The 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women(Spanish: 1953 Campeonato Mundial FIBA Femenino) was the first edition of the

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. It was held in

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from 7 March to 22 March 1953. Ten national teams entered the event under the auspices of

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, the sport's governing body. The city of

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hosted the tournament. The

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won its first title.

Venues

All games were played at the

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Squads

Format

* In the preliminary round, each team played a single game, with the winner advancing to the final round. The losing teams played in the first repass round, while the losing team with the worst point margin played in the second repass round. * In the first repass round, four teams were paired again and played a single game where the winners advanced to the second repass round and the losing teams to the classification round. In the second repass round, a round-robin group of three teams was formed, where the top team advanced to the final round and the other two teams to the classification round. * In the final round, a six-team round-robin group was formed to compete for the championship and second through sixth places in the final standings. * In the classification round another round-robin group of four teams was formed to define seventh through tenth place in the final standings.

Preliminary round

Winners qualify to the final round. Losing teams to the first repass round, and the losing team with the largest point margin to the second repass round. :''Times given below are in Chile Standard Time ( UTC−4).''

Repass round

First round

Second round

Classification round

Final round

Final standings

References

Results
2009-05-20)

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1953 in women's basketball 1953 in Chilean women's sport International women's basketball competitions hosted by Chile

FIBA World Championship for Women The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the Internati ...

Sports competitions in Santiago 1950s in Santiago, Chile