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]
| Belgrade, Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Serbia |
| Dates | 6–9 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Nneka Ogwumike |
| Top scorer |  Kalu (16.0) |
| Top rebounds |  Wilson (7.3) |
| Top assists | Gray (7.3) |
| PPG (Team) | United States (96.0) |
| RPG (Team) | United States (44.7) |
| APG (Team) | United States (33.0) |
| Official website | |
| WOQT Serbia | |
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
edit| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | FIBA World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
3rd at the EuroBasket Women 2019 | 4 July 2019 | 7th |
| United States |
1st at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | 30 September 2018 | 1st |
 Nigeria |
The two best teams at the Africa pre-qualifying tournament | 17 November 2019 | 16th |
 Mozambique |
The two best teams at the Africa pre-qualifying tournament | 17 November 2019 | 43rd |
Venue
edit| Belgrade |   Belgrade 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade (Serbia) |
|---|---|
| Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | |
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| Capacity: 8,000 |
Squads
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States[a]
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3 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 189 | +99 | 6 | |
| 2 | Serbia (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 200 | +15 | 5 | Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 197 | +23 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mozambique
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3 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 285 | −137 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The United States has already qualified as the World Cup winners.
Results
editAll times are local (UTC+1).
6 February 2020
17:00 |
| Nigeria |
85–51 | 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 |
88–69 | 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 |
70–64 | 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 |
49–124 | 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 |
76–48 | 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) |
Statistics and awards
editStatistical leaders
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Awards
editThe all star-teams and MVP were announced on 9 February 2020.[7]
| All-Star Team | ||
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| Guards | Forwards | Center |
| Ezinne Kalu Ana Dabović
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Leia Dongue Nneka Ogwumike
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A'ja Wilson
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| MVP: Nneka Ogwumike
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References
edit- ^ "FIBA Women's national team competition system as of 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "USA breeze past Mozambique, hand Nigeria spot at the Olympics". FIBA. 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Serbia snap up final spot to Tokyo with second success in Belgrade". FIBA. 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Statistical leaders (Teams)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Ogwumike stars for unbeaten USA to earn TISSOT MVP award". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 February 2020.