The 2017

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was held in

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from 6 to 13 August 2017. It awarded three spots for

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to the

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. Canada won their second straight title by defeating Argentina 67–65. Puerto Rico won their first ever medal after beating Brazil 75–68 in the third place game.

Venue

Qualification

* Host nation ** * North America Subzone: ** (qualified automatically) * Central America and Caribbean Subzone: ** (qualified automatically) * Central America and Caribbean Subzone:

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** ** ** * South America Subzone:

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** ** ** **

Draw

The draw was held on 19 July 2017 in

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Squads

Preliminary round

''All times are local ( UTC−3).''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final standing

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

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Awards

;Most Valuable Player *

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;All-Tournament Team * Melisa Gretter *

* Allison Gibson * Paola Ferrari * Miranda Ayim

References

External links

Official website
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