The South American Championship started yesterday in Caracas.
These are the groups
GROUP A
Venezuela
Brazil
Chile
GROUP B
Argentina
Colombia
Uruguay
Yesterday's results
Group B: Argentina 103-69 Colombia
Group A: Venezuela 87-46 Chile
Standings
Today's matches
Group B: Colombia - Uruguay
Group A: Chile - Brazil
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Yesterday's Results
Group B: Colombia 64-73 Uruguay
Group A: Chile 57-85 Brazil
Standings
Today's Matches
Group B: Argentina - Uruguay
Group A: Venezuela - Brazil
Stalin Ortiz <- who could give him a name "Stalin"? <!-- s
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Yes Sebastian is his brother, i was watching Argentina's game for a while before going to class and he seems good
You would be surprised the kind of names around here, in Venezuela we have two people whose name is Superman, we have Jeffersons, Kennedys Nixons.
I wonder if he will be as good as Manu.
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Just because with the oil boom people just want an american cool name for their children while they sound horrible. Before that they were a lot of greek names like Achilles and that kind of stuff
Yesterday's Results
Group B: Argentina 89-79 Uruguay
Group A: Venezuela 83-82 Brazil <!-- s
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Final Group Standings
Today's Matches
5th Place: Colombia - Chile
Semifinal: Argentina - Brazil
Semifinal: Venezuela - Uruguay
Yesterday's Results
5th Place: Colombia 87-83 Chile
Semifinal: Argentina 72-74 Brazil
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**Little Rant here**
How the hell you win Brazil and then lose to BLOODY URUGUAY!!!! <!-- s
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Today's Matches
3rd Place: Venezuela - Argentina
Final: Brazil - Uruguay
BTW All four semifinalists qualify to the 'Torneo de las Americas'
I am sorry for Venezuela Manuel. Looking at the final result looks like it was a close game. Good luck with Argentina then <!-- s:thup: -->[img]{SMILIES_PATH}/thup.gif[/img]<!-- s:thup: -->
ooooh Unlucky Venezuala Manuel. Semi final is still good I guess.
And I saw that Brazil won it but it wasnt broadcasted in Europe I dont think. Did anyone watch the match?
I also didn't see the match but I know that Machado who will play for Zalgiris next season was top scorer. And again Venezuela unlucky to lose against Argentina in 3rd place game.
The tournament ended yesterday
3rd Place: Venezuela 78-95 Argentina
Final: Brazil 92-61
Like i said before the four semifinalists will go to the America Tournament that would be to qualify to the Olympics. Also the top three (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) will go the Pan-American Games. Venezuela may enter the Pan-American games taking the Brazilian spot since they already are the hosts since they are in Rio.
Which Machado Vilius??
[quote name='"manuel23_ve":40db0']Which Machado Vilius??[/quote]
Marcelinho Machado. Check Ã
½algiris thread in Lithuanian forum.
Manuel, bad luck... You'd expect that after beating Brazil Venezuela would get a silver, losing to Argentina... It went all the other way round
Don't Paraguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru take part?