSPG
1 Omar Abada5132.6
2 Giannis Antetokounmpo5122.4
Andray Blatche5122.4
Josh Okogie5122.4
5 Facundo Campazzo8162.0
Khem Birch5102.0
Melvin Ejim5102.0
Maurice Ndour591.8
9 Makram Ben Romdhane591.8
Behnam Yakhchali591.8

Minutes

#PlayerPldMinsMPG
1 Ra Gun-ah518036.1
2 Behnam Yakhchali517635.4
3 Patty Mills827133.9
Joe Ingles827133.9
5 Tomáš Satoranský826533.2
6 Dar Tucker516533.0
7 Andray Blatche516432.9
8 Dennis Schröder516432.8
Michael Roll516332.8
10 Cedi Osman515332.7

Free throws

#PlayerFTMFTAFT%
1 Adam Waczyński283093.3
Paulius Jankūnas141593.3
Lukas Lekavičius141593.3
4 Yuta Watanabe262892.9
5 Miroslav Raduljica212391.3
6 Josh Okogie192190.5
7 Tomáš Satoranský273090.0
8 Nando de Colo353989.7
9 Harrison Barnes242788.9
10 Vladimir Lučić212487.5

Field goal shooting

#PlayerFGMFGAFG%
1 Isaac Fotu345166.7
2 Jonas Valančiūnas274264.3
3 Ahmad Al Dwairi264360.5
4 Melih Mahmutoğlu376457.8
5 Gabriel Deck427556.0
6 Bogdan Bogdanović6010855.6
7 Nando de Colo427754.5
8 Salah Mejri315754.4
9 CJ Perez254654.3
10 Corey Webster397254.2
Yanick Moreira264854.2

Double-doubles

#PlayerPldDblDblDD%
1 Ra Gun-ah55100
2 Ondřej Balvín8337.5
Andray Blatche5360.0
Hamed Haddadi5360.0
Dennis Schröder5360.0
6 Giannis Antetokounmpo5240.0
Rudy Gobert8225.0
Nikola Jokić8225.0
Salah Mejri5240.0
Youssou Ndoye5240.0
Tomáš Satoranský8225.0
Luis Scola8225.0
Jonas Valančiūnas5240.0

Efficiency

#PlayerPldMPGPPGEffEffPG
1 Ra Gun-ah536.123.013226.4
2 Corey Webster529.822.812825.6
3 Salah Mejri530.916.212625.2
4 Bogdan Bogdanović828.022.919724.6
5 Dennis Schröder532.819.611122.2
6 Tomáš Satoranský833.215.517221.5
7 Jonas Valančiūnas522.614.010621.2
8 Danilo Gallinari529.817.210120.2
9 Giannis Antetokounmpo524.914.810020.0
10 Isaac Fotu524.618.49819.6

Team tournament averages

Points

#TeamPldPtsPPG
1  New Zealand549799.4
2  Serbia875394.1
3  Canada544589.0
4  Nigeria543587.0
5  Turkey543486.8

Rebounds

#TeamPldRebsRPG
1  United States834443.0
2  Nigeria521042.0
3  New Zealand520240.4
 Venezuela520240.4
5  South Korea520040.0

Assists

#TeamPldAstsAPG
1  Serbia820325.4
2  Australia818222.8
 Spain818222.8
4  Canada511322.6
 New Zealand511322.6

Blocks

#TeamPldBlksBPG
1  Nigeria5316.2
2  Senegal5244.8
3  France8344.3
4  Tunisia5214.2
5  United States8324.0
 Germany5204.0

Steals

#TeamPldStlsSPG
1  Nigeria55611.2
2  Argentina88010.0
3  Spain8729.0
4  China5448.8
5  Canada5438.6

Free throws

#TeamPldFTM/AFT%
1  Brazil572/8782.8
2  Puerto Rico564/7882.1
3  Germany575/9281.5
4  Lithuania591/11281.3
5  Serbia8152/19080.0

