2010 FIBA World Championship

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2010 FIBA World Championship
2010 FIBA Dünya Basketbol Şampiyonası
FIBA 2010 logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates28 August – 12 September
Officially opened by Abdullah Gül
Teams 24  (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 5  (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Third placeFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Fourth placeFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tournament statistics
Games played80
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Durant
Top scorer Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Scola
(27.1 points per game)
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The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Turkish Basketball Federation and the 2010 Organising Committee. It was considered as prestigious a competition as the Olympic Basketball Tournament. [1] The tournament was hosted by Turkey.

Contents

For the third time (after the 1986 and 2006 tournaments), the World Championship had 24 competing nations. As a result, the group stage games were played in four cities, and the knockout round was hosted by Istanbul.

The United States won the tournament for their fourth time after going undefeated in the Opening Round and beating host Turkey in the final.

The draw for the Championship took place on 15 December 2009 in Istanbul. [2] Teams were drawn into four preliminary round groups of six teams each. Teams first played a round-robin schedule, with the top sixteen teams advancing to the knockout stage. [3]

Bid

2010 FIBA World Championship bidding results
NationsRound 1Round 2
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
7
10
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France
8
9
  Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia
4
—

Three bids from six countries – France, Turkey, and a joint bid from former Yugoslav republics Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia – made their final presentation during the FIBA's 20-member Central Board in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 5 December 2004. Previously, Australia and New Zealand, Italy, Russia and Puerto Rico announced their intention to bid from the tournament, but withdrew their bids prior to the votes. France won the first round of voting, but Turkey eventually won the right to host after the joint bidders were knocked out in the first round. [4]

The tournament was the first time that Turkey has hosted the event and marked the first World Championship held in Europe since the 1998 FIBA World Championship was held in Greece.

Venues

Below is a list of the venues which hosted games during the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Each preliminary round group was hosted in a single arena in Kayseri (Group A), Istanbul (Group B), Ankara (Group C), and İzmir (Group D). The knockout phase then moved to Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Dome. Ankara Arena, completed in 2010, and Kadir Has Arena, completed in 2008, were built for the championships, while the other three arenas underwent renovations for the event.

Turkey Istanbul
Turkey adm location map.svg
Basketball pictogram.svg
Ankara
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Istanbul (2)
Basketball pictogram.svg
İzmir
Basketball pictogram.svg
Kayseri
Location map Istanbul.png
Basketball pictogram.svg
Abdi İpekçi Arena
Basketball pictogram.svg
Sinan Erdem Dome
Preliminary roundKnockout stage
Ankara İzmir Kayseri Istanbul
Ankara Arena
Capacity: 11,000 [5] 		Halkapınar Sport Hall
Capacity: 10,000 [6] 		Kadir Has Arena
Capacity: 7,500 [7] 		Abdi İpekçi Arena
Capacity: 12,500 [8] 		Sinan Erdem Dome
Capacity: 16,500 (22,500) [9]
Ankara Arena 6.JPG Izmir Halkapinar Sport Hall Bornova-Efes.JPG Kadir Has Kongre ve Spor Merkezi Kayseri.jpg Abdi Ipekci Arena 2.jpg EuroBasket 2017 Top 16 Spain vs Turkey, 2017-09-10.jpg

Qualifying

Qualified countries are in blue; those in yellow failed to qualify, and those in dark gray did not enter qualifying. 2010 FIBA World Championship qualifying 2.PNG
Qualified countries are in blue; those in yellow failed to qualify, and those in dark gray did not enter qualifying.

Turkey automatically qualified as the host country, and the United States also received an automatic berth for winning the 2008 Olympic men's basketball tournament.

Most other teams secured their places in continental qualifying tournaments (three from Africa, three from Asia, two from Oceania, four from the Americas, and six from Europe). FIBA invited four "wild card" teams to fill out the twenty-four team field.

