2019 in sports
2019 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. The main events were the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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- July 5 – 13: 2nd FAI World Intermediate Aerobatic Championship in
Břeclav
- Individual Overall:
Igor Chernov
- Team Winner:
Ukraine (Igor Chernov, Timur Fatkullin, Dmitry Pogrebitsky)
- Individual Overall:
- July 18 – 28: 10th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships
Deva
- July 18 – 28: 22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships
Deva
- July 18 – 28: 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships
Toruń
- July 18 – 28: 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships
Châteauroux
- February 8 & 9: Red Bull Air Race #1 in
Abu Dhabi
- Winner:
Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
- Challenger winner:
Florian Bergér (both)
- Winner:
- June 15 & 16: Red Bull Air Race #2 in
Kazan
- July 13 & 14: Red Bull Air Race #3 in
Zamárdi
- Winner:
Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
- Challenger winner:
Dario Costa (Race 1) /
Daniel Ryfa (Race 2)
- Winner:
- September 7 & 8: Red Bull Air Race #4 in
Makuhari (final)
- March 17 – 23: 2019 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in
Heraklion
- June 2 – 9: 2019 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in
Tachov
- October 17 – 22: 2019 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in
Lost Hills
- August 27 - September 1: Slovenian Open National Hot Air Balloon Championship 2019 in
Murska Sobota
- September 9 – 14: 3rd Central European Cup
Szeged
- September 9 – 14: 1st Women European Cup
Szeged
- September 12 – 21: 63rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in
Montbéliard
- October 20 – 27: 21st FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Mallorca
- FAI World Drone Masters
- November 1 & 3: Jeonju FAI World Drone Masters (WCM #1) in
Jeonju
- 2019 FAI Drone Racing World Cup
- March 12: Race Of Drones Oulu (WCC #1) in
Oulu
- May 11 & 12: MajFlaj in
(WCC #2) Skopje
- May 31 – June 2: World Cup Drones FAI F9U El Yelmo (WCC #3) in
El Yelmo
- June 1 & 2: Seoul Drone Race World Cup (WCC #4) in
Seoul
- June 15 & 16: World Cup Latvia Drone Racing (WCC #5) in
Cēsis
- July 6 & 7: Partouche Drone Race World Cup (WCC #6) in
Forges-les-Eaux
- July 13 & 14: German Drone World Cup (WCC #7) in
Nördlingen
- July 20 & 21: Belgium FAI Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #8) in
Gouy-lez-Piéton
- August 10 & 11: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #9) in
Minsk
- August 17 & 18: Moscow Cup (WCC #10) in
Moscow
- August 17 & 18: German Drone Championship (WCC #11) in
Crailsheim
- August 24 & 25: UK Drone Racing Open International (WCC #12) in
Barkston Heath
- September 7 & 8: F9U World Cup Italy (WCC #13) in
Modena
- September 13 – 15: EPFL Drone Racing Cup (WCC #14) in
Lausanne
- September 14 & 15: Mazovia Drone Racing (WCC #15) in
Warsaw
- September 14 & 15: Pam Cup (WCC #16) in
Plovdiv
- September 21 & 22: Daegu Drone Race World Cup (WCC #17) in
Daegu
- September 21 & 22: Lithuania Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #18) in
Vilnius
- October 12 & 13: Phoenix Drone Racing (WCC #19) in
Prilep
- October 25 & 27: Drone World Cup Carrefour Montequinto (WCC #20) in
Seville
- November 1 & 2: Drone Tokyo 2019 Racing & Conference (WCC #21) in
Tokyo
- November 16 & 17: FAI Hong Kong Open Drone Racing Championship (World Cup) (WCC #21) in
Hong Kong
- December 7 & 8: TIRT Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #22) in
Taoyuan
- June 10 – 16: 24th FAI World Precision Flying Championship in
Castellón de la Plana
- September 8 – 13: 2nd FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in
Santa Cruz
FAI WORLD AND CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (CAT.1)
- May 11 – 25: 20th FAI European Gliding Championships in
Turbia
- Open Class: 1st.
