The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade was one of four 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2] It was originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.[3]
| Belgrade, Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Serbia |
| Dates | 29 June – 4 July 2021 |
| Teams | 5[1] |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Achille Polonara |
| Top scorer |  Gian Clavell (20.5) |
| Top rebounds | Achille Polonara (9.3) |
| Top assists | Gary Browne (13.0) |
| Official website | |
| WOQT Serbia | |
Following the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, it was the second consecutive men's Olympic qualifying tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Teams edit
New Zealand initially qualified for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament by virtue of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 26 February 2021, Basketball New Zealand announced that they would pull out of the tournament. On the same day, FIBA announced that they would be replaced by the Philippines as the next-best team from the Asia-Oceania region in FIBA World Rankings.[4][5]
Senegal had been initially included in the Belgrade Tournament, but it has been forced to withdraw before the start due to several COVID-19 positive cases, and not being replaced by any team, lowering the number of participants to 5.[6]
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | FIBA World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia |
5th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 5th |
| Italy |
9th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 10th |
| Puerto Rico |
15th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 18th |
 Dominican Republic |
16th at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup | 15 September 2019 | 19th |
 Senegal |
Wild card | 19 September 2019 | 35th |
 Philippines |
Wild card | 26 February 2021 | 31st |
Venue edit
| Belgrade |   Belgrade 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade (Serbia) |
|---|---|
| Aleksandar Nikolić Hall | |
| |
| Capacity: 8,000 |
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
All times are local (UTC+2).[7]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 152 | +25 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 161 | +9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Philippines
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 177 | −34 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
29 June 2021
20:15 |
| Dominican Republic |
76–94 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 24–16, 19–20, 10–27 | ||
| Pts: Liz, Torres 16 Rebs: Liz 9 Asts: Solano, Torres 4 |
Pts: Marjanović 18 Rebs: Marjanović 10 Asts: Teodosić 6 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,078 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) |
30 June 2021
20:15 |
| Serbia |
83–76 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 23–18, 22–28, 16–14 | ||
| Pts: Marjanović 25 Rebs: Marjanović 10 Asts: Teodosić 6 |
Pts: Kouame 17 Rebs: Kouame 7 Asts: Belangel 6 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,256 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), James Boyer (AUS) |
1 July 2021
20:30 |
| Philippines |
67–94 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 19–16, 10–26, 16–29 | ||
| Pts: Heading 16 Rebs: Kouame 6 Asts: Belangel 10 |
Pts: Liz 23 Rebs: Araújo 7 Asts: Torres 6 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 200 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA) |
Group B edit
Senegal did not participate in the Qualifying Tournament. On 28 June, they informed FIBA about COVID-19 related disruptions to their preparations in Germany. Afterwards, their scheduled games with Puerto Rico and Italy did not take place.[8]
Therefore, in Group B only one match has been played between Puerto Rico and Italy: the winner of this game finished first of group B and faced the second placed team of Group A, the other team finished second of Group B and faced the first placed team of group A, in the semi-finals. In fact, FIBA did not considered Senegal as a participant and did not applied the Rule 20.2.1, which could have awarded Senegal's opponents the game with score as 20 to 0 (Article 20 discusses the games lost by forfeit). FIBA indeed did not drew up any standings.[9]
1 July 2021
16:30 |
| Italy |
90–83 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 19–20, 27–14, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: three players 21 Rebs: Polonara 11 Asts: Mannion 6 |
Pts: Clavell 24 Rebs: Browne 9 Asts: Browne 16 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 200 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Yener Yılmaz (TUR) |
Final round edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 July | ||||||
| Serbia | 102 | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 84 | |||||
| Serbia | 95 | |||||
| 3 July | ||||||
| Italy | 102 | |||||
| Italy | 79 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 59 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
3 July 2021
13:00 |
| Italy |
79–59 | Dominican Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 20–16, 24–8, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Fontecchio 17 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: four players 3 |
Pts: Francis 12 Rebs: Santos 7 Asts: Mendoza, Solano 4 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 502 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) |
3 July 2021
16:00 |
| Serbia |
102–84 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 23–14, 28–28, 23–16 | ||
| Pts: Micić 21 Rebs: Petrušev 8 Asts: Teodosić 10 |
Pts: Piñeiro 23 Rebs: Browne 5 Asts: Browne 10 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 2,388 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Yener Yılmaz (TUR) |
Final edit
4 July 2021
20:30 |
| Serbia |
95–102 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 23–29, 18–23, 32–22 | ||
| Pts: Anđušić 27 Rebs: Kalinić 6 Asts: Kalinić, Teodosić 5 |
Pts: Mannion 24 Rebs: Polonara 12 Asts: Pajola 6 | |
Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 3,728 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
Final ranking edit
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
3–0 | Qualified for the Olympics |
| 2 | Serbia |
3–1 | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
0–2 | |
| 3 | Dominican Republic |
1–2 | |
| 5 | Philippines |
0–2 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b 6 teams were originally planned. Senegal has been forced to withdraw before the start of the Tournament due to numerous COVID-19 positive cases, and not being replaced by any team. See: "FIBA OQT. Ecco i 12 di Meo. Il Senegal non giocherà il Preolimpico e gli Azzurri (già in semifinale) esordiranno il 1º luglio contro il Portorico". fip.it (in Italian). Italian Basketball Federation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced for 2020". FIBA. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 9 April 2020.
- ^ "BBNZ board prioritises Asia Cup, World Cup and 2024 Olympics, but withdraws from 2021 OQTs". nz.basketball. 26 February 2021.
- ^ "FIBA statement on New Zealand's withdrawal from FIBA competitions". FIBA. 26 February 2021.
- ^ "FIBA OQT. Ecco i 12 di Meo. Il Senegal non giocherà il Preolimpico e gli Azzurri (già in semifinale) esordiranno il 1º luglio contro il Portorico". fip.it (in Italian). Italian Basketball Federation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Tip-off times confirmed for FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Rosters confirmed ahead of tip-off at FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "FIBA 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments - Serbia: Final standings". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 8 July 2021.