2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship
The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 16th edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. Held in August 2015, it took the form of a two-game series between the Australian Opals and New Zealand Tall Ferns.[1] It served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] The first game was in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 August, the second in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 17 August.[1] The Australian Opals won both games,[3][4] and qualified for the Olympics, while the losing Tall Ferns qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.[2]
16th FIBA Oceanian Women's Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | New Zealand Australia |
Dates | 15–17 August |
Teams | 2 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (14th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | Suzy Batkovic (15.5) |
Top rebounds | Penina Davidson (10.5) |
Top assists | Tessa Lavey (6.0) |
Official website | |
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship FIBA Oceania no longer conducts senior-level championships for either sex. Since 2017, that region's members have competed for FIBA Asia senior championships. | |
Venues edit
Melbourne | Tauranga | |
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Rod Laver Arena | ASB arena | |
Capacity: 14,820 | capacity 3,116 |
Results edit
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Australia | 141–104 | New Zealand | 61–41 | 80–63 |
Game 1 edit
All times are local (UTC+10)
15 August 2015
18:30 |
Australia | 61–41 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 15–5, 14–12, 21–12, 11–12 | ||
Pts: Batkovic 16 Rebs: Lavey 11 Asts: Madgen 6 |
Pts: Cocks 7 Rebs: Davidson 9 Asts: Cocks 3 |
Game 2 edit
All times are local (UTC+12).
Rosters edit
Australia edit
Australian Opals - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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New Zealand edit
New Zealand Tall Ferns - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: "2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women - Players". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Final rankings edit
# | Team | W–L | Qualification |
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Australia | 2–0 | Qualified to the Olympics | |
New Zealand | 0–2 | Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
References edit
- ^ a b "The official website of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship". FIBA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 – International Basketball Federation – Basketball" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - Australia v New Zealand". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - New Zealand v Australia". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.