The 2019 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition held in
Puerto Aysén
Puerto Aysén is a city of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, above the head of Aisén Fjord in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aysén Province and the co ...
,
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
from 16–22 June 2019. It was the sixth edition of the
FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship
The FIBA Under-16 Women's AmeriCup, previously known as the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, is the Americas basketball championship for women's under-16 national teams that takes place every two years in the FIBA Americas zone. The ...
, and the first to be hosted in Chile.
The United States defeated Canada, 87–37, in the final game to reclaim the championship. Meanwhile, the hosts Chile edged Puerto Rico in the bronze medal game, 59–49.
The top four teams qualified for the
2020 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in
Romania
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.
Venue
Qualified teams
*North America
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*South America: 2018
South American U15 Women's Championship in
Puerto Aysén
Puerto Aysén is a city of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, above the head of Aisén Fjord in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aysén Province and the co ...
,
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
from 29 October to 3 November 2018
** (host)
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*Central America:
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Draw
The draw was held on 30 April 2019 in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...
.
Group phase
''All times are local (
UTC–4).''
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Awards
;All-Tournament Team
*
Payton Verhulst (
MVP
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* Most valuable player, an award, typically for the best performing player in a sport or competition
* Minimum viable product, a concept for feature estimating used in business and engineering
MVP may also refer to:
...
)
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Lauren Betts
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Sonia Cintron
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Isaline Alexander
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Fernanda Ovalle
References
External links
Official website
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2019
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2019 in women's basketball
2018–19 in North American basketball
2018–19 in South American basketball
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Chile
Youth sport in Chile
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
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June 2019 sports events in South America