FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008

thumb|250px|Participating countries in the wildcard tournaments.">legend|Magenta|WomenThe FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. [ [http://www.fiba2006brazil.com/noticias.asp?l=en&n=194 Fiba2006brazil.com ] ] On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament. [ [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/langid/1/newsid/22889/arti.html PR N°58 - Meeting of the FIBA Central Board in Chicago] FIBA.com]

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

The draw was made on January 14, 2008 in Institute of Training and Studies of the Central Government of Madrid. [ [http://www.feb.es/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=11&ItemID=17285 Women’s FIBA Pre-Olympic Tournament drawing to be held on Monday in Madrid] ]

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):

basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=17:45
teamA= bkw-rt|LAT|scoreA=94
teamB= bkw|SEN|scoreB=34
Q1=29-5|Q2=15-10|Q3=28-11|Q4=22-8basketballbox|date=June 10|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=15:00
teamA=bkw-rt|SEN|scoreA=69
teamB=bkw|JPN|scoreB=71
Q1=19-22|Q2=8-17|Q3=20-20|Q4=22-12basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 11|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=15:00
teamA=bkw-rt|JPN|scoreA=69
teamB=bkw|LAT

|scoreB=83"'
Q1=19-20|Q2=18-21|Q3=24-17|Q4=8-25

Group B

basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=15:30
teamA= bkw-rt|TPE|scoreA=79
teamB= bkw|CUB|scoreB=96
Q1=21-19|Q2=18-24|Q3=16-21|Q4=24-32basketballbox|date=June 10|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=12:45
teamA= bkw-rt|CUB|scoreA=68
teamB=bkw|BLR|scoreB=58
Q1=14-13|Q2=17-15|Q3=20-12|Q4=17-18basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 11|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=17:15
teamA=bkw-rt|BLR|scoreA=81
teamB=bkw|TPE|scoreB=65
Q1=13-14|Q2=20-13|Q3=20-15|Q4=28-23

Knockout stage

:"Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics."8TeamBracket| RD1=Quarterfinals
June 13
RD2=Semifinals
(quarterfinal losers)
June 14
RD3=Final game
June 15

RD1-seed1=A1
RD1-team1="bkw|LAT"
RD1-score1=84
RD1-seed2=B2
RD1-team2=bkw|ANG
RD1-score2=26

RD1-seed3=C1
RD1-team3=bkw|BRA
RD1-score3=79
RD1-seed4=D2
RD1-team4="bkw|BLR" (OT)
RD1-score4=86

RD1-seed5=B1
RD1-team5="bkw|CZE"
RD1-score5=76
RD1-seed6=A2
RD1-team6=bkw|JPN
RD1-score6=64

RD1-seed7=D1
RD1-team7=bkw|CUB
RD1-score7=68
RD1-seed8=C2
RD1-team8="bkw|ESP"
RD1-score8=82

RD2-seed1=B2
RD2-team1=bkw|ANG
RD2-score1=58
RD2-seed2=C1
RD2-team2=bkw|BRA
RD2-score2=75

RD2-seed3=A2
RD2-team3=bkw|JPN
RD2-score3=58
RD2-seed4=D1
RD2-team4=bkw|CUB
RD2-score4=66

RD3-seed1=C1
RD3-team1="bkw|BRA"
RD3-score1=72
RD3-seed2=D1
RD3-team2=bkw|CUB
RD3-score2=67

Quarterfinals

basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 13|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=12:45
teamA= bkw-rt|CUB|scoreA=68
teamB= bkw|ESP|scoreB=82
Q1=17-16|Q2=18-23|Q3=15-20|Q4=18-23basketballbox|date=June 13|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=15:00
teamA= bkw-rt|CZE|scoreA=76
teamB= bkw|JPN|scoreB=64
Q1=16-21|Q2=11-5|Q3=23-15|Q4=26-23basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 13|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=17:15
teamA=bkw-rt|LAT|scoreA=84
teamB=bkw|ANG|scoreB=26
Q1=23-9|Q2=16-5|Q3=23-6|Q4=22-6basketballbox|date=June 13|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=19:30
teamA= bkw-rt|BRA|scoreA=79
teamB= bkw|BLR|scoreB=86 (OT)
Q1=22-22|Q2=6-13|Q3=22-16|Q4=22-21|OT=7-14

emifinals

basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 14|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=17:15
teamA= bkw-rt|CUB|scoreA=66
teamB= bkw|JPN|scoreB=58
Q1=21-18|Q2=16-9|Q3=16-17|Q4=13-15basketballbox|date=June 14|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=19:30
teamA= bkw-rt|ANG|scoreA=58
teamB= bkw|BRA|scoreB=75
Q1=8-28|Q2=12-15|Q3=14-16|Q4=24-16

Final game

basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 15|place=Community of Madrid Sports Palace, Madrid|time=19:25
teamA= bkw-rt|CUB|scoreA=67
teamB= bkw|BRA|scoreB=72
Q1=16-19|Q2=18-15|Q3=13-11|Q4=20-27

References

* [http://www.madrid2008.fiba.com Official Website in English and Spanish]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plQdZZiuc88 Video of the Draw] @ fiba.com