The Basketball World Cup was an international basketball tournament held in Turkey. Established in 2002, it was sponsored by the Turkish brewing company Efes Pilsen, which also runs a basketball club in Istanbul.
Formerly | Efes Pilsen İstanbul World Cup (2002-2005) Efes Pilsen World Cup (2006-2010) Spor Toto World Cup (2011-present) |
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Sport | Basketball |
Founded | 2002 |
Founder | TBF |
First season | 2002 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Country | Turkey |
Continent | FIBA (International) |
Most recent champion(s) | Serbia (1st title) |
Most titles | Turkey (3 titles) |
TV partner(s) | CNN Türk |
Official website | Basketball World Cup [dead link] |