2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila
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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 Turkey, Senegal, Canada, France, New Zealand, and hosts Philippines were drawn into the tournament. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
| Manila, Philippines | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Philippines |
| Dates | 5–10 July |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Nando de Colo |
| Top scorer |  Andray Blatche (25.5) |
| Top rebounds |  Maurice Ndour (10.5) |
| Top assists |  Cory Joseph (4.3) |
| PPG (Team) | Philippines (82) |
| RPG (Team) |  Senegal (52) |
| APG (Team) | France (15.3) |
| Official website | |
| OQT Philippines | |
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification | FIBA World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey[1][note 1] | Wild card selection | 19 January 2016 | 8 |
| Senegal[2] | AfroBasket 2015 4th place | 30 August 2015 | 31 |
| Canada[3] | 2015 FIBA Americas Championship 3rd place | 12 September 2015 | 26 |
| France[4] | EuroBasket 2015 3rd place | 20 September 2015 | 5 |
| New Zealand[5] | 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship runner-up | 18 August 2015 | 21 |
| Philippines[6][note 2] | Hosts, FIBA Asian Championship 2nd place | 19 January 2016 | 28 |
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 | Pasay 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila (Philippines) |
|---|---|
| Mall of Asia Arena | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
The following referees were selected for the tournament.[7]
- Sofiane Si Youcef
- Michael Aylen
- Elias Koromilas
- Luigi Lamonica
- Ferdinand Pascual
- José Carrion
- Saša Pukl
- Miguel Pérez
All times are local (UTC+8).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 124 | +11 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 139 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 126 | −9 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 7,200
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 143 | +16 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 146 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Philippines (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 182 | −18 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Panorama shot inside the Mall of Asia Arena during the game between the Philippines and France.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Elias Koromilas (GRE)
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Elias Koromilas (GRE)
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 9 July | ||||||
| Canada | 78 | |||||
| 10 July | ||||||
| New Zealand | 72 | |||||
| Canada | 74 | |||||
| 9 July | ||||||
| France | 83 | |||||
| France | 75 | |||||
| Turkey | 63 | |||||
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4–0 | Qualified for the Olympics | |
| Canada | 3–1 | ||
| New Zealand | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Turkey | 1–2 | |
| 5 | Senegal | 0–2 | |
| 6 | Philippines | 0–2 |
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]
Below are the broadcasters of the participating teams
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Canada | TSN |
| France | Canal+ |
| New Zealand | Māori TV |
| Philippines | TV5 |
| Senegal | Canal + Sport SuperSport |
| Turkey | NTV |
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]
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]
- ^ Lebanon qualified as fifth placers at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with the Philippines named as one of the hosts of the Olympic qualifying tournaments. However, FIBA stated that Lebanon is not "in good standing" or behind in payments with FIBA Asia and the FIBA Executive decided to invite Turkey as replacement taking its FIBA World Ranking and final standings at the EuroBasket in consideration.
- ^ The Philippines also qualified by virtue of being the runner-up at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Turkey". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Senegal". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Canada". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - France". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - New Zealand". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men - Philippines". FIBA. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Referees
- ^ Player statistics
- ^ Team statistics
- ^ "Tall Blacks' haka booed, wrong anthem played at Olympic Qualifiers". The New Zealand Herald Tribune. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (2016-07-08). "NZ manager lauds Gilas for being 'hugely respectful' of haka dance, bears no ill will toward booing fans". Spin. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
- ^ "Tall Blacks: No issue on 'Haka' in Manila".
- ^ "Side Events". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Side Events". Archived from the original on June 29, 2016.