emre Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be hosted by Turkey from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It is co-organized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Turkish Basketball Federation and the 2010 Organizing Committee. It is considered as prestigious a competition as the Olympic Basketball Tournament. For the third time (after the 1986 and 2006 tournaments), the World Championship will have 24 competing nations. As a result, the group stage games will be played in four different cities, and the knockout round will be hosted by Istanbul. The draw for the Championship took place on December 15, 2009 in Istanbul.Teams were drawn into four preliminary round groups of six teams each. Teams will then play a round robin schedule, with the top sixteen teams advancing to the knockout stage. the groups are Group A (Kayseri) Argentina Serbia Australia Germany Angola Jordan Group B (Istanbul) USA Slovenia Brazil Croatia Iran Tunisia Group C (Ankara) Greece Turkey Puerto Rico Russia China Côte d'Ivoire Group D (İzmir) Spain France Canada Lithuania New Zealand Lebanon and the arenas; group A Kayseri Kadir Has Arena. Capacity 7500 group B Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena. Capacity 12500 group c Ankara Ankara Arena . Capacity 13000 group d Izmir Izmir Halkalı S. C. Capacity 10000 Finals Istanbul Sinan Erdem Dome . capacity 16.500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Greece and Turkey in the same grouping? How did that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Greece and Turkey in the same grouping? How did that happen? lol why not ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Go, Spain!!! Greece will have a tough game against Turkey, but not as tough as that friendly match against Serbia where chairs ended up flying and a Serbian player, jailed for a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 if Spain get this too.. they make double for the first time in history i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yeah, Spain won its first title four years ago in Japan, so if they win again it will be our second title and our first double. But there have been more teams that have made double in the past: Brazil (1959 and 1963) and Yugoslavia (1998 and 2002). Surprising neither the USA nor the Soviet Union have ever doubled (and the Soviet Union will never do it...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 no no i mean st different FİFA and FİBA history same country be the first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Ahm! Well, now we can say Spain is the World Champion in both football and basketball, and will be until at least September 12th Brazil made it before in a way, anyway They won the FIFA World Cup in 1958 and the FIBA World Championships in 1959, when these championships weren't held the same year. I think Spain would be the first to win both tournaments the same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 hmmm.... i think usa will get this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Yeaaaah, I think so... 1) USA 2) Greece/Argentina/a surprising team 3) Spain (because the semi would be ESP-USA, if it's not, Spain second) 4) Greece/Argentina/a surprising team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 we can make a suprise too;) there will be the opening ceremnoy on tvs a hour later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 there will be the opening ceremnoy on tvs a hour later Oh really? Now I'm excited!! What's the budget?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Sure, the host country usually does well. Turkey's match against Puerto Rico will be very important. I'm sure Turkey will be in the knockout stage. If Turkey tops its group, it will reach the quarterfinals with no problems. If Turkey ends up second on the group things will be a bit more difficult but it can also be achievable. Third or fourth would mean France/Lithuania or Spain. If it's Lithuania I think Turkey can win, if it's France it will be a tough game, if it's Spain forget about it But Turkey managed to beat Spain at the last Eurobasket (which was finally won by Spain, anyway), I remember that, so Turkey can be the surprising team. Again, I think the key game for Turkey will be the match against Puerto Rico. Good luck, Turkey!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Oh really? Now I'm excited!! What's the budget?? not a big one of course its not olympics but i can link you to watch it online if u want and when u gonna be in istanbul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 think this link works http://www.canlitvizle.net/ntv_izleme.php ntvmsnbc has the rights for tv... there will be cirque de soleil specail show, some turkish greek and balkan artsit gonna sing. whirling dervishes , anatolian fire dance show , .. etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 and it starts :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 ntvmsnbc has the rights for tv... Is all that the name of the TV channel? A bit long, isn't it? I can't watch the ceremony, it says I have to install something but then it doesn't let me do it But OK, it doesn't matter. BTW, dervishes are really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 Is all that the name of the TV channel? A bit long, isn't it? I can't watch the ceremony, it says I have to install something but then it doesn't let me do it But OK, it doesn't matter. BTW, dervishes are really cool. better u didnt it became like st strange:S our sport minister said when he make a speech for the games opening " we lost uefa 2016 and they gave it to a country which host twice it was unfair.." lol ahahahhahaha fucking stupid akp goverment also added istanbul olympics new plan and law and uefa 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted August 27, 2010 Report Share Posted August 27, 2010 and when u gonna be in istanbul? Thanks, emre. Maybe next year. In the meantime, I sent my emissary, codenamed 'stu' here on GB, to check Istanbul out. Has he contacted you? He's the one wearing the purple burkha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Thanks, emre. Maybe next year. In the meantime, I sent my emissary, codenamed 'stu' here on GB, to check Istanbul out. Has he contacted you? He's the one wearing the purple burkha! hahhaah no if he has no friends here say him to contact me if its needed i can give my mail or phone number too;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athan Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 our sport minister said when he make a speech for the games opening " we lost uefa 2016 and they gave it to a country which host twice it was unfair.." lol :blink: And I thought no one would beat our Prime Minister Zapatero when, trying to convince the IOC EB that Madrid and Spain were ready for the Games because of our sports tradition and fans, said, more or less: "Spain has the best football team in the world, I'm not going to name it, but... it's in my head"... He was talking about FC Barcelona, which has nothing to do with the Olympic Games. I can't imagine what IOC members thought when they heard him say this. Well, the FIBA WC starts today. First matches are always important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted August 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 :blink: And I thought no one would beat our Prime Minister Zapatero when, trying to convince the IOC EB that Madrid and Spain were ready for the Games because of our sports tradition and fans, said, more or less: "Spain has the best football team in the world, I'm not going to name it, but... it's in my head"... He was talking about FC Barcelona, which has nothing to do with the Olympic Games. I can't imagine what IOC members thought when they heard him say this. Well, the FIBA WC starts today. First matches are always important. luckly we gonna have a match with ivory coast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 So will the big three of the Miami Heat play for the United States? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 So will the big three of the Miami Heat play for the United States? None of them. Just looked at Canada's roster and we only have two NBA players on the team... Gosh did the team fall far ever since Nash stooped playing international Basketball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 None of them. Just looked at Canada's roster and we only have two NBA players on the team... Gosh did the team fall far ever since Nash stooped playing international Basketball... Good, we don't have to have Jim Gray follow LeBron around like he did when James made his "Decision" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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