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Tournament Tracker: Belgium and Puerto Rico make history as Tokyo tickets snapped up

MIES (Switzerland) - There will be two debutantes at Tokyo 2020 after both Belgium and Puerto Rico booked their respective places on the last day of the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

As the race to Tokyo entered its last phase, with dreams being made and broken in Ostend, Bourges and Belgrade, our tracker highlighted the special performers, the key numbers and news stories each day.

Game Day 3

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Tokyo Line-Up Confirmed	Japan, USA, Nigeria, China, France, Spain, Korea, Belgium, Serbia, Australia, Puerto Rico and Canada.
TISSOT MVP's and All-Star Fives	Belgrade A - MVP Nneka Ogwumike (USA), A'Ja Wilson (USA), Ezinne Kalu (NGR), Leia Dongue (MOZ), Ana Dabovic (SRB) Belgrade B - MVP Meng Li (CHN), Xu Han (CHN), Hyejin Park (KOR), Alba Torrens (ESP), Temi Fagbenle (GBR) Bourges - MVP Sandrine Gruda (FRA), Bria Hartley (FRA), Liz Cambage (AUS), Bec Allen (AUS), Jazmon Gwathmey (PUR) Ostend - MVP Emma Meesseman (BEL), Julie Allemand (BEL), Ramu Tokashiki (JPN), Saki Hayashi (JPN), Natalie Achonwa (CAN)
Features	Kia Nurse is ready looking forward to Canada doing something exciting in Japan
Daily Top Five	Ezinne Kalu (NGR) - 17 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals Meng Li (CHN) - 20 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds Emma Meesseman (BEL) - 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 asissts and 3 steals Sandrine Gruda (FRA) - 20 points, 89% FG, 10 rebounds Liz Cambage (AUS) - 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks
Daily Highs	Liz Cambage (AUS) - 29 points Regan Magarity (SWE), Jo Leedham (GBR) - 12 rebounds Debora Costa (BRA)- 10 assists Cristina Ouvina (ESP), Bec Allen (ESP), Nevena Jovanovic (SRB), Ali Gibson (PUR) - 4 steals Liz Cambage (AUS) - 5 blocks

Game Day 2

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Going To Tokyo	Japan and USA will be joined by Canada, China, France and Nigeria who all go the wins they needed to advance to the Games.
Still Fighting	Korea, Great Britain, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Mozambique, Serbia, Australia, Puerto Rico and Brazil are all still fighting and will push for the six remaining tickets on offer on Sunday. The permutations heading into the last game day are here.
Features	Ramu Tokashiki of Japan is ready to stand tall in Tokyo and has expressed her admiration of Breanna Stewart.
Daily Top Five	Julie Allemand (BEL) -16 points, 83% FG, 7 assists Jo Leedham (GBR) - 21 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds Nneka Ogwumike (USA) - 24 points, 82% FG, 9 rebounds Sandrine Gruda (FRA) - 26 points, 86% FG, 8 rebounds Jisu Park (KOR) - 15 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocks, 3 assists, 3 steals
Daily Highs	Liz Cambage (AUS) - 31 points Yueru Li (CHN) - 15 rebounds Chelsea Gray (USA)- 12 assists Alba Torrens, Laura Gil (ESP) - 4 steals Jisu Park (KOR) - 6 blocks

Game Day 1

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First Day Wins	There were celebrations for USA, Nigeria (Belgrade Group 1), China, Spain (Belgrade Group 2), Japan, Canada (Ostend), Puerto Rico and France(Bourges) on the opening day, who all got victories and moved to 1-0.
Features	- Breanna Stewart of USA is climbing back up the mountain towards Tokyo after her Achilles injury - A tearful Jo Leedham explains why it is about more than fighting for an Olympic a ticket for Great Britain
Daily Top Five	Jennifer O'Neill (PUR) - 30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists Bria Hartley (FRA) - 13 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds Damiris Dantas (BRA) - 26 points, 65% FG, 15 rebounds Ramu Tokashiki (JPN) - 21 points, 69% FG, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks Liz Cambage (AUS) - 19 points, 20 rebounds
Daily Highs	Jennifer O'Neill (PUR) - 30 points Liz Cambage (AUS) - 20 rebounds Debora Costa (BRA)- 9 assists Promise Amukamara (NGR) - 5 steals Xu Han (CHN), Tamara Seda (MOZ), Ramu Tokashiki (JPN) - 3 blocks

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