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]
Belgrade, Serbia | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Serbia |
Dates | 6–9 February |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | China |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Li Meng |
Top scorer | Fagbenle (25.0) |
Top rebounds | Li Y. (8.0) |
Top assists | Leedham (7.3) |
PPG (Team) | China (83.3) |
RPG (Team) | China (44.3) |
APG (Team) | Spain (23.0) |
Official website | |
WOQT Serbia |
China, Spain and South Korea qualified for the Olympics.[4][5]
Teams
editTeam | Qualification | Date of qualification | FIBA World Ranking |
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China | 1st at the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments–Group A | 17 November 2019 | 8th |
Spain | 1st at the EuroBasket Women 2019 | 4 July 2019 | 3rd |
Great Britain | 4th at the EuroBasket Women 2019 | 4 July 2019 | 18th |
South Korea | 2nd at the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments–Group A | 17 November 2019 | 19th |
Venue
editIt 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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Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | |
Capacity: 8,000 |
Squads
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 198 | +52 | 6 | Summer Olympics |
2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 179 | +45 | 5 | |
3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 262 | −74 | 4 | |
4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 247 | −23 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Results
editAll times are local (UTC+1).
6 February 2020
12:00 |
China | 86–76 | 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 | 46–83 | 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 | 62–64 | 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 | 79–82 | 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) |
Statistics and awards
editStatistical leaders
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Awards
editThe all star-teams and MVP were announced on 9 February 2020.[9]
All-Star Team | ||
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Guards | Forwards | Center |
Park Hye-jin Li Meng |
Alba Torrens Temi Fagbenle |
Han Xu |
MVP: Li Meng |
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.
- ^ "FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament relocated to Belgrade, Serbia". FIBA. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "China hold off Spain to book their ticket to Tokyo". FIBA. 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Spain avoid drama to confirm Olympic ticket; Korea also Tokyo bound". FIBA. 9 February 2020.
- ^ "FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament relocated to Belgrade, Serbia". FIBA. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Statistical leaders (Teams)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Meng Li collects TISSOT MVP award to lead All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 February 2020.