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Global Cup - Basketball

2021
2019
2018

2021

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	United States	840	25.6
2	France	602	18.4
3	Australia	329	10.0
4	Japan	280	8.5
5	Spain	252	7.7
6	Slovenia	245	7.5
7	Italy	196	6.0
8	Serbia	175	5.3
9	China	140	4.3
10	Argentina	98	3.0

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

2021

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Slovenia	8432
2	Serbia	40333
3	Australia	75037
4	France	111520
5	Belgium	162442
6	Spain	184639
7	Italy	308802
8	United States	388039
9	Argentina	449437
10	Japan	452393

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

Basketball Tournaments


Olympics	8 Aug 2021
Basketball: World Champ...	15 Sep 2019
Basketball: Women'...	30 Sep 2018
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

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Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	5969	10.2
2	France	3276	5.6
3	Japan	3187	5.4
4	Great Britain	2508	4.3	1
5	Germany	2484	4.2	2
6	China	2446	4.2	-2
7	Italy	2440	4.2	-1
8	Australia	2119	3.6
9	Canada	2100	3.6
10	Netherlands	1882	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	1018	9.8
2	Norway	788	7.6	9
3	Germany	709	6.8	3
4	France	653	6.3	1
5	Switzerland	558	5.4	10
6	Russia	556	5.3	-4
7	Italy	534	5.1	1
8	Netherlands	463	4.4	2
9	Austria	438	4.2	12
10	Canada	419	4.0	3

	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

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	2832
2	Norway	3529
3	Switzerland	5785
4	Sweden	6047
5	Denmark	6953	1
6	New Zealand	7547	-1
7	Hungary	7759	5
8	Serbia	7778	-1
9	Latvia	8579	-1
10	Netherlands	9120	-1

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	6698
2	Switzerland	15141	3
3	Slovenia	17508	1
4	Austria	20101	4
5	New Zealand	21450	-2
6	Netherlands	37071	1
7	Latvia	37202	20
8	Australia	59761	4
9	Sweden	62617	-3
10	Czech Republic	70587	1

	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

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2570	8.4
2	France	1964	6.4
3	Italy	1493	4.9	1
4	Japan	1431	4.7	-1
5	Germany	1354	4.4	2
6	Spain	1316	4.3	-1
7	Great Britain	1313	4.3	-1
8	Australia	893	2.9
9	Brazil	874	2.8
10	Norway	863	2.8

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	490	9.2	8
2	United States	471	8.9	-1
3	France	471	8.9
4	Germany	323	6.1	3
5	Russia	303	5.7	-3
6	Austria	297	5.6	12
7	Switzerland	279	5.3	9
8	Great Britain	240	4.5	-4
9	Canada	230	4.3	5
10	Netherlands	209	3.9	5

	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

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3222	12.6
2	Japan	1628	6.4
3	China	1462	5.7
4	Canada	1269	5.0
5	France	1157	4.5
6	Netherlands	1156	4.5	1
7	Australia	1120	4.4	-1
8	Great Britain	991	3.9	1
9	Sweden	947	3.7	-1
10	Germany	908	3.6

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	521	11.0
2	Germany	333	7.0	4
3	Italy	311	6.5	9
4	Switzerland	256	5.4	12
5	Netherlands	254	5.3
6	Norway	253	5.3	8
7	Russia	244	5.1	-4
8	Australia	220	4.6
9	Japan	185	3.9	-2
10	Canada	179	3.8

	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

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	31979	54.5
2	Americas	12457	21.2
3	Asia	9306	15.9
4	Oceania	2899	4.9
5	Africa	2031	3.5

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	6668	64.0
2	Americas	1578	15.1
3	Asia	773	7.4
4	Africa	701	6.7
5	Oceania	694	6.7

	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

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