FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008
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FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, formerly the Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament, is the last qualifying tournament for the Olympic Basketball Tournament. The best non-champions from the different FIBA zones qualify for the tournament and compete for the last remaining berths in the...
for Men 2008 was the final qualifying tournament for the 2008 Olympic men's basketball tournament
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men
The men's tournament of basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 10 and ended on August 24, when the United States defeated Spain 118-107 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.-Qualifying:-Format:...
. Organized by FIBA, it took place from 14–20 July 2008 at the OAKA Indoor Sports Arena
Olympic Indoor Hall
The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" , was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi...
, in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
The draw for the tournament was held on 31 January 2008 at the Divani Caravel hotel in Athens.
Through this tournament, the final three qualifying berths for the 2008 Olympics men's basketball competition were determined. A total of 12 teams competed in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament from the five FIBA regions, and those 12 teams were based on finishes in each of FIBA’s five zone qualifying tournaments. The FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 53 national African FIBA federations, it was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.-FIBA Africa national teams:Zone 1Zone 2...
Zone placed two teams (runner-up and third place), the FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...
Zone placed three teams (third place, fourth place and fifth place), the FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia
FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.-National teams:East AsiaGulfMiddle AsiaSoutheast AsiaWest Asia-Top ten FIBA Asia teams:...
Zone placed two teams (runner-up and third place), the FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
Zone placed four teams (fourth place, fifth place, sixth place and seventh place), and FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania
FIBA Oceania is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 21 national basketball associations in Oceania.- Top two FIBA Oceania teams :C Current zone champion- Competitions :* FIBA Oceania Championship...
Zone placed one team (runner-up).
The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams each and played a single round robin. The two best placed teams from each group qualified for the quarterfinals, semifinals, finals and consolation games which determined the first three places and thus the teams that qualified for the Olympics.
The twelve participating teams were: Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Korea, Lebanon, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and Slovenia. The three teams that qualified through this tournament—Croatia, Germany and Greece—joined Angola, Argentina, Australia, China, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Spain and the USA in the Beijing Olympics, and had roughly a month to practice and prepare as the Olympic basketball tournament took place on August 9–24.
Participating nations
The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones:| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
In case a team fails to attend, the next best team from their zone play as their replacements.
Format
- The teams were divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round.
- Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals. The last-placed team in each group was eliminated.
- A single-elimination tournament was then held; the quarterfinals pairings were:
- A1 vs. B2
- B1 vs. A2
- C1 vs. D2
- D1 vs. C2
- The semifinal pairings were A1/B2 vs. C1/D2 and B1/A2 vs. D1/C2. The semifinal winners qualified for the Olympics. No championship game was held.
- The semifinal losers played for the last Olympic qualifying berth.
Preliminary round
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group A
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | | PF | | PA | | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 208 | 131 | +77 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 163 | 143 | +20 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 116 | 213 | -97 |
Group B
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | | PF | | PA | | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 193 | 139 | +54 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 148 | 139 | +9 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 118 | 181 | -63 |
Group C
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | | PF | | PA | | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 174 | 146 | +28 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 149 | 163 | -14 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 153 | 167 | -14 |
Group D
| Team | | Pts. | | W | | L | PCT Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... | | PF | | PA | | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 188 | 160 | +28 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 162 | 167 | -5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 151 | 174 | -23 |
Knockout stage
- Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics.