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South American Championship Quarterfinals
Friday’s quarterfinals would also award the final two AmeriCup spots to the winners. Colombia quickly put the first game completely out of reach, sending Chile down to the consolation bracket immediately with a 78-59 win. Brazil bounced back from a tough loss and also took care of business early with a 74-46 win. The timeless…
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South American Championship Game 3
Group B This group started Thursday’s action as well and the lone game would decide which team won the group and earned the bye to the semifinals. It was a close game early, but Daniela Wallen and Venezuela had the lead by halftime. They kept their advantage in the second half and got the 71-57…
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South American Championship Game 2
Group B Tuesday’s action started in this group again as Venezuela made their debut having received the bye on the first day. They got the 62-51 win, which meant that a second loss for Chile left them in last place in the group and fixed their spot in the bracket. They get a bye for…
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South American Championship Game 1
The last four spots in next year’s AmeriCup will be awarded this week in Zarate, Argentina. Three countries in South America are not fielding a team in this event, leaving the remaining seven teams divided into two groups for the first stage. No teams in Group B will be eliminated at this stage while the…
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Weekly Report #60
Brazil The final in Brazil continued on Monday and Sampaio won their second straight home game. That result left Campinas facing elimination on Friday, but their dominant second half made sure that the series was extended. Sampaio took a massive first half lead on Sunday and closed out the series, winning the championship after three…
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Weekly Report #59
Brazil One deciding game was needed in the semifinals and it was played on Monday. Sampaio had the homecourt advantage and their early lead was enough for a win over Cerrado. The medal rounds started on Friday with the bronze medal matchup that Araraquara won despite Cerrado’s fantastic start. The championship series started on Saturday…