Wild cards

The four wild cards were determined by FIBA through criteria. For example, a team must have played in the Zone's qualification tournament to receive recommendation. [10] Also, in order for every team to have an opportunity for a wild card, a maximum of three teams from any Zone can be allotted a wild card entry. Once these requirements are satisfied, FIBA then looks at other important factors. Those include popularity of basketball within the country, success of the team, and government support for the team's National Federation. As of 2009, FIBA now requires that wild card candidates pay a late registration fee to be considered. [11]

Fourteen teams paid the 500,000 € fee to apply for one of the four wild card spots. FIBA then whittled down the teams to eight semifinalists – Cameroon, Germany, Great Britain, Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania, Nigeria, and Russia. [12] On Saturday 12 December 2009, FIBA awarded Germany, Lebanon, Lithuania and Russia the four wild cards. [13]

List of qualified teams

The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament (FIBA World Ranking at start of tournament in parentheses): [14]

EventDateLocationBerthsQualified
Host nation5 December 2004 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2008 Olympics 10–24 August 2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
AfroBasket 2009 4–14 August 2009 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Tripoli and Benghazi 3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2009 FIBA Asia Championship 6–16 August 2009 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin 3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
FIBA Oceania Championship 2009 23–25 August 2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington 		2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2009 FIBA Americas Championship 26 August–6 September 2009 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan 4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
EuroBasket 2009 7–20 September 2009Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Wild cards 12 December 2009 Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul 4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
TOTAL24

The draw for the championship took place in Istanbul on 15 December 2009.

Group draw

The draw was held on 15 December 2009 at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, which divided the qualified teams into four groups of six, groups A, B, C, and D, as listed for the preliminary round. [15] Aside from the fact that those teams in the same line would not be in the same preliminary round groups, there were no other restrictions on how teams may be drawn.

Line 1Line 2Line 3Line 4Line 5Line 6

Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola

Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Squads

A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 with the livery of the 2010 FIBA World Championship at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. The company was among the official sponsors of the tournament. Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 FIBA Karakas.jpg
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 with the livery of the 2010 FIBA World Championship at the Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul. The company was among the official sponsors of the tournament.

At the start of tournament, all 24 participating countries had 12 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on 26 August, two days before the start of competition. [16]

Angola and the United States were the only teams made up of entirely domestic players (Jordan and Russia each had 11 domestic players). Slovenia was the only team composed entirely of individuals playing outside the domestic league. The Canada squad also consisted entirely of individuals playing outside the country, but at that time Canada had no professional league operating exclusively in the country (a minor professional league was scheduled to begin play in 2011). The National Basketball Association, based in the U.S., has a Canadian team, and several minor leagues operate on both sides of the U.S.—Canada border. Four Canadian squad members played in U.S.-based competitions—two with U.S.-based NBA teams, and two for Gonzaga University's team. Forty-one NBA players were selected to compete in the tournament, the most of any league.

Preparation matches

Acropolis tournament

Greece and Serbia both began the tournament shorthanded when each had two players suspended for their roles in a brawl at the World Championship tuneup Acropolis Tournament, held in mid-August. The two teams engaged in a chaotic brawl with 2:40 left when Greece's Antonis Fotsis threatened Serbia's Miloš Teodosić after Teodosić committed a foul. [17] The fight spilled off the floor and into the locker room tunnel; the game was thus terminated with final score the score at the time of the interruption (74–73 for Greece). Serbian center Nenad Krstić was arrested and held overnight for throwing a chair in the brawl.

For their roles in the melee, Krstić was suspended for the first three games of the tournament, while Teodosić, and Greece's Fotsis and Sofoklis Schortsanitis were suspended for the first two games. Both Greek coach Jonas Kazlauskas and Serbian coach Dušan Ivković criticized FIBA for waiting until less than 48 hours before the tournament – over a week after the brawl – to announce the suspensions, citing the unfairness of playing shorthanded for the first games. [18] Greece eventually won their first two games in spite of the suspensions, while Serbia won two of their first three games.

Bamberg Super Cup

Preliminary round

2010 FIBA World Championship final rankings. 2010 FIBA World Championship final rankings.png
2010 FIBA World Championship final rankings.

The top four finishers in each of the four preliminary round groups advanced to the sixteen team, single-elimination knockout stage, where Group A teams would meet Group B teams and Group C would meet Group D. European teams proved the most successful in the first round, as nine of the ten teams advanced to the knockout stage (only Germany did not progress). Both Oceanian teams qualified for the next round, as did three of the five FIBA Americas teams. The three African and four Asian teams struggled, with only Angola and China reaching the knockout stage after each finished fourth place in their group.

