The 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Bulgarian: 2020 Световна купа по баскетбол FIBA до 17 години) would have been the 6th edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national teams of the member associations of FIBA.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Bulgaria |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
It was originally scheduled to take place between 4 and 12 July 2020, and hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed to 15 to 23 August.[1] On 12 June 2020, FIBA postponed the tournament again and options were examined to play in 2021, but the tournament was eventually cancelled.[2]
Venues
edit| Sofia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Armeets Arena | ||
| Capacity: 12,373 | ||
Qualified teams
edit| Means of Qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 4 April 2019 | 1 | Bulgaria | |
| 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship | 3–9 June 2019 | Belém do Pará | 4 | United States Canada Dominican Republic Argentina |
| 2019 FIBA Under-16 African Championship | 5–14 July 2019 | Praia | 2 | Egypt Mali |
| 2019 FIBA Under-16 European Championship | 9–17 August 2019 | Udine | 5 | Spain France Italy Russia Turkey |
| Asian selection | 4 | Australia China South Korea TBD | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
As the Asian tournament was cancelled, the FIBA used the World rankings to decide the participants. Japan and New Zealand were to play a play-off to decide the last participant as they are equal on points.[3]
Draw
editThe draw for the tournament was held on 6 March 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4]
Seedings
editThe seedings were announced on 6 March 2020.[4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria (hosts) United States Canada Spain |
France Italy Russia Turkey |
Australia China South Korea Japan or New Zealand |
Dominican Republic Argentina Egypt Mali |
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Final round
editBracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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9–16th classification playoffs
edit| Classification quarterfinals | Classification semifinals | Ninth place match | ||||||||
| Eleventh place match | ||||||||||
| Classification semifinals | 13th place match | |||||
| 15th place match | ||||||
5–8th classification playoffs
edit| Classification semifinals | Fifth place match | |||||
| Seventh place match | ||||||
Final ranking
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
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References
edit- ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
- ^ "FIBA Executive Committee condemns all forms of racism in open letter from President". FIBA. 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Draw results in for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020". FIBA. 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Draw results in for FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2020". FIBA. 6 March 2020.