2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

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2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament
For Women
OQT France.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of France.svg  France
Dates13–19 June
Teams 12  (from 5 federations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of France.svg Endéné Miyem (16.7)
Top rebounds Flag of Belarus.svg Yelena Leuchanka
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-su (10.8)
Top assists Flag of France.svg Céline Dumerc (7.7)
PPG (Team)Flag of France.svg  France (81.0)
RPG (Team)Flag of France.svg  France (52.7)
APG (Team)Flag of France.svg  France (25.0)
Official website
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The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was a women's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top five teams earned a place in the 2016 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. It was held from 13 to 19 June 2016. [1] France hosted the tournament in the city of Nantes.

Contents

Belarus, China, France, Spain and Turkey qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2]

Format

The 12 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the medal rounds; the four quarterfinal losers played 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. [3] 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. [4]

Squads

Qualification

CompetitionVacanciesQualified
EuroBasket Women 2015 4 teamsFlag of France.svg  France (hosts)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship 3 teamsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
AfroBasket Women 2015 2 teamsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship 2 teamsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship 1 teamFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Draw

The draw was held at 26 January 2016 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. [5] [6]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament. [7]

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France (H)220153119+344Quarterfinals
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 211131145−143
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 202114134−202
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
13 June 2016
20:30
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg67–83Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 14–30, 18–19, 20–14
Pts: Noblet 17
Rebs: Noblet 11
Asts: Casanova, Gelis 5		Pts: Miyem 19
Rebs: Yacoubou 7
Asts: Michel 8
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Amit Balak (ISR), Snehal Bendke (IND)
14 June 2016
20:30
France  Flag of France.svg70–52Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 11–12, 25–17, 18–6
Pts: Yacoubou 19
Rebs: Yacoubou 11
Asts: Dumerc 8		Pts: Edmondson 10
Rebs: Edmondson, Purcell 6
Asts: Cocks 3
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Gentian Cici (ALB), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)
15 June 2016
15:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg62–64Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 14–18, 15–16, 23–16
Pts: Harmon 25
Rebs: Harmon 14
Asts: Cocks, Edmondson 6		Pts: Gelis 16
Rebs: Noblet 10
Asts: Gelis 3
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 800
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Amit Balak (ISR), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 22013884+544Quarterfinals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 211113130−173
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 202110147−372
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
15:00
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg64–75Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 10–22, 19–17, 22–15
Pts: Lonlack 25
Rebs: Dongmo 7
Asts: T. Weledji 5		Pts: Gretter, Vega 15
Rebs: Vega 9
Asts: Gretter 6
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Tomasz Trawicki (POL)
14 June 2016
18:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg38–66Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 4–18, 13–15, 4–20, 17–13
Pts: Vega 8
Rebs: Vega 9
Asts: González 3		Pts: Sanders 18
Rebs: Sanders 15
Asts: Vardarlı 10
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Snehal Bendke (IND), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
15 June 2016
20:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg72–46Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter:20–8, 21–7, 17–17, 14–14
Pts: Sanders 12
Rebs: Sanders 9
Asts: Alben 6		Pts: Ngo Ndjock 14
Rebs: Starling 7
Asts: Ngo Ndjock, Starling 2
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 960
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Hatim Al-Harbi (KSA), Julio Anaya (PAN)

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 211136126+103Quarterfinals
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21113513503
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 211130140−103
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
18:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg71–60Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 24–18, 20–13, 13–15
Pts: Leuchanka 15
Rebs: Leuchanka 13
Asts: Leuchanka, Likhtarovich 5		Pts: Elonu 19
Rebs: Ugoka 9
Asts: Kalu 4
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Andreia Silva (BRA), Hatim Al-Harbi (KSA), Julio Anaya (PAN)
14 June 2016
12:30
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg70–69Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 15–13, 19–18, 23–18
Pts: Ekworomadu 14
Rebs: Sanni 10
Asts: Elonu 4		Pts: Kang A. 22
Rebs: Park J. 16
Asts: Lee S. 8
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 300
Referees: Nicholas Maestre (FRA), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM), Yohan Rosso (FRA)
15 June 2016
12:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg66–65Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Scoring by quarter:24–22, 20–19, 12–14, 10–10
Pts: Kang A. 18
Rebs: Park J. 14
Asts: Lee S. 4		Pts: Verameyenka 15
Rebs: Leuchanka 9
Asts: Harding 7
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 510
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Tomasz Trawicki (POL)