Petr Tichý, 2nd.
Riccardo Brigliadori, 3rd.
Markus Frank
- 18m Class: 1st.
Sebastian Kawa, 2nd.
Karol Staryszak, 3rd.
Wolfgang Janowitsch
- 20m Multi-Seat Class: 1st.
Tomasz Rubaj & Christoph Matkowski, 2nd.
Steve Jones & Garry Coppin, 3rd.
Uli Gmelin & Christine Grote
- Team Cup: 1st.
France, 2nd.
Poland, 3rd.
United Kingdom
- Open Class: 1st.
- June 1 – 8: 9th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship in
Cerdanya
- July 6 – 21: 20th FAI European Gliding Championships in
Prievidza
- July 28 – 10: 11th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in
Szeged
- July 28 – 10: 3rd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in
Rockton, Ontario
- September 1 – 14: 3rd FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship in
Pavullo nel Frignano
- February 27 – March 2: 17th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in
Vrchlabí
- April 17 – 20: 3rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in
Lille
- May 18 – 15: 14th FAI World Cup of Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing in
Córdoba
- August 12 – 15: 4th FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving & 3rd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championship in
Dunkeswell
- August 17 – 20: 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Formation & 8th FAI European Canopy Formation Championships in
Strejnic
- August 23 – 30: 1st FAI European Wingsuit Flying Championship & 3rd FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying in
Ravenna
- October 7 – 12: 13th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events & 22nd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in
Eloy
- October 18 – 29: 43rd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in
Wuhan City
- November 20 – 24: 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting in
Pretoria
- World Championships
- September 8 – 18: 10th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in
Vršac
- 2019-20 Paragliding World Cup
- May 25 – June 1: 2019 World Cup France (WC #1) in
Chamousset
- June 8 – 15: 2019 World Cup China (WC #2) in
Linzhou
- June 29 – July 6: 2019 World Cup Portugal (WC #3) in
Manteigas
- September 7 – 14: 2019 World Cup Brazil (WC #4) in
Pico do Gavião
- November 9 – 16: 2019 World Cup Argentina (WC #5) in
Loma Bola
- March 24 – April 4, 2020: 2019 World Cup Superfinal in
Castelo
Para-Ski
[edit]- 2019 Para-Ski World Cup
- January 25 – 27: WC #1 in
Disentis[1]
- February 8 – 10: WC #2 in
Ponte di Legno[2]
- Winners:
Marco Valente (m) /
Magdalena Schwertl (f)
- Juniors winner:
Manuel Sulzbacher
- Masters winner:
Marco Valente
- Teams winners:
HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Anton Gruber, Magdalena Schwertl)
- Ski winners:
Sebastian Graser (m) /
Magdalena Schwertl (f)
- Accuracy winners:
Alic Gernot (m) /
Magdalena Schwertl (f)
- Winners:
- February 15 – 17: WC #3 in
Bad Leonfelden
- February 27 – March 2: 17th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in
Vrchlabí (part of World Cup)
- Super Bowl LIII – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 13–3 over the Los Angeles Rams (NFC)
- Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- Attendance: 70,081
- MVP: Julian Edelman, WR (New England)
2018–19 Indoor Archery World Series
[edit]- Note: This is the inaugural set of indoor archery events that replaced the World Cup.
