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Global Cup - Basketball

2019
2018
2016

2019

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Spain	490	25.6	2
2	Argentina	392	20.5
3	France	294	15.4	2
4	Australia	245	12.8	-2
5	Serbia	196	10.3
6	Czech Republic	147	7.7
7	United States	98	5.1	-6
8	Poland	49	2.6

2018

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	United States	350	25.6
2	Australia	280	20.5
3	Spain	210	15.4
4	Belgium	175	12.8
5	France	140	10.3
6	China	105	7.7
7	Canada	70	5.1
8	Nigeria	35	2.6

2016

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	600	25.6
2	Serbia	430	18.4	2
3	Spain	410	17.5	-2
4	Australia	238	10.1
5	France	213	9.1
6	Croatia	88	3.7
7	Lithuania	88	3.7	1
8	Argentina	88	3.7	6
9	Japan	63	2.7	-3
10	Turkey	63	2.7	18

2019

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Serbia	36012
2	Czech Republic	72028
3	Spain	94957
4	Australia	100764	-2
5	Argentina	112359
6	France	228350	-2
7	Poland	784347
8	United States	3326051	-2

2018

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Belgium	64977
2	Australia	88169
3	Spain	221567
4	France	479536
5	Canada	524160
6	United States	931294
7	China	13209429

2016

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Serbia	22156	1
2	Lithuania	38413	-1
3	Croatia	50690
4	Australia	90154
5	Spain	112350	1
6	France	303403	3
7	Argentina	460593	7
8	United States	508567
9	Canada	534003	2
10	Turkey	1129380	10

Basketball Tournaments


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Olympics	21 Aug 2016
Women's African Ch...	4 Oct 2015
Asian Championships	3 Oct 2015
European Championships	20 Sep 2015
Americas Championships	12 Sep 2015
Women's Asian Cham...	5 Sep 2015
African Championships	30 Aug 2015
Women's Americas C...	16 Aug 2015
Women's European C...	28 Jun 2015
Basketball: Women'...	5 Oct 2014
Basketball: World Champ...	14 Sep 2014


Women's Asian Cham...	3 Nov 2013
Women's African Ch...	29 Sep 2013
Women's Americas C...	28 Sep 2013
European Championships	22 Sep 2013
Americas Championships	11 Sep 2013
African Championships	31 Aug 2013
Asian Championships	11 Aug 2013
Women's European C...	30 Jun 2013
Olympics	11 Aug 2012
Women's African Ch...	2 Oct 2011
Women's Americas C...	1 Oct 2011
Asian Championships	25 Sep 2011
European Championships	18 Sep 2011

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Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	833	9.7	2
2	Norway	788	9.2	-1
3	Germany	660	7.7	-1
4	Russia	544	6.3
5	France	516	6.0	1
6	Switzerland	490	5.7	-1
7	Italy	448	5.2
8	Netherlands	445	5.2	1
9	Canada	403	4.7	-1
10	Austria	401	4.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7014	10.2
2	Russia	4141	6.0	1
3	China	3199	4.6	3
4	Great Britain	3071	4.5	3
5	France	2911	4.2	-3
6	Germany	2705	3.9	-1
7	Japan	2690	3.9	-3
8	Italy	2331	3.4
9	Australia	2250	3.3	3
10	Netherlands	2137	3.1	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	4956	9.3
2	France	3240	6.1
3	Russia	2760	5.2
4	Japan	2571	4.8	4
5	Germany	2450	4.6	2
6	China	2313	4.4
7	Great Britain	2177	4.1	-3
8	Italy	1899	3.6	-3
9	Netherlands	1759	3.3	4
10	Canada	1715	3.2	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6598	10.6
2	France	3300	5.3
3	Russia	3166	5.1	2
4	Great Britain	2793	4.5	-1
5	Italy	2498	4.0	5
6	China	2443	3.9
7	Germany	2426	3.9	-3
8	Japan	2297	3.7	-1
9	Canada	2247	3.6
10	Australia	1773	2.8	1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7056	10.2
2	France	3824	5.6	2
3	Great Britain	3387	4.9	2
4	Germany	3341	4.8	2
5	Russia	3236	4.7	-3
6	China	3149	4.6	-3
7	Japan	2326	3.4	1
8	Brazil	2286	3.3	14
9	Canada	2216	3.2
10	Italy	2092	3.0

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	6698
2	Switzerland	17242
3	Austria	21931	1
4	New Zealand	23093	-1
5	Slovenia	24022
6	Latvia	37202	-1
7	Netherlands	38571	-1
8	Sweden	65891	-1
9	Australia	75612	-1
10	Canada	91045

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	2747
2	Jamaica	3533
3	New Zealand	5359	3
4	Slovenia	5852	3
5	Switzerland	6249	-2
6	Sweden	6540	-2
7	Netherlands	8034	1
8	Austria	8825	2
9	Estonia	8868
10	Bahrain	10008

