2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup explained

Tourney Name:	2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup
Size:	270px
City:	Debrecen
Country:	Hungary
Dates:	7–15 August
Num Teams:	16
Confederations:	5
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Count:	9
Games:	56
Attendance:	1362
Mvp:	Caitlin Clark
Top Scorer:	Sika Koné (19.7 points per game)
Website:	www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2023

The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (hu|2021-es FIBA 19 év alatti kosárlabda-világbajnokság) was a tournament organised by FIBA for women's youth national teams aged 19 years old and below. The tournament was hosted in Debrecen, Hungary from 7 to 15 August 2021.^{[1] [2]}

The United States won their ninth title by defeating Australia in the final.^[3] Hungary won their first ever medals after a win over Mali.^[4]

Qualified teams

Means of qualification	Dates	Venue	Berths	Qualifiers
Host nation	31 January 2020		1
European selection (5 of top 6 FIBA Europe teams in World Ranking)^[5] ^[6]	7 April 2020		5
	8 December 2020		2
Americas selection (Top 4 FIBA Americas teams in World Ranking)^[7]	1 March 2021		4
Asia selection (Top 4 FIBA Asia teams in World Ranking)^[8]	10 March 2021	Mies	4
Total			16

Draw

The draw took place on 28 April 2021 in Berlin, Germany.^{[9] [10]}

Seeding

On 27 April 2021, the pots were announced.^[11]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

5–8th place bracket

9–16th place bracket

13–16th place bracket

Round of 16

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9–16th place quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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13–16th place semifinals

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9–12th place semifinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank	width=170	Team !	Record
		7–0
		5–2
		5–2
4th		4–3
5th		4–3
6th		4–3
7th		4–3
8th		4–3
9th		4–3
10th		5–2
11th		3–4
12th		1–6
13th		3–4
14th		1–6
15th		2–5
16th		0–7

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points^[12]

Name	PPG
	19.7
	18.1
	16.2
	15.7
	align=center rowspan=2	15.0
Júlia Boros

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	14.8
	12.8
	9.6
	9.4
	9.3

Assists

Name	APG
	6.5
	align=center rowspan=2	5.7
Leila Lacan
	5.6
	4.6

Blocks

Name	BPG
	2.0
	1.9
	1.8
	align=center rowspan=3	1.3
Yvonne Ejim
Martina Pokorná

Steals

Name	SPG
	3.6
	3.1
	align=center rowspan=2	2.6
Réka Dombai
	align=center rowspan=3	2.3
Salma Ismail
Diamond Johnson

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
	26.2
	23.5
	20.1
	19.6
	18.9

Team

Points^[13]

Name	PPG
	94.9
	77.4
	75.6
	71.6
	71.3

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	54.6
	51.7
	50.8
	48.0
	47.0

Assists

Name	APG
	26.0
	21.4
	19.0
	18.1
	18.0

Blocks

Name	BPG
	6.7
	align=center rowspan=2	5.3
	4.3
	align=center rowspan=2	3.7

Steals

Name	SPG
	14.3
	13.7
	12.6
	12.4
	11.2

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
	132.9
	95.4
	82.9
	81.2
	81.1

Awards

The awards were announced on 15 August 2021.^[14]

Award	Winner	Team
Most Valuable Player
All-Tournament Team	Caitlin Clark
	Sonia Citron

External links

• Official website
• Tournament summary

Notes and References

1. https://www.fiba.basketball/calendar FIBA Calendar
2. Web site: FIBA Executive Committee focus on upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. 31 January 2020. 12 February 2021. Eurohoops.net.
3. Web site: USA continue FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup dominance after landing title number nine. 15 August 2021. 15 August 2021. FIBA.
4. Web site: Historic bronze for hosts Hungary as they deny Mali. 15 August 2021. 15 August 2021. FIBA.
5. Web site: FIBA Europe Board cancels summer 2020 events, continues to support Youth Development Fund and agrees to prepare post-COVID-19 roadmap. FIBA. 8 April 2020.
6. Web site: Ranking Youth Women after the FIBA 2019 Youth Events (last updated: 04 Mar 2020). FIBA. 4 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329073521/http://www.fiba.basketball/rankinggirls. 29 March 2020.
7. Web site: FIBA Americas Youth Events Schedule 2021 adjusted. FIBA. 1 March 2021.
8. Web site: Participating teams confirmed for FIBA U19 Basketball World Cups 2021. FIBA. 10 March 2021.
9. Web site: Draws for FIBA U19 Basketball World Cups to take place on April 28. FIBA. 23 April 2021.
10. Web site: Draw complete for FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2021. FIBA. 28 April 2021.
11. Web site: Stage set for FIBA U19 Basketball World Cups 2021 draws as seedings announced. 27 April 2021.
12. http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19women/2021/playerstats Statistics
13. http://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19women/2021/teamstats Statistics
14. Web site: TISSOT MVP Clark headlines All-Star Five at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup. 16 August 2021. FIBA.