# 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

The 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women was a women's basketball tournament that consisted of 12 national teams, where the top five teams earned a place in the 2012 Olympics basketball tournament. It was held on 25 June – 1 July 2012 at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, Turkey.

## Qualification

| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2011 FIBA European Championship | 4 teams | Turkey France Czech Republic Croatia |
| 2011 FIBA Americas Championship | 3 teams | Argentina Canada Puerto Rico |
| 2011 FIBA African Championship | 2 teams | Mali Mozambique |
| 2011 FIBA Asian Championship | 2 teams | Japan South Korea |
| 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship | 1 team | New Zealand |
* Cuba renounced the right to compete in the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. In these circumstances, the FIBA has chosen Puerto Rico, the best team in the Americas Championship after Cuba.
* Senegal and Nigeria renounced the right to compete in the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women. In these circumstances, the FIBA has chosen Mozambique, the best team in the African Championship after Senegal and Nigeria.

## Format

The 12 teams were divided into four groups (Groups A–D) for the preliminary round. The top two teams from each group qualified for the knockout round. All four quarterfinal winners advanced to the Olympics, the four quarterfinal losers played two rounds to allocate the final slot.

## Preliminary round

* Qualified for the quarterfinals
All times are local (UTC+3)

### Group A

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 130 | 102 | +28 | 4 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | .500 | 128 | 135 | −7 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | .000 | 123 | 144 | −21 | 2 |
* 25 June 19:00
* Report
| Puerto Rico | 53–65 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 10–11, 17–15, 14–15 |||
| Pts: Sepúlveda 20 Rebs: Rosado, Sepúlveda 6 Asts: Sepúlveda, Cortijo 3 | | Pts: Palazoğlu, Hollingsworth 13 Rebs: Hollingsworth 9 Asts: Çağlar 4 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Naftal Candido Chongo (MOZ)
* 26 June 19:00
* Report
| Turkey | 65–49 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 20–15, 16–16, 13–10 |||
| Pts: Yılmaz 16 Rebs: Çağlar 8 Asts: Vardarlı, Yılmaz 5 | | Pts: Mamiya 17 Rebs: Yoshida 8 Asts: Yoshida 5 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Amy Lynn Bonner (USA), Rafael Britanico (PHI)
* 27 June 16:45
* Report
| Japan | 79–70 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 11–17, 22–15, 27–27 |||
| Pts: Mamiya 29 Rebs: Mamiya 15 Asts: Yoshida 7 | | Pts: Sepúlveda 24 Rebs: Placido 10 Asts: Rosado 4 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Yudith Hodelin Mendoza (CUB)

### Group B

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 138 | 105 | +33 | 4 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | .500 | 108 | 119 | −11 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 2 | .000 | 102 | 124 | −22 | 2 |
* 25 June 16:45
* Report
| Czech Republic | 70–51 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–6, 24–19, 10–10, 16–16 |||
| Pts: Vitecková 22 Rebs: Kulichová 13 Asts: Horáková 4 | | Pts: Harmon 9 Rebs: Harmon 7 Asts: Cocks 3 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Rafael Britanico (PHI), Amy Lynn Bonner (USA), Keming Wen (CHN)
* 26 June 16:45
* Report
| New Zealand | 51–54 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 12–18, 9–11, 14–11 |||
| Pts: Taylor 19 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Mellars 2 | | Pts: Sánchez 16 Rebs: Burani 10 Asts: three players 2 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
* 27 June 19:00
* Report
| Argentina | 54–68 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–19, 13–11, 11–24, 23–14 |||
| Pts: Gretter 13 Rebs: Cabrera 5 Asts: Pavón 2 | | Pts: Kulichová 13 Rebs: Kulichová 20 Asts: Horáková, Hanušová 3 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Amy Lynn Bonner (USA), Timothy Andrew Frederick Brown (NZL)

### Group C

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| Croatia | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 167 | 137 | +30 | 4 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | .500 | 146 | 148 | −2 | 3 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 2 | .000 | 127 | 155 | −28 | 2 |
* 25 June 14:30
* Report
| Croatia | 84–62 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 15–13, 15–20, 27–17 |||
| Pts: Lelas 20 Rebs: Salopek 9 Asts: Jelavić 9 | | Pts: Machanguana 23 Rebs: Machanguana 13 Asts: Ngulela 5 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Jose Martin (ESP), Timothy Andrew Frederick Brown (NZL)
* 26 June 14:30
* Report
| Mozambique | 65–71 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–16, 13–17, 15–19 |||
| Pts: Dongue 16 Rebs: Dongue 10 Asts: Ngulela 7 | | Pts: Sin Jung-Ja 25 Rebs: Sin Jung-Ja 11 Asts: Choi Yoon-Ah 6 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Heros Avanesian (IRI), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE), Yudith Hodelin Mendoza (CUB)
* 27 June 14:30
* Report
| South Korea | 75–83 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 13–23, 19–19, 24–25 |||
| Pts: Beon Yeon-Ha 19 Rebs: Sin Jung-Ja 13 Asts: Choi Yoon-Ah 5 | | Pts: Vrsaljko 26 Rebs: Salopek, Vrsaljko 7 Asts: four players 4 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Naftal Candido Chongo (MOZ), Jose Martin (ESP), Heros Avanesian (IRI)

