Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 by the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. The United States won the title for the ninth overall and seventh consecutive time by defeating Japan in the final, while France secured the  bronze medal with a win over Serbia. The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, IOC Member, Afghanistan, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andreas Zagklis, Secretary General of FIBA, Greece. Format. The twelve teams were split in to three groups of four teams. The teams placed first and second in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals. The eight teams were divided in a group D (best 4 teams) and a group E (remaining 4 teams). The quarter-final pairings were drawn on 2 August after the end of  the group phase. After that, a knockout system was used. Qualification. Group B. Group C. Third-placed teams ranking. Knockout stage. Ranking. A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team played an unseeded team. The draw was held after the last group stage match on 2 August. Teams qualified were divided into two pots: Draw principles: Bracket. Quarterfinals. Semifinals. Bronze medal game. Gold medal game. Final ranking. Statistics and awards. Statistical leaders. Teams. Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency Awards. The awards were announced on 8 August 2021. Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women