There were few surprises in the early round; each team that advanced to the knockout stage was ranked in the top 20 of the FIBA World Ranking at the time of the tournament. Defending champions Spain struggled early, losing two of their first three games before recovering to finish second in Group D. Argentina and the United States, the two top teams in the FIBA rankings, both cruised to the knockout phase, as the United States went 5–0 and Argentina went 4–1, with their only loss coming to Number 5 ranked Serbia.

Tie-breaking procedure

At the end of the preliminary round, any ties will be broken by the following criteria, ordered from the one that will be applied first to the last:

  1. Game results between tied teams
  2. Goal average between games of the tied teams
  3. Goal average for all games of the tied teams
  4. Drawing of lots

Group A (Kayseri)

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 541465356+1099 [lower-alpha 1] Eighth–finals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 541413379+349 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532381341+408
4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 523340414−747 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 523378402−247 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 505361446−855
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Serbia 1–0 Argentina
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Angola 1–0 Germany
28 August 2010
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 76–75 Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Kadir Has Arena, Kayseri
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg 44–94 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Kadir Has Arena
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 74–78 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kadir Has Arena
29 August 2010
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg 65–79 Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Kadir Has Arena
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg 81–82 2OT Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kadir Has Arena
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 74–72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kadir Has Arena
30 August 2010
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg 69–112 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Kadir Has Arena
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 78–43 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kadir Has Arena
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg 70–91 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kadir Has Arena
1 September 2010
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg 94–79 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kadir Has Arena
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 88–92 OT Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Kadir Has Arena
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 88–79 Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Kadir Has Arena
2 September 2010
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg 55–76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kadir Has Arena
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 82–84 Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia Kadir Has Arena
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg 73–91 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kadir Has Arena

Group B (Istanbul)

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550455331+12410 Eighth–finals
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 541393376+179
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 532398354+448
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 523395407−127
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 514301367−666
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 505300407−1075
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
28 August 2010
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 56–80 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul
United States Flag of the United States.svg 106–78 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Abdi İpekçi Arena
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg 65–81 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Abdi İpekçi Arena
29 August 2010
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 77–99 Flag of the United States.svg United States Abdi İpekçi Arena
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg 75–54 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Abdi İpekçi Arena
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 80–65 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Abdi İpekçi Arena
30 August 2010
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 91–84 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Abdi İpekçi Arena
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 58–71 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Abdi İpekçi Arena
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 70–68 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Abdi İpekçi Arena
1 September 2010
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg 84–64 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Abdi İpekçi Arena
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg 51–88 Flag of the United States.svg United States Abdi İpekçi Arena
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 77–80 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Abdi İpekçi Arena
2 September 2010
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 92–57 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Abdi İpekçi Arena
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 65–60 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Abdi İpekçi Arena
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 92–74 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Abdi İpekçi Arena

Group C (Ankara)

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)550393285+10810 Eighth–finals
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 541365346+199
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 532403370+338
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 514360422−626 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 514386401−156 [lower-alpha 1]
6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 514334417−836 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: China 1–1 (1.0127 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.9939 GAvg), Ivory Coast 1–1 (0.9938 GAvg)
28 August 2010
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 89–81 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ankara Arena
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 75–66 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ankara Arena
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 47–86 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara Arena
29 August 2010
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 83–73 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Ankara Arena
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 80–83 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Ankara Arena
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 65–56 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ankara Arena
31 August 2010
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 72–66 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Ankara Arena
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 84–76 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ankara Arena
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 65–76 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ankara Arena
1 September 2010
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 80–89 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ankara Arena
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 60–97 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Ankara Arena
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 79–77 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Ankara Arena
2 September 2010
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 79–88 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Ankara Arena
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 69–73 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ankara Arena
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 87–40 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ankara Arena

Group D (Izmir)

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 550391341+5010 Eighth–finals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 532420356+648 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 532424400+248 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 532351339+128 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 514339440−1016
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 505330379−495
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Spain 1–1 (1.07 GAvg), New Zealand 1–1 (0.97 GAvg), France 1–1 (0.96 GAvg)
28 August 2010
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 79–92 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 71–81 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 72–66 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
29 August 2010
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 70–68 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg 59–86 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 101–84 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
31 August 2010
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 108–76 Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 68–63 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 73–76 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
1 September 2010
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 61–71 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg 57–91 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 69–55 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
2 September 2010
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 89–67 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg 66–84 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 82–70 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall

