2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila explained

2016 FIBA World Olympic
Qualifying Tournament for Men
Subtitle:Manila, Philippines
Continent:World
Year:2016
Dates:5–10 July
Federations:5
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:FRA
Mvp: Nando de Colo
Ppg P: Andray Blatche (25.5)
Ppg T: (82)
Rpg P: Maurice Ndour (10.5)
Rpg T: (52)
Apg P: Cory Joseph (4.3)
Apg T: (15.3)
Website:OQT Philippines

The 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila was one of three 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men. The tournament was held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, from 5 to 10 July 2016. The national teams of,,,,, and hosts were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Teams

Team Qualification Date of qualification FIBA World Ranking
[1] Wild card selection 19 January 2016 8
[2] AfroBasket 2015 4th place 30 August 2015 31
[3] 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 3rd place 12 September 2015 26
[4] EuroBasket 2015 3rd place 20 September 2015 5
[5] 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up 18 August 2015 21
[6] Hosts, FIBA Asian Championship 2nd place19 January 2016 28

Venue

The Mall of Asia Arena was chosen as the main venue for the tournament. Since the arena's location, Pasay, is part of Metro Manila, the host city of the Philippine qualifiers is designated as "Manila" for marketing purposes. The Arena hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship.

Pasay
Mall of Asia Arena
Capacity: 15,000

Referees

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

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Group B

Knockout phase

Final

Final rankings

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width=160pxTeam !width=40pxW–L !width=180pxQualification
4–0 Qualified for the Olympics
3–1
1–2
4 1–2
5 0–2
6 0–2

Statistical leaders

Players

Points[8]
Pos. Name PPG
125.5
221.7
319.3
417.3
516.3
Rebounds
Pos. Name RPG
110.5
29.7
38.7
48.3
57.5
Assists
Pos. Name APG
14.3
24.0
33.5
Thierno Niang
53.3
Steals
Pos. Name SPG
12.3
21.7
31.5
41.3
Boris Diaw
Cory Joseph
Blocks
Pos. Name BPG
12.5
22.0
31.0
Khem Birch
Other statistical leaders
Stat Name Avg.
Field goal percentage 58.5%
3-point FG percentage 57.1%
Free throw percentage Corey Webster100.0%
Turnovers Andray Blatche
Cory Joseph		3.5
Fouls 5.0

Teams

Points[9]
Pos. Name PPG
182.0
279.3
373.3
471.8
566.7
Rebounds
Pos. Name RPG
152.0
241.7
341.5
437.7
536.0
Assists
Pos. Name APG
115.3
214.0
412.8
512.0
Steals
Pos. Name SPG
18.5
26.0
35.0
44.0
53.8
Blocks
Pos. Name BPG
15.0
23.3
33.0
42.0
51.3
Other statistical leaders
Stat Name Avg.
Field goal percentage 41.0%
3-point FG percentage 40.0%
Free throw percentage 83.1%
Turnovers 17.5
Fouls 26.5

Issues

Reception to the Haka

There was mixed reception of the fans' reaction to the New Zealand squad while performing their Haka in which fans reacted with boos.[10] [11] However, the New Zealand team stated that there was no issue with it as "Different people react in different ways to it."[12]

Marketing

Broadcasting

Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams

align=center Countryalign=center Broadcaster
align=left TSN
align=left Canal+
align=left Māori TV
align=left TV5
align=left Canal + Sport
SuperSport
align=left NTV

Side Events

The March to MOA

On the afternoon of July 5, day 1 of the tournament, a colorful street parade called The March to MOA (Mall of Asia Arena) was held to kick off the OQT Manila event festivities. It was a giant street party as the parade winds its way through the precinct streets of the SM Mall of Asia towards the Mall of Asia Arena. The parade was highlighted Filipino culture and feature attractive floats representing the six participating nations and FIBA as well as showcasing cultural dance and drummer groups from all over the Philippines.[13]

The Global Village

A Global Village fan zone was erected beside the Mall of Asia Arena where fans were able to check various booths representing each of the participating countries including food, Music and Culture.

The Village Central was consisted of the registration area, passport for the village, get money or chits to buy food from the village, and avail of merchandise souvenirs from all the six participating countries.[14]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Turkey . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130004852/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/Turkey. live. January 30, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Senegal . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130114158/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/Senegal. live. January 30, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
  3. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129234356/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/Canada. live. January 29, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
  4. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - France . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130113934/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/France. live. January 30, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
  5. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - New Zealand . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130113945/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/New-Zealand. live. January 30, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
  6. Web site: 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129220218/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/Philippines. live. January 29, 2016. . 29 March 2016.
  7. https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/philippines/2016/referees Referees
  8. https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/philippines/2016/playerstats Player statistics
  9. https://www.fiba.basketball/oqt/philippines/2016/teamstats Team statistics
  10. Web site: Tall Blacks' haka booed, wrong anthem played at Olympic Qualifiers. 2016-07-08. 2016-07-09. The New Zealand Herald Tribune.
  11. Web site: NZ manager lauds Gilas for being 'hugely respectful' of haka dance, bears no ill will toward booing fans. 2016-07-08. 2016-07-09. Spin. Terrado. Reuben.
  12. Web site: Tall Blacks: No issue on 'Haka' in Manila.
  13. Web site: Side Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629202313/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/side-events. live. June 29, 2016.
  14. Web site: Side Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629202313/http://www.fiba.com/oqt/philippines/2016/side-events. live. June 29, 2016.

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