- November 23 – 25, 2018: 2018 GT Open in
Strassen[3]
- December 1 & 2, 2018: 2018 Macau Indoor Archery Open in
Macau[4]
- Recurve winners:
Oh Jin-hyek (m) /
JEON Hun-young (f)
- Compound winners:
Mike Schloesser (m) /
Alexis Ruiz (f)
- Recurve winners:
- December 14 – 16, 2018: 2018 Roma Archery Trophy in
Rome[5]
- Recurve winners:
Crispin Duenas (m) /
KIM Su-rin (f)
- Compound winners:
Braden Gellenthien (m) /
Alexis Ruiz (f)
- Junior recurve winners:
Matteo Canovai (m) /
Olha Shubkina (f)
- Junior compound winners:
Kalle Numminen (m) /
Faith Miller (f)
- Recurve winners:
- January 18 – 20: 2019 Nîmes Archery Tournament in
France[6]
- Recurve winners:
Lee Seung-yun (m) /
KANG Chae-young (f)
- Compound winners:
Braden Gellenthien (m) /
Janine Meissner (f)
- Junior recurve winners:
Jules Vautrin (m) /
Aiko Rolando (f)
- Junior compound winners:
Carson Sapp (m) /
Faith Miller (f)
- Recurve winners:
- February 7 – 9: 2019 Vegas Shoot in
Las Vegas[7]
- February 8: 2019 Indoor Archery World Series Final in
Las Vegas[8]
- Recurve winners:
Steve Wijler (m) /
SIM Ye-ji (f)
- Compound winners:
Kris Schaff (m) /
Viktoria Balzhanova (f)
- Recurve winners:
2019 Archery World Cup & Championship events
[edit]- April 22 – 28: WA World Cup #1 in
Medellin[9]
- Recurve winners:
Brady Ellison (m) /
KANG Chae-young (f)
- Compound winners:
Mike Schloesser (m) /
Sara López (f)
- Team recurve winners:
South Korea (m) /
South Korea (f)
- Team compound winners:
Italy (m) /
Colombia (f)
- Mixed winners:
South Korea (Recurve) /
United States (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
- May 6 – 12: WA World Cup #2 in
Shanghai[10]
- Recurve winners:
Lee Woo-seok (m) /
KANG Chae-young (f)
- Compound winners:
Braden Gellenthien (m) /
So Chae-won (f)
- Team recurve winners:
Chinese Taipei (m) /
South Korea (f)
- Team compound winners:
United States (m) /
United States (f)
- Mixed winners:
Chinese Taipei (Recurve) /
United States (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
- May 20 – 26: WA World Cup #3 in
Antalya[11]
- Recurve winners:
Brady Ellison (m) /
ZHENG Yichai (f)
- Compound winners:
James Lutz (m) /
Danelle Wentzel (f)
- Team recurve winners:
China (m) /
Chinese Taipei (f)
- Team compound winners:
Denmark (m) /
United States (f)
- Mixed winners:
Spain (Recurve) /
South Africa (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
- June 10 – 16: 2019 World Archery Championships in
's-Hertogenbosch[12]
- Recurve winners:
Brady Ellison (m) /
Lei Chien-ying (f)
- Compound winners:
James Lutz (m) /
Natalia Avdeeva (f)
- Team recurve winners:
China (m) /
Chinese Taipei (f)
- Team compound winners:
South Korea (m) /
Chinese Taipei (f)
- Mixed winners:
South Korea (Recurve) /
South Korea (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
- July 1 – 7: WA World Cup #4 in
Berlin[13]
- Recurve winners:
Mete Gazoz (m) /
AN San (f)
- Compound winners:
Evren Çağıran (m) /
Alexis Ruiz (f)
- Team recurve winners:
Turkey (m) /
Italy (f)
- Team compound winners:
France (m) /
Turkey (f)
- Mixed winners:
South Korea (Recurve) /
Great Britain (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
- August 19 – 25: 2019 World Youth Archery Championships in
Madrid[14]
- Junior recurve winners:
KIM Hyeon-jong (m) /
Valentina Acosta Giraldo (f)
- Junior compound winners:
Anders Faugstad (m) /
Amanda Mlinaric (f)
- Junior team recurve winners:
South Korea (m) /
South Korea (f)
- Junior team compound winners:
United States (m) /