Final round (Istanbul)

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finals Final
 
              
 
4 September 2010
 
 
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 73
 
8 September 2010
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 72
 
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 92
 
4 September 2010
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 89
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 80
 
11 September 2010
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 72
 
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 82
 
5 September 2010
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 83
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 95
 
8 September 2010
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 77
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 95
 
5 September 2010
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 68
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 87
 
12 September 2010
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 58
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 64
 
6 September 2010
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 81
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 121
 
9 September 2010
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 66
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 89
 
6 September 2010
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 79
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 78
 
11 September 2010
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 56
 
Flag of the United States.svg United States 89
 
7 September 2010
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 74 Third place
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 78
 
9 September 201012 September 2010
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 67
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 104Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 88
 
7 September 2010
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 85 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 99
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 93
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 89
 

Round of 16

4 September
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg73–72Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 15–9, 20–14, 19–22
Pts: Krstić 16
Rebs: Tepić 7
Asts: Tepić 4		Pts: Popović 21
Rebs: Tomić 8
Asts: Popović 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
4 September
21:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg80–72Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by quarter:22–19, 15–12, 15–20, 28–21
Pts: Navarro 22
Rebs: Reyes 10
Asts: Rubio 6		Pts: Zisis 16
Rebs: Fotsis 7
Asts: Spanoulis 3
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
5 September
18:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg87–58Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter:16–8, 26–13, 29–24, 16–13
Pts: Lakovič 19
Rebs: Rizvić 5
Asts: Dragić 8		Pts: Ingles 13
Rebs: Nielsen 8
Asts: Mills 3
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
5 September
21:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg95–77Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by quarter:19–14, 24–14, 28–17, 24–32
Pts: Türkoğlu 20
Rebs: İlyasova 5
Asts: Tunçeri 3		Pts: Diaw 21
Rebs: Diaw 5
Asts: Piétrus 4
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
September 6
18:00
United States Flag of the United States.svg121–66Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter:33–13, 32–25, 26–18, 30–10
Pts: Billups 19
Rebs: Odom 8
Asts: Rose, Westbrook 6		Pts: Gomes 21
Rebs: Ambrosio 7
Asts: Morais 4
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
6 September
21:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg78–56Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 18–12, 20–13, 27–16
Pts: Vorontsevich 18
Rebs: Vorontsevich 11
Asts: Ponkrashov 7		Pts: Penney 21
Rebs: Vukona 5
Asts: Penney 2
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
7 September
18:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg78–67Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 26–18, 21–11, 14–16
Pts: Kleiza 30
Rebs: Kleiza 9
Asts: Kalnietis 5		Pts: Liu 21
Rebs: Yi 12
Asts: Wang S, Wang Z 3
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
7 September
21:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg93–89Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 21–23, 20–18, 27–23
Pts: Scola 37
Rebs: Scola 9
Asts: Prigioni 8		Pts: Huertas 32
Rebs: Splitter 5
Asts: Splitter 2
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

Quarterfinals

8 September
18:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg92–89Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter:27–23, 22–18, 18–23, 25–25
Pts: Veličković 17
Rebs: Krstić 9
Asts: Teodosić 8		Pts: Navarro 27
Rebs: Garbajosa 6
Asts: Navarro 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
8 September
21:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg95–68Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter:27–14, 23–17, 21–12, 24–25
Pts: İlyasova 19
Rebs: İlyasova 5
Asts: Türkoğlu 7		Pts: Nachbar 16
Rebs: Brezec 5
Asts: Bečirovič 6
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
9 September
18:00
United States Flag of the United States.svg89–79Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 19–14, 26–17, 19–23
Pts: Durant 33
Rebs: Odom 12
Asts: Billups 5		Pts: Bykov 17
Rebs: Vorontsevich 12
Asts: Khvostov 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Reynaldo Antonio Mercedes Sanchez (DOM), José Martín (ESP), Jakob Zamojski (POL)
9 September
21:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg104–85Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:28–18, 22–12, 35–23, 19–32
Pts: Jasaitis 19
Rebs: Kleiza 9
Asts: Jankūnas 5		Pts: Delfino 25
Rebs: Oberto 5
Asts: Prigioni 6
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

