Host Selection
FIBA opened the bidding process on January 10, 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on April 30, 2008. Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain, France, Denmark, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Italy, Greece, and China.
Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA. China which hosted the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in EuroBasket Women 2007, and EuroBasket 2007 host Spain.
On May 23, 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in Chicago in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round, Arvydas Sabonis and Saša Djordjević announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight.
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