Host Spain To Face Rival Brazil In 2008 Qualifying Tournament

The lottery for the Qualifying Womens Basketball Tournament for the 2008 Beijing Olympics took place today. Four groups containing three countries each will all fight for the five places that are available to enter the 2008 Olympics.  

Groups:

Group A: Japan, Latvia, Senegal
Group B: Angola, Argentina, Czech Republic
Group C: Brazil, Fiji, Spain
Group D: Belarus, Chinese Taipei, Cuba

System of Competition & Schedule:

PRELIMINARY ROUND
9th June 2008
Game A1: Latvia v Senegal
Game B1: Czech Republic v Argentina
Game C1: Spain v Fiji
Game D1: Chinese Taipei v Cuba

10th June 2008
Game A2: Senegal  v  Japan
Game B2: Argentina v Angola
Game C2: Fiji v Brazil
Game D2: Cuba v Belarus
 
11th June 2008
Game A3: Japan v Latvia
Game B3: Angola v Czech Republic
Game C3: Brazil v Spain
Game D3: Belarus v Chinese Taipei

The two (2) best placed teams from each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals.
The teams placed third in each group are eliminated and may return home.

12th June 2008 
Day Off

QUARTER-FINALS
13th June 2008
Game 13: A1 v B2
Game 14: B1 v A2
Game 15: C1 v D2
Game 16: D1 v C2

The four (4) winners will qualify for the Olympic Games and may return home. The four (4) losers will play in the Semi-Finals.

SEMI-FINALS
14th June 2008
Game 17: Loser 13 v Loser 15
Game 18: Loser 14 v Loser 16

FINALS
15th June 2008
Game 19: Winner 17 v Winner 18

The winner will qualify for the Olympic Games.