The 2020 FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup ( ro, Cupa mondială de baschet feminin FIBA sub-17 ani 2020) would have been an international basketball competition to be held in
Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. It would have been the sixth edition of the
FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women) is the women's international under-17 Women's basketball, basketball championship organised by FIBA. The event started in July 2010, and is held ...
. Sixteen national teams were scheduled to compete in the tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place from 15 to 23 August 2020, but on 12 June, FIBA postponed the tournament due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
and options were examined to play in 2021. An official release from FIBA on this event's cancellation has yet to be published.
Qualified teams
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 4 March 2020 in
Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
.
Seedings
The seedings were announced on 4 March 2020.
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round
Bracket
9–16th classification playoffs
5–8th classification playoffs
Final ranking
References
External links
Official website
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
2020 in youth sport
2020 in women's basketball
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International women's basketball competitions hosted by Romania
International youth basketball competitions hosted by Romania
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
Basketball events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 in Romanian women's sport