The
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
women's
basketball tournament in
Tokyo
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, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Chūō-ku, Saitama (city), Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It opened preliminarily on May 5, 2000, and then was officially opened on September 1 of the same year. Its maximum capa ...
in
Saitama,
Japan
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.
It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Because of this pandemic, the games were played
behind closed doors.
The United States won the title for the ninth overall and seventh consecutive time by defeating Japan in the final, while France secured the bronze medal with a win over Serbia.
The medals for the competition were presented by
Samira Asghari,
IOC Member,
Afghanistan
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, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by
Andreas Zagklis,
Secretary General of FIBA,
Greece
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.
Format
The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. The teams placed first and second in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals. The eight teams were divided in a group D (best 4 teams) and a group E (remaining 4 teams). The quarter-final pairings were drawn on 2 August after the end of the group phase. After that, a knockout system was used.
Competition schedule
Qualification
Squads
Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a
naturalized
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player.
Draw
The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters in
Mies,
Switzerland
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on 2 February 2021:
The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their
FIBA Women's World Ranking
The FIBA Women's World Ranking is the FIBA's rankings of national women's basketball teams. FIBA ranks women's national teams in both senior and junior competitions. It also publishes combined rankings for all competitions involving both sexes.
...
. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.
Due to scheduling requests from the
International Olympic Committee
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, defending champions the United States and hosts Japan were drawn into either Group B or C.
Seeding
Referees
The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament.
* Juan Fernández
* Leandro Lezcano
* Scott Beker
* James Boyer
* Ademira Zurapović
* Guilherme Locatelli
* Andreia Silva
* Matthew Kallio
* Maripier Malo
* Michael Weiland
* Yu Jung
* Maj Forsberg
* Yohan Rosso
* Ahmed Al-Shuwaili
* Manuel Mazzoni
* Takaki Kato
* Yevgeniy Mikheyev
* Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
* Rabah Noujaim
* Samir Abaakil
* Kingsley Ojeaburu
* Gizella Györgyi
*
Ferdinand Pascual
Ferdinand "Bong" Pascual (born July 30, 1970) is a Filipino basketball referee who has officiated in the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympics. He also served as a referee for the UNTV Cup and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ...
* Luis Vázquez
* Aleksandar Glišić
* Luis Castillo
* Antonio Conde
* Yener Yılmaz
* Amy Bonner
*
Steven Anderson
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+9).''
In the preliminary round, teams receive 2 classification points for a win, 1 classification point for a loss, and 0 classification points for a forfeit.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Third-placed teams ranking
Knockout stage
Ranking
A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team played an unseeded team. The draw was held after the last group stage match on 2 August. Teams qualified were divided into two pots:
* Pot D comprised the three first-placed teams from the group phase, along with the best second-placed team.
* Pot E comprised the two remaining second-placed teams, along with the two best third-placed teams.
Draw principles:
* Each game pairing had one team from Pot D and one team from Pot E.
* Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other in the quarterfinals.
* The second-placed team from Pot D could not be drawn against the third-placed teams from Pot E.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final ranking
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders
Players
;Points
;Rebounds
;Assists
;Blocks
;Steals
;Efficiency
Teams
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Efficiency
Awards
The awards were announced on 8 August 2021.
See also
*
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
References
External links
Official website
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Women's basketball
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International women's basketball competitions hosted by Japan
2021 in women's basketball
Women's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics