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The 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship hosted by Latvia starts from June 30 to July 10, 2011.The illustrate for the Championship has already taken place in February, in Riga. Now the teams will play an encircling robin program, wherein the top three teams will move forward to the knockout stage. The draw that was held in February separated the eligible teams into four sets. There are boundaries on how the teams will be drawn for the preliminaries. Previous to the draw it was decided that Latvia and Lithuania will not be in the same group. Catch the tournament live on television.