2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament

2026 FIBA Women's Olympic
Pre-Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityGuadalajara
Dates17–23 August
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Canada
Runners-up Mexico
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Attendance13,537 (902 per game)
MVPCanada Syla Swords
Top scorerSenegal Cierra Dillard (23.7 ppg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

The 2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament was held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 17 to 23 August 2026.[1][2] The winners qualified for the 2028 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Canada won the tournament after defeating Mexico 83–53 in the final in Guadalajara.[3]

Participating teams

All eight teams that did not qualify for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup through the qualifying tournaments had the right to participate in this event. One of these teams, Colombia, were unable to participate, and were replaced by Mexico. On 16 June 2026, Mexico was designated as the host.[2]

Venue

All games were played at the Arena Astros, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2] The venue was used for volleyball competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games and now hosts Astros de Jalisco.

Guadalajara
Arena Astros
Capacity: 4,000

Draw

2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament – Draw
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The draw was held on 19 June 2026, at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.[2][4] The draw was hosted by FIBA Women's Competition Manager, Anna Barthold, with Swiss women's national team player, Evi Bartel. The draw started with, in order, pots 1, 2, 3 and 4 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule).

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 18 June 2026.[5]

In order to preserve geographic balance, the following restrictions applied in the draw:[6]

  • A maximum of two teams from Americas drawn in each group.
  • A maximum of one team from Africa and Asia-Oceania drawn in each group.
Pot 1
TeamPos
 Canada7
 Brazil9
Pot 2
TeamPos
 New Zealand21
 Senegal22
Pot 3
TeamPos
 Argentina23
 Philippines30
Pot 4
TeamPos
 Mexico31
 South Sudan42

Draw results

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Brazil
A2 Argentina
A3 New Zealand
A4 South Sudan
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Canada
B2 Mexico (H)
B3 Philippines
B4 Senegal

Squads

Each nation has to submit a list of 12 players.

Referees

The following 14 referees were selected for the tournament.

  • Bulgaria Ventsislav Velikov
  • Colombia Juan Cantillo
  • Croatia Martin Vulić
  • France Laure Coanus
  • Greece Ioannis Agrafiotis
  • Iraq Ahmed Al-Shuwaili
  • Montenegro Nataša Dragojević
  • Japan Kumiko Kumagai
  • Latvia Ritvars Helmšteins
  • Paraguay Nicolás Flores
  • Poland Ewa Matuszweska
  • Puerto Rico Edwin Quiles
  • Puerto Rico Julirys Guzmán
  • Rwanda Jean Ruhamiriza

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6).

Format

The teams were drawn into two groups of four. The top two advanced directly to the semifinals.

Classification of teams

  1. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
    • Win: 2 points
    • Loss: 1 point
    • Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
    • Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
  2. Head-to-head record via points system above
  3. Point difference in games among tied teams
  4. Points for in games among tied teams
  5. Point difference in all group games
  6. Points for in all group games

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 175 169 +6 5[a] Semifinals
2  New Zealand 3 2 1 192 165 +27 5[a]
3  Argentina 3 1 2 152 176 −24 4[b]
4  South Sudan 3 1 2 198 207 −9 4[b]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Brazil 56−53 New Zealand
  2. 1 2 Argentina 64−61 South Sudan
17 August 2026
12:00
Brazil  61–63 (OT)  South Sudan
Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 9–5, 19–13, 16–14, Overtime: 5–7
Pts: Guyton 20
Rebs: Rodrigues 10
Asts: Nascimento 4		 Pts: Bulgak 25
Rebs: Bulgak 22
Asts: Joiner, Leime 2
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 169
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Edwin Quiles (PUR), Ewa Matuszweska (POL)
17 August 2026
14:45
Argentina  35–57  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 12–14, 8–8, 3–21
Pts: Chagas 10
Rebs: Lagowski 6
Asts: Gretter 7		 Pts: Brow 14
Rebs: L. Whittaker 9
Asts: Dalton 6
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 169
Referees: Nicolás Flores (PAR), Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)
18 August 2026
17:30
South Sudan  61–64  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 9–20, 21–10, 16–17
Pts: Joiner 19
Rebs: Bulgak 15
Asts: Joiner 4		 Pts: Mungo 19
Rebs: Gretter 10
Asts: Gretter 7
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 95
Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA), Nataša Dragojević (MNE)
18 August 2026
20:30
New Zealand  53–56  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 14–10, 14–21, 17–13
Pts: L. Whittaker 21
Rebs: L. Whittaker 11
Asts: Hokianga 5		 Pts: Guyton 18
Rebs: Moura 7
Asts: Guyton 4
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 435
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE), Laure Coanus (FRA)
20 August 2026
12:00
Brazil  58–53  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 19–15, 9–12, 13–14
Pts: Nascimento 23
Rebs: Rodrigues 8
Asts: Guyton 6		 Pts: Mungo 14
Rebs: Cabrera 5
Asts: Gretter 11
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 342
Referees: Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Nataša Dragojević (MNE), Laure Coanus (FRA)
20 August 2026
14:45
New Zealand  82–74  South Sudan
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–16, 23–18, 27–17
Pts: Shearer 32
Rebs: L. Whittaker 11
Asts: Brow 10		 Pts: Bulgak 25
Rebs: Bulgak 9
Asts: Joiner 9
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 140
Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 227 159 +68 6 Semifinals
2  Mexico (H) 3 2 1 204 193 +11 5
3  Philippines 3 1 2 175 221 −46 4
4  Senegal 3 0 3 197 230 −33 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
17 August 2026
17:30
Canada  72–57  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 19–19, 17–15, 14–9
Pts: Alexander 16
Rebs: Ejim, Wallack 7
Asts: Pellington 6		 Pts: Dillard 20
Rebs: Faye, Lo Sylla 4
Asts: Dillard 8
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 145
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Nataša Dragojević (MNE), Juan Cantillo (COL)
17 August 2026
20:30
Mexico  61–58  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 9–15, 15–10, 21–11
Pts: Jeffries 17
Rebs: Jeffries 9
Asts: Lagunas 5		 Pts: De Jesus 15
Rebs: Dela Rosa 10
Asts: De Jesus 4
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 1,445
Referees: Laure Coanus (FRA), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
19 August 2026
17:30
Philippines  38–85  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 4–23, 7–23, 18–16, 9–23
Pts: Animam 11
Rebs: Animam 7
Asts: Animam, De Jesus 4		 Pts: Swords 15
Rebs: Ejim, Wallack 10
Asts: Bascoe, Gibb 4
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 211
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN)
19 August 2026
20:30
Senegal  65–79  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 17–13, 13–22, 24–17
Pts: Dillard 26
Rebs: Faye 13
Asts: Dillard 5		 Pts: Pitts 16
Rebs: Valenzuela 7
Asts: three players 5
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 2,273
Referees: Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA), Juan Cantillo (COL)
20 August 2026
17:30
Philippines  79–75  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–17, 22–15, 18–25
Pts: three players 16
Rebs: Dela Rosa 5
Asts: De Jesus 8		 Pts: Dillard 25
Rebs: Gassama 9
Asts: Gueye 4
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 134
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Edwin Quiles (PUR), Ewa Matuszweska (POL)
20 August 2026
20:30
Canada  70–64  Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 18–18, 16–17, 13–11
Pts: Bascoe, Swords 17
Rebs: Ejim 11
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Valenzuela 16
Rebs: Valenzuela 11
Asts: Lagunas 4
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 2,499
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA), Nicolás Flores (PAR)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Mexico83
 
