2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade 2

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]

2020 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Women
Belgrade, Serbia
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates6–9 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  China
Tournament statistics
MVPChina Li Meng
Top scorerUnited Kingdom Fagbenle (25.0)
Top reboundsChina Li Y. (8.0)
Top assistsUnited Kingdom Leedham (7.3)
PPG (Team) China (83.3)
RPG (Team) China (44.3)
APG (Team) Spain (23.0)
Official website
WOQT Serbia

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

Teams

TeamQualificationDate of qualificationFIBA World Ranking
 China1st at the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments–Group A17 November 20198th
 Spain1st at the EuroBasket Women 20194 July 20193rd
 Great Britain4th at the EuroBasket Women 20194 July 201918th
 South Korea2nd at the Asia/Oceania pre-qualifying tournaments–Group A17 November 201919th

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

Squads

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  China330250198+526Summer Olympics
2  Spain321224179+455
3  South Korea312188262−744
4  Great Britain303224247−233
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]

Rebounds

NameRPG
 China44.3
 Spain38.0
 Great Britain30.0
 South Korea27.7

Assists

NameAPG
 Spain23.0
 China21.7
 Great Britain20.7
 South Korea18.0

Steals

NameSPG
 Spain12.0
 Great Britain8.0
 China6.3
 South Korea4.0

Awards

The all star-teams and MVP were announced on 9 February 2020.[9]

All-Star Team
GuardsForwardsCenter
Park Hye-jin
Li Meng
Alba Torrens
Temi Fagbenle
Han Xu
MVP: Li Meng

References