1959 FIBA World Championship
The 1959 FIBA World Championship was the 3rd FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It hosted by Chile from January 16 to 31, 1959. Amaury Antônio Pasos was named the MVP.
| Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1959 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 16–31 January |
| Teams | 13 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
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| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | |
| Top scorer | (20.1 points per game) |
The hosting cities for the competition were Antofagasta, Concepción, Temuco, Valparaíso, with the final stages being held at the capital of Santiago.
The final stages were supposed to be held at the newly constructed Metropolitan Indoor Stadium, but because the venue was not finished in time the games were postponed by a year from the original date and moved outdoors to the Estadio Nacional de Chile, configured in a way that the games were seen by a crowd of 16,000.
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
|---|---|---|
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Competition format
- Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams play each other once; top two teams progress to the final round, bottom two teams relegated to classification round.
- Classification round:
- First round: Two groups of three teams (A1, B2, C1 and A2, B1, C2) play each other once.
- Second round: Top teams from each group play for eighth, second placers play for tenth, and last placers play for twelfth.
- Final round: All top two from preliminary round group play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the final round |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 204 | +67 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 209 | −2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 202 | −5 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 239 | −60 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 175 | +36 | 5 | 1W-1L; 1.064 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 199 | +30 | 5 | 1W-1L; 1.000 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 174 | −5 | 5 | 1W-1L; 0.935 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 234 | −61 | 3 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 174 | +43 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 194 | +15 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 220 | −28 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 211 | −30 | 3 |
Classification round
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 120 | +25 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 148 | −12 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 137 | −13 | 2 |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 95 | +10 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 129 | −16 | 2 |
Second round
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 382 | +90 | 11 | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 370 | 378 | −8 | 10 | |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 393 | 444 | −51 | 8 | 86–85 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 350 | −35 | 8 | 85–86 |
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6 | 1 | 5 | 397 | 471 | −74 | 7 | |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 365 | 264 | +101 | 11 | |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 338 | −23 | 8 |
P The Soviet Union and Bulgaria were relegated to sixth and seventh place respectively in the final round after they refused to play against Formosa for political reasons.
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7–2 |
| 2 | | 7–2 |
| 3 | | 2–4 |
| 4 | | 4–5 |
| 5 | | 3–6 |
| 6 | | 7–2 |
| 7 | | 5–4 |
| 8 | | 4–2 |
| 9 | | 2–4 |
| 10 | | 3–3 |
| 11 | | 1–5 |
| 12 | | 3–3 |
| 13 | | 0–6 |
Top scorers (points per game)
- James T. L. Chen (Formosa) 20.1
- Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Puerto Rico) 19.7
- Wlamir Marques (Brazil) 18.6
- Jerry Vayda (USA) 18
- Lio Jin Ron (Formosa) 16.7
- Dick Welsh (USA) 16.4
- Viktor Radev (Bulgaria) 15.25
- Amaury Pasos (Brazil) 15.22
- Jose Angel Cestero (Puerto Rico) 14.3
- Evelio Droz (Puerto Rico) 13.7
All-Tournament team
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External links
- FIBA official website
- EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page
- FIBA profile
- Todor66 profile
- The-Sports profile
- Linguasport profile
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