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3523
2	Croatia	4117	5
3	Switzerland	6156	1
4	Sweden	7611	1
5	Serbia	8099	6
6	New Zealand	9004	-3
7	Slovenia	9327	-5
8	Netherlands	9761	7
9	Belgium	10212	21
10	Austria	10304

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3140	2
2	Slovenia	4596	3
3	New Zealand	5046	-2
4	Switzerland	6134	6
5	Sweden	8041	3
6	Jamaica	8429	-4
7	Croatia	8646
8	Hungary	8749	10
9	Estonia	8926	7
10	Austria	9341	4

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	New Zealand	4133	3
2	Jamaica	4479	-1
3	Norway	5079	-1
4	Denmark	6052	2
5	Slovenia	6524	-2
6	Serbia	6728	5
7	Croatia	7177	5
8	Sweden	7355	1
9	Netherlands	8682	5
10	Switzerland	8939	-5

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	490	11.3
2	United States	407	9.4	2
3	France	403	9.3	-1
4	Germany	323	7.4	-1
5	Russia	290	6.7
6	Austria	266	6.1	1
7	Switzerland	259	6.0	-1
8	Canada	220	5.1
9	Netherlands	191	4.4
10	Japan	157	3.6

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3072	8.0	1
2	Russia	2446	6.4	1
3	France	1858	4.9	-2
4	Great Britain	1712	4.5
5	Japan	1514	4.0	1
6	Spain	1407	3.7	10
7	Germany	1329	3.5	-2
8	Italy	1304	3.4
9	Norway	1216	3.2	-2
10	China	1209	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	2175	7.6	1
2	United States	2087	7.3	-1
3	Russia	1733	6.0
4	Great Britain	1455	5.1
5	Germany	1255	4.4	1
6	Japan	1199	4.2	1
7	Norway	1008	3.5	1
8	Italy	975	3.4	-3
9	Croatia	971	3.4	19
10	China	864	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3023	8.9
2	France	2090	6.1
3	Russia	1931	5.7	1
4	Great Britain	1560	4.6	-1
5	Italy	1418	4.2	1
6	Germany	1283	3.8	-1
7	Japan	1201	3.5	1
8	Norway	1114	3.3	12
9	Canada	964	2.8	4
10	China	936	2.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3365	8.8
2	France	2460	6.5
3	Great Britain	2201	5.8	1
4	Russia	1710	4.5	-1
5	Germany	1676	4.4	2
6	Italy	1336	3.5	3
7	Brazil	1328	3.5	14
8	Japan	1239	3.3	3
9	China	1207	3.2	-3
10	Australia	1097	2.9	-5

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	411	10.3
2	Germany	287	7.2	1
3	Italy	274	6.9	-1
4	Netherlands	254	6.4	4
5	Norway	253	6.4	-1
6	Russia	244	6.1	-1
7	Switzerland	220	5.5	-1
8	Australia	195	4.9	-1
9	Canada	173	4.4
10	Japan	164	4.1	2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3734	13.2
2	China	1795	6.3	1
3	Russia	1470	5.2	3
4	Great Britain	1301	4.6	8
5	Netherlands	1274	4.5	-1
6	Germany	1218	4.3	-1
7	Japan	1088	3.8	-5
8	Australia	1019	3.6	2
9	Sweden	983	3.5	5
10	Canada	951	3.4	-3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2699	12.0
2	Japan	1334	5.9	7
3	China	1307	5.8	-1
4	Netherlands	1086	4.8	6
5	Germany	999	4.4	2
6	Russia	933	4.1	-1
7	Canada	927	4.1	-4
8	France	902	4.0	-2
9	Italy	824	3.7	2
10	Australia	744	3.3	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3444	13.0
2	China	1368	5.2
3	Canada	1198	4.5	2
4	Great Britain	1156	4.4	4
5	Russia	1143	4.3	-1
6	France	1072	4.0	1
7	Germany	994	3.7	-4
8	Australia	992	3.7	3
9	Japan	989	3.7
10	Netherlands	962	3.6	-4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3535	11.9
2	China	1894	6.4
3	Germany	1508	5.1	2
4	Russia	1473	5.0	-1
5	Canada	1268	4.3	2
6	Netherlands	1264	4.3	3
7	France	1263	4.3	3
8	Great Britain	1091	3.7	-2
9	Japan	1082	3.7	-5
10	Brazil	939	3.2	12

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	5759	67.2
2	Americas	1293	15.1
3	Asia	638	7.4
4	Oceania	592	6.9
5	Africa	288	3.4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	36054	52.3
2	Americas	13596	19.7
3	Asia	11060	16.1
4	Africa	4917	7.1	1
5	Oceania	3255	4.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	31844	60.0
2	Americas	9071	17.1
3	Asia	8592	16.2
4	Oceania	2017	3.8	1
5	Africa	1508	2.8	-1
6	-	24	0.0

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	33301	53.3
2	Americas	12666	20.3
3	Asia	9846	15.8
4	Africa	3578	5.7
5	Oceania	3077	4.9

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	34702	50.4
2	Americas	15410	22.4
3	Asia	10402	15.1
4	Africa	4846	7.0
5	Oceana	3535	5.1

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