This article is about the women's tournament. For the men's tournament, see 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade.
Not to be confused with 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade.

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]

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

Teams

Team Qualification Date of qualification FIBA World Ranking
 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

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

Squads

Main article: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments squads

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
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  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)
9 February 2020
12:00
South Korea  60–100  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  69–79  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
Guards Forwards Center
South Korea Park Hye-jin
China Li Meng 		Spain Alba Torrens
United Kingdom Temi Fagbenle 		China Han Xu
MVP: China Li Meng

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Women's national team competition system as of 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
  3. ^ "FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament relocated to Belgrade, Serbia". FIBA. 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "China hold off Spain to book their ticket to Tokyo". FIBA. 8 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Spain avoid drama to confirm Olympic ticket; Korea also Tokyo bound". FIBA. 9 February 2020.
  6. ^ "FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament relocated to Belgrade, Serbia". FIBA. 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Statistical leaders (Players)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Statistical leaders (Teams)". FIBA. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Meng Li collects TISSOT MVP award to lead All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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