Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

BasketballBasketball

Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one another by throwing a ball through ...
at the 2008 Olympic Games will be held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions will be held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in BeijingBeijing

Beijing [[[Media:Beijing pronounced in English way.ogg|English Pronunciation]]] , a city in northern [[China]], is the [[Capital of China|capital]]...
, ChinaPeople's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , is a country in East Asia....
.

Events

2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

Basketball Men
Basketball Women

Qualification

An NOCNational Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide olympic movement....
may enter up to 1 men's team with 12 players and up to 1 women's team with 12 players. The reigning world champions and the host country qualify automatically, as do the winners of the five continental championships (plus the men's runners-up from Europe and the Americas).

The best teams from the continental championships that did not automatically qualify participated in the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament or FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for WomenFIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008

The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008....
to determine the final spots in Beijing.

Italicized teams qualified via the wildcard tournaments.

Basketball Men

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania	World champ	Host

Basketball Women

Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania	World champ	Host

Format

Twelve teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 6 teams each.
The top 4 teams from both groups qualify for the knockout stage.
Fifth-placed teams from both groups are ranked 9th-10th by basis of their records.
Sixth-placed teams from both groups 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.

Rosters

Men

Preliminary round

All times are China Standard Time

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0


2008-08-10
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2008-08-12
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2008-08-14
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2008-08-16
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2008-08-18
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Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0


2008-08-10
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2008-08-12
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2008-08-14
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2008-08-16
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2008-08-18
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Knockout stage

Women

Preliminary round

All times are China Standard Time

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0


2008-08-09
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2008-08-11
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2008-08-13
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2008-08-15
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2008-08-17
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Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0


2008-08-09
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2008-08-11
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2008-08-13
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2008-08-15
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2008-08-17
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