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World Military Basketball Championship is a championship annually held in the beginning of summer between men and women serving in the military from around the world.
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World Military Basketball Championship is a championship annually held in the beginning of summer between men and women serving in the military from around the world.
The 2009 championship was held in Klaipėda, Lithuania. Ten nations participated in this event in Taikos 61 Sports Center in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The arrival of the teams occurred on June 6, 2009. The nations were divided into two groups of five. In the preliminary round, nations would battle each other once for a total of 4 games. Then, the top two teams would qualify to the finals (1st-4th place), and the next two teams would qualify to relegation round (5th-8th place). Teams will depart on June 15, 2009.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Lithuania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 352 | 245 | +107 |
| 2. |  Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 302 | 305 | – 3 |
| 3. |  Latvia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 298 | 283 | +15 |
| 4. |  Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 221 | 270 | –49 |
| 5. |  Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 292 | –70 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 333 | 291 | +42 |
| 2. |  United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 332 | +23 |
| 3. |  China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 316 | 347 | –31 |
| 4. |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 339 | 340 | – 1 |
| 5. |  South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 341 | 362 | –21 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Greece | 93 | |||||
| 14 June – Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 73 | |||||
| Greece | 86 | |||||
| 13 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 69 | |||||
| Lithuania | 76 | |||||
| United States | 72 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 90 | |||||
| United States | 97 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
| China | 83 | |||||
| 14 June – Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Italy | 68 | |||||
| China | 73 | |||||
| 13 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Germany | 86 | |||||
| Germany | ||||||
| Latvia | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June - Taikos 61 | ||||||
| Italy | 62 | |||||
| Latvia | 72 | |||||
Greece Lithuania United States Kazakhstan Germany China Latvia Italy South Korea CyprusSource: Delfi News.
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