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2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

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Host nation
  
Turkey

Venues
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Dates
  
25 June – 1 July

Teams
  
12 (from 5 federations)

The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was a women's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top five teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 25 June – 1 July 2012 at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, Turkey.

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Qualification

  • Cuba renounced the right to compete in the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. In these circumstances, the FIBA has chosen Puerto Rico, the best team in the Americas Championship after Cuba.
  • Senegal and Nigeria renounced the right to compete in the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. In these circumstances, the FIBA has chosen Mozambique, the best team in the African Championship after Senegal and Nigeria.

    • Format

    The 12 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the Olympics, the four quarterfinal losers played two rounds to allocate the final slot.

    Preliminary round

    All times are local (UTC+3)

    Knockout stage

    Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics.

    References

    2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women Wikipedia
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