United States (f)
- Junior Mixed team winners:
South Korea (Recurve) /
India (Compound)
- Cadet recurve winners:
TAI Yu-hsuan (m) /
Komalika Bari (f)
- Cadet compound winners:
Sebastian Garcia (m) /
Arina Cherkezova (f)
- Cadet Team recurve winners:
South Korea (m) /
South Korea (f)
- Cadet Team compound winners:
United States (m) /
United States (f)
- Cadet Mixed team winners:
South Korea (Recurve) /
Mexico (Compound)
- Junior recurve winners:
- September 2 – 7: 2019 World Archery 3D Championships in
Lac La Biche[15]
- September 6 & 7: WA World Cup #5 (final) in
Moscow[16]
- Recurve winners:
Brady Ellison (m) /
KANG Chae-young (f)
- Compound winners:
Mike Schloesser (m) /
Sara López (f)
- Mixed team winners:
South Korea (Recurve) /
United States (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
2019 European Archery events
[edit]- February 26 – March 2: 2019 European Indoor Archery Championships in
Samsun[17]
- Senior Recurve winners:
Mandia Massimiliano (m) /
Sayana Tsyrempilova (f)
- Senior Compound winners:
Mike Schloesser (m) /
Gizem Elmaagacli (f)
- Junior recurve winners:
Ivan Kozhokar (m) /
Zhanna Naumova (f)
- Junior compound winners:
Robin Jaatma (m) /
Elisa Roner (f)
- Senior Team recurve winners:
Russia (m) /
Russia (f)
- Senior Team compound winners:
France (m) /
Russia (f)
- Junior team recurve winners:
Turkey (m) /
Russia (f)
- Junior team compound winners:
Turkey (m) /
Italy (f)
- Senior Recurve winners:
- April 9 – 13: European Grand Prix & Quota Tournament for Minsk European Games in
Bucharest[18]
- Recurve winners:
Steve Wijler (m) /
Karyna Kazlouskaya (f)
- Compound winners:
Valerio della Stua (m) /
Amanda Mlinaric (f)
- QT Recurve winners:
Vladimir Hurban Jr. (m) /
Beatrice Miklos (f)
- QT Compound winners:
Adam Ravenscroft (m) /
Janine Meissner (f)
- Men's team recurve winners:
Netherlands (Sjef van den Berg, Rick van der Ven, & Steve Wijler)
- Women's team recurve winners:
Germany (Michelle Kroppen, Elena Richter, & Lisa Unruh)
- Mixed team recurve winners:
Italy (Elena Tonetta & Federico Musolesi)
- Men's team compound winners:
Germany (Sebastian Hamdorf, Leon Hollas, & Marcel Trachsel)
- Women's team compound winners:
Estonia (Emily Hõim, Lisell Jäätma, & Meeri-Marita Paas)
- Mixed team compound winners:
Great Britain (Layla Annison & Stuart Taylor)
- CQ Men's Team winners:
Netherlands (Sjef van den Berg, Rick van der Ven, & Steve Wijler)
- CQ Women's Team winners:
Denmark (Randi Degn, Maja Jager, & Anne Marie Laursen)
- Recurve winners:
- April 28 – May 5: Para-Archery European Cup – 1st leg in
Olbia
- For detailed results, click here
- May 13–18: European Youth Cup – 1st leg in
Čatež ob Savi
- For detailed results, click here
- June 23–29: Archery at the 2019 European Games in
Minsk
- Recurve winners:
Mauro Nespoli (m) /
Tatiana Andreoli (f)
- Compound winners:
Mike Schloesser (m) /
Toja Ellison (f)
- Team recurve winners:
France (m) /
United Kingdom (f)
- Mixed winners:
Italy (Recurve) /
Russia (Compound)
- Recurve winners:
- July 6–14: Para-Archery European Cup – 2nd leg in
Nové Město na Moravě
- For detailed results, click here
- July 15–20: European Youth Cup – 2nd leg in
Bucharest
- For detailed results, click here
- September 14–15: European Club Teams Cup in
Čatež ob Savi
- September 30 – October 5: European Archery Field Championships in
Mokrice Castle
- For detailed results, click here
2019 Asian Archery events
[edit]- February 13 – 16: IWAS World Games 2019 (Archery) in
Sharjah
