1959 FIBA World Championship
| Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1959 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chile |
| Dates | 16–31 January 1959 |
| Teams | 13 |
| 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 | |
| MVP | Amaury Pasos |
| Top scorer | 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 was hosted by Chile from 16-31 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chile – advanced automatically to the final round as host
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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[]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 204 | +67 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Formosa
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 209 | −2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 202 | −5 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  United Arab Republic
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 239 | −60 | 3 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 175 | +36 | 5[a] | Final round |
| 2 |  Soviet Union
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 199 | +30 | 5[a] | |
| 3 |  Canada
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 174 | −5 | 5[a] | Classification round |
| 4 |  Mexico
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 234 | −61 | 3 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Group C[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 174 | +43 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 194 | +15 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Philippines
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 220 | −28 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 |  Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 211 | −30 | 3 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Classification round[]
First round[]
Group D[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 120 | +25 | 4 | Eighth place playoff |
| 2 | United Arab Republic
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 148 | −12 | 3 | Tenth place playoff |
| 3 | Canada
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 137 | −13 | 2 | Twelfth place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Group E[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 95 | +10 | 4 | Eighth place playoff |
| 2 | Argentina
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 3 | Tenth place playoff |
| 3 | Mexico
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 129 | −16 | 2 | Twelfth place playoff |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Second round[]
Twelfth place playoff[]
Tenth place playoff[]
Eighth place playoff[]
Final round[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (C)
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 382 | +90 | 11 |
| 2 | United States
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 370 | 378 | −8 | 10 |
| 3 | Chile (H)
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 393 | 444 | −51 | 8[a] |
| 4 | Formosa
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 350 | −35 | 8[a] |
| 5 | Puerto Rico
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 397 | 471 | −74 | 7 |
| 6 | Soviet Union[b]
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 365 | 264 | +101 | 10 |
| 7 | Bulgaria[c]
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 338 | −23 | 7 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Chile 1–0 Formosa
- ^ FIBA demoted the Soviet Union to the bottom two places after they refused to play against Formosa, forfeiting the game, due to political reasons.
- ^ FIBA demoted Bulgaria to the bottom two places after they refused to play against Formosa, forfeiting the game, due to political reasons.
Awards[]
| 1959 World Championship Winner |
|---|
 Brazil First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
 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)[]
- James T. L. Chen (Formosa) 20.1
- Juan "Pachin" Vicens (Puerto Rico) 19.7
- Wlamir Marques (Brazil) 18.6
- Jerry Vayda (USA) 18
- (Formosa) 16.7
- (USA) 16.4
- Viktor Radev (Bulgaria) 15.25
- Amaury Pasos (Brazil) 15.22
- (Puerto Rico) 14.3
- Evelio Droz (Puerto Rico) 13.7
All-Tournament team[]
References[]
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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