Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 3x3 qualification

The women's 3x3 qualification for the Olympic basketball tournament took place between November 2022 and June 2024, ^[2] allocating eight teams for the final tournament.

Three quota places were awarded to the top-ranked teams, including the host nation France, based on the total points calculated in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings of 1 November 2023, with the remainder attributed to the eligible National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in separate wildcard tournaments (two winners of the universality-driven Olympic qualifying tournaments and the top three of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament). ^[3]

Method

Eight teams participated in the women's basketball tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of three players and a substitute.

Host nation

As the host nation, France reserved a quota place in the men's 3x3 basketball subject to the FIBA 3x3 Ranking of 1 November 2023. If the host country failed to enter the team within the ranking list, the number of teams qualified through the regular process would be increased accordingly. ^[3]

Qualification via world rankings

Similar to the 2021 format, the top three teams (two if France obtained the host quota place in the women's tournament) on the FIBA 3x3 women's basketball ranking list on 1 November 2023, qualified for the Olympics. These rankings were also used to determine entrants to both the OQT and UOQT. ^[3]

Qualification via the wild card tournaments

The five remaining quota places were attributed to the eligible NOCs, including the host nation France if unqualified, through three separate wildcard tournaments: two universality-driven Olympic qualifying tournaments (UOQT) and the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament (OQT). Teams were selected based on the following criteria: ^[3]

• UOQT 1 – The top eight eligible NOCs, including the tournament host, from the FIBA world ranking list, participated in the first leg of the UOQT with the winner obtaining a direct spot for Paris 2024.
• UOQT 2 – The highest-ranked eligible NOC in the standings from each of the 2023 FIBA Continental Cup (Asia and Oceania, Americas, Europe, and Africa), the tournament host vying for qualification, and the host nation France, if unqualified, participated in the second leg of the UOQT with the winner obtaining a direct spot for Paris 2024. If the eight-team roster remained vacant, teams would be selected from a maximum of eight highest-ranked eligible NOCs based on the standings from 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. ^[1]
• OQT – The sixteen highest-ranked eligible NOCs based on the FIBA global standings, including the tournament host and host nation France, if unqualified, participated in the FIBA OQT with the top three securing the remaining berths for Paris 2024. The sixteen-team roster in the OQT had to field a minimum of two NOCs to a maximum of ten from the same continental zone (Asia and Oceania, Americas, Europe, and Africa). ^[1]

Qualified teams

Qualification method	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—	—	1	France
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking	1 November 2023	—	2	China   United States
2024 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1	12–14 April 2024	Hong Kong	1	Azerbaijan
2024 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2	3–5 May 2024	Utsunomiya	1	Australia
2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament	16–19 May 2024	Debrecen	3	Germany   Spain   Canada
Total			8

FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 (UOQT1)

The tournament was held in Hong Kong between 12 and 14 April 2024. ^[4] The pools were revealed on 22 January 2024. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification method	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
UOQT hosts	22 December 2023	—	1	Hong Kong
FIBA 3x3 World Rankings	1 November 2023	—	7	Hungary   Netherlands   Azerbaijan   Poland   Egypt   Mongolia   Chile
Total			8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	2	1	54	39	+15	Semifinals			16–12		21–7
2	Poland	3	2	1	50	29	+21					21–6	17–7
3	Egypt	3	2	1	45	50	−5			20–17
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	26	57	−31					12–19

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	51	31	+20	Semifinals			15–11	16–13
2	Azerbaijan	3	2	1	41	41	0					17–14	13–12
3	Chile	3	1	2	48	48	0						21–15
4	Mongolia	3	0	3	34	54	−20			7–20

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 April
	Hungary	19
					14 April
	Azerbaijan	21
					Azerbaijan	18
	14 April
					Poland	17
	Netherlands	12
	Poland	20

FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 (UOQT2)

The tournament was held in Utsunomiya, Japan between 3 and 5 May 2024. ^[6] The pools were revealed on 22 January 2024. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification method		Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
UOQT hosts		29 November 2023	—	1	Japan
2023 FIBA 3x3 Continental Cup	Africa	1–3 December 2023	Cairo	1	Kenya
	Americas	1–3 December 2023	San Juan	1	Brazil
	Asia and Oceania	29 March – 2 April 2023	Singapore	1	Australia
	Europe	5–7 September 2023	Jerusalem	1	Netherlands
2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup		30 May – 4 June 2023	Vienna	3	Germany   Canada   Austria
Total				8

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	50	38	+12	Semifinals			17–16	12–13
2	Brazil	3	2	1	50	40	+10						21–11
3	Japan (H)	3	2	1	46	40	+6				12–13		21–15
4	Austria	3	0	3	35	63	−28			9–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	1	59	43	+16	Semifinals			21–16
2	Canada	3	2	1	57	42	+15					22–9	19–12
3	Netherlands	3	2	1	48	45	+3			18–16			21–7
4	Kenya	3	0	3	28	62	−34			9–22

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 May
	Germany	12
					5 May
	Canada	18
					Canada	16
	5 May
					Australia	19
	Australia	18
	Brazil	16

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT)

The tournament was held in Debrecen, Hungary between 16 and 19 May 2024. ^[6] The pools were revealed on 22 January 2024. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification method	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified team
OQT hosts	29 November 2023	—	1	Hungary
FIBA 3x3 World Rankings	1 November 2023	—	15	Egypt   Tunisia   Canada   Chile   Japan   Mongolia   Germany   Spain   Netherlands   Lithuania   Poland   Czech Republic   Italy   Israel   Ukraine
Total			16

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	46	32	+14	Quarterfinals				9–7	17–7
2	Poland	3	2	1	60	45	+15			18–20
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	46	38	+8				18–21		21–8
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	22	59	−37				7–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	57	37	+20	Quarterfinals				19–16	21–11
2	Czech Republic	3	1	2	50	57	−7			10–17
3	Lithuania	3	1	2	49	54	−5				21–19		12–16
4	Chile	3	1	2	46	54	−8				19–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	64	24	+40	Quarterfinals			21–12	21–7
2	Japan	3	2	1	47	48	−1					16–13	19–14
3	Mongolia	3	1	2	37	52	−15						17–15
4	Egypt	3	0	3	34	58	−24			5–22

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Hungary (H)	3	2	1	52	46	+6	Quarterfinals				13–11	21–16
2	Italy	3	2	1	49	42	+7			19–18
3	Netherlands	3	2	1	45	40	+5				13–9		21–18
4	Israel	3	0	3	45	63	−18				11–21

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Points scored; 3) Head-to-head record.
(H) Hosts

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 May
	Germany (OT)	16
					19 May
	Japan	14
					Germany	19
	19 May
					Hungary	17
	Hungary	16
									19 May
	Czech Republic	9
									Germany	Q
	19 May
									Spain	Q
	Canada	21
					19 May
	Italy	8
					Canada	18
	19 May
					Spain	19			Third place
	Spain	21
									19 May
	Poland	13
									Hungary	10
									Canada	21

Note: By winning their semi-final matches both Germany and Spain qualified for the Olympics, thus the final match was not played.

References

1. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Basketball" (PDF). FIBA . Retrieved 21 January 2023.
2. "Calendar". FIBA . Retrieved 13 November 2022.
3. Depasse, Guillaume (13 December 2022). "How to qualify for 3x3 basketball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. "FIBA 3x3 OQTs Participating Teams Unveiled and Hong Kong, China Confirmed as Host for UOQT 1". fiba.basketball. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
5. "Pools announced for trio of FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying tournaments". fiba.basketball. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
6. "FIBA Announces Hosts of 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Paris 2024". fiba.basketball. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.