berth
...that the Chinese national basketball team is guaranteed of a berth in the upcoming Olympics despite finishing ninth in the FIBA Asia Championship 2007?
...that the <a class="mw-redirect" href="./China_national_basketball_team" id="mwEZ4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="China national basketball team">Chinese national basketball team</a> is guaranteed of a <b id="mwEZ8"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_qualification" id="mwEaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification">berth</a></b> in the <a href="./Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" id="mwEaE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics">upcoming Olympics</a> despite finishing ninth in the <a class="mw-redirect" href="./FIBA_Asia_Championship_2007" id="mwEaI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="FIBA Asia Championship 2007">FIBA Asia Championship 2007</a>?