2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade 2

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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 People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Meng
Top scorer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fagbenle (25.0)
Top rebounds Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Y. (8.0)
Top assists Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leedham (7.3)
PPG (Team)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (83.3)
RPG (Team)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (44.3)
APG (Team)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (23.0)
Official website
WOQT Serbia

The 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Foshan/Belgrade was one of four 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was planned to be held in Foshan, China, from 6 to 9 February 2020. [1] [2] The tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. [3]

Contents

China, Spain and South Korea qualified for the Olympics. [4] [5]

Teams

TeamQualificationDate of qualification FIBA World Ranking
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1st at the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments–Group A17 November 20198th
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1st at the EuroBasket Women 2019 4 July 20193rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4th at the EuroBasket Women 2019 4 July 201918th
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2nd at the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments–Group A17 November 201919th

Venue

It was originally going to be played at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center in Foshan, China. But due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it was changed to Belgrade, Serbia. [6]

Belgrade
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Belgrade
2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade 2 (Serbia)
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
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Capacity: 8,000

Squads

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330250198+526 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321224179+455
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 312188262744
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 303224247233
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

6 February 2020
12:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg8676Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 22–20, 22–13, 21–17
Pts:three players 16
Rebs: Han, Wang 5
Asts: Shao 4
Pts: Fagbenle 26
Rebs: Leedham 5
Asts: Leedham 6
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Julio Anaya (PAN)
6 February 2020
14:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4683Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 9–24, 7–20, 14–20
Pts: Park H. 17
Rebs: Kim H. 6
Asts: Bae, Park H. 3
Pts: Rodríguez 14
Rebs: Ouviña 7
Asts: Domínguez 6
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

8 February 2020
12:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6264Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter:15–12, 6–22, 17–18, 24–12
Pts: Torrens 17
Rebs: Nicholls 12
Asts: Palau 8
Pts: Li M., Li Y. 13
Rebs: Li Y. 15
Asts: Li M. 4
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Natalia Cuello (DOM), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR)
8 February 2020
14:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg7982Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 18–20, 17–25, 25–12
Pts: Fagbenle 28
Rebs: Samuelson 9
Asts: Leedham 10
Pts: Kang 26
Rebs: Park J. 9
Asts: Kim D., Park H. 6
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Grant Todey (USA), Andrei Sharapa (BLR)

9 February 2020
12:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg60100Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 11–28, 20–24, 16–29
Pts: Kang 17
Rebs: Kim H. 10
Asts: Park H. 5
Pts: Li M. 20
Rebs: Han 8
Asts: Yang 6
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
9 February 2020
14:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg6979Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–22, 19–20, 20–19
Pts: Fagbenle 21
Rebs: Leedham 12
Asts: Leedham 6
Pts: Conde 15
Rebs: Gil 7
Asts: Palau 8
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Andrei Sharapa (BLR), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR)

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players [7]

Teams [8]

Awards

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

All-Star Team
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Flag of South Korea.svg Park Hye-jin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Meng
Flag of Spain.svg Alba Torrens
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Temi Fagbenle
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xu
MVP: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Meng

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