Field goal

#TeamPldFGM/AFG%
1  Serbia8260/48653.5
2  New Zealand5171/33850.6
3  France8236/48448.8
4  Lithuania5155/31948.6
5  Australia8252/52348.2

Player game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamOpponentTotal
PointsAhmad Al Dwairi  Jordan  Dominican Republic34
Dar Tucker  Jordan  Senegal
Yuta Watanabe  Japan  Montenegro
Patty Mills  Australia  Spain
ReboundsHamed Haddadi  Iran  Puerto Rico16
Ra Gun-ah  South Korea  Ivory Coast
Rudy Gobert  France United States
AssistsScottie Wilbekin  Turkey  Montenegro13
Tomáš Satoranský  Czech Republic  Australia
StealsOmar Abada  Tunisia  Puerto Rico6
BlocksSalah Mejri  Tunisia  Angola8

Team game highs

CategoryTeamOpponentTotal
Points  Canada  Jordan126
 Serbia  Philippines
Rebounds United States  Japan58
Assists  Canada  Jordan37
 Serbia  Philippines
Steals  Argentina  Poland16
Blocks  Nigeria  Argentina10
 Montenegro  Japan
Difference  Serbia  Philippines59

Marketing

Opening ceremony of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The official logo of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was officially unveiled on 21 March 2017 in a ceremony held in Shanghai. The logo's concept was inspired from the Beijing Opera where the actors symbolize concepts such as wisdom, persistence, power and perfection, which are prerequisite characteristics that the participating players of national team will need to exhibit "in order to succeed". The logo design was also inspired from the Chinese Dragon Dance, a cultural tradition depicting a story of two flying dragons battling over a shining pearl which is meant to parallel the competition of national teams for the Naismith Trophy. The logo was created by Shanghai-based agency Flagship.[29]

Sponsors

Infront China became the exclusive marketing partner for the domestic commercial rights of FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, according to a strategic cooperation agreement officially announced between Infront China, a Wanda Sports company, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Organizing Committee for the competition.[30]

Mascot

An international mascot design competition was organized with the winning mascot chosen by fans. Yan Xu's design, a Chinese Dragon-inspired mascot named Son of Dreams, was announced to be the winning mascot on 18 April 2018. Son of Dreams was born in China on 8 August 2015 one day after China was announced as the host according to the mascot's fictional biography. The magical horns of the mascot is described as having the ability to give the dragon "the power to see in the future, envisioning plays and moves before they actually happen". He wears a red and blue uniform with the tournament's logo and high tops by China's top player Yao Ming. The mascot was chosen over other finalists Speed Tiger who was inspired by a Siberian tiger and QiuQiu (a.k.a. Little Lightning) who was inspired by a Chinese lion. The official mascot made his first public appearance on 28 June 2018 in Shenzhen.[31]

Ball

On 16 March 2019, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup, Molten BG5000, designed by Molten.[32]

Official song

The song "Champion" was released on 24 July 2019, and performed by American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo featuring Chinese singer Tia Ray. It was performed both in English and the host language Chinese.

Issues and concerns

There were concerns from national federations that they would not be able to play the qualifiers with players from top professional leagues globally (the National Basketball Association and EuroLeague), which was possible with professional leagues operating in mid-year.[33]

Broadcasters

The television rights holders by territory as follows:

Controversy

Australian center and NBA champion Andrew Bogut voiced concerns on the officiating in the semi-final match against Spain. During the match after a call he disagreed with, Bogut was seen gesturing with his hands that the officials had been bribed. Post-match, he claimed that it was a "disgrace" and encouraged people to look into where the headquarters are based. 3-time NBA champion and Australian assistant coach was less accusative but also cited their run of luck with officiating when the two sides meet.[61][62][63]

Patrick Mills was also controversially snubbed from the All-Star Five. Even being told he had been in the five before being omitted. Many fans and journalists felt that Mills should have been part of the All-Star Five.[64][65][66]

See also

References

External links

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