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Women Basketball Schedule at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Author: Priyanka Saxena on Jul 29,2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics has started. There is great excitement all over the planet for the Olympics. The event was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic that impacted the entire world. Among the numerous sports and disciplines showcased at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, one of them is Basketball. This year, there are two variants of the game being played. One is the usual game, and the other is the 3x3 variety. Both the men’s and the women’s teams will participate in these events.

This article will tell you the Women Basketball schedule at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for the regular and 3x3 games. The 3x3 gold medal has already been won by the US national women’s Basketball team. Russia got the silver medal, while the bronze medal went to China. The knockout stages of the usual format are yet to be played.

So, let us find out about the women basketball schedule at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Women Basketball Schedule and Groups

Women Basketball Schedule (All times U.S./Eastern)

Date	Time	Match	Referees
Sunday, July 25	Finished	Group A Spain 73 vs. South Korea 69	Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Andreia Silva (BRA), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR)
Monday, July 26	Finished	Group A Serbia 72 vs. Canada 68	Amy Bonner (USA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
	Finished	Group B Japan 74 vs. France 70	Maripier Malo (CAN), James Boyer (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
Tuesday, July 27	Finished	Group B United States 81 vs. Nigeria 72	Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
	Finished	Group C Belgium 85 vs. Australia 70	Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
	Finished	Group C China 97 vs. Puerto Rico 55	Takaki Kato (JPN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
Wednesday, July 28	Finished	Group A Canada 74 vs. South Korea 53	Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
Thursday, July 29	4.20 a.m.	Group A Spain vs. Serbia	Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX)
	9 p.m.	Group C Belgium vs. Puerto Rico
Friday, July 30	12:40 a.m. (USA)	Group B United States vs. Japan,
	4:20 a.m.	Group B France vs. Nigeria
	8 a.m.	Group C China vs. Australia
Saturday, July 31	9 p.m.	Group A Canada vs. Spain
Sunday, Aug. 1	8 a.m.	Group A South Korea vs. Serbia
	9 p.m.	Group B Nigeria vs. Japan
Monday, Aug. 2	12:40 a.m. (USA)	Group B France vs. United States
	4:20 a.m.	Group C China vs. Belgium
	8 a.m.	Group C Australia vs. Puerto Rico
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Aug. 3	9 p.m.	TBD vs. TBD
Wednesday, Aug. 4		TBD vs. TBD, 12:40 a.m. TBD vs. TBD, 4:20 a.m. TBD vs. TBD, 8 a.m.
Semifinals
Friday, Aug. 6	12:40 a.m.	Quarterfinals 1 winner vs. Quarterfinals 2 winner,
	7 a.m.	Quarterfinals 3 winner vs. Quarterfinals 4 winner
Bronze Medal
Saturday, Aug. 7	3 a.m.	Semifinals 1 loser vs. Semifinals 2 loser
Gold Medal
Saturday, Aug. 7	10:30 p.m.	Semifinals 1 winner vs. Semifinals 2 winner

Groupings at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	2	1	1	142	125	+17	3	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	1	1	0	73	69	+4	2	Quarterfinals
3	Serbia	1	1	0	72	68	+4	2	Possible quarterfinals based on rankings
4	South Korea	2	0	2	122	147	−25	2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	1	1	0	81	72	+9	2	Quarterfinals
2	Japan (H)	1	1	0	74	70	+4	2	Quarterfinals
3	France	1	0	1	70	74	−4	1	Possible quarterfinals based on ranking
4	Nigeria	1	0	1	72	81	−9	1

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	1	1	0	97	55	+42	2	Quarterfinals
2	Belgium	1	1	0	85	70	+15	2	Quarterfinals
3	Australia	1	0	1	70	85	−15	1	Possible quarterfinal based on ranking
4	Puerto Rico	1	0	1	55	97	−42	1

Third-placed teams ranking

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	France	1	0	1	70	74	−4	1	Quarterfinals
2	A	South Korea	1	0	1	69	73	−4	1	Quarterfinals
3	C	Australia	1	0	1	70	85	−15	1

3x3 Women Basketball Schedule and Standings

1. 3x3 Women Basketball Schedule (All times U.S./Eastern)

