2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women


The 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women was hosted by Thailand from July 23 until August 2, 2009. Teams played a round robin 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 and Argentina. Spain's Marta Xargay was chosen as the tournaments MVP with an average of 15.4 PPG. Australia also had a strong tournament led by Elizabeth Cambage 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. In the Bronze Medal Match Argentina slipped a victory against the Canadians 58-51.
The host nation Thailand 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 Thai-Japanese bangkok Youth Center. The center had two arenas.

Competing nations

;FIBA Africa
;FIBA Asia
;FIBA Americas
;FIBA Oceania
;FIBA Europe
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D








Preliminary Round

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

Most Valuable Player
Marta Xargay

All-Tournament Team