The 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women(Arabic: 2005 بطولة العالم لكرة السلة للسيدات تحت 19 سنة) took place in Tunisia from 15 to 24 July 2005. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Tunisia Basketball Federation.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | July 15–24 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Crystal Langhorne |
| Top scorer |  Camino (21.6) |
| Top rebounds |  M'Nasria (13.2) |
| Top assists |  Lumanu Kalonda (3.7) |
Twelve national teams competed for the championship. United States came away with the Gold medal by defeating Serbia & Montenegro 97-76 in the final.[1]
Venues edit
Competing nations edit
Except Tunisia, which automatically qualified as the host nation, the 11 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| United States
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5 | 5 | 0 | 561 | 272 | +289 | 10 | |
 Russia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 422 | 358 | +64 | 9 | |
 South Korea
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5 | 3 | 2 | 419 | 460 | -41 | 8 | |
 Serbia and Montenegro
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5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 402 | +1 | 7 | |
 Puerto Rico
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5 | 1 | 4 | 283 | 450 | −67 | 6 | |
| DR Congo
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5 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 426 | -146 | 5 |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tiebreak |
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| Australia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 337 | 297 | +40 | 9 | 1-0 |
 China
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5 | 4 | 1 | 382 | 312 | +70 | 9 | 0-1 |
 Spain
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5 | 3 | 2 | 324 | 274 | +50 | 8 | 1-0 |
 Hungary
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5 | 3 | 2 | 322 | 297 | +25 | 8 | 0-1 |
 Canada
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5 | 1 | 4 | 283 | 340 | −57 | 6 | |
| Tunisia
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5 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 389 | -128 | 5 |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| Russia | 79 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Spain | 62 | |||||||||
| Russia | 65 | |||||||||
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| Serbia and Montenegro | 78 | |||||||||
| Australia | 70 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 76 | |||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 76 | |||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| United States | 97 | |||||||||
| China | 93 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 72 | |||||||||
| China | 68 | |||||||||
| 22 July | ||||||||||
| United States | 99 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 85 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 55 | |||||||||
| Russia | 61 | |||||||||
| China | 78 | |||||||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| South Korea | 92 | |||||
| 24 July | ||||||
| Hungary | 70 | |||||
| South Korea | 71 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||
| Spain | 75 | |||||
| Australia | 71 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 24 July | ||||||
| Hungary | 62 | |||||
| Australia | 68 | |||||
- 9th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Canada | 67 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| DR Congo | 51 | |||||
| Canada | 71 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 64 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 77 | |||||
| Tunisia | 63 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| DR Congo | 78 | |||||
| Tunisia | 60 | |||||
Quarterfinals edit
Classification 9–12 edit
Classification 5–8 edit
Semifinals edit
Eleventh place game edit
Ninth place game edit
Seventh place game edit
Fifth place game edit
Third place game edit
Final edit
Final standings edit
| # | Team | W-L |
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United States
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8-0 |
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Serbia and Montenegro
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4-4 |
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China
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6-2 |
| 4 | Russia
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4-3 |
| 5 | Spain
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5-3 |
| 6 | Korea
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4-4 |
| 7 | Australia
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5-3 |
| 8 | Hungary
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3-5 |
| 9 | Canada
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3-4 |
| 10 | Puerto Rico
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2-5 |
| 11 | DR Congo
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1-6 |
| 12 | Tunisia
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0-7 |
Awards edit
| 2005 FIBA Women's World Junior Championship winner |
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 United States Second title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Crystal Langhorne
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References edit
- ^ FIBA Archive. 2005 World Championship for Junior Women. Event Standings. Retrieved 2016-07-14