### Group D

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 143 | 80 | +63 | 4 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | .500 | 136 | 79 | +57 | 3 |
| Mali | 0 | 2 | .000 | 56 | 176 | −120 | 2 |
* 25 June 21:15
* Report
| Mali | 23–89 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 4–24, 4–19, 9–24 |||
| Pts: N. Traore 7 Rebs: Sininta 9 Asts: Gandega, Sininta 1 | | Pts: Pilypaitis 15 Rebs: Smith, Tatham 8 Asts: Pilypaitis 10 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Elias Koromilas (GRE), Zdravko Rutesic (MNE), Heros Avanesian (IRI)
* 26 June 21:15
* Report
| Canada | 47–56 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 13–14, 12–13, 11–8 |||
| Pts: Thorburn, Tatham 7 Rebs: Phillips 8 Asts: four players 2 | | Pts: Yacoubou 15 Rebs: Gruda, Ndongue 6 Asts: Dumerc 5 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Jose Martin (ESP), Timothy Andrew Frederick Brown (NZL), Naftal Candido Chongo (MOZ)
* 27 June 21:15
* Report
| France | 87–33 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 23–7, 28–5, 18–11 |||
| Pts: Miyem 17 Rebs: Miyem, Godin 10 Asts: Dumerc 8 | | Pts: N. Traore 14 Rebs: A. Traore 5 Asts: Gandega, Sininta 1 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Rafael Britanico (PHI), Keming Wen (CHN)

## Knockout stage

    Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics.
| Quarterfinals June 29 | Quarterfinals June 29 | Quarterfinals June 29 | Semifinals (quarterfinal losers) June 30 | Semifinals (quarterfinal losers) June 30 | Semifinals (quarterfinal losers) June 30 | Final July 1 | Final July 1 | Final July 1 |
| A1 | Turkey | 72 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Argentina | 58 | | | | | | |
| B2 | Argentina | 58 | B2 | Argentina | 41 | | | |
| | | | D2 | Canada | 58 | | | |
| C1 | Croatia | 59 | D2 | Canada | 58 | | | |
| D2 | Canada | 56 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Canada | 56 | | | | D2 | Canada | 71 |
| | | | | | | A2 | Japan | 63 |
| B1 | Czech Republic | 53 | | | | | | | A2 | Japan | 63 |
| A2 | Japan | 47 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Japan | 47 | A2 | Japan | 79 | | | |
| | | | C2 | South Korea | 51 | | | |
| D1 | France | 80 | C2 | South Korea | 51 | | | |
| C2 | South Korea | 63 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

* 29 June 14:30
* Report
| Croatia | 59–56 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–10, 8–20, 18–10 |||
| Pts: Ivezić 12 Rebs: Ivanković, Ivezić 5 Asts: Jelavić 5 | | Pts: Pilypaitis 11 Rebs: Gabriele, Smith 7 Asts: four players 2 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Amy Lynn Bonner (USA), Keming Wen (CHN)
* 29 June 16:45
* Report
| Czech Republic | 53–47 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–4, 12–14, 14–13, 10–16 |||
| Pts: Kulichová 14 Rebs: Kulichová 15 Asts: Elhotová 5 | | Pts: Mamiya 16 Rebs: Mamiya 4 Asts: Yoshida 5 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Elias Koromilas (GRE), Jasmina Juras (SRB), Heros Avanesian (IRI)
* 29 June 19:00
* Report
| Turkey | 72–58 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 21–7, 20–25, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Yılmaz 17 Rebs: Hollingsworth 8 Asts: Vardarlı 11 | | Pts: Gretter 17 Rebs: Burani 7 Asts: Gretter 2 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Jose Martin (ESP), Yudith Hodelin Mendoza (CUB)
* 29 June 21:15
* Report
| France | 80–63 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–10, 21–12, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Gruda 19 Rebs: Yacoubou 10 Asts: Lawson-Wade 8 | | Pts: Sin Jung-Ja 17 Rebs: Sin Jung-Ja 6 Asts: Sin Jung-Ja 3 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Zdravko Rutesic (MNE), Rafael Britanico (PHI), Timothy Andrew Frederick Brown (NZL)

### Semifinals

* 30 June 18:00
* Report
| Japan | 79–51 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–4, 18–16, 18–13, 14–18 |||
| Pts: Oga 20 Rebs: Mamiya 8 Asts: Yoshida, Oga 6 | | Pts: Sin Jung-Ja 17 Rebs: Sin Jung-Ja 9 Asts: Han Chae-Jin 3 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Srdan Dozai (CRO), Amy Lynn Bonner (USA), Yudith Hodelin Mendoza (CUB)
* 30 June 20:15
* Report
| Argentina | 41–58 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 4–10, 6–10, 16–22 |||
| Pts: Boquete 11 Rebs: Pavón 7 Asts: González 3 | | Pts: Pilypaitis 12 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Gabriele, Thorburn 4 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Roberto Chiari (ITA), Timothy Andrew Frederick Brown (NZL), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

### Final

* 1 July 18:00
* Report
| Canada | 71–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 16–20, 15–11, 19–21 |||
| Pts: Pilypaitis 21 Rebs: Phillips 8 Asts: Pilypaitis 6 | | Pts: Takada, Mamiya 14 Rebs: Takada 8 Asts: Yoshida 13 |
* Ankara, Turkey Referees: Jose Martin (ESP), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Naftal Candido Chongo (MOZ)

## Final standings

| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
| Q | Turkey | 3–0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| Q | Croatia | 3–0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| Q | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| Q | France | 3–0 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| Q | Canada | 3–2 | Qualify to the Olympics |
| 6 | Japan | 2–3 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 1–3 | |
| 8 | South Korea | 1–3 | |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 0–2 | |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0–2 | |
| 11 | Mozambique | 0–2 | |
| 12 | Mali | 0–2 | |