Canadian women's 3x3 team advances to quarterfinals at last-chance Olympic qualifier
The Canadian women's 3x3 team beat Czechia for their third straight win at a last-chance Olympic 3x3 basketball qualification tournament in Debrecen, Hungary on Saturday.
The team of Paige Crozon, Kacie Bosch, and twin sisters Michelle and Katherine Plouffe scored a 17-10 win over Czechia to finish atop Pool B with a perfect 3-0 record.
Canada took control of the game against Czechia from the opening whistle, beginning the game with a 9-1 run.
The Canadians, who opened the tourney with victories over Chile (21-11) and Lithuania (19-16), now await whop they will face in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
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The top three finishers at the event will lock down spots at the Summer Games. Host France, Australia, Azerbaijan, China and United States previously qualified on the women's side.
On the men's side, Canada (2-1) takes on France in their final pool-stage matchup, set to begin at 11:55 a.m. ET.
Jérôme Desrosiers, Bikramjit Gill, Alex Johnson and Kamar Mcknight beat Spain and lost to Egypt on Thursday.
All games from the last-chance qualifying tournament stream live on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app, and CBC Gem.