2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade

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2020 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Women
Belgrade, Serbia
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Dates6–9 February
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Nneka Ogwumike
Top scorer Flag of Nigeria.svg Kalu (16.0)
Top rebounds Flag of the United States.svg Wilson (7.3)
Top assists Flag of the United States.svg Gray (7.3)
PPG (Team)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (96.0)
RPG (Team)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (44.7)
APG (Team)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (33.0)
Official website
WOQT Serbia

The 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade was one of four 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 6 to 9 February 2020. [1] [2]

Contents

Serbia and Nigeria qualified for the Olympics, alongside the United States, who were pre-qualified as the 2018 FIBA World Cup winner. [3] [4]

Teams

TeamQualificationDate of qualification FIBA World Ranking
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3rd at the EuroBasket Women 2019 4 July 20197th
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1st at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 30 September 20181st
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria The two best teams at the Africa pre-qualifying tournament 17 November 201916th
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique The two best teams at the Africa pre-qualifying tournament 17 November 201943rd

Venue

Belgrade
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Belgrade
2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade (Serbia)
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
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Capacity: 8,000

Squads

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States [lower-alpha 1] 330288189+996
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)321215200+155 Summer Olympics
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 312220197+234
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 303148285−1373
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ The United States has already qualified as the World Cup winners.

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

6 February 2020
17:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg85–51Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 23–9, 25–13, 19–10
Pts: Amukamara 14
Rebs: Akhator 7
Asts: Kalu 5		Pts: Dongue 16
Rebs: Dongue 5
Asts: Mucauro 5
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Viola Györgyi (NOR)
6 February 2020
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg88–69Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter:20–14, 22–20, 28–13, 18–22
Pts: Wilson 16
Rebs: Wilson 7
Asts: Bird, Loyd 8		Pts: Brooks, Dabović 13
Rebs: Vasić 6
Asts: Bojović 6
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Carsten Straube (GER), Duan Zhu (CHN)
8 February 2020
17:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg70–64Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 22–12, 16–12, 11–18
Pts: Vasić 21
Rebs: Jovanović, Vasić 7
Asts: Brooks 5		Pts: Kalu 20
Rebs: Elonu 6
Asts: Nyingifa 2
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Viola Györgyi (NOR)
8 February 2020
20:00
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg49–124Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter: 10–36, 12–23, 12–33, 15–32
Pts: Dongue 10
Rebs: Dongue 9
Asts:four players 2		Pts: Ogwumike 24
Rebs: Griner, Ogwumike 9
Asts: Gray 12
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Carsten Straube (GER), Cherubin Leslie (MRI)
9 February 2020
17:00
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg76–48Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 18–7, 26–14, 16–6
Pts: Dabović 12
Rebs: Brooks 9
Asts: Dabović, Miljković 6		Pts: Cossa 21
Rebs: Seda 10
Asts: Mucauro 5
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Carsten Straube (GER), Duan Zhu (CHN)
9 February 2020
20:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg71–76Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter:21–20, 19–6, 17–24, 14–26
Pts: Kalu 17
Rebs: Mohammed 9
Asts: Kalu 8		Pts: Griner 18
Rebs: Wilson 8
Asts: Gray 7
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Cherubin Leslie (MRI)

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players [5]

Teams [6]

Awards

The all star-teams and MVP were announced on 9 February 2020. [7]

All-Star Team
GuardsForwardsCenter
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ezinne Kalu
Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Dabović 		Flag of Mozambique.svg Leia Dongue
Flag of the United States.svg Nneka Ogwumike 		Flag of the United States.svg A'ja Wilson
MVP: Flag of the United States.svg Nneka Ogwumike

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References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Women's national team competition system as of 2019". FIBA . Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "USA breeze past Mozambique, hand Nigeria spot at the Olympics". FIBA. 8 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Serbia snap up final spot to Tokyo with second success in Belgrade". FIBA. 9 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Statistical leaders (Teams)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ogwumike stars for unbeaten USA to earn TISSOT MVP award". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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