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2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008.[1] On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament.[2]

2008 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament
For Women
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates9–15 June
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Official website
OQT Spain
2012 →

Through this tournament, the final five qualifying berths for the 2008 Olympics women's basketball competition were captured by Spain, Belarus, Latvia, the Czech Republic, and Brazil. The 12 teams that competed in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament were based on the finishes in each of FIBA’s five zone qualifying tournaments.

Participating nations

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Participating countries in the wildcard tournaments.
  Men
  Men and women
  Women

The draw was made on January 14, 2008 in Institute of Training and Studies of the Central Government of Madrid.[3]

The teams were divided into three pots, roughly corresponding to the FIBA World Rankings and to their continental zones (all European teams are in Pot 3):

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

22.   Chinese Taipei
17.   Senegal
42.   Angola
58.   Fiji

8.   Cuba
4.   Brazil
12.   Argentina
15.   Japan

5.   Spain
30.   Belarus
26.  Latvia
9.   Czech Republic

Format

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The 12 participating teams were divided into four groups (A, B, C and D) of three teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group. The teams placed 1st and 2nd in each group played in the Quarter-Finals, with the four winners of the Quarter-Finals qualifying for the Olympic Games. The four losers played in the Semi-Finals and Finals for one remaining qualifying place.

Squads

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Main article: FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008 squads

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the quarterfinals
Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A

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Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff
  Latvia 4 2 0 1.000 177 103 +74
  Japan 3 1 1 0.500 140 152 -12
  Senegal 2 0 2 0.000 103 165 -62
June 9
17:45
Latvia   94–34   Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 29-5, 15-10, 28-11, 22-8
June 10
15:00
Senegal   69–71   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 19-22, 8-17, 20-20, 22-12
June 11
15:00
Japan   69–83   Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 19-20, 18-21, 24-17, 8-25

Group B

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Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff
  Czech Republic 4 2 0 1.000 163 109 +54
  Angola 3 1 1 0.500 113 144 -31
  Argentina 2 0 2 0.000 113 136 -23
June 9
20:00
Czech Republic   77–55   Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 18-25, 20-10, 24-11, 15-9
June 10
19:30
Argentina   58–59   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 17-7, 9-16, 11-15, 21-21
June 11
19:30
Angola   54–86   Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 9-24, 21-14, 10-21, 14-27

Group C

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Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff
  Brazil 4 2 0 1.000 196 113 +83
  Spain 3 1 1 0.500 181 113 +68
  Fiji 2 0 2 0.000 87 238 -151
June 9
12:45
Spain   113–42   Fiji
Scoring by quarter: 33-9, 27-3, 27-10, 26-20
June 10
17:15
Fiji   45–125   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 12-29, 12-31, 17-36, 4-29
June 11
12:45
Brazil   71–68   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 23-24, 17-11, 13-14, 18-19

Group D

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Team Pts. W L PCT PF PA Diff
  Cuba 4 2 0 1.000 164 137 +27
  Belarus 3 1 1 0.500 139 133 +6
  Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 0.000 144 177 -33
June 9
15:30
Chinese Taipei   79–96   Cuba
Scoring by quarter: 21-19, 18-24, 16-21, 24-32
June 10
12:45
Cuba   68–58   Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 14-13, 17-15, 20-12, 17-18
June 11
17:15
Belarus   81–65   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 20-13, 20-15, 28-23

Knockout stage

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Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics.
Quarterfinals
June 13 		Semifinals
(quarterfinal losers)
June 14 		Final game
June 15
         
A1   Latvia 84
B2   Angola 26
B2   Angola 58
C1   Brazil 75
C1   Brazil 79
D2   Belarus (OT) 86
C1   Brazil 72
D1   Cuba 67
B1   Czech Republic 76
A2   Japan 64
A2   Japan 58
D1   Cuba 66
D1   Cuba 68
C2   Spain 82

Quarterfinals

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June 13
12:45
Cuba   68–82   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 18-23, 15-20, 18-23
June 13
15:00
Czech Republic   76–64   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 16-21, 11-5, 23-15, 26-23
June 13
17:15
Latvia   84–26   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 23-9, 16-5, 23-6, 22-6
June 13
19:30
Brazil   79–86 (OT)   Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 22-22, 6-13, 22-16, 22-21, Overtime: 7-14

Semifinals

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June 14
17:15
Cuba   66–58   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 16-8, 16-17, 13-15
June 14
19:30
Angola   58–75   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 8-28, 12-15, 14-16, 24-16

Final game

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June 15
19:25
Cuba   67–72   Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 18-15, 13-11, 20-27

References

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  1. ^ Fiba2006brazil.com Archived 2007-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ PR N°58 - Meeting of the FIBA Central Board in Chicago FIBA.com
  3. ^ Women’s FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament drawing to be held on Monday in Madrid
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