2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women will be a women's basketball tournament that will consist of 12 national teams, where the top five teams will earn a place in the 2016 Olympics basketball tournament. It will be held on 13–19 June 2016.[1] France will host the tournament in the city of Nantes.

Format

The 12 teams will be divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners will advance to the Olympics, the four quarterfinal losers will play two rounds to allocate the final slot.

Hosts selection

On 26 September 2015, FIBA announced that France and Spain were the candidates to host the women's qualification tournaments.[2] The deadline to submit the final candidature was set on 11 November, following which an evaluation of all bids would take place. France was announced as host of the Olympic qualifier on 19 January 2016.[3]

Qualification

Competition Vacancies Qualified
EuroBasket Women 2015[4] 4 teams  France (host)
 Spain
 Belarus
 Turkey
2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship 3 teams  Cuba
 Argentina
 Venezuela
AfroBasket Women 2015 2 teams  Cameroon
 Nigeria
2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship 2 teams  China
 South Korea
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship 1 team  New Zealand

Draw

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

 France
 Spain
 Belarus
 Turkey

 Cuba
 Argentina
 China
 South Korea

 New Zealand
 Cameroon
 Nigeria
 Venezuela

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2016. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
20:30
Cuba  vs.  France
La Trocardière, Nantes
14 June 2016
20:30
France  vs.  New Zealand
La Trocardière, Nantes
15 June 2016
15:00
New Zealand  vs.  Cuba
La Trocardière, Nantes

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2016. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
15:00
Cameroon  vs.  Argentina
La Trocardière, Nantes
14 June 2016
18:00
Argentina  vs.  Turkey
La Trocardière, Nantes
15 June 2016
20:30
Turkey  vs.  Cameroon
La Trocardière, Nantes

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2016. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
18:00
Belarus  vs.  Nigeria
La Trocardière, Nantes
14 June 2016
12:30
Nigeria  vs.  South Korea
La Trocardière, Nantes
15 June 2016
12:30
South Korea  vs.  Belarus
La Trocardière, Nantes

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2016. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
12:30
Venezuela  vs.  China
La Trocardière, Nantes
14 June 2016
15:00
China  vs.  Spain
La Trocardière, Nantes
15 June 2016
18:00
Spain  vs.  Venezuela
La Trocardière, Nantes

Knockout round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(quarterfinal losers)		Fifth Place Game
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

17 June 2016
Game 13
A1 vs. B2
La Trocardière, Nantes
17 June 2016
Game 14
B1 vs. A2
La Trocardière, Nantes
17 June 2016
Game 15
C1 vs. D2
La Trocardière, Nantes
17 June 2016
Game 16
D1 vs. C2
La Trocardière, Nantes

Semifinals

18 June 2016
Game 17
Loser of 13 vs. Loser of 15
La Trocardière, Nantes
18 June 2016
Game 18
Loser of 14 vs. Loser of 16
La Trocardière, Nantes

Fifth Place Game

19 June 2016
Game 19
Winner of 17 vs. Winner of 18
La Trocardière, Nantes

Final Standings

# Team W–L Qualification
Q - Qualify to the Olympics
-
-
-
5 -
6 -
7 -
8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 -

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Twelve countries from three continents confirm interest in hosting 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
  3. ↑ "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.eurobasketwomen2015.com/en/pageID_8jjZwNlaJawIkGB3YXmh-3.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_2015.roundID_9464.html

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