5th–8th classification

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
10 September 2010
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 97
 
12 September 2010
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 80
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 81
 
10 September 2010
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 86
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 61
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 73
 
Seventh place
 
 
11 September 2010
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 78
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 83

Semifinals

10 September
18:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg97–80Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 22–18, 26–21, 33–18
Pts: Navarro 26
Rebs: Reyes 10
Asts: Navarro 7		Pts: Lakovič 19
Rebs: Brezec 9
Asts: Lakovič 4
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
10 September
21:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg61–73Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 22–21, 19–18, 9–19
Pts: Monia 17
Rebs: Mozgov 11
Asts: Ponkrashov 4		Pts: Scola 27
Rebs: Delfino 7
Asts: Prigioni 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

Seventh place playoff

11 September
15:00
7th place
Report
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg78–83Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by quarter:23–21, 14–9, 22–22, 19–31
Pts: Nachbar 20
Rebs: Slokar 7
Asts: Dragić 7		Pts: Mozgov 19
Rebs: Monia 7
Asts: Bykov 7
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

Fifth place playoff

12 September
15:00
5th place
Report
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg81–86Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–26, 30–16, 19–21
Pts: Fernández 31
Rebs: M.Gasol 10
Asts: Navarro 3		Pts: Delfino 27
Rebs: Scola 11
Asts: Prigioni 7
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

Semifinals

11 September
19:00
United States Flag of the United States.svg89–74Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:23–12, 19–15, 23–26, 24–21
Pts: Durant 38
Rebs: Odom 10
Asts: Billups, Rose, Westbrook 3		Pts: Javtokas 15
Rebs: Javtokas 9
Asts: Kalnietis, Mačiulis, Pocius, Delininkaitis 2
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Sasa Pukl (SLO), Marcos Fornies Benito (BRA)
11 September
21:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg82–83Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by quarter:20–17, 22–18, 21–25, 19–23
Pts: Kešelj 18
Rebs: Krstić 7
Asts: Teodosić 11		Pts: Türkoğlu 16
Rebs: Aşık 7
Asts: Tunçeri 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

Third place playoff

12 September
19:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg88–99Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 16–25, 16–24, 34–27
Pts: Veličković 18
Rebs: Krstić 8
Asts: Rašić 10		Pts: Kleiza 33
Rebs: Jasaitis 10
Asts: Kalnietis 5
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000

Final

12 September
21:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg64–81Flag of the United States.svg United States
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 15–20, 16–19, 16–20
Pts: Türkoğlu 16
Rebs: İlyasova 11
Asts: Tunçeri 5		Pts: Durant 28
Rebs: Odom 11
Asts: Rose 6
Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Cristiano Jesus Maranho (BRA), Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Juan Arteaga (ESP)

Statistical leaders

Individual tournament highs

Individual game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points [25] Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Durant 38Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (9/11)
Rebounds [26] Flag of Angola.svg Joaquim Gomes
Flag of Russia.svg Sasha Kaun
Flag of Iran.svg Arsalan Kazemi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yi Jianlian 		14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (9/1) (OT)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (9/1)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (9/2)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (8/28)
Assists [27] Flag of Russia.svg Anton Ponkrashov
Flag of Spain.svg Ricky Rubio
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Miloš Teodosić 		11Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (8/28)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (8/29)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (9/11)
Steals [28] Flag of Turkey.svg Sinan Güler 8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (9/2)
Blocks [29] Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Haddadi
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Herve Lamizana
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Herve Lamizana
Flag of Tunisia.svg Salah Mejri 		5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8/28)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (9/2)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (8/28)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8/29)
Field goal percentage [30] Flag of Spain.svg Fran Vázquez 100% (9/9)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (9/2)
3-point field goal percentage [31] Flag of Turkey.svg Ersan İlyasova 100% (6/6)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (8/31)
Free throw percentage [32] Flag of Russia.svg Anton Ponkrashov 100% (10/10)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (8/28)
Turnovers [33] Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Durant 7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8/30)

