2008 Beijing Olympic Women's Basketball finalized after Brazil's win

(BEIJING, June 16) -- Brazil's 72-67 win over Cuba in the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament on June 15 in Madrid finalized the roster of women's basketball teams that will compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Five teams qualified through the tournament: host country Spain, Czech Republic, Latvia, Belarus and Brazil. They will join China, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Mali, New Zealand, Russia and USA for an Olympic showdown in Beijing.

On May 27 FIBA announced the group composition and match schedule for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Based on the results in Madrid, Group A will include Australia, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Brazil, Belarus and Latvia and Group B comprises China, Mali, New Zealand, USA, Czech Republic and Spain. A detailed schedule for the competition follows.

Preliminary round:
August 9, 2008:
Game 1 (9:00 a.m.): Belarus vs. Australia
Game 2 (11:15 a.m.): Mali vs. New Zealand
Game 3 (2:30 p.m.): Spain vs. China
Game 4 (4:45 p.m.): Brazil vs. Republic of Korea
Game 5 (8:00 p.m.): USA vs. Czech Republic
Game 6 (10:15 p.m.): Russia vs. Latvia

August 11, 2008:
Game 13 (9:00 a.m.): New Zealand vs. Spain
Game 14 (11:15 a.m.): Czech Republic vs. Mali
Game 15 (2:30 p.m.): Republic of Korea vs. Russia
Game 16 (4:45 p.m.): Latvia vs. Belarus
Game 17 (8:00 p.m.): China vs. USA
Game 18 (10:15 p.m.): Australia vs. Brazil

August 13, 2008:
Game 25 (9:00 a.m.): Belarus vs. Russia
Game 26 (11:15 a.m.): Spain vs. Czech Republic
Game 27 (2:30 p.m.): Brazil vs. Latvia
Game 28 (4:45 p.m.): New Zealand vs. China
Game 29 (8:00 p.m.): Australia vs. Republic of Korea
Game 30 (10:15 p.m.): Mali vs. USA

August 15, 2008:
Game 37 (9:00 a.m.): Czech Republic vs. New Zealand
Game 38 (11:15 a.m.): Latvia vs. Australia
Game 39 (2:30 p.m.): Russia vs. Brazil
Game 40 (4:45 p.m.): China vs. Mali
Game 41 (8:00 p.m.): USA vs. Spain
Game 42 (10:15 p.m.): Korea vs. Belarus

August 17, 2008:
Game 49 (9:00 a.m.): Spain vs. Mali
Game 50 (11:15 a.m.): Australia vs. Russia
Game 51 (2:30 p.m.): Latvia vs. Republic of Korea
Game 52 (4:45 p.m.): Brazil vs. Belarus
Game 53 (8:00 p.m.): Czech Republic vs. China
Game 54 (10:15 p.m.): New Zealand vs. USA

Quarterfinals:
August 19, 2008:
Game 61: B2 vs. A3
Game 62: A1 vs. B4
Game 63: A2 vs. B3
Game 64: B1 vs. A4

Semifinals:
August 21, 2008
Game 69: Winner 61 vs. Winner 62
Game 70: Winner 63 vs. Winner 64

Finals
August 23, 2008
Game 73 (7:30 p.m.): Loser 69 vs. Loser 70 (bronze)
Game 74 (10:00 p.m.): Winner 69 vs. Winner 70 (gold and silver)