The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila was one of three

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. The tournament was held at the

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, from 5 to 10 July 2016. The national teams of , , , , , and hosts were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the

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Teams

Venue

The

was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. Since the arena's location,

, is part of

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, the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila" for marketing purposes. The Arena hosted the

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Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament. * Sofiane Si Youcef * Michael Aylen * Elias Koromilas * Luigi Lamonica *

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* José Carrion * Saša Pukl * Miguel Pérez

Preliminary round

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Group A

Group B

Knockout phase

Semifinals

Final

Final rankings

Statistical leaders

Players

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Steals ;Blocks ;Other statistical leaders

Teams

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Steals ;Blocks ;Other statistical leaders

Issues

Reception to the Haka

There was mixed reception of the fans' reaction to the New Zealand squad while performing their

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in which fans reacted with boos. However, the New Zealand team stated that there was no issue with it as "Different people react in different ways to it."

Marketing

Broadcasting

Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams

Side Events

The March to MOA

On the afternoon of July 5, day 1 of the tournament, a colorful street parade called The March to MOA (Mall of Asia Arena) was held to kick off the OQT Manila event festivities. It was a giant street party as the parade winds its way through the precinct streets of the

SM Mall of Asia SM Mall of Asia, also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA, is a large shopping mall in the Philippines, located at Bay City, Pasay, Philippines, within the SM Central Business Park, a reclaimed area within Manila Bay, and the ...

towards the

. The parade was highlighted Filipino culture and feature attractive floats representing the six participating nations and FIBA as well as showcasing cultural dance and drummer groups from all over the Philippines.

The Global Village

A Global Village fan zone was erected beside the

where fans were able to check various booths representing each of the participating countries including food, Music and Culture. The Village Central was consisted of the registration area, passport for the village, get money or chits to buy food from the village, and avail of merchandise souvenirs from all the six participating countries.

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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Teams

Venue

Referees

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Knockout phase

Semifinals

Final

Final rankings

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Issues

Reception to the Haka

Marketing

Broadcasting

Side Events

The March to MOA

The Global Village

See also

Notes

References

External links