2001 FIBA Americas Championship for Women

women Americas 2001 200 Brazil 10–15 September 6 1 1 BRA 2 1999 2003 The 2001 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, was the sixth FIBA Americas Championship for Women regional basketball championship held by FIBA Americas, which also served as Americas qualifier for the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women, granting berths to the top three teams in the final standings. It was held in Brazil between 10 September and 15 September 2001. Six national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Americas, the sport's regional governing body. The city of São Luís hosted the tournament. Brazil won their second title after defeating Cuba in the final. Format Teams were split into two round-robin groups of three teams each. The top two teams from each group advanced to the second stage, which consisted of another round-robin group where the results between teams from the same group in the preliminary stage were carried over. The first two teams from the second stage group qualified directly to the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women and played an extra game for the championship. Third and fourth places were defined by the standings in the second stage group. The teams that did not get past the first round played an extra game to define fifth place. First round Advanced to the semifinals Group A BRA 2 0 202 102 #ccffcc ARG 1 1 132 159 #ccffcc MEX 0 2 139 212 |} 10 September 15:00 BRA 119 MEX 63 #eee 11 September 15:00 ARG 93 MEX 76 16–20 28–24 20–14 29–18 12 September 15:00 BRA 83 ARG 39 22–12 14–7 19–13 28–7 Group B CUB 2 0 170 96 #ccffcc CAN 1 1 142 111 #ccffcc CHI 0 2 74 179 |} 10 September 13:00 CHI 33 CUB 100 #eee 11 September 13:00 CAN 79 CHI 41 23–4 25–9 21–21 10–7 12 September 13:00 CUB 70 CAN 63 19–24 13–15 15–12 11–7 12–5 Fifth place #eee 13 September 13:00 CHI 61 MEX 55 10–9 20–12 9–17 22–17 Second round CUB 4 0 319 231 BRA 3 1 349 239 ARG 2 2 240 279 CAN 1 3 250 231 |} 13 September 15:00 CUB 70 ARG 57 12–20 17–13 20–13 21–11 13 September 17:00 BRA 69 CAN 58 19–17 12–18 24–14 14–9 14 September 15:00 ARG 51 CAN 50 9–8 13–19 12–13 17–10 14 September 17:00 BRA 78 CUB 79 24–15 16–22 19–20 19–22 Final #ffffd0 15 September CUB 83 BRA 88 Final standings Qualified for the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women Rank Team Record BRA 4–1 CUB 4–1 ARG 2–2 4CAN 1–3 5CHI 1–2 6MEX 0–3 External links 2001 Championship of the Americas for Women, FIBA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015. Category:FIBA Women's AmeriCup Category:2001 in women's basketball Category:2001 in Brazilian sport Category:Women's international basketball competitions hosted by Brazil Category:2001–02 in North American basketball Category:2001–02 in South American basketball