The penultimate day of women’s 3×3 basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics will tip-off this Saturday, Aug. 3, beginning with the final round of pool play games and culminating with the first two games (or “play-in” games) of the 3×3 tournament.
Since the tournament schedule won’t technically be set until after Saturday’s pool games have been decided, it’s hard to predict what will happen when Olympic medals are on the line. Here are the pool play standings thus far:
- Germany (5-1)
- Spain (4-2)
- Australia (4-2)
- United States (3-3)
- Canada (3-3)
- Azerbaijan (2-4)
- China (2-4)
- France (1-5)
The only thing set in stone is that France, with just one win and one game remaining, will not make the tournament and thus be eliminated from the competition. Germany, meanwhile, is in the driver’s seat to advance directly to the semifinals that begin on Monday, Aug. 5, but they’ll still need to finish pool play strong on Saturday to clinch the top-two finish needed for a play-in bye.
The rest of the pool remains completely up in the air. China and Azerbaijan will be in must-win situations, while the United States will also try to sneak into the tournament after beginning pool play at 0-3. With the way the final round of pool games are set up, there’s even a…
