2001 FIBA Americas Championship For Women
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The 2001 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the sixth
FIBA Americas Championship for Women The FIBA Women's AmeriCup (formerly FIBA Americas Championship for Women) is the Americas Women's Basketball Championship that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Women's AmeriCup is also a qualifying tournam ...
regional
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championship held by
FIBA Americas FIBA Americas ( es, Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, french: FIBA Amériques) is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organiz ...
, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
between 10 September and 15 September 2001. Six national teams entered the event under the auspices of
FIBA Americas FIBA Americas ( es, Confederación Panamericana de Baloncesto, french: FIBA Amériques) is a zone within FIBA (International Basketball Federation). It is one of FIBA's five continental confederations. FIBA Americas is responsible for the organiz ...
, the sport's regional governing body. The city of São Luís hosted the tournament.
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
won their second title after defeating
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in the final.


Format

*Teams were split into two round-robin groups of three teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the second stage, which consisted of another round-robin group where the results between teams from the same group in the preliminary stage were carried over. The first two teams from the second stage group qualified directly to the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women and played an extra game for the championship. Third and fourth places were defined by the standings in the second stage group. *The teams that did not get past the first round played an extra game to define fifth place.


Squads


First round


Group A


Group B


Fifth place


Second round


Final


Final standings


External links


2001 Championship of the Americas for Women
FIBA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015. {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA FIBA Women's AmeriCup 2001 in women's basketball 2001 in Brazilian sport International women's basketball competitions hosted by Brazil 2001–02 in North American basketball 2001–02 in South American basketball