The 2015
FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women
The FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-19 basketball championship organised by FIBA. From its inauguration in 1985, until 2005, it was held every fou ...
(Russian:2015 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди юношей до 19 лет среди женщин)was hosted by
Russia
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from 18 to 26 July 2015.
The United States won their seventh title by defeating Russia 78–70 in the final.
Venues
* Sports Palace Olympiskyi,
Chekhov
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* Vidnoye Sports Centre,
Vidnoye
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History
Rastorguyevo summer cottage community was est ...
Qualified teams
(
*) Japan qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A third Asian team had to be named to take Japan's place. The draw took place with the third Asian team's identity yet to be named. On 23 March 2015, Chinese Taipei, fourth-place finisher at the Asia Championship, was confirmed by FIBA to be Japan's replacement.
Preliminary round
The draw for the tournament was held on 12 March 2015 at the House of Basketball in
Mies,
Switzerland
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.
''All times are local (
UTC+3
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Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
;5–8th place bracket
;9–16th place bracket
;13–16th place bracket
''All times are local (
UTC+3
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).''
Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Final classification games
Match for 15th place
Match for 13th place
Match for 11th place
Match for 9th place
Match for 7th place
Match for 5th place
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders
;Points
Statistics
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;Rebounds
;Assists
;Blocks
;Steals
Awards
;All-Tournament Team
* A'ja Wilson
A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Ga ...
* Napheesa Collier
Napheesa Collier (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). After playing college basketball for the UConn Huskies women's basketball, Uni ...
* Maria Vadeeva
Maria Alekseyevna Vadeeva (russian: Мари́я Алексéевна Вадéева; born 16 July 1998) is a Russian professional basketball player for the UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian Premier League. Vadeeva was the 11th overall pick in the ...
* Daria Kolosovskaya
Daria Kolosovskaya (russian: Дарья Колосовская; born 19 April 1996) is a Russian professional basketball player.
Career Europe
In 2014, Kolosovskaya began her professional career with Sparta&K Moscow, playing in the Russian Pr ...
* Alanna Smith
Alanna Smith (born 10 September 1996) is an Australian professional basketball who for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.
Smith was a member of the Aus ...
References
External links
Official website
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Under-19 World Championship 2015 for Women
World Championship for Women
International basketball competitions hosted by Russia
Sport in Moscow Oblast
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