Permutations: Who will qualify on Friday February 9?
ANTWERP (Belgium) - There has been no lack of drama at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and we're heading for even more excitement with do-or-die games approaching.
ANTWERP (Belgium) - There has been no lack of drama at the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament and we're heading for even more excitement with do-or-die games approaching.
USA have already qualified as FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 winners but the next game day could already be crucial for Belgium, Nigeria and Senegal.
Here's a look at the situation ahead of February 9. We've done the math, so you don't have to!
WOQT ANTWERP
2/6 games played
| GAMES | STREAK | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | Last 5 | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 7 | 72 | 65 | 2 | |
| 2 | USA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 81 | 79 | 2 | 81 | 79 | 2 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 81 | -2 | 79 | 81 | 1 | |
| 4 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 72 | -7 | 65 | 72 | 1 | |
Nigeria would qualify for the Olympic Games 2024 if:
-NGR beat USA
Belgium would qualify for the Olympic Games 2024 if:
-BEL beat SEN and
-USA beat NGR
In this case, Senegal would be out of contention for the qualification.
Senegal would qualify for the Olympic Games 2024 if:
-SEN beat BEL by 8 points or more.
Because in case of a three-way tie with Belgium and Nigeria, Senegal would have a positive point-average, so they can not finish last among the tie teams.
Senegal would also qualify for the Olympic Games 2024 if:
-SEN beat BEL and
-NGR beat USA
In this case, Belgium would be out of contention for qualification.
DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the FIBA WOQT 2024 for competition purposes.
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