 
 
 Brazil64
 
 Mexico53
 
 
 
 Canada83
 
 Canada86
 
 
 New Zealand71
 

Semifinals

22 August 2026
17:30
Canada  86–71  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 36–13, 10–17, 19–23
Pts: Gibb, Swords 17
Rebs: Ejim 11
Asts: Bascoe 8		 Pts: L. Whittaker 21
Rebs: L. Whittaker 4
Asts: Shearer 5
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 439
Referees: Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE), Laure Coanus (FRA)
22 August 2026
20:30
Mexico  83–64  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 21–10, 26–16, 20–15
Pts: Jeffries 24
Rebs: Valenzuela 13
Asts: Esquer 8		 Pts: Nascimento 17
Rebs: Moura 10
Asts: Albiero 10
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 2,409
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)

Final

23 August 2026
17:30
Mexico  53–83  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 15–21, 9–19, 18–17
Pts: Jeffries 13
Rebs: Jeffries 6
Asts: Lagunas 2		 Pts: Alexander 14
Rebs: Ejim 17
Asts: Bascoe 10
Arena Astros, Guadalajara
Attendance: 2,632
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Julirys Guzmán (PUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 5 5 0 396 283 +113 10 Qualified for the
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mexico (H) 5 4 1 340 340 0 9
3  New Zealand 4 2 2 263 251 +12 6 Semfinalists
4  Brazil 4 2 2 239 252 −13 6
5  Argentina 3 1 2 152 176 −24 4 Third in group stage
6  Philippines 3 1 2 175 221 −46 4
7  South Sudan 3 1 2 198 207 −9 4 Fourth in group stage
8  Senegal 3 0 3 197 230 −33 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Awards

2026 FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament

Canada
Canada

Team roster: Agot Makeer, Delaney Gibb, Sami Hill, Shaina Pellington, Tara Wallack, Yvonne Ejim, Jasmine Bascoe, Syla Swords, Kayla Alexander, Avery Howell, Faith Dut, Cearah Parchment.
Head Coach: Nell Fortner

The awards were announced on 24 August 2026.[7]

All-Tournament Team
Players
Canada Syla Swords
Canada Yvonne Ejim
Mexico Anisa Jeffries
New Zealand Emilia Shearer
Brazil Bella Nascimento
MVP: Canada Syla Swords

Notable statistics

  • Most points in a game: 157 (Canada 86–71 New Zealand, 22 August)
  • Fewest points in a game: 92 (Argentina 35–57 New Zealand, 17 August)
  • Most points by a team in a game: 86 (Canada 86–71 New Zealand, 22 August)
  • Fewest points by a team in a game: 35 (Argentina 35–57 New Zealand, 17 August)
  • Biggest points difference in a game: 47 (Philippines 38–85 Canada, 19 August)
  • Biggest half time deficit in a game: 35 (Philippines 11–46 Canada, 19 August)
  • Most points scored by a player in a game: 32 (Emilia Shearer vs South Sudan, 20 August)
  • Highest attended game: 2,632 (Mexico 53–83 Canada, 23 August)
  • Lowest attended game: 95 (South Sudan 61–64 Argentina, 18 August)

References

Matchday reports

  1. ↑ "First stop on the road to the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". fiba.basketball. 23 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mexico to host FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026". fiba.basketball. 16 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Canada are the Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026 Mexico champions". fiba.basketball. 23 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Lineup confirmed for FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026". FIBA. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026 Draw principles confirmed". FIBA. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "FIBA Women's Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026 Draw principles confirmed". www.fiba.basketball. June 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "MVP Syla Swords leads All-Star Five". www.fiba.basketball. August 24, 2026.
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