The 2009

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(Thai: บาสเกตบอลหญิงชิงแชมป์โลกรุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 19 ปี 2009) was hosted by

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from July 23 until August 2, 2009. Teams played a

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schedule, with the top four teams of the eighth-final four advancing to the knockout stage.

Overview

The United States won their fourth title. The other medalists in the tournament were Spain (silver) and

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(bronze). Spain's

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was chosen as the tournaments MVP with an average of 15.4 PPG. Australia also had a strong tournament led by

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and had a solid 8-1 record at the end of the tournament. Unfortunately they dropped the one match by one point to Canada in the Quarter-Finals. Eventually they finished 5th. In the Gold Medal Game, the United States defeated Spain 87-71 despite losing the previous time they met at the tournament 86-90.FIBA Archive. 2009 World Championship for Junior Women
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slipped a victory against the

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58-51. The host nation

suffered in the tournament despite the home crowd finishing 16th in the 16 team tournament. They finished with a final record of 0-5.

Venues

The tournament was played in one venue. It was held at the

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. The center had two arenas.

Competing nations

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Groups

Preliminary Round

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Eighth-final round

Group E

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Group F

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;5th place bracket ;9th place bracket ;13th place bracket

Quarterfinals

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Classification 13–16

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Classification 9–12

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Classification 5–8

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Semifinals

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Fifteenth place game

Thirteenth place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team *

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References

External links

FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women 2009
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