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II WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (RIO DE JANEIRO 1954)
(From 23-10-1954 to 5-11-1954) |
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PARTICIPANTS (12) · Host nation: Brazil. · Olympic Tournament winner: USA. · Top 4 qualified teams in the South American Championship: Uruguay, Peru (ranked 5th in South American Championship 1953, which took the place of runner-up Brazil, qualified as tournament host), Chile, Paraguay. · Top 3 qualified teams in the European Championship: Israel (ranked 5th in Eurobasket 1953, which took the place of winner Soviet Union after the Brazilian government denied entry visas to all communist countries), Yugoslavia (ranked 6th in Eurobasket 1953, which took the place of runner-up Hungary for the same reason as before, as communist Yugoslavia was curiously not banned by the Brazilian government), France. · The remaining 3 berths are filled by invited teams from two continents: AMERICA (Canada), ASIA (Philippines, Formosa).
COMPETITION
SYSTEM
· The twelve participating teams are divided in 4 groups of 3 teams each playing a round robin. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their particular basket average. · The group winners and runners-up advance to the Final Round (places 1-8), played as a league stage, whereas the rest of teams enter a Classification Round (places 9-12), with the same round robin format. In case that two or more teams finish level on points, their position is decided by their particular basket average. The Final Round group winner becomes World Champion. |
PRELIMINARY ROUND |
GROUP A |
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GROUP B |
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Competition Day 1 (23-10-1954) |
Competition Day 1 (23-10-1954) |
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Philippines - Paraguay |
64-52 (26-27) |
Canada - USA |
37-59 (18-33) |
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Competition Day 2 (24-10-1954) |
Competition Day 2 (24-10-1954) |
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Brazil - Philippines |
99-62 (44-22) |
Peru - USA |
51-73 (26-24) |
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Competition Day 3 (25-10-1954) |
Competition Day 3 (26-10-1954) |
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Paraguay - Brazil |
52-61 (17-33) |
Canada - Peru |
68-58 (28-33) |
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GROUP C |
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GROUP D |
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Competition Day 1 (24-10-1954) |
Competition Day 1 (24-10-1954) |
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Yugoslavia - Uruguay |
52-55 (23-23;51-51) |
Israel - Formosa |
45-49 (27-25) |
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Competition Day 2 (25-10-1954) |
Competition Day 2 (25-10-1954) |
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France - Yugoslavia |
67-60 (33-26) |
Formosa - Chile |
66-68 (28-27) |
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Competition Day 3 (26-10-1954) |
Competition Day 3 (26-10-1954) |
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Uruguay - France |
58-46 (34-15) |
Israel - Chile |
55-49 (18-25) |
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CLASSIFICATION ROUND (PLACES 9-12) |
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Competition Day 1 (29-10-1954) |
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Yugoslavia - Chile |
62-70 (25-35) |
Competition Day 2 (30-10-1954) |
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Paraguay - Peru |
66-58 (34-28) |
Competition Day 3 (31-10-1954) |
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Yugoslavia - Peru |
86-84 (39-44;81-81) |
Competition Day 4 (1-11-1954) |
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Chile - Paraguay |
57-60 (30-22) |
Competition Day 5 (3-11-1954) |
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Yugoslavia - Paraguay |
62-67 (28-37) |
Competition Day 6 (4-11-1954) |
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Peru - Chile |
48-52 (25-30) |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. Paraguay |
3 |
3 |
0 |
193 |
177 |
6 |
2. Chile |
3 |
2 |
1 |
179 |
170 |
5 |
3. Yugoslavia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
210 |
221 |
4 |
4. Peru |
3 |
0 |
3 |
190 |
204 |
3 |
FINAL ROUND (PLACES 1-8) |
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Competition Day 1 (27-10-1954) |
