2007 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women

May 2020 women Oceania 2007 New Zealand 26–29 September 3 21 1 1 Australia 12 2005 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women 2007 is the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the women's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was a three-way contest between: AUS NZL FIJ (The winner of the Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa) It was held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 26 to 29 September. AUS has already qualified for Beijing as winners of the 2006 World Championship. The higher ranked team at the championship out of NZL and FIJ received direct entry to the Olympic tournament (Subject to approval from the nation's local Olympic committee). The other took part in the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June, 2008. Pacific Games The Pacific Games basketball tournament was held in Apia, Samoa from 29 August to 7 September. The tournament was played as a single round robin with the top two teams finishing on top of the ladder play-off to determine who advanced to the FIBA Oceania Championship in Dunedin, New Zealand Standings Qualified for the gold medal game Preliminary round Team Pts. W L PCT Fiji 14 6 0 1.000 American Samoa 13 5 1 .833 Tahiti 12 4 2 .667 PNG 11 3 3 .500 Samoa 10 2 4 .333 New Caledonia 1853 9 1 5 .167 Solomon Islands 8 0 6 .000 Playoffs #eee 6 September 5th place Samoa 72 New Caledonia 1853 54 Court 1, Apia 7 September Bronze Tahiti 59 PNG 70 Court 2, Apia #eee 7 September Gold Fiji 70 American Samoa 62 Court 1, Apia Schedule Qualified for the finals Preliminary round Team Pts. W L PCT AUS 4201.000 NZL 3110.500 FIJ 2020.000 #eee 26 September NZL 46 AUS 78 Edgar Centre, Dunedin 27 September AUS 136 FIJ 32 Edgar Centre, Dunedin #eee 28 September NZL 118 FIJ 31 Edgar Centre, Dunedin Final #eee 29 September AUS 87 NZL 46 Edgar Centre, Dunedin Olympic qualification Since Australia are the defending world champions, they qualified outright to the Olympics. Therefore, the berth reserved for Oceanian champions (Australia) went to New Zealand. The Oceanian runners'-up berth to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women went to Fiji. Australia qualified as world champions. New Zealand qualified as Oceanian runners-up. Fiji qualified to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008. External links 2007 FIBA Oceania Championships home page https://web.archive.org/web/20110520125453/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-3621-0-58700-0&sID=34499 20 May 2011 Category:FIBA Oceania Championship for Women Category:2007 in women's basketball Category:2007 in New Zealand basketball Women Category:2007–08 in Australian basketball Category:2007 in Australian women's sport Category:2007 in Fijian sport Category:International basketball competitions hosted by New Zealand Basket