- February 22 – 27: 3rd ISSF International Solidarity World Ranking Archery Championships in
Dhaka
- Recurve winners:
Denchai Thepna (m) /
Diya Siddique (f)
- Compound winners:
Chen Chieh-Lun (m) /
. Pragati (f)
- Recurve teams winners:
India (Bishal Changmai, Hooda Paras, Karni Singh Chauhan) (m) /
Iran (Parmida Ghassemi, Shiva Shojamehr, Niloofar Alipour) (f)
- Compound teams winners:
India (Chahal Ritik, Jawkar Prathamesh Samadhan, Vidyarthi Chirag) (m) /
Bangladesh (Shamoli Ray, Susmita Banik, Bonna Akhter) (f)
- Mixed teams winners:
Germany (Kristina Berger & Marcel Trachsel) (Compound) /
India (Hooda Paras & Komalika Bari) (Recurve)
- Recurve winners:
- March 24 – 30: International Archery Tournament “Kuralai” in
Shymkent
- Recurve winners:
Mansur Alimbaev (m) /
Mavzuna Azimova (f)
- Junior recurve winners:
Andrey Kuzmin (m) /
Anastasia Shapovalova (f)
- Compound winners:
Zhomart Bektursyn (m) /
Zarema Edige (f)
- Recurve mixed Team winners:
Kazakhstan (Zaure Sansyzbay & Mansur Alimbaev)
- Mixed Junior recurve Team winners:
Kazakhstan (Alma Kalibayeva & Daniyar Boztayev)
- Mixed compound team winners:
Kazakhstan (Aidana Mukhtarhanova & Islam Djanibekov)
- Recurve winners:
- March 24 – 31: 2019 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament in
Bangkok
- Recurve winners:
Ilfat Abdullin (m) /
Zheng Yichai (f)
- Compound winners:
Mohammadsaleh Palizban (m) /
Muskan Kirar (f)
- Recurve team winners:
China (Ding Yiliang, Hao Feng, Li Jialun) (m) /
China (An Qixuan, Meng Fanxu, Zheng Yichai)
- Compound team winners:
India (. Vikas, Siddhant Gupta, Vedant Wankhade) (m) /
Malaysia (Nur Aina Yasmine Halim, Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh, Nurul Syazhera Mohd Asmi) (f)
- Recurve mixed winners:
India (Ankita Bhakat & Yashdeep Bhoge)
- Compound mixed winners:
Iran (Seyedeh-Vida Halimianavval & Mohammadsaleh Palizban)
- Recurve winners:
- April 10 – 16: 5th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in
Dubai
- Recurve winners:
Ueyama Tomohiro (m) /
Hazel Chaisty (f)
- Compound winners:
Marcel Pavlik (m) /
Jodi Grinham (f)
- Recurve/Compound W1 winners:
Jean Pierre Antonios (m) /
Shinohara Aya (f)
- Mixed winners:
Italy (Recurve) /
United Kingdom (Compound)
- Mixed recurve/Compound W1 winners:
South Korea
- Recurve winners:
- July 11 – 18: Tokyo 2020 Test Event in
Tokyo
South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 20 – 21: Interport Indoor Archery Open in
Hong Kong
- July 22 – 25: Asian Youth Indoor Archery Open in
Hong Kong Winners:
Hong Kong (Fischer Dylan Wei Ying, Yiu Ngo Him Jasper, Leung Ngo Kiu, Wu Shi Yan)
- August 1 – 7: 2019 Asia Cup – World Ranking Tournament in
Taipei
- For detailed results, click here
- October 17 – 24: 2019 Asian Para Archery Championships in
Bangkok
China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 22 – 28: 2019 Asian Archery Championships in
Bangkok
South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2019 African Archery events
[edit]- August 5 – 18: Grand Prix de Côte d'Ivoire in
Abidjan
Ivory Coast won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 26 – August 4: 2019 U-12 Baseball World Cup in
Tainan[19]
Chinese Taipei defeated
Japan, 4–0, to win their second U-12 Baseball World Cup title.
Cuba took third place.
- August 30 – September 8: 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup in
Gijang County[20]
Chinese Taipei defeated the
United States, 2–1, to win their third U-18 Baseball World Cup title.
