Basketball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_3x3_tournament
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.
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]
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
| Means of qualification | Date(s) | Location | Berth(s) | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 0 | — |
| FIBA 3x3 World Ranking[6] | 1 November 2019 | Utsunomiya |
4 | ROC China Mongolia Romania |
| 2021 FIBA 3x3 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | 26–30 May 2021 |  Graz |
3 | United States France Japan |
| 2020 FIBA Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament[7] | 4–6 June 2021 |  Debrecen |
1 |  Italy |
| Total | 8 | |||
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]
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
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
7 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 98 | +38 | Semifinals |
| 2 | ROC |
7 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 129 | 90 | +39 | |
| 3 | China |
7 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 127 | 97 | +30 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Japan (H) |
7 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 130 | 97 | +33 | |
| 5 | France |
7 | 4 | 3 | 118 | 116 | +2 | |
| 6 | Italy |
7 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 125 | −27 | |
| 7 | Romania |
7 | 1 | 6 | 89 | 142 | −53 | |
| 8 | Mongolia |
7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 141 | −62 |
Results
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| United States | 18 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| France | 16 | |||||||||
| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| France | 16 | |||||||||
| United States | 18 | |||||||||
| ROC | 15 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| ROC | 21 | |||||||||
| 27 July | ||||||||||
| China | 14 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| China | 19 | |||||||||
| 28 July | ||||||||||
| Italy | 13 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| China | 16 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
| Rank | Name | Points[21] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelsey Plum | 55 |
| Wang Lili | ||
| 3 | Olga Frolkina | 54 |
| Mamignan Touré | ||
| 5 | Yulia Kozik | 53 |
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