Team tournament highs

Team game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points [39] Flag of the United States.svg United States 121Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (9/6)
Rebounds [40] Flag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 		50Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (8/29)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (9/7)
Assists [41] Flag of the United States.svg United States 30Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (9/6)
Steals [42] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the United States.svg United States 		15Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (8/28)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (8/30)
Blocks [43] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (9/2)
Field goal percentage [44] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 66.7% (32/48)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (9/8)
3-point field goal percentage [45] Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 61.1% (11/18)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (9/7)
Free throw percentage [46] Flag of the United States.svg United States 100.0% (10/10)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (9/2)
Turnovers [47] Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 		25Flag of the United States.svg United States (9/1)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (8/29)

Final standings

Flag of the top three teams at the medal ceremony Podio de banderas Mundial de baloncesto 2010.jpg
Flag of the top three teams at the medal ceremony

Method of breaking ties:

RankTeamRecord
1Flag of the United States.svg United States 9–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 8–1
Eliminated in Semi-Finals
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 8–1
4Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia 6–3
Eliminated in Quarter-Finals
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7–2
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5–4
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 6–3
8Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5–4
Eliminated in Round of 16Preliminary Round Points Average
9Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3–31.124
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–31.117
11Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–31.089
12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–31.060
13Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 3–31.035
14Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2–40.971
15Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–40.821
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–5
5th place in Preliminary Round groupsPreliminary Round Points Average
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–3
18Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1–40.963
19Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1–40.820
20Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1–40.770
6th place in Preliminary Round groupsPreliminary Round Points Average
21Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–4
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0–50.871
23Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 0–50.809
24Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0–50.737

Awards

Kevin Durant was named MVP Kevin Durant gold medal 2010.jpg
Kevin Durant was named MVP
 2010 FIBA World Championship winner 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
4th title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Durant

All-Tournament Team

Referees

On 18 August 2010, FIBA named the forty referees that officiated at the tournament. [48] Below are the referees, along with the first round group that each was assigned to:

  • Group B
    • Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Recep Ankaralı
    • Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU Romualdas Brazauskas
    • Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  FRA David Chambon
    • Flag of Greece.svg  GRC Christos Christodoulou
    • Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yuji Hirahara
    • Flag of Angola.svg  AGO Carlos José Julio
    • Flag of Spain.svg  ESP José Martín
    • Flag of Colombia.svg  COL José Hernán Melgarejo Pinto
    • Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  DOM Reynaldo Antonio Mercedes Sánchez
    • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Stephen Seibel
  • Group C
    • Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  SRB Ilija Belošević
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Scott Jason Butler
    • Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Marwan Egho
    • Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Pablo Alberto Estévez
    • Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Vitalis Odhiambo Gode
    • Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Carl Jungebrand
    • Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cristiano Jesus Maranho
    • Flag of Slovenia.svg  SVN Saša Pukl
    • Flag of Portugal.svg  PRT Fernando Rocha
    • Flag of Venezuela.svg  VEN Héctor Sánchez
  • Group D
    • Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Heros Avanessian
    • Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Michael Aylen
    • Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Dewayne Jordan
    • Flag of Croatia.svg  HRV Srđan Dožai
    • Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan José Fernández
    • Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  SRB Milivoje Jovčić
    • Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luigi Lamonica
    • Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Borys Ryschyk
    • Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Jorge Vázquez
    • Flag of Poland.svg  POL Jakub Zamojski

Broadcasting

Rights

FIBA announced that the championship will be shown in 183 countries, beating the record set be the 2006 championship which was 132. Countries that aired the championship for the first time were India and the United Kingdom, while Canada covered the event for the first time since hosting the 1994 FIBA World Championship. [49]

TV ratings

According to FIBA secretary general Patrick Baumann, the TV ratings for the 2010 championship exceeded the 2006 FIBA World Championship's and the FIBA EuroBasket 2009 numbers, with an expected audience close to 1 billion people in 200 countries, while 30 million people visited the official website. [50]

The preliminary round game between China and Greece was watched by around 65 million Chinese.[ citation needed ]

The U.S. TV ratings for the Final between the U.S. and Turkey, on the other hand, was watched by less than 900,000 viewers in American cable network ESPN, worse than the average audience of the broadcast of the 2009-10 NBA season, but double than the airing of the first game of the 2010 WNBA Finals on its sister terrestrial network ABC which was aired on the same timeslot. [51]

List of broadcasters

TV broadcasters [52]

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