South American Women's Basketball Championship 1946

South American Women's Basketball Championship 1946
1st South American Women's Basketball Championship
Number of nations	4th
South American champions	Chile (1st title)
venue	Santiago de Chile
Opening game	May 10, 1946
Endgame	May 22, 1946
Games	6th
Basket points	440   (∅: 73.33 per game)

The 1946 South American Basketball Championship for women , the first ever women's basketball South American Championship , was held between May 10 and May 22, 1946 in Santiago de Chile , Chile , which hosted the championship for the first time. The winner was the host , who won their first South American women's championship unbeaten.

Participating teams

 Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile
 
 
 

mode

The game was played in the form of a round-robin tournament with four teams. Each team played against each other exactly once, so that each team played three games (a total of six games were played). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. The team with the most points became the women's basketball South American champion in 1946. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided .

Results

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Chile	6th	3	0	162: 100	+62
2	Brazil	5	2	1	113: 91	+22
3	Argentina	4th	1	2	78: 117	−39
3	Bolivia	3	0	3	87: 132	−45

Chile

46  - 34

Brazil

Chile

54  - 28

Argentina

Chile

62  - 38

Bolivia

Brazil

37  - 22

Argentina

Brazil

42  - 23

Bolivia

Argentina

28  - 26

Bolivia

Champion Chile

First championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	Chile
2	Brazil
3	Argentina
4th	Bolivia

Web links

• 1946 South American Championship for Women ( English )