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2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Belgrade, Serbia
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates4–9 July
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Official website
OQT Serbia

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade is one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament will be held at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, from July 4–9, 2016. The national teams of hosts Serbia, Angola, Puerto Rico, Japan, the Czech Republic, and Latvia were drawn in the Belgrade tournament. The winner will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Teams

Team Qualification Date of qualification FIBA World Ranking
 Serbia[1][note 1] Hosts January 19, 2016 6
 Angola[2] AfroBasket 2015 runner-up August 30, 2015 15
 Puerto Rico[3] 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 5th place September 9, 2015 16
 Japan[4] 2015 FIBA Asia Championship 4th place October 3, 2015 48
 Czech Republic[5] EuroBasket 2015 7th place September 18, 2015 42
 Latvia[6][note 2] EuroBasket 2015 8th place September 18, 2015 T-35

Venue

The Kombank Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. The arena's location is in New Belgrade, but the host city will be designated as "Belgrade", since it is one of the city municipalities of the Serbian capital. The arena hosted EuroBasket 2005.

Belgrade
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade is located in Serbia
Belgrade
Belgrade
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Belgrade (Serbia)
Kombank Arena
Capacity: 25,000

Preliminary Round

Group A

Template:2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – OQT Belgrade Group A table

Group B

Template:2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – OQT Belgrade Group B table

4 July 2016
Japan  vs.  Latvia

Knockout phase

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 July
 
 
 
 
9 July
 
 
 
 
 
8 July
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

8 July 2016
A1 vs. B2
8 July 2016
B1 vs. A2

Final

9 July 2016
WSF1 vs. WSF2

Final rankings

# Team W–L Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s) Qualify to the Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[7]

  • Canada Michael Weiland
  • France Joseph Bissang
  • Italy Carmelo Paternico
  • Morocco Samir Abaakil
  • Portugal Fernando Rocha
  • Spain Daniel Hierrezuelo
  • Turkey Emin Moğulkoç
  • United States Anthony Jordan

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Serbia also qualified by virtue of being the 4th placers at EuroBasket 2015.
  2. ^ Latvia later qualified for the tournament, together with Croatia, when Italy and Serbia were announced as two of the Olympic qualifying tournament hosts.

References

  1. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfying Tournament for Men - Serbia". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfying Tournament for Men - Angola". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfying Tournament for Men - Puerto Rico". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfying Tournament for Men - Japan". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfying Tournament for Men - Czech Republic". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualfying Tournament for Men - Latvia". FIBA. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ^ Referees
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