Basketball 2020/3x3 women's tournament

3x3 women's tournament
General information
Sport	Basketball 2020
Date	24-28 July 2021
Competitors	8 teams
Venue	Aomi Urban Sports Park
Medalists
	United States
	ROC
	China

The 3x3 women's tournament of Basketball 2020 during the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 24-28 July 2021 in the Aomi Urban Sports Park. With 8 teams competing, the event was won by the team from United States, with ROC taking the silver medal and China taking bronze.

Format

The competition exists out a single round-robin, with each team playing another once. Standings are primarily based on win/loss-record, with the first team reaching 21 points, or the most points after a certain time limit, winning a match. The top two ranked teams advance to the semifinals, and the bottom two ranked teams are directly eliminated. The remaining four teams compete for a spot in the semifinals. Winners of the semifinals advance to the final and the winner of the final wins the event's debut at the Olympic Games.

Preview

Eight teams qualified for the inaugural edition of the event with the team of the United States as the likely favorite for the Olympic title, having won the Olympic Qualifying Tournament without losing a game. Behind the American team, there were plenty of other medal contenders. France had four of the five best players in the world, according to the individual world rankings, but home team Japan had the best-ranked players of the under 23 world rankings, and China was the reigning world champion. The teams from ROC and Romania also had many successes since 2014, with Italy and Mongolia completing the field.

Summary

Round robin

Round 1

Round 1 Results
	Result	Result
ROC	21	18	Japan
China	21	10	Romania

Standings after Round 1

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	China	1	1	0
	ROC	1	1	0
3	France	0	0	0
	Italy	0	0	0
	Mongolia	0	0	0
	United States	0	0	0
7	Japan	1	0	1
	Romania	1	0	1

Round 2

Round 2 Results
	Result	Result
ROC	19	9	China
Romania	8	20	Japan

Standings after Round 2

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	ROC	2	2	0
2	China	2	1	1
	Japan	2	1	1
4	France	0	0	0
	Italy	0	0	0
	Mongolia	0	0	0
	United States	0	0	0
8	Romania	2	0	2

Round 3

Round 3 Results
	Result	Result
Italy	15	14	Mongolia
United States	17	10	France

Standings after Round 3

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	ROC	2	2	0
2	Italy	1	1	0
	United States	1	1	0
4	China	2	1	1
	Japan	2	1	1
6	France	1	0	1
	Mongolia	1	0	1
8	Romania	2	0	2

Round 4

Round 4 Results
	Result	Result
Mongolia	9	21	United States
France	19	16	Italy

Standings after Round 4

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	ROC	2	2	0
	United States	2	2	0
3	China	2	1	1
	France	2	1	1
	Italy	2	1	1
	Japan	2	1	1
7	Mongolia	2	0	2
	Romania	2	0	2

Round 5

Round 5 Results
	Result	Result
Japan	19	10	Mongolia
Romania	14	22	Italy

Standings after Round 5

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	ROC	2	2	0
	United States	2	2	0
3	Italy	3	2	1
	Japan	3	2	1
5	China	2	1	1
	France	2	1	1
7	Mongolia	3	0	3
	Romania	3	0	3

Round 6

Round 6 Results
	Result	Result
Mongolia	5	21	ROC
China	22	13	Italy

Standings after Round 6

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	ROC	3	3	0
2	United States	2	2	0
3	China	3	2	1
	Japan	3	2	1
5	Italy	4	2	2
6	France	2	1	1
7	Romania	3	0	3
8	Mongolia	4	0	4

Round 7

Round 7 Results
	Result	Result
Romania	11	22	United States
Japan	19	15	France

Standings after Round 7

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	ROC	3	3	0
	United States	3	3	0
3	Japan	4	3	1
4	China	3	2	1
5	Italy	4	2	2
6	France	3	1	2
7	Mongolia	4	0	4
	Romania	4	0	4

Round 8

Round 8 Results
	Result	Result
China	20	13	France
ROC	16	20	United States

Standings after Round 8

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	4	4	0
2	China	4	3	1
	Japan	4	3	1
	ROC	4	3	1
5	Italy	4	2	2
6	France	4	1	3
7	Mongolia	4	0	4
	Romania	4	0	4

Round 9

Round 9 Results
	Result	Result
Japan	12	15	China
Mongolia	14	22	Romania

Standings after Round 9

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	4	4	0
2	China	5	4	1
3	ROC	4	3	1
4	Japan	5	3	2
5	Italy	4	2	2
6	France	4	1	3
7	Romania	5	1	4
8	Mongolia	5	0	5

Round 10

Round 10 Results
	Result	Result
Romania	12	21	ROC
Italy	10	22	Japan

Standings after Round 10

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	4	4	0
2	China	5	4	1
	ROC	5	4	1
4	Japan	6	4	2
5	Italy	5	2	3
6	France	4	1	3
7	Romania	6	1	5
8	Mongolia	5	0	5

Round 11

Round 11 Results
	Result	Result
France	22	18	Mongolia
Italy	13	17	United States

Standings after Round 11

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	5	5	0
2	China	5	4	1
	ROC	5	4	1
4	Japan	6	4	2
5	France	5	2	3
6	Italy	6	2	4
7	Romania	6	1	5
8	Mongolia	6	0	6

Round 12

Round 12 Results
	Result	Result
United States	21	19	China
France	17	14	ROC

Standings after Round 12

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	6	6	0	SF
2	China	6	4	2
	Japan	6	4	2
	ROC	6	4	2
5	France	6	3	3
6	Italy	6	2	4
7	Romania	6	1	5
8	Mongolia	6	0	6

Round 13

Round 13 Results
	Result	Result
United States	18	20	Japan
China	21	9	Mongolia

Standings after Round 13

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	7	6	1	SF
2	China	7	5	2
	Japan	7	5	2
4	ROC	6	4	2
5	France	6	3	3
6	Italy	6	2	4
7	Romania	6	1	5
8	Mongolia	7	0	7

Round 14

Round 14 Results
	Result	Result
France	22	12	Romania
ROC	17	9	Italy

Standings after Round 14

Rank	Nation	Played	Won	Lost	Info
1	United States	7	6	1	SF
2	ROC	7	5	2	SF
3	China	7	5	2	QF
4	Japan	7	5	2	QF
5	France	7	4	3	QF
6	Italy	7	2	5	QF
7	Romania	7	1	6
8	Mongolia	7	0	7

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
	Result	Result
China	19	13	Italy
Japan	14	16	France

Semifinals

Semifinals
	Result	Result
United States	18	16	France
ROC	21	14	China

Finals

Final
	Result	Result
United States	18	15	ROC

Bronze medal match
	Result	Result
France	14	16	China

Results

Rank	Nation
	United States
	ROC
	China
4	France
5	Japan
6	Italy
7	Romania
8	Mongolia