South American Women's Basketball Championship 1954

South American Women's Basketball Championship 1954
5th South American Women's Basketball Championship
Number of nations	5
South American champions	Brazil 1889 Brazil (1st title)
venue	Brazil 1889 São Paulo
Opening game	July 15, 1954
Endgame	July 24, 1954
Games	10
Basket points	979 (∅: 97.9 per game)

The 1954 South American Basketball Championship for women , the fifth South American Basketball Championship for women , was held between July 15 and 24, 1954 in São Paulo , Brazil , which hosted the championship for the first time. The winner was the host who won their first South American Women's Championship. For the first time a team from Ecuador took part in the tournament.

Participating teams

Brazil 1889 Brazil Bolivia Chile Ecuador Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
Peru

mode

The game was played in the form of a round-robin tournament with six teams. Each team played against each other exactly once, so that each team played four games (a total of ten games were played). There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. The team with the highest points was the South American women's basketball champions in 1954. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided .

Results

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	Brazil 1889 Brazil	8th	4th	0	267: 168	+99
2	Chile Chile	7th	3	1	223: 164	+59
3	Ecuador Ecuador	6th	2	2	167: 188	−21
4th	Peru Peru	5	1	3	164: 230	−66
5	Bolivia Bolivia	4th	0	4th	158: 229	−71