FIBA AmeriCup
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The FIBA AmeriCup is the premier international basketball championship for national teams from the Americas, serving as the continent’s top-level competition under FIBA.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIBA AmeriCup canonical | 12 |
| FIBA Americas Championship | 3 |
| FIBA AmeriCup Women | 1 |
| FIBA AmeriCup for Women | 1 |
| FIBA Americas Championship for Men | 1 |
| FIBA Americas competitions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1131841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA AmeriCup Context triple: [FIBA Americas, organizesCompetition, FIBA AmeriCup]
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A.
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is the governing body for international basketball in the Americas, organizing regional competitions and overseeing national teams across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
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B.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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C.
FIBA Women’s World Championship
The FIBA Women’s World Championship is the premier international basketball tournament for women’s national teams, organized by FIBA and held every four years.
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D.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international men's basketball championship held in Spain, featuring top national teams from around the world and serving as a qualifier for the Olympic Games.
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E.
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Turkey that crowned the United States, led by Kevin Durant, as world champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA AmeriCup Target entity description: The FIBA AmeriCup is the premier international basketball championship for national teams from the Americas, serving as the continent’s top-level competition under FIBA.
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A.
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is the governing body for international basketball in the Americas, organizing regional competitions and overseeing national teams across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
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B.
FIBA
FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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C.
FIBA Women’s World Championship
The FIBA Women’s World Championship is the premier international basketball tournament for women’s national teams, organized by FIBA and held every four years.
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D.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was an international men's basketball championship held in Spain, featuring top national teams from around the world and serving as a qualifier for the Olympic Games.
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E.
2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held in Turkey that crowned the United States, led by Kevin Durant, as world champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball competition
ⓘ
continental basketball championship ⓘ |
| ageCategory | senior ⓘ |
| category |
basketball competitions in the Americas
ⓘ
international basketball competitions ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | senior national teams ⓘ |
| confederation | FIBA Americas ⓘ |
| confederationHeadquarters |
Miami, Florida, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Miami, United States
|
| confederationMembersEligible | countries from the Americas ⓘ |
| continent | Americas ⓘ |
| currentRole | standalone continental championship ⓘ |
| firstEditionLocation | San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| format | tournament ⓘ |
| formerName |
FIBA AmeriCup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship
FIBA AmeriCup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship for Men
|
| frequency | quadrennial ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | FIBA ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Mies, Switzerland ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulTeam |
Argentina men's national basketball team
ⓘ
United States men's national basketball team ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| organizer | FIBA Americas ⓘ |
| qualificationSystem | regional sub-zone qualifiers ⓘ |
| qualifyingRole |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying tournament (historical)
Olympic qualifying tournament (historical) ⓘ |
| rebrandedFrom |
FIBA AmeriCup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship
|
| rebrandingYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
FIBA AmeriCup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA AmeriCup Women
FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ Olympic Games basketball tournament ⓘ |
| ruleSet | FIBA rules ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportType | team sport ⓘ |
| subZone |
Central American and Caribbean sub-zone
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North American sub-zone ⓘ South American sub-zone ⓘ |
| teamType | national teams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIBA AmeriCup Description of subject: The FIBA AmeriCup is the premier international basketball championship for national teams from the Americas, serving as the continent’s top-level competition under FIBA.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FIBA AmeriCup for Women
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas competitions
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship for Men
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship
this entity surface form:
FIBA AmeriCup Women
subject surface form:
Team Canada men's national basketball team
this entity surface form:
FIBA Americas Championship