Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament explained

Gender:	women
Champions:	USA
Title Number:	6
Dates:	9 August - 23 August 2008
Host:	China
Prevseason:	Athens 2004
Nextseason:	London 2012

The women's tournament of the basketball at the 2008 Olympics at Beijing, China began on August 9 and ended on August 23, when the United States defeated Australia 92–65 for the gold medal. All games were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium.

Qualifying

See main article: article and Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.

Country	Qualified as	Date of qualification	Previous appearance	width=7%	FIBA World Ranking^[1]
		July 13, 2001	4 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)	10
		September 23, 2006	6 (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)	2
		June 30, 2007	5 (1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)	7
		September 28, 2007	2 (2000, 2004)	16
		September 30, 2007	0	31
		June 30, 2007	7 (1976, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	1
		October 7, 2007	3 (1996, 2000, 2004)	3
		June 13, 2008	2 (1992, 2004)	5
		June 13, 2008	1 (2004)	9
		June 13, 2008	0	26
		June 13, 2008	0	30
		June 15, 2008	4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)	4

Format

Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each. The top 4 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
Fifth-placed teams from each group are ranked 9th–10th by basis of their records.
Sixth-placed teams from each group are ranked 11th–12th by basis of their records.
In the quarterfinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B4, A2 vs. B3, A3 vs. B2 and A4 vs. B1.
- The eliminated teams at the quarterfinals are ranked 5th–8th by basis of their preliminary round records
The winning teams from the quarterfinals meet in the semifinals as follows: A1/B4 vs. A3/B2 and A2/B3 vs. A4/B1.
The winning teams from the semifinals dispute the gold medal. The losing teams dispute the bronze.

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

Head to head results
Goal average (not the goal difference) between the tied teams
Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).

Preliminary round

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

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Final standings

Rankings are determined by:

1st–4th
- Results of gold and bronze medal games.
5th–8th:
- Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
- Standings in the preliminary round group (i.e. Group A's #3 is ranked higher than Group B's #4.)
- Goal average in the preliminary round group
9th–10th and 11th–12th:
- 5th placers in the preliminary round groups are classified 9th–10th; 6th placers classified 11th–12th
- Win–loss record in the preliminary round group
- Goal average in the preliminary round group

Rank	width=150px	Team !	width=20px	Pld !	width=20px	W !	width=20px	L !	width=30px	PF !	width=30px	PA !	width=30px	PD !	Standing	GAvg
		8	8	0	754	453	+301
		8	7	1	658	513	+145
		8	6	2	569	546	+23
4th		8	5	3	572	592	−20	–
5th		6	3	3	422	408	+14	–
6th		6	2	4	386	409	−23	A-3rd
7th		6	2	4	392	435	−43	B-4th	0.901
8th		6	2	4	387	464	−77	A-4th	0.834
9th		5	1	4	334	387	−53	A-5th	0.863
10th		5	1	4	320	423	−103	B-5th	0.757
11th		5	1	4	337	354	−17	A-6th
12th		5	0	5	255	402	−147	–

Statistical leaders

Points

Name	PPG
	18.1
	16.9
	15.8
	15.8
	14.5
	14.2
	13.8
	13.4
	13.4
	13.4

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	10.0
	10.0
	8.9
	8.9
	8.4
	8.3
	8.1
	8.0
	7.5
	7.2

Assists

Name	APG
	4.9
	4.0
	3.7
	3.1
	3.0
	2.8
	2.6
	2.6
	2.5
	2.5

Game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points		30
Rebounds		19
Assists		7
Assists		7
Blocks	10 players	3	---
Field goal percentage		100% (7/7)
3-point field goal percentage		100% (2/2)
Field throw percentage	Choi Youn-Ah Yelena Leuchanka	100% (8/8)	(OT) (non-OT)
Turnovers		8

External links

Women's tournament official website

Notes and References

after EuroBasket 2007
Web site: USA/AUS – United States women capture fourth Olympic gold on the trot . 2008-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827113520/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/08/olym/wom/news/gameRepo/p/eventid//fixeddate//gamename/A/gender//groupname/38/langid//langlc//newsid//roundid//repo.html . 2008-08-27 . dead .