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Canada - Israel |
50-43 (33-22) |
France - Uruguay |
57-49 (23-22) |
Formosa - Brazil |
44-61 (26-32) |
Philippines - USA |
43-56 (22-25) |
Competition Day 2 (28-10-1954) |
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Uruguay - Canada |
66-67 (29-35) |
Israel - Brazil |
46-68 (20-31) |
France - USA |
49-70 (21-32) |
Competition Day 3 (29-10-1954) |
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Formosa - Philippines |
38-48 (21-21) |
Canada - Brazil |
67-82 (22-43) |
Uruguay - USA |
59-64 (26-30) |
Competition Day 4 (30-10-1954) |
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Israel - Philippines |
56-90 (30-37) |
France - Formosa |
58-48 (27-22) |
Canada - USA |
50-84 (30-47) |
Competition Day 5 (31-10-1954) |
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Brazil - Philippines |
57-41 (35-23) |
Uruguay - Formosa |
67-62 (28-33) |
Israel - France |
48-45 (21-17;43-43) |
Competition Day 6 (1-11-1954) |
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Canada - Philippines |
76-83 (35-41) |
USA - Formosa |
72-28 (31-11) |
Brazil - France |
49-36 (25-14) |
Competition Day 7 (3-11-1954) |
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Uruguay - Israel |
73-69 (32-31) |
Canada - Formosa |
61-74 (29-29) |
Philippines - France |
66-60 (25-23) |
Competition Day 8 (4-11-1954) |
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USA - Israel |
74-30 (36-20) |
Brazil - Uruguay |
60-45 (24-23) |
Canada - France |
62-66 (32-27) |
Competition Day 9 (5-11-1954) |
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Formosa - Israel |
51-38 (27-12) |
Philippines - Uruguay |
67-63 (32-32) |
USA - Brazil |
62-41 (35-19) |
FINAL STANDING |
P |
W |
L |
F |
A |
Pts. |
1. USA |
7 |
7 |
0 |
482 |
300 |
14 |
2. Brazil |
7 |
6 |
1 |
418 |
341 |
13 |
3. Philippines |
7 |
5 |
2 |
438 |
406 |
12 |
4. France |
7 |
3 |
4 |
371 |
392 |
10 |
5. Formosa |
7 |
2 |
5 |
345 |
405 |
9 |
6. Uruguay |
7 |
2 |
5 |
422 |
446 |
9 |
7. Canada |
7 |
2 |
5 |
433 |
498 |
9 |
8. Israel |
7 |
1 |
6 |
330 |
451 |
8 |
FINAL (DECISIVE GAME) |
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VENUE: Ginásio do Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro) DATE: 5-11-1954 (22:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 17.000 REFEREES: Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR) FOULED OUT: Kelley 2P: USA (23) / BRA (12); 1P: USA (16/30) / BRA (17/32); PF: USA (27 + 1 technical foul) / BRA (23) [Incidents: Although the maximum capacity of brand-new Ginásio do Maracanã (popularly known as "Maracanãzinho") was 30,000 spectators, during the basketball World Championship it was reduced to 17,000 seats for safety reasons, which were fully packed for the final.] |
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USA - Brazil |
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62-41 (35-19) |
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USA (coach: Warren Womble) Joe Stratton (11) Kendall Sheets (8) Kirby Minter (2) Dick Retherford (4) Bert Born (12) |
Brazil (coach: Togo Renan Soares “Kanela”) Ângelo Bonfietti “Angelim” (3) Zenny de Azevedo “Algodão” (6) Wlamir Marques (6) Almir de Almeida (6) Amaury Pasos (12) |
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Don Penwell (7) Allen Kelley (4) Eddie Solomon (14) |
Wilson Bombarda (4) Jamil Gedeão (-) Mayr Facci (4) Mário Jorge da Fonseca (-) |
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FINAL STANDING |
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1. |
USA |
2. |
Brazil |
3. |
Philippines |
4. |
France |
5. |
Formosa |
6. |
Uruguay |
7. |
Canada |
8. |
Israel |
9. |
Paraguay |
10. |
Chile |
11. |
Yugoslavia |
12. |
Peru |
TOP SCORERS (POINTS PER GAME) |
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Player |
Pts. |
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Avg. |
1. Óscar Moglia (URU) |
168 |
9 |
18.7 |
2. Carl Ridd (CAN) |
164 |
9 |
18.2 |
3. Rodolfo Salas (PER) |
90 |
5 |
18.0 |
4. Caloy Loyzaga (PHI) |
148 |
9 |
16.4 |
5. Víctor Mahana (CHI) |
82 |
5 |
16.4 |
6. Arístides Isusi (PAR) |
80 |
5 |
16.0 |
7. Bogdan Muller (YUG) |
57 |
4 |
14.2 |
8. Jean-Paul Beugnot (FRA) |
96 |
8 |
12.0 |
9. Francisco Yegros (PAR) |
48 |
4 |
12.0 |
10. Borislav Ćurčić (YUG) |
57 |
5 |
11.4 |
TOURNAMENT MVP: Kirby Minter (USA) |
TOURNAMENT TEAM |
Joe Stratton (USA) Zenny de Azevedo “Algodão” (BRA) Wlamir Marques (BRA) Kirby Minter (USA) Óscar Moglia (URU) |
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