source: fiba.com
ISTANBUL (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Today's draw has begun the countdown to the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. The 24 participating teams were drawn into four groups of 6 teams each.
Here are draw results for the groups for the First Round:
Group A (Kayseri): Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola
Group B (Istanbul): Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA
Group C (Ankara): China, Turkey, Russia, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Greece
Group D (Izmir): Lithuania, Lebanon, France, Spain, Canada, New Zealand
note: Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania and Russia awarded wild cards for 2010 FIBA World Championship
The draw was held at the the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul, on Tuesday, 15th December 2009 at 11:30AM local time (10:30AM CET). It was jointly conducted by FIBA and the LOC in the presence of participating team delegations, National Federation members, prominent public figures and members of the international media.
Stars present at the draw included 1996 Olympic gold medallist Hakeem Olajuwon, Daniel "El Gigante" Santiago from Puerto Rico, Germany team record holder Patrick Femerling and Turkish monument Efe Aydan.
The tournament will be played in Turkey in the cities of Ankara, Kayseri, Istanbul and Izmir between 28th August and 12th September 2010.
Competition Format
The First Round will see a total of 60 games, in which each team faces the other 5 teams in its respective group. The four top placed teams from each group will advance to the Eighth Final Round, at which point the Championship continues in a standard knock-out format.
For more information visit turkey2010.fiba.com.
Quick Facts about the FIBA World Championship
Held every 4 years, the FIBA World Championship determines the world's top nation in men's basketball. The tournament was first held in 1950 in Argentina and the sixteenth edition will be played next year Turkey.
Seven different teams have been crowned World Champions. Leading the medal table are the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the USA, all having won the Championship three times. Spain are defending the title they won in Japan in 2006, while Argentina are currently the world's best ranked basketball nation. The 2010 FIBA World Champion will automatically qualify for the 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament in London.
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PBA Team Standings
4 asian teams!! yeah!! go LEB!!!
8th place Powerade Team Pilipinas...
Overall it looks like an interesting draw. Looks like the toughest group for me will be in Group C which as Greece, Russia, Turkey, China and Puerto Rico, all looks equally strong on paper. USA too have an easy group in my opinion expect they will face tough challenges from Croatia and Brazil. Where else in Group D, Spain are the clear favourites but can expect some competition from France and Lithuania.
What about Group A? Well that's where my team Argentina will be competing and you can check out more on my blog. Please let us hear your views on this.
Kahit wag na sana banggitin dito sa blog kasi nakakasama lang ng loob. LOL
Naka-Wild card sina El Khatib!!!??? Fushia! Ang hirap isipin na di tayo kasali dito. Go Smart Gilas FIBA ASIA 2011!
Wait for the smart gilas pilipinas to rise as the best in asia.
And take a better look of these young guys
G- Tiu
G- Casio
G- Pringle
G- Lutz
G- Ababou
F- Fajardo
F- Baracael
F- Aguilar
C- Slaughter
C- Sampson
And two pro addition
sayang talaga QF loss natin ni kalbo, Philippines sana wildcard
SAYANG TLGA!!!!!!!!!!!!
KUNIN NYO NA KASI SI MONACHINI, GIAN CHIU, STARDINGER, RAY PARKS, NORWOOD AND WILLIAMS, TANGGALIN NA YAN MGA MALIIT NA GUARD KC PAG DEPENSA NA, WALA NA!!!!
buti na lang hindi tayo kasama ...siguraqdong tambak tayo double time...
hahahh.. iran tpos usa agad.. aus..
we were 1 win away from the world championships. AWW ! SHAME ON POWERADE ! SHAME ON YOU YENG ! SHAME ON THOSE PBA PLAYERS WHO DID NOT PLAY THEIR HEARTS OUT !
i like the said lineup. The remaining two should be either on this six; stanhardinger, monachini, norwood, williams, dilinger, sean anthony. And maybe barroca can replace casio.
ang dami na naman nagmamagaling dito. Gawa nalang kayo ng sarili nyong team para may masabi din sa inyo ang ibang tao.
kahit naman ma-qualify ang powerade sa World Fiba ang Gilas ang maglalaro dun eh. kasi ayung na last compete ng PBA sa FIBA dahil ayaw na nila before pa mabuo ang Powerade.
sarap naman basahin itong news kung isa sa mga qualifier ay Philippines.......hanggang imagine na lang muna tayo guys but of course let's pray na ang preparation of SBP is good enough for our next campaign for FIBA. Lord help us! Smart Gilas work/play hard and smart and make Pilipino proud.