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Host nation | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 28 – August 11 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 12 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
Champions | United States (7th title) | ||||||||||||
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Qualified for the quarterfinals |
The women's tournament in basketball at the 2012 Olympic Games in London began on 28 July and ended on 11 August. All preliminary and quarterfinal games were held at the Basketball Arena within the Olympic Park, and the semifinal and the medal games were held at the North Greenwich Arena (renamed from The O2 Arena due to the no commercialization policy).
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
*The team has less than two players available to play on the court.
**A team cannot present five players at the start of the game, or its actions prevent play from being resumed.
In case teams are tied on points, the tiebreaking criteria are, in order of first application:
The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
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