FIBA, in cooperation with the Russian Basketball Federation, hosted today in Moscow the draw for the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championship for Women.
The 2nd FIBA U21 World Championship for Women will be played from 29th June to 8th July 2007 in Moscow Region (Russia) with 12 teams comprised of players born in 1986 or after.
Australia's U21 women's national team is called the Sapphires.
Please find below the result of the draw, as well as the complete event schedule.
1. Composition of groups:
Group A: Belgium, Canada, P.R. of China, France, Mali and Russia
Group B: Australia, Brazil, Hungary, Japan, Spain and USA
2. Preliminary Round:
29th June 2007:
Group A:
Game A1: Mali vs. Belgium
Game A2: Russia vs. Canada
Game A3: China vs. France
Group B:
Game B1: Spain vs. Brazil
Game B2: USA vs. Australia
Game B3: Hungary vs. Japan
30th June 2007:
Group A:
Game A4: Belgium vs. Russia
Game A5: France vs. Mali
Game A6: Canada vs. China
Group B:
Game B4: Brazil vs. USA
Game B5: Japan vs. Spain
Game B6: Australia vs. Hungary
1st July 2007:
Group A:
Game A7: France vs. Belgium
Game A8: China vs. Russia
Game A9: Mali vs. Canada
Group B:
Game B7: Japan vs. Brazil
Game B8: Hungary vs. USA
Game B9: Spain vs. Australia
2nd July 2007:
Rest Day
3rd July 2007:
Group A:
Game A10: Belgium vs. China
Game A11: Canada vs. France
Game A12: Russia vs. Mali
Group B:
Game B10: Brazil vs. Hungary
Game B11: Australia vs. Japan
Game B12: USA vs. Spain
4th July 2007:
Group A:
Game 13: Canada vs. Belgium
Game 14: Mali vs. China
Game 15: France vs. Russia
Group B:
Game 13: Australia vs. Brazil
Game 14: Spain vs. Hungary
Game 15: Japan vs. USA
5th July 2007:
Rest Day
The 4 best-placed teams in each group will play for 1st to 8th places; the teams placed 5th and 6th in each group will play for 9th to 12th places.
Important note: The order of the games for further rounds is subject to change.
3. Quarter-Finals:
6th July 2007:
Game 31: A5 vs. B6
Game 32: B5 vs. A6
Game 33: B2 vs. A3
Game 34: A1 vs. B4
Game 35: A2 vs. B3
Game 36: B1 vs. A4
4. Semi-Finals:
7th July 2007:
Game 37: Loser 31 vs. Loser 32 (11 – 12)
Game 38: Winner 31 vs. Winner 32 (9 – 10)
Game 39: Loser 33 vs. Loser 34
Game 40: Loser 35 vs. Loser 36
Game 41: Winner 33 vs. Winner 34
Game 42: Winner 35 vs. Winner 36
5. Finals:
8th July 2007:
Game 43: Loser 39 vs. Loser 40 (7 – 8)
Game 44: Winner 39 vs. Winner 40 (5 – 6)
Game 45: Loser 41 vs. Loser 42 (3 – 4)
Game 46: Winner 41 vs. Winner 42 (1 – 2)
