2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women
| For Women | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | 13–19 June |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Official website | |
| OQT France | |
The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women is 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 were 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]
Squads
Qualification
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| EuroBasket Women 2015 | 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
The draw was held at 26 January 2016.[4][5]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.[6]
Gentian Cici
Andreia Silva
Maripier Malo- Wen Keming
- Nicolas Maestre
Snehal Bendke
Amit Balak
Sarty Nghixulifwa
Julio Anaya
Tomasz Trawicki
Hatim Al-Harbi
Jasmina Juras
Amy Bonner
Joyce Muchenu
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Venezuela
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 1 | |
| 3 | Spain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Knockout round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (quarterfinal losers) | Fifth Place Game | ||||||||
| A1 | ||||||||||
| B2 | ||||||||||
| C1 | ||||||||||
| D2 | ||||||||||
| B1 | ||||||||||
| A2 | ||||||||||
| D1 | ||||||||||
| C2 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth Place Game
Final Standings
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Qualify to the Olympics | ||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 11 | |||
| 12 |
See also
References
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ Twelve countries from three continents confirm interest in hosting 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- ^ "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Procedures for Official Draws of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men and Women to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games". fiba.com. 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Draw results for 2016 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". fiba.com. 26 January 2016.
- ^ Referees