The 2020 Summer Olympics women's 3x3 basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 24 and ended on 28 July 2021. All games were played at the Aomi Urban Sports Park.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Japan |
| City | Tokyo |
| Dates | 24–28 July 2021 |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  ROC |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  France |
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.[2] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]
The United States won the title after defeating the Russian Olympic team in the final, while China captured the bronze medal over France.[4]
The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, Afghanistan; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ingo Weiss, Germany; FIBA Treasurer.
Format edit
The eight teams played a round robin. The teams placed first and second in the pool qualified for the semifinals. The teams three to six played a playoff. After that, a knockout system was used.[5]
Competition schedule edit
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | |||
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| G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Qualification edit
| Means of qualification | Date(s) | Location | Berth(s) | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host nation | — | — | 0 | — |
| FIBA 3x3 World Ranking[6] | 1 November 2019 | Utsunomiya
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4 | ROC China Mongolia Romania
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| 2021 FIBA 3x3 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 26–30 May 2021 |  Graz
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3 | United States France Japan
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| 2020 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament[7] | 4–6 June 2021 |  Debrecen
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1 |  Italy
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| Total | 8 | |||
Players edit
Katie Lou Samuelson originally qualified as the fourth team member of the United States, but she tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by Jackie Young.[17]
Referees edit
The following 12 referees were selected for the tournament.[18]
Vanessa Devlin
Shi Qirong
Su Yu-yen
Sara El-Sharnouby
Edmond Ho
Cecília Tóth
Marek Maliszewski
Vlad Ghizdareanu
Evgeny Ostrovskiy
Jasmina Juras
Markos Michaelides
Glenn Tuitt
Pool edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
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7 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 98 | +38 | Semifinals |
| 2 | ROC
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7 | 5[a] | 2 | 129 | 90 | +39 | |
| 3 | China
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7 | 5[a] | 2 | 127 | 97 | +30 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan (H)
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7 | 5[a] | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | |
| 5 | France
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7 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 116 | +2 | |
| 6 | Italy
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7 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 125 | −27 | |
| 7 | Romania
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7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 142 | −53 | |
| 8 | Mongolia
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7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 141 | −62 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
All times are local (UTC+9).[19]
Results edit
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| United States | 18 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| France | 16 | |||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| France | 16 | |||||||||
| United States | 18 | |||||||||
| ROC | 15 | |||||||||
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| ROC | 21 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| China | 14 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| China | 19 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Italy | 13 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| China | 16 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
Semifinals edit
Bronze medal game edit
Gold medal game edit
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team[20] |
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United States
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ROC
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China
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| 4 | France
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| 5 | Japan
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| 6 | Italy
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| 7 | Romania
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| 8 | Mongolia
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Points leaders edit
| Rank | Name | Points[21] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelsey Plum |
55 |
| Wang Lili
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| 3 | Olga Frolkina |
54 |
| Mamignan Touré
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| 5 | Yulia Kozik |
53 |
References edit
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- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics to be held without fans after new COVID-19 state of emergency declared". usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Latvia and USA win historic first 3x3 Olympic gold medals". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Competition System". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "National Federation ranking" (PDF). FIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Debrecen to host FIBA 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2021". FIBA. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "La liste des Bleues 3x3 pour Tokyo !". 3x3ffbb.com. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster ROC" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "China announces roster for women's and 3x3 basketball teams at Tokyo Olympics". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Romania announce women's 3x3 roster for Tokyo Olympics". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Italy" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "第32回オリンピック競技大会 (2020 / 東京) 3 人制バスケットボール (3×3) 男女日本代表チーム 内定選手発表". japanbasketball.jp. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Mongolia" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic 3x3 Women's Basketball Team Announced for Debut Event in Tokyo". usab.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Katie Lou Samuelson tests positive for COVID-19, replaced by Jackie Young for Tokyo Olympics | NBC Olympics".
- ^ "Katie Lou Samuelson off Tokyo Olympic 3x3 team after falling ill with COVID-19". 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Competition Officials" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Japan set to play in historic opener as 3x3 Olympic schedule unveiled". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Gold medal heroes Lasmanis and Plum top 3x3 Olympic scoring charts". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 29 July 2021.