2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women

2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women
Tournament details
Host countryCroatia
CityŠibenik
Dates25 July – 3 August 2003
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place France

The 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women was the first edition of the basketball world championship for U21 women's teams, later known as the FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women. It was played in Šibenik, Croatia, from 25 July to 3 August 2003.[1] United States women's national under-21 basketball team won the tournament and became the world champions for the first time.

Qualified teams

Qualification tournament Berths Qualified teams
Host nation 1  Croatia
2002 FIBA Americas Under-21 Championship for Women[2] 3  United States
 Brazil
 Argentina
2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women[3] 4  Czech Republic
 Russia
 France
 Latvia
2002 ABC Under-20 Championship for Women 2  China
 South Korea
2002 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship for Women 1  Tunisia
2002 FIBA Oceania Youth Tournament for Women 1  Australia
Total 12

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of six. The first four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, the other teams will play in the 9th–12th place playoffs.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 4 1 342 257 +85 9 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 5 4 1 359 291 +68 9
3  United States 5 4 1 388 271 +117 9
4  Croatia 5 2 3 314 363 −49 7
5  Czech Republic 5 1 4 309 392 −83 6 9th–12th place playoffs
6  South Korea 5 0 5 253 391 −138 5
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2003
Czech Republic  84–65  South Korea
25 July 2003
United States  56–48  France
25 July 2003
Brazil  83–63  Croatia
26 July 2003
South Korea  46–95  United States
26 July 2003
Croatia  66–61  Czech Republic
26 July 2003
France  65–47  Brazil
27 July 2003
Croatia  75–55  South Korea
27 July 2003
Brazil  73–60  United States
27 July 2003
Czech Republic  59–80  France
29 July 2003
South Korea  44–69  Brazil
29 July 2003
France  81–52  Croatia
29 July 2003
United States  94–46  Czech Republic
30 July 2003
France  68–43  South Korea
30 July 2003
Czech Republic  59–87  Brazil
30 July 2003
Croatia  58–83  United States

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 5 5 0 384 311 +73 10 Quarterfinals
2  Australia 5 4 1 351 272 +79 9
3  Russia 5 3 2 339 304 +35 8
4  China 5 2 3 343 341 +2 7
5  Argentina 5 1 4 297 318 −21 6 9th–12th place playoffs
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 206 374 −168 5
Source: FIBA Archive
25 July 2003
Russia  64–53  China
25 July 2003
Australia  58–69  Latvia
25 July 2003
Argentina  59–42  Tunisia
26 July 2003
China  67–83  Australia
26 July 2003
Tunisia  45–86  Russia
26 July 2003
Latvia  75–63  Argentina
27 July 2003
Tunisia  45–71  China
27 July 2003
Argentina  47–65  Australia
27 July 2003
Russia  69–71  Latvia
29 July 2003
China  73–68  Argentina
29 July 2003
Latvia  88–42  Tunisia
29 July 2003
Australia  75–57  Russia
30 July 2003
Latvia  81–79  China
30 July 2003
Russia  63–60  Argentina
30 July 2003
Tunisia  32–70  Australia

9th–12th place playoffs

9th–12th place semifinals 9th place match
      
A5  Czech Republic 83
B6  Tunisia 28
B6  Tunisia 47
A6  South Korea 63
B5  Argentina 67
A6  South Korea 58 11th place match
A5  Czech Republic 75
B5  Argentina 53

9th–12th place semifinals

1 August 2003
Czech Republic  83–28  Tunisia
1 August 2003
Argentina  67–58  South Korea

11th place match

2 August 2003
Tunisia  47–63  South Korea

9th place match

2 August 2003
Czech Republic  75–53  Argentina

Championship playoffs

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
B2 Australia56
A3 United States80
B2 Australia73A3 United States58
B4 China68A1 France47
A1 France76
B4 China57
B2 Australia74A3 United States71
B3 Russia59A2 Brazil55
A2 Brazil74
B3 Russia52
B3 Russia68A2 Brazil73
B1 Latvia60A4 Croatia65
B1 Latvia45
A4 Croatia55

Quarterfinals

1 August 2003
Australia  56–80  United States
1 August 2003
France  76–57  China
1 August 2003
Brazil  74–52  Russia
1 August 2003
Latvia  45–55  Croatia

5th–8th place playoffs

2 August 2003
Australia  73–68  China
2 August 2003
Russia  68–60  Latvia

Semifinals

2 August 2003
United States  58–47  France
2 August 2003
Brazil  73–65  Croatia


7th place match

3 August 2003
China  85–77  Latvia

5th place match

3 August 2003
Australia  74–59  Russia

3rd place match

3 August 2003
France  80–66  Croatia

Final

3 August 2003
United States  71–55  Brazil

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
4  Croatia
5  Australia
6  Russia
7  China
8  Latvia
9  Czech Republic
10  Argentina
11  South Korea
12  Tunisia

References

  1. ^ 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women at FIBA Archive
  2. ^ USA Basketball
  3. ^ 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women at FIBA Archive
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