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1959 FIBA World Championship

1959 FIBA World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1959
Tournament details
Host countryChile
Dates16–31 January
Teams13
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Chile
Fourth place Formosa
Tournament statistics
MVPBrazil Amaury Pasos
Top scorerTaiwan James T. L. Chen
(20.1 points per game)

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.

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

Argentina
United Arab Rep.
Formosa
United States

Brazil
Canada
Mexico
Soviet Union

Bulgaria
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Uruguay

Chile – advanced automatically to the final round as host

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
United States 3 3 0 271 204 +67 6
Formosa 3 2 1 207 209 −2 5
Argentina 3 1 2 197 202 −5 4
United Arab Rep. 3 0 3 179 239 −60 3
January 16
United States 81–73 Argentina
January 16
Formosa 71–69 United Arab Rep.
January 17
Argentina 65–52 United Arab Rep.
January 17
United States 81–73 Formosa
January 18
Argentina 59–63 Formosa
January 18
United Arab Rep. 58–103 United States

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
Brazil 3 2 1 211 175 +36 5 1W-1L; 1.064
Soviet Union 3 2 1 229 199 +30 5 1W-1L; 1.000
Canada 3 2 1 169 174 −5 5 1W-1L; 0.935
Mexico 3 0 3 173 234 −61 3
January 16
Canada 52–69 Brazil
Temuco, Chile
January 16
Soviet Union 73–64 Mexico
Temuco, Chile
January 17
Canada 54–51 Mexico
Temuco, Chile
January 17
Soviet Union 73–64 Brazil
Temuco, Chile
January 18
Canada 63–54 Soviet Union
Temuco, Chile
January 18
Mexico 50–78 Brazil
Temuco, Chile

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Bulgaria 3 3 0 217 174 +43 6
Puerto Rico 3 2 1 209 194 +15 5
Philippines 3 1 2 192 220 −28 4
Uruguay 3 0 3 181 211 −30 3
January 16
Philippines 68–59 Uruguay
Antofagasta, Chile
January 16
Bulgaria 67–55 Puerto Rico
Antofagasta, Chile
January 17
Uruguay 64–78 Puerto Rico
Antofagasta, Chile
January 17
Bulgaria 85–61 Philippines
Antofagasta, Chile
January 18
Puerto Rico 76–63 Philippines
Antofagasta, Chile
January 18
Bulgaria 65–58 Uruguay
Antofagasta, Chile

Classification round

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Philippines 2 2 0 145 120 +25 4
United Arab Rep. 2 1 1 136 148 −12 3
Canada 2 0 2 124 137 −13 2
January 21
Philippines 66–65 United Arab Rep.
Santiago, Chile
January 22
Canada 69–71 United Arab Rep.
Santiago, Chile
January 23
Canada 65–79 Philippines
Santiago, Chile

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Uruguay 2 2 0 105 95 +10 4
Argentina 2 1 1 123 117 +6 3
Mexico 2 0 2 113 129 −16 2
January 21
Argentina 48–51 Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
January 22
Mexico 47–54 Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
January 23
Argentina 75–66 Mexico
Santiago, Chile

Second round

January 25
12th place
Canada 64–56 Mexico
Santiago, Chile
January 25
10th place
United Arab Rep. 59–61 Argentina
Santiago, Chile
January 25
8th place
Philippines 78–70 Uruguay
Santiago, Chile

Final round

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
Brazil 6 5 1 472 382 +90 11
United States 6 4 2 370 378 −8 10
Chile 6 2 4 393 444 −51 8 86–85
Formosa 6 2 4 315 350 −35 8 85–86
Puerto Rico 6 1 5 397 471 −74 7
Soviet Union P 6 5 1 365 264 +101 11
Bulgaria P 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.

20 January
Chile 86–85 Formosa
Santiago
21 January
Puerto Rico 55–84 Soviet Union
Santiago
21 January
Bulgaria 58–63 United States
Santiago
22 January
Brazil 94–76 Formosa
Santiago
22 January
Chile 83–71 Puerto Rico
Santiago
23 January
Brazil 62–53 Bulgaria
Santiago
23 January
United States 54–53 Puerto Rico
Santiago
24 January
Brazil 63–66 Soviet Union
Santiago
24 January
Bulgaria 76–71 Chile
Santiago
26 January
Formosa 69–85 United States
Santiago
26 January
Bulgaria 58–78 Soviet Union
Santiago
27 January
Formosa 81–85 Puerto Rico
Santiago
27 January
Chile 49–75 Soviet Union
Santiago
28 January
Brazil 99–71 Puerto Rico
Santiago
28 January
United States 37–62 Soviet Union
Santiago
29 January
Bulgaria 70–62 Puerto Rico
Santiago
29 January
Chile 55–64 United States
Santiago
30 January
Formosa 2–0 Soviet Union
Santiago
30 January
Brazil 81–67 United States
Santiago
31 January
Bulgaria 0–2 Formosa
Santiago
31 January
Brazil 73–49 Chile
Santiago

Awards

 1959 World Championship Winner 

Brazil
First title
Most Valuable Player
Brazil Amaury Pasos

Final ranking

Rank Team Record
1 Brazil 7–2
2 United States 7–2
3 Chile 2–4
4 Formosa 4–5
5 Puerto Rico 3–6
6 Soviet Union 7–2
7 Bulgaria 5–4
8 Philippines 4–2
9 Uruguay 2–4
10 Argentina 3–3
11 United Arab Republic 1–5
12 Canada 3–3
13 Mexico 0–6

Top scorers (points per game)

  1. James T. L. Chen (Formosa) 20.1
  2. Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Puerto Rico) 19.7
  3. Wlamir Marques (Brazil) 18.6
  4. Jerry Vayda (USA) 18
  5. Lio Jin Ron (Formosa) 16.7
  6. Dick Welsh (USA) 16.4
  7. Viktor Radev (Bulgaria) 15.25
  8. Amaury Pasos (Brazil) 15.22
  9. Jose Angel Cestero (Puerto Rico) 14.3
  10. Evelio Droz (Puerto Rico) 13.7

All-Tournament team

Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

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References

  1. ^ http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1959_SANTIAGO.htm

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