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I WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (BUENOS AIRES 1950)
(From 22-10-1950 to 4-11-1950) |
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PARTICIPANTS (10) · Host nation: Argentina. · Top 3 qualified teams in the preceding Olympic Tournament: USA, France, Brazil. · Top 3 qualified teams in the South American Championship: Ecuador (late invited replacement for the 1949 South American winner Uruguay, who withdrew for political reasons), Peru (ranked 4th in South American Championship 1949, which took the place of runner-up Brazil, qualified via Olympic Tournament), Chile. · European Championship winner: Egypt. · Winner and runner-up in a European Qualifying Tournament: Yugoslavia (ranked 3rd in this tournament, which took the place of winner Italy after the latter’s withdrawal for financial reasons), Spain.
COMPETITION
SYSTEM
· The ten participating teams are paired in a Preliminary Round (I and II). The four winners advance to the Final Round, whereas the six losers enter an additional Re-Pass Round (I and II) in order to earn two more berths in that final stage. · The four losers after the Re-Pass Round enter a Classification Round for places 7-10, played as a league stage. The six teams qualified for the Final Round also play a league stage, and the group winner becomes World Champion. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their particular basket average. |
PRELIMINARY ROUND I (22-10-1950) |
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(1) Peru - Yugoslavia |
33-27 (18-16) |
(2) Egypt - Ecuador |
43-37 (18-22) |
PRELIMINARY ROUND II (23-10-1950) (Winners advance to the Final Round) |
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(3) USA - Chile |
37-33 (20-19) |
(4) Argentina - France |
56-40 (30-17) |
(A) Peru - Brazil |
33-40 (15-16) (x) |
(B) Spain - Egypt |
56-57 (26-23) (x) |
(x) Games played on 25-10-1950. |
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RE-PASS ROUND I (24-10-1950) (Losers enter the Classification Round) |
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LOSER 3-LOSER 1 (C): Chile - Yugoslavia |
40-24 (27-11) |
LOSER 2-LOSER 4 (D): Ecuador - France |
43-48 (26-30) |
RE-PASS ROUND II (26-10-1950) (Winners advance to the Final Round; losers enter the Classification Round) |
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LOSER B-WINNER C: Spain - Chile |
40-54 (18-24) |
WINNER D-LOSER A: France - Peru |
49-46 (25-22;46-46) |
CLASSIFICATION ROUND (PLACES 7-10) [La Plata / Rosario / Buenos Aires] |
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Competition Day 1 (28-10-1950) |
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Yugoslavia - Ecuador [La Plata] |
40-45 (15-14) |
Competition Day 2 (29-10-1950) |
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Spain - Peru [La Plata] |
37-43 (19-20) |
Competition Day 3 (31-10-1950) |
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Yugoslavia - Peru [Rosario] |
43-46 (14-24) (x) |
Competition Day 4 (1-11-1950) |
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Ecuador - Spain [Rosario] |
54-50 (29-25) |
Competition Day 5 (3-11-1950) |
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Spain - Yugoslavia [Buenos Aires] |
2-0 (w.o.) (*) |
Competition Day 6 (4-11-1950) |
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Ecuador - Peru [Buenos Aires] |
43-51 (17-23;43-43) |
* Yugoslavia refused to play with Spain for political reasons and the game was declared a w.o. (2-0). (x) The score at the end of regulation was 35-35, and it was necessary to play two extra-times to decide the winner of this game (39-39; 43-46). |
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FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Peru |
3 |
3 |
0 |
140 |
123 |
6 |
2. Ecuador |
3 |
2 |
1 |
142 |
141 |
5 |
3. Spain |
3 |
1 |
2 |
89 |
97 |
4 |