Group D

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22016098+624Quarterfinals
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 211120136−163
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 202114160−462
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
13 June 2016
12:30
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg59–77Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 8–22, 13–21, 22–11
Pts: Pérez 23
Rebs: Silva 9
Asts: Pérez 6		Pts: Sun Mengx. 21
Rebs: Zhao 9
Asts: Zhao 8
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,650
Referees: Nicholas Maestre (FRA), Gentian Cici (ALB), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)
14 June 2016
15:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg43–77Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 13–20, 14–19, 8–23
Pts: Shao 9
Rebs: Sun Mengx. 6
Asts: Lu 3		Pts: Torrens 22
Rebs: Lyttle 13
Asts: Palau 8
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 500
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Tomasz Trawicki (POL)
15 June 2016
18:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg83–55Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter:17–7, 24–15, 22–12, 20–21
Pts: Rodríguez 24
Rebs: Pascua 9
Asts:three players 4		Pts: Silva 16
Rebs: Pérez 7
Asts: Márquez, Pérez 5
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 650
Referees: Nicholas Maestre (FRA), Gentian Cici (ALB), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Knockout round

The four quarterfinal winners and the winner of the fifth place game qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(quarterfinal losers)		Fifth place game
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 90
 
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 53
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 44
 
 
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 84
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 70
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 84
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 56
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 39
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 71
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 45
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 62
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 81
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 70
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 50
 

Quarterfinals

17 June 2016
12:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg70–50Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter:19–11, 17–14, 15–12, 19–13
Pts: Lyttle 20
Rebs: Lyttle 13
Asts: Torrens 4		Pts: Park J. 10
Rebs: Park H. 4
Asts: Park H. 5
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 900
Referees: Nicholas Maestre (FRA), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Yohan Rosso (FRA)
17 June 2016
15:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg71–45Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by quarter:16–12, 26–12, 14–16, 15–5
Pts: Sanders 18
Rebs: Yılmaz 10
Asts: Vardarlı 6		Pts: Casanova 15
Rebs: Cepeda 8
Asts: Gelis 2
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Gentian Cici (ALB), Snehal Bendke (IND), Tomasz Trawicki (POL)
17 June 2016
18:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg70–84Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter:16–14, 12–18, 14–29, 28–23
Pts: Harding 22
Rebs: Leuchanka 9
Asts: Harding 6		Pts: Shao 18
Rebs: Chen N. 7
Asts:three players 5
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Andreia Silva (BRA)
17 June 2016
20:30
France  Flag of France.svg90–53Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter:18–15, 28–11, 19–11, 25–16
Pts: Miyem 21
Rebs: Ciak 9
Asts: Dumerc 10		Pts: Rosset 12
Rebs: Cabrera, Vega 4
Asts: Gretter 5
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 4,238
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Amit Balak (ISR), Sarty Nghixulifwa (NAM)

Semifinals

18 June 2016
18:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg62–81Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–25, 16-15, 11–20
Pts: Oquendo 19
Rebs: Noblet 8
Asts: Casanova, Romero 3		Pts: Kang A. 22
Rebs: Park J. 10
Asts: Lee S. 8
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Yohan Rosso (FRA)
18 June 2016
20:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg44–84Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 3–20, 13–26, 12–21, 16–17
Pts: Burani 11
Rebs: Burani 9
Asts:six players 1		Pts: Likhtarovich 19
Rebs: Leuchanka 12
Asts: Troina 7
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Gentian Cici (ALB), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Fifth place game

19 June 2016
15:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg56–39Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter:12–8, 15–8, 12–12, 17–11
Pts: Harding 17
Rebs: Verameyenka 15
Asts: Harding, Leuchanka 3		Pts: Kim 11
Rebs: Park J. 12
Asts: Lim, Yang 2
La Trocardière, Nantes
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Final ranking

#TeamW–LQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–0 2016 Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3–0
Flag of France.svg  France 3–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–1
5Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3–2
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–3
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1–3
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–3
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–1
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0–2
11Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–2
12Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0–2

Statistical leaders

Players

[8]

Teams

[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad" (PDF). FIBA. February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Belarus, China, France, Spain and Turkey complete line-up for Rio 2016 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". fiba.com. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ Twelve countries from three continents confirm interest in hosting 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
  4. ↑ "Italy, Philippines and Serbia to host Olympic Qualifying Tournaments; France to stage Women's Tournament". FIBA. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Draw results for 2016 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament". fiba.com. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021.
  7. ↑ Referees
  8. ↑ "Players statistics of the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016". Archived from the original on October 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Team statistics of the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016". Archived from the original on October 3, 2018.
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