Date	Time	Match
Friday, July 23	9:15 p.m.	Russia 21 vs. Japan 18
	9:40 p.m.	China 21 vs. Romania 10
Saturday, July 24	1 a.m.	Russia 19 vs. China 9
	1:25 a.m.	Romania 8 vs. Japan 20
	4:30 a.m.	Italy 15 vs. Mongolia 14
	4.55 a.m.	United States 17 vs. France 10
	8 a.m.	Mongolia 9 vs United States 21
	8.25 a.m.	France 19 vs. Italy 16
	9.15 p.m.	Japan 19 vs. Mongolia 10
	9.40 p.m.	Romania 14 vs. Italy 22
Sunday, July 25	1 a.m.	Mongolia 5 vs. Russia 21
	1.25 a.m.	China 22 vs. Italy 13
	4.30 a.m.	Romania 11 vs United States 22
	4.55 a.m.	Japan 19 vs. France 15
	8 a.m.	China 20 vs. France 13
	8.25 a.m.	Russia 16 vs United States 20
	9.15 p.m.	Japan 12 vs. China 15
	9.40 p.m.	Mongolia 14 vs. Romania 22
Monday, July 26	1 a.m.	Romania 12 vs. Russia 21
	1.25 a.m.	Italy 10 vs. Japan 22
	4.30 a.m.	France 22 vs. Mongolia 18
	4.55 a.m.	Italy 13 vs United States 17
	8 a.m.	United States 21 vs. China 19
	8.25 a.m.	France 17 vs. Russia 14
Tuesday, July 27	12.30 a.m.	United States 18 vs. Japan 20
	12.55 a.m.	China 21 vs. Mongolia 9
	4 a.m.	France 22 vs. Romania 12
	4.25 a.m.	Russia 17 vs. Italy 9
Quarterfinals
	7.30 a.m.	China 19 vs. Italy 13
	8.50 a.m.	Japan 14 vs. France 16
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 28	4 a.m.	United States 18 vs. France 16
	5.10 a.m.	Russia 21 vs. China 14
Bronze Medal	7.45 a.m.	France 14 vs. China 16
Gold Medal	8.55 a.m.	United States 18 vs. Russia 15

2. Qualified teams for 3x3 Women Basketball in Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Means of Qualification	Date	Venue	Berth(s)	Qualifier(s)
OQT hosts	—	—	1	Austria
2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup	23 June 2019	Amsterdam	2	Hungary France
FIBA 3x3 World Ranking	1 November 2019	Utsunomiya	17	United States Germany Uruguay Indonesia Iran Japan Thailand Australia Netherlands Estonia Belarus Sri Lanka Italy Chinese Taipei Spain Switzerland Ukraine
Total			20

Final standings for 3x3 Women Basketball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

#	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1st	United States	6	6	0	127	64	+63
2nd	France	6	5	1	109	79	+30
3rd	Japan	7	6	1	138	88	+40
4th	Spain	7	4	3	123	112	+11
Eliminated at the quarterfinals
5th	Hungary	5	4	1	98	61	+37
6th	Australia	5	3	2	86	54	+32
7th	Switzerland	5	3	2	84	70	+14
8th	Belarus	5	2	3	78	75	+3
Eliminated at the preliminary round
9th	Austria	4	3	1	69	66	+3
10th	Germany	4	2	2	67	63	+4
11th	Ukraine	4	2	2	67	49	+18
12th	Netherlands	4	2	2	65	54	+11
13th	Estonia	4	2	2	65	62	+3
14th	Italy	4	1	3	69	77	−8
15th	Indonesia	4	1	3	44	76	−32
16th	Thailand	4	1	3	39	84	−45
17th	Chinese Taipei	4	0	4	50	85	−35
18th	Uruguay	4	0	4	41	85	−44
19th	Iran	4	0	4	33	82	−49
20th	Sri Lanka	4	0	4	22	88	−66

Conclusion

According to the women basketball schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the 3x3 variant has already reached its conclusion. The women’s team of the United States of America won the gold medal. They defeated Russia in the final, who obtained the silver medal. China won the bronze medal by overcoming France in the bronze medal play-offs. Meanwhile, the Women Basketball schedule shows that Canada, Spain, United States, Japan, China, Belgium, France & South Korea are the most likely to qualify for the quarterfinals and become the likely victor.

Whatever the outcome, spectators are sure to enjoy a great tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.