FIBA Basketball World Cup
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The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FIBA Basketball World Cup Context triple: [FIBA, organizes, FIBA Basketball World Cup]
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2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international men's basketball championship held in Spain, featuring top national teams from around the world and serving as a qualifier for the Olympic Games.
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FIBA AmeriCup
The FIBA AmeriCup is the premier international basketball championship for national teams from the Americas, serving as the continent’s top-level competition under FIBA.
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FIBA Women’s World Championship
The FIBA Women’s World Championship is the premier international basketball tournament for women’s national teams, organized by FIBA and held every four years.
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FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Turkey that crowned the United States, led by Kevin Durant, as world champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: FIBA Basketball World Cup Target entity description: The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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A.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international men's basketball championship held in Spain, featuring top national teams from around the world and serving as a qualifier for the Olympic Games.
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B.
FIBA AmeriCup
The FIBA AmeriCup is the premier international basketball championship for national teams from the Americas, serving as the continent’s top-level competition under FIBA.
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C.
FIBA Women’s World Championship
The FIBA Women’s World Championship is the premier international basketball tournament for women’s national teams, organized by FIBA and held every four years.
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D.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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E.
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Turkey that crowned the United States, led by Kevin Durant, as world champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international basketball tournament
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world championship ⓘ |
| awards |
All‑Tournament Team selection
ⓘ
Most Valuable Player award ⓘ bronze medal ⓘ gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| category |
international men's basketball competitions
ⓘ
recurring sporting events established in 1950 ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams ⓘ |
| confederation |
FIBA Africa
ⓘ
FIBA Americas ⓘ FIBA Asia ⓘ FIBA Europe ⓘ FIBA Oceania ⓘ |
| continentScope | worldwide ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Argentina men's national basketball team ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCity | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCountry | Argentina ⓘ |
| format | group stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| formerName |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FIBA World Championship
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| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| gender | men's ⓘ |
| globalAudience | international television broadcast ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | FIBA ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Mies, Switzerland ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | international sports federation ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| mostTitlesTeam |
United States men's national basketball team
ⓘ
Yugoslavia national basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslavia men's national basketball team
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| nameChangeYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup ⓘ |
| organizer |
FIBA
ⓘ
surface form:
Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
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| qualificationCycleLength | four years ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
continental qualification tournaments
ⓘ
host nation automatic qualification ⓘ |
| qualificationRole | qualifier for Olympic Games in some cycles ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
FIBA Women’s World Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Olympic Games basketball tournament ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic men's basketball tournament
|
| ruleSet | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamType | senior men's national teams ⓘ |
| trophyName |
James Naismith Trophy
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surface form:
Naismith Trophy
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| trophyNamedAfter | James Naismith ⓘ |
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Subject: FIBA Basketball World Cup Description of subject: The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the premier international basketball championship for men's national teams, held every four years and featuring top squads from around the globe competing for the world title.
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this entity surface form:
FIBA World Championship
this entity surface form:
FIBA World Championship
subject surface form:
Russia men's national basketball team
subject surface form:
Russia men's national basketball team