The 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA do 19 let 2013) was the 11th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth

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championship contested by the U19 national teams of the member associations of

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. It was hosted by the

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from 27 June to 7 July 2013. The

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won their fifth title by defeating

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82–68 in the final.

Format

Teams played a

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in the preliminary round, with the top three teams advancing to the main round. The teams played against the teams from the other groups. The top four teams advanced to the knockout stage.

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

The draw for the tournament was held on 15 January 2013 in

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Eighth final round

Group E

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Group F

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Classification Round

13th–16th place

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9th–12th place

Semifinals

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Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Final round

;5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

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Classification 5–8

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team *

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Referees

FIBA named 25 referees that officiated at the tournament. * David Joao Domingos Manuel * Leandro Nicolas Lezcano * Christopher Antony Reid * Guilherme Locatelli * Perry Stothart * Nan Ye * Robert Vyklický * Nicolas Maestre * Panagiotis Anastopoulos * Roberto Chiari * Naohiko Uchihara * Marvan Egho * Naftal Candido Chongo * Ricor Buaron * Grzegorz Ziemblicki * Roberto Vazquez * Alexey Davydov * Milija Vojinović * Sašo Petek * Benjamin Jiménez Trujillo *

Rüştü Nuran Rüştü Nuran (born March 30, 1976) is a Turkish basketball referee and surgeon. He officiates FIBA games since June 10, 2005. Nuran studied Medicine at Marmara University graduating in 2001. Currently, he serves as a surgeon for Kinesiology in ...

* Borys Shulga * Alejandro Sánchez Varela * Steven Marquis Anderson * Roberto Oliveros

References

External links

Official website

{{FIBA Under-19 World Championship

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International youth basketball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic