2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila

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2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Manila, Philippines
OQT MANILA.png
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Dates5–10 July
Teams 6  (from 5 federations)
Venues 1  (in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of France.svg  France
MVP Flag of France.svg Nando de Colo
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of the Philippines.svg Andray Blatche (25.5)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (82)
Rebounds Flag of Senegal.svg Maurice Ndour (10.5)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (52)
Assists Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cory Joseph (4.3)Flag of France.svg  France (15.3)
Official website
OQT Philippines

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, from 5 to 10 July 2016. The national teams of Turkey, Senegal, Canada, France, New Zealand, and hosts Philippines were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Teams

TeamQualificationDate of qualification FIBA World Ranking
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey [1] [note 1] Wild card selection19 January 20168
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal [2] AfroBasket 2015 4th place30 August 201531
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [3] 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 3rd place12 September 201526
Flag of France.svg  France [4] EuroBasket 2015 3rd place20 September 20155
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [5] 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up18 August 201521
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines [6] [note 2] Hosts, FIBA Asian Championship 2nd place19 January 201628

Venue

The Mall of Asia Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. Since the arena's location, Pasay, is part of Metro Manila, the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila" for marketing purposes. The Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

Pasay
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Pasay
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila (Philippines)
Mall of Asia Arena
Capacity: 15,000
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Referees

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

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 220135124+114Semifinals
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21113713923
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20211712692
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
5 July 2016
18:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg6977Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 13–18, 17–20, 22–18
Pts: Güler 14
Rebs: Erden 8
Asts: Güler 3
Pts: Joseph 21
Rebs: Birch 7
Asts: Joseph 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Miguel Pérez (ESP), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG)
6 July 2016
18:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5855Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by quarter:22–20, 11–8, 14–14, 11–13
Pts: Joseph 13
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Ennis 3
Pts: Ndour 16
Rebs: Ndour 10
Asts: Hannah, Niang 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG)
7 July 2016
18:30
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg6268Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by quarter:11–10, 12–23, 20–13, 19–22
Pts: N'Doye 15
Rebs: Ndour 11
Asts: Hannah 4
Pts: Muhammed 23
Rebs: Erden 11
Asts: Muhammed 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Miguel Pérez (ESP), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 220159143+164Semifinals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 211148146+23
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (H)202164182182
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
FIBA OQT - France vs Philippines 2016-0705 (27831300420) (2).jpg
Panorama shot inside the Mall of Asia Arena during the game between the Philippines and France.
5 July 2016
21:00
France  Flag of France.svg9384Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 23–13, 32–23, 16–18
Pts: De Colo 27
Rebs: Diaw 9
Asts: Diaw, Parker 6
Pts: Blatche 21
Rebs: Rosario 9
Asts: William 3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Elias Koromilas (GRE)
6 July 2016
21:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg8089Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 14–17, 22–22, 27–29
Pts: Blatche 30
Rebs: Blatche, Norwood 7
Asts: Norwood, William 3
Pts: T. Webster 25
Rebs: T. Webster 11
Asts: Ili 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Miguel Pérez (ESP)
7 July 2016
21:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5966Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:14–13, 17–10, 17–15, 11–28
Pts: C. Webster 21
Rebs: Vukona 12
Asts: C. Webster 3
Pts: Gelabale 11
Rebs: Diaw 6
Asts: Heurtel 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Elias Koromilas (GRE)

Knockout phase

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 78
 
10 July
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 72
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 74
 
9 July
 
Flag of France.svg  France 83
 
Flag of France.svg  France 75
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 63
 

Semifinals

9 July 2016
18:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7872Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–17, 16–12, 20–18
Pts: Joseph 23
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Joseph 4
Pts: C. Webster 21
Rebs: T. Webster 10
Asts: Loe, T. Webster 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI)
9 July 2016
21:00
France  Flag of France.svg7563Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by quarter:18–16, 19–14, 16–13, 22–20
Pts: Heurtel 17
Rebs: Diaw 7
Asts: Heurtel 4
Pts: Aşık 19
Rebs: Erden 7
Asts: Arslan 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Miguel Pérez (ESP)

Final

10 July 2016
21:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7483Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 11–9, 15–17, 23–27
Pts: Joseph 20
Rebs: Thompson 7
Asts: Joseph 6
Pts: Parker 26
Rebs: De Colo 5
Asts: Diaw, Parker 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Saša Pukl (SLO)

Final rankings

#TeamW–LQualification
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France 4–0Qualified for the Olympics
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–2
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–2
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–2
6Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0–2

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Issues

Reception to the Haka

There was mixed reception of the fans' reaction to the New Zealand squad while performing their Haka in which fans reacted with boos. [10] [11] However, the New Zealand team stated that there was no issue with it as "Different people react in different ways to it." [12]

Marketing

Broadcasting

Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada TSN
Flag of France.svg  France Canal+
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Māori TV
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines TV5
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Canal + Sport
SuperSport
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey NTV

Side Events

The March to MOA

On the afternoon of July 5, day 1 of the tournament, a colorful street parade called The March to MOA (Mall of Asia Arena) was held to kick off the OQT Manila event festivities. It was a giant street party as the parade winds its way through the precinct streets of the SM Mall of Asia towards the Mall of Asia Arena. The parade was highlighted Filipino culture and feature attractive floats representing the six participating nations and FIBA as well as showcasing cultural dance and drummer groups from all over the Philippines. [13]

The Global Village

A Global Village fan zone was erected beside the Mall of Asia Arena where fans were able to check various booths representing each of the participating countries including food, Music and Culture.

The Village Central was consisted of the registration area, passport for the village, get money or chits to buy food from the village, and avail of merchandise souvenirs from all the six participating countries. [14]

See also

Notes

  1. Lebanon qualified as fifth placers at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with the Philippines named as one of the hosts of the Olympic qualifying tournaments. However, FIBA stated that Lebanon is not "in good standing" or behind in payments with FIBA Asia and the FIBA Executive decided to invite Turkey as replacement taking its FIBA World Ranking and final standings at the EuroBasket in consideration.
  2. The Philippines also qualified by virtue of being the runner-up at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

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  9. Team statistics
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