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2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men

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Host nation
  
Venezuela

Teams
  
12

Dates
  
2–8 July

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)

The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a men's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top three teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 2–8 July 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Contents

Lithuania, Russia and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 Olympics through this tournament.

Qualifying

The best non-champions from each of FIBA's 2011 continental championships qualified for this tournament.

Host selection

Only the teams that successfully qualified were allowed to bid for hosting. Venezuela were chosen over Angola, Macedonia and Lithuania. The host was determined on a meeting of the FIBA Central Board held on 10–11 December 2011 in Madrid, Spain.

Participating nations

The teams were divided into three pots, corresponding to their continental zones: The draw was held on 31 January 2012 in Caracas.

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 be 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

    All times are local (UTC−04:30)

    References

    2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men Wikipedia
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