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.
Contents
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (quarterfinal losers) |
Fifth Place Game | ||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Fifth Place Game
Final Standings
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | Qualify to the Olympics | ||
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See also
References
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