South Korea took third place.
- September 18 – 22: Europe/Africa Baseball 2020 Olympic Qualifier in
Bologna & Parma[21]
Israel has qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[22]
- November 2 – 17: 2019 WBSC Premier12 in
Chinese Taipei,
South Korea,
Mexico, &
Japan[23]
- March 20 – September 29: 2019 Major League Baseball season
- American League regular season winners:
Houston Astros
- National League regular season winners:
Los Angeles Dodgers
- American League regular season winners:
- June 3–5: 2019 Major League Baseball draft in
Secaucus, New Jersey
- #1 pick:
Adley Rutschman (to the
Baltimore Orioles from the
Oregon State Beavers)
- #1 pick:
- July 9: 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Progressive Field in
Cleveland
- The American League defeated the National League, 4–3.
- MVP:
Shane Bieber (
Cleveland Indians)
- 2019 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Winner:
Pete Alonso (
New York Mets)
- October 22 – 30: 2019 World Series
- The
Washington Nationals defeated the
Houston Astros, 4–3 in games played, to win their first World Series title.
- The
2019 Little League Baseball World Series
[edit]- July 27 – August 3: 2019 Senior League Baseball World Series in
Easley at Easley Recreation Complex[24]
- Team USA West Region (
Wailuku) defeated Team Caribbean Region (
Willemstad), 11–0, in the final.
- Team USA West Region (
- July 28 – August 4: 2019 Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series in
Livermore at Max Baer Park[25]
- August 11 – 18: 2019 Junior League Baseball World Series in
Taylor at Heritage Park[26]
- August 15 – 25: 2019 Little League World Series in
South Williamsport at both the Little League Volunteer Stadium and the Howard J. Lamade Stadium[27]
- Team USA Southwest Region (
River Ridge) defeated Team Caribbean Region (
Willemstad), 8–0, in the final.
- Team USA Southwest Region (
- February 4 – 10: 2019 Caribbean Series in
Panama City
Toros de Herrera defeated
Leñadores de Las Tunas, 3–1, to win their first Caribbean Series title.
- October 16, 2018 – April 10, 2019: 2018–19 NBA season
- Eastern Conference Winners:
Toronto Raptors
- Western Conference Winners:
Golden State Warriors
- Note: Milwaukee has home court advantage throughout entire playoffs. Golden State has home court advantage throughout conference playoffs.
- Eastern Conference Winners:
- February 17: 2019 NBA All-Star Game at the Spectrum Center in
Charlotte, North Carolina[28]
- Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis, with the score of 178–164.
- MVP:
Kevin Durant (
Golden State Warriors)
- NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Home Team defeated Away Team, with the score of 82–80.
- Rising Stars Challenge: The
United States team defeated the
World team, with the score of 161–141.
- NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge Winner:
Jayson Tatum (
Boston Celtics)
- Three-Point Contest Winner:
Joe Harris (
Brooklyn Nets)
- Slam Dunk Contest Winner:
Hamidou Diallo (
Oklahoma City Thunder)
- April 13 – June 13: 2019 NBA playoffs
- June 20: 2019 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in
Brooklyn
- #1 pick:
Zion Williamson (to the
New Orleans Pelicans from the
Duke Blue Devils)
- #1 pick:
- April 10: 2019 WNBA draft in
New York City at the Nike NYHQ
- #1 pick:
Jackie Young to the
Las Vegas Aces, from the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish team.
- #1 pick:
- May 24 – September 8: 2019 WNBA season (Regular)
- Eastern Conference RS winners:
Washington Mystics
- Western Conference RS winners:
Los Angeles Sparks
- Eastern Conference RS winners:
- July 27: 2019 WNBA All-Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center in
Las Vegas
- Team Wilson defeated team Delle Donne, with the score of 129–126.
- MVP:
Erica Wheeler (
Indiana Fever)
- Three Point Contest winner:
Shekinna Stricklen (
Connecticut Sun)
- Skills Challenge winner:
Diamond DeShields (
Chicago Sky)
- September 11 – October 10: 2019 WNBA Playoffs
- March 19 – April 8: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- The
Virginia Cavaliers defeated the
Texas Tech Red Raiders, 85–77 in overtime, to win their first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball title.