4. Yugoslavia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
83 |
93 |
2 |
FINAL ROUND (PLACES 1-6) |
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Competition Day 1 (27-10-1950) |
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France - Chile |
44-48 (19-27) |
Egypt - USA |
32-34 (19-18) |
Competition Day 2 (29-10-1950) |
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Brazil - Argentina |
35-40 (21-22) |
Egypt - France |
31-28 (10-9) |
Competition Day 3 (30-10-1950) |
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Argentina - Chile |
62-41 (36-17) |
Brazil - USA |
42-45 (25-26) |
Competition Day 4 (31-10-1950) |
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Egypt - Brazil |
19-38 (11-17) |
Argentina - France |
66-41 (38-19) |
Competition Day 5 (1-11-1950) |
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Chile - USA |
29-44 (12-29) |
Egypt - Argentina |
33-68 (15-35) |
Competition Day 6 (2-11-1950) |
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USA - France |
48-33 (26-23) |
Chile - Brazil |
51-40 (25-17) |
Competition Day 7 (3-11-1950) |
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Egypt - Chile |
43-40 (18-19) |
France - Brazil |
27-59 (14-31) |
USA - Argentina |
50-64 (24-34) |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Argentina |
5 |
5 |
0 |
300 |
200 |
10 |
2. USA |
5 |
4 |
1 |
221 |
200 |
9 |
3. Brazil |
5 |
2 |
3 |
214 |
182 |
7 |
4. Chile |
5 |
2 |
3 |
209 |
233 |
7 |
5. Egypt |
5 |
2 |
3 |
158 |
208 |
7 |
6. France |
5 |
0 |
5 |
173 |
252 |
5 |
FINAL (DECISIVE GAME) |
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VENUE: Luna Park (Buenos Aires) DATE: 3-11-1950 (23:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 25.000 REFEREES: Marcel Pfeuti (SWI), Gualtiero Follati (ITA) FOULED OUT (FOUR FOULS): Contarbio, Menini, Uder / Jaquet, Fisher, Heffley, Williams, Metzger, Parks, Stanich 2P: ARG (18) / USA (18); 1P: ARG (28/47) / USA (14/28); PF: ARG (20 + 1 technical foul) / USA (38 + 2 technical fouls) [Incidents: Because of foul trouble, the US had to play the last 1.5 minutes of the game with only four men on the court.] |
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Argentina - USA |
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64-50 (34-24) |
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Argentina (coach: Jorge Canavesi) Roberto Viau (2) Ricardo González (7) Juan Carlos Uder (1) Óscar Furlong (20) Leopoldo Contarbio (8) |
USA (coach: Gordon Carpenter) John Stanich (11) J.L. Parks (2) Tom Jaquet (2) Bryce Heffley (6) Don Slocum (8) |
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Pedro Bustos (1) Hugo del Vecchio (14) Raúl Pérez Varela (4) Rubén Menini (7) Omar Monza (-) Alberto López (-) |
John Langdon (6) Jimmy Reese (3) Dan Kahler (5) Les Metzger (3) Bob Fisher (-) Blake Williams (4) |
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FINAL STANDING |
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1. |
Argentina |
2. |
USA |
3. |
Brazil |
4. |
Chile |
5. |
Egypt |
6. |
France |
7. |
Peru |
8. |
Ecuador |
9. |
Spain |
10. |
Yugoslavia |
TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME) |
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Player |
Pts. |
G |
Avg. |
1. Álvaro Salvadores (SPA) |
55 |
4 |
13.8 |
2. Fortunato Muñoz (ECU) |
66 |
5 |
13.2 |
3. Alfredo Arroyave (ECU) |
57 |
5 |
11.4 |
4. Óscar Furlong (ARG) |
67 |
6 |
11.2 |
5. Rufino Bernedo (CHI) |
86 |
8 |
10.8 |
6. Ricardo González (ARG) |
64 |
6 |
10.7 |
7. Eduardo Kucharski (SPA) |
41 |
4 |
10.2 |
8. Hussein Montasser (EGY) |
35 |
4 |
8.7 |
9. Eduardo Fiestas (PER) |
52 |
6 |
8.7 |
10. Alberto Fernández (PER) |
49 |
6 |
8.2 |
TOURNAMENT MVP: Óscar Furlong (ARG) |
TOURNAMENT TEAM |
John Stanich (USA) Ricardo González (ARG) Rufino Bernedo (CHI) Álvaro Salvadores (SPA) Óscar Furlong (ARG) |
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