CANADA GROUPED WITH AUSTRALIA, CHINA, BELARUS AT WOMEN'S WORLD TOURNEY
Last Updated: November 26, 2009
KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic - Canada will face Australia, China and Belarus in Group A during the first round of the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic.
Championship organizers on Monday completed the draw to group the 16 participating nations into four groups of four teams each for first round play.
"Playing Australia, China and Belarus will give us a great opportunity to show the rest of the world the progress our program has made and how we stack up against the world’s best," said Allison McNeill, head coach of Canada's Senior Women's National Team.
"The world championship will give our athletes tremendous experience that we will carry forward to our ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. I love our team, we are getting better every summer and I think we are going to surprise people in 2010."
The championship will be played in the Czech Republic cities of Karlovy Vary (final round), Ostrava and Brno (first and second rounds) from Sept. 23-Oct. 3.
Canada will be playing its first-round games in Ostrava.
The complete draw can be viewed here.
Competition Format
There are 24 games in the first round, in which each team faces the other three teams in its respective group. The three top placed teams will advance to the eight final round, consisting of two groups of six teams. The top four teams of these two groups will advance to the quarter-final round, at which point the championship continues in a standard knockout format.
Quick Facts about the FIBA World Championship for Women
Held every four years, the FIBA World Championship for Women determines the world's top nation in women's basketball. The first edition was played in 1953 in Santiago de Chile. The 2010 tournament will be the championship's 16th version.
First time winners Australia are the reigning champions. Brazil, which also has one gold medal, is the only other nation besides the USA (seven gold medals) and the Soviet Union (six gold medals) to have won the championship.
The 2010 FIBA World Champion will automatically qualify for the 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women in London.
For more information visit czechrepublic2010.fiba.com.
(with information from FIBA.com)
Championship organizers on Monday completed the draw to group the 16 participating nations into four groups of four teams each for first round play.
"Playing Australia, China and Belarus will give us a great opportunity to show the rest of the world the progress our program has made and how we stack up against the world’s best," said Allison McNeill, head coach of Canada's Senior Women's National Team.
"The world championship will give our athletes tremendous experience that we will carry forward to our ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. I love our team, we are getting better every summer and I think we are going to surprise people in 2010."
The championship will be played in the Czech Republic cities of Karlovy Vary (final round), Ostrava and Brno (first and second rounds) from Sept. 23-Oct. 3.
Canada will be playing its first-round games in Ostrava.
The complete draw can be viewed here.
Competition Format
There are 24 games in the first round, in which each team faces the other three teams in its respective group. The three top placed teams will advance to the eight final round, consisting of two groups of six teams. The top four teams of these two groups will advance to the quarter-final round, at which point the championship continues in a standard knockout format.
Quick Facts about the FIBA World Championship for Women
Held every four years, the FIBA World Championship for Women determines the world's top nation in women's basketball. The first edition was played in 1953 in Santiago de Chile. The 2010 tournament will be the championship's 16th version.
First time winners Australia are the reigning champions. Brazil, which also has one gold medal, is the only other nation besides the USA (seven gold medals) and the Soviet Union (six gold medals) to have won the championship.
The 2010 FIBA World Champion will automatically qualify for the 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women in London.
For more information visit czechrepublic2010.fiba.com.
(with information from FIBA.com)
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