- The
- March 22 – April 7: 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- The
Baylor Lady Bears defeated the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 82–81, to win their third NCAA Division I Women's Basketball title.
- The
- February 15 – 17: 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in
Rio de Janeiro[29]
AEK Athens defeated
Flamengo, 86–70, to win their first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title.
San Lorenzo took third place and
Austin Spurs took fourth place.
- June 18 – 23: 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in
Amsterdam[30]
- June 29 – July 7: 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in
Heraklion[31]
- The
United States defeated
Mali, 93–79, to win their seventh FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup title.
France took third place.
- The
- July 20 – 28: 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in
Bangkok[32]
- The
United States defeated
Australia, 74–70 in overtime, to win their eighth FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup title.
Spain took third place.
- The
- August 31 – September 15: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in
China[33]
Spain defeated
Argentina, 95–75, to win their second FIBA Basketball World Cup title.
France took third place.
Australia took fourth place.
- Note: All four teams mentioned above, along with the
United States,
Nigeria, &
Iran, have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
[edit]- April 18 & 19: 3x3 WT #1 in
Doha[34]
- June 1 & 2: 3x3 WT #2 in
Chengdu[35]
- Team
Novi Sad defeated Team
Riga, 21–14, to win their first World Tour event this year.
- Team
- July 6 & 7: 3x3 WT #3 in
Mexico City[36]
- Team
Novi Sad defeated Team
NY Harlem, 21–11, to win their second World Tour event this year.
- Team
- July 20 & 21: 3x3 WT #4 in
Saskatoon[37]
- August 3 & 4: 3x3 WT #5 in
Prague[38]
- Team
Riga Ghetto defeated Team
Princeton, 21–12, to win their second World Tour event this year.
- Team
- August 23 & 24: 3x3 WT #6 in
Lausanne[39]
- August 27 & 28: 3x3 WT #7 in
Debrecen[40]
- September 7 & 8: 3x3 WT #8 in
Montreal[41]
- September 21 & 22: 3x3 WT #9 in
Los Angeles[42]
- October 12 & 13: 3x3 WT #10 in
Nanjing[43]
- October 18 & 19: 3x3 WT #11 in
Jeddah[44]
- November 2 & 3: 3x3 WT #12 (final) in
Utsunomiya[45]
- National teams
- June 27 – July 7: FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2019 in
Serbia &
Latvia[46]
Spain defeated
France, 88–66, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Women's EuroBasket title.
Serbia took third place.
Great Britain took fourth place.
Belgium took fifth place.
Sweden took sixth place.
- Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2020 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
- July 5 – 14: 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B in
Skopje[47]
- July 6 – 14 2019 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship in
Sarajevo[48]
- July 12 – 21: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B in
Matosinhos[49]
Portugal defeated the
Czech Republic, 73–57, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B title.
Belgium took third place.
- July 13 – 21: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in
Tel Aviv[50]
- July 14 – 21: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C in
Tirana[51]
Luxembourg defeated
Andorra, 78–50, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C title.
Wales took third place.Division C
- July 16 – 21: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division C in
Chișinău[52]
- July 26 – August 4: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B in
Oradea[53]
Israel defeated
Poland, 81–79, to win their first FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B title.
- The
Czech Republic took third place.
- July 27 – August 4: 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship in
Volos[54]
- July 28 – August 4: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division C in
Andorra la Vella[55]
- July 30 – August 4: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women Division C in
Andorra la Vella[56]
- August 3 – 11: 2019 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship in
Klatovy[57]
- August 3 – 11: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division B in
Pristina[58]
- August 8 – 17: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B in
Podgorica[59]
Poland defeated the
Netherlands, 71–58, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B title.
Denmark took third place.
- August 9 – 17: 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship in
Udine[60]
- August 15 – 24: 2019 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Division B in