2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
2024 FIBA Olympic
Qualifying Tournaments
For Women
Tournament details
Host countryChina
Belgium
Brazil
Hungary
Dates8–11 February
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
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The 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments were the four women's basketball tournaments that were contested by 16 national teams, where the top teams earned a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. It was held from 8 to 11 February 2024.[1]

Format

The 16 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the qualifying tournaments.

Teams

Qualification method Date Venue Berths Qualified team
2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 22 September –1 October 2022 Australia Sydney 1  United States
EuroBasket Women 2023 15–25 June 2023 Slovenia Ljubljana
Israel Tel Aviv 		6  Belgium
 Spain
 France
 Hungary
 Serbia
 Germany
2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 26 June – 2 July 2023 Australia Sydney 4  China
 Japan
 Australia
 New Zealand
2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup 1–9 July 2023 Mexico León 1  Brazil
2023 Women's Afrobasket 28 July – 6 August 2023 Rwanda Kigali 2  Nigeria
 Senegal
FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament – Americas 9–12 November 2023 Colombia Medellín 2  Canada
 Puerto Rico
Total 16

Draw

The draw took place on 5 October 2023.[2][3]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 4 October 2023 and was based on the FIBA Women's World Rankings[4]

Pot 1
Team Pos
 United States 1
 China 2
 Australia 3
 Spain 4
Pot 2
Team Pos
 Canada[a] 5
 Belgium 6
 France 7
 Brazil 8
Pot 3
Team Pos
 Japan 9
 Serbia 10
 Nigeria 11
 Puerto Rico[b] 12
Pot 4
Team Pos
 Hungary 19
 Senegal 20
 New Zealand 23
 Germany 25
  1. ^ This spot would eventually be occupied by Canada, who were at the time of the draw was ranked 5th.
  2. ^ This spot would eventually be occupied by Puerto Rico, who were at the time of the draw was ranked 12th.

The following draw principles applied:[4]

  • The four hosts (Belgium, Brazil, China and Hungary) were automatically allocated to the tournament in their country.
  • France and USA could not be drawn into the same tournament.
  • Each tournament had to have a minimum of one and a maximum of two European teams.
  • China and Japan could not be drawn into the same tournament.
  • Australia and New Zealand could not be drawn into the same tournament.
  • Each tournament had to contain one team from the Americas.
  • The two African teams, Nigeria and Senegal, had to be drawn into the same tournament to ensure all regions are represented at the Olympic basketball tournament.

Tournaments

Tournament 1

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Xi'an

The tournament was held in Xi'an, China.

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  France[a] 3 3 0 264 129 +135 6 Summer Olympics
2  China (H) 3 2 1 249 198 +51 5
3  Puerto Rico 3 1 2 178 260 −82 4
4  New Zealand 3 0 3 153 257 −104 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ France was already qualified as the host nation.

Tournament 2

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Antwerp

The tournament was held in Antwerp, Belgium.

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States[a] 3 3 0 282 164 +118 6 Summer Olympics
2  Belgium (H) 3 2 1 254 208 +46 5
3  Nigeria 3 1 2 179 243 −64 4
4  Senegal 3 0 3 170 270 −100 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The United States was already qualified as World Cup winners.

Tournament 3

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belém

The tournament was held in Belém, Brazil.

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 220 180 +40 6 Summer Olympics
2  Germany 3 2 1 198 222 −24 5
3  Serbia 3 1 2 211 213 −2 4
4  Brazil (H) 3 0 3 191 205 −14 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Tournament 4

Main article: 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Sopron

The tournament was held in Sopron, Hungary.

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 247 238 +9 5[a] Summer Olympics
2  Spain 3 2 1 208 213 −5 5[a]
3  Canada 3 1 2 204 201 +3 4[b]
4  Hungary (H) 3 1 2 208 215 −7 4[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 75−86 Japan
  2. ^ a b Hungary 55−67 Canada

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA confirms timeline for the hosts of next summer's OQT". eurohoops.net. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments the next stop on the Road to Paris 2024". FIBA. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 Draw completed in Sopron". FIBA. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Jelena Brooks and Lenke Kiss to perform Draw for the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024". FIBA. Retrieved 4 October 2023.