1994 FIBA World Championship for Women

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1994 FIBA World Championship
for Women
12th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationAustralia
Dates2–12 June
Teams16 
(from 5 federations)
Venues4 
(in 4 host cities)
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(1st title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of Brazil.svg Marcari (27.6)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (99.1)
Rebounds Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng (13.1)Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (41.9)
Assists Flag of France.svg Souvré (6.0)Flag of France.svg  France (17.9)
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The 1994 FIBA Women's World Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Women's World Championship, an quadrennial international tournament played by women's basketball teams in FIBA. It was hosted in Australia from 2 to 12 June 1994 at five venues with the Sydney Entertainment Centre hosting the finals.

Contents

The tournament consisted of 16 nations from five federations who competed through the regional qualifiers to get to the tournament. These teams were divided into four groups for the preliminary round. Based on the results of the Preliminary round, the teams were then resorted into groups for the quarter-final round, with the top two finishers in each Preliminary group placed into quarter-final Groups A and B, and the bottom two finishers placed into Groups C and D. Based on the placement in the quarter-final round, the teams were then sorted into groups of four, each of which played a two-round knockout draw to determine the final standings. [1]

In the semi-finals, Brazil and China made it through to the final defeating the United States and Australia respectively. In what was the first gold medal final appearance for both teams, Brazil took out the title defeating China 96–87. The United States claimed the bronze defeating Australia 100–95.

Venues

The 1994 edition saw four venues host the games. The Sydney Entertainment Centre was the main venue which hosted the second phase and the finals. The other venues hosted one of the first phase groups with the Derwent Entertainment Centre hosting Group A, Clipsal Powerhouse Group B and D with the Silverdome hosting Group C.

Adelaide Hobart Launceston Sydney
Clipsal Powerhouse
Capacity: 8,000
Derwent Entertainment Centre
Capacity: 5,400
Silverdome
Capacity: 4,000
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Capacity: 12,500
Brett Maher Court 023.jpg Derwent Entertainment Centre.jpg Sydney Entertinment Centre.jpg

Competing nations

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Squads

Preliminary round

Qualified to the quarter-finals Groups A & B
Qualified to the quarter-finals Groups C & D

In the preliminary round, each team played games against the other three teams in its group. The top two teams in each group were then placed into Groups A and B for the quarter-final Round, while the remaining teams were placed into Groups C and D for the quarter-final Round. Teams placed into Groups A and B for the quarter-final Round were eligible for the Championship bracket, while teams placed into Groups C and D finished no higher than 9th place. [2]

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330297182+1156
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 321277234+435
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31224925564
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3031593111523
2 June 1994
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg11754Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by half:56–29, 61–25
2 June 1994
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10864Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:49–30, 59–34
3 June 1994
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9758Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by half:44–24, 53–34
3 June 1994
United States  Flag of the United States.svg9271Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:49–35, 43–36
4 June 1994
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4797Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 24–54, 23–43
4 June 1994
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg8889Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 32–44, 56–45

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 330283191+926
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 321247179+685
Flag of France.svg  France 312231181+504
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3031293392103
2 June 1994
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg7168Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by half: 39–42, 32–26
2 June 1994
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg34109Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 20–52, 14–57
3 June 1994
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7290Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by half: 34–55, 38–35
3 June 1994
France  Flag of France.svg10844Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Scoring by half:55–19, 53–25
4 June 1994
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg51122Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by half: 26–73, 25–49
4 June 1994
France  Flag of France.svg5566Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:34–33, 21–33

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 330279213+666
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321287259+285
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 312231245144
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 303220300803
2 June 1994
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg9452Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:47–27, 47–25
2 June 1994
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg11283Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half:64–41, 48–42
3 June 1994
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg10264Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half:57–25, 45–39
3 June 1994
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg8899Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 50–52, 38–47
4 June 1994
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg7386Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Scoring by half: 36–46, 37–40
4 June 1994
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg8777Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:48–39, 39–38

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 321229197+325
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321200196+45
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32119319855
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 303188219313
2 June 1994
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6058Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 32–34, 28–24
2 June 1994
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6065Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 35–42, 25–23
3 June 1994
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7762Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half:39–27, 38–38
3 June 1994
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6787Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 33–40, 34–47
4 June 1994
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5173Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 24–38, 27–35
4 June 1994
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6582Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 37–47, 28–35

Quarter-final Round

Qualified to the Championship bracket
Qualified to the 5–8 bracket
Qualified to the 9–12 bracket
Qualified to the 13–16 bracket

In the quarter-final Round, each team played games against the other three teams in its group. The top two teams in Groups A and B qualified for the Championship bracket, while the remaining teams from Groups A and B were placed in the bracket to determine places 5 through 9. The top two teams from Groups C and D were placed in the bracket to determine places 9 through 12, and the remaining teams were placed in the bracket to determine places 13 through 16. [3]

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330289231+586
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 321246237+95
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 312239252134
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 303200254543
7 June 1994
United States  Flag of the United States.svg8870Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half:41–35, 47–35
7 June 1994
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg6663Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half: 36–36, 30–27
8 June 1994
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg6598Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by half: 29–52, 36–46
8 June 1994
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8677Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Scoring by half:39–35, 47–42
9 June 1994
United States  Flag of the United States.svg10396Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Scoring by half:54–46, 49–50
9 June 1994
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7290Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by half: 37–52, 35–38

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 32124325075
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 321293275+185
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 312243262194
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 312228220+84
7 June 1994
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg91111Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half: 48–61, 43–50
7 June 1994
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6076Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 28–40, 32–36
8 June 1994
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6568Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Scoring by half:40–27, 25–41
8 June 1994
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg9097Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 48–57, 42–40
9 June 1994
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg8486Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by half: 42–42, 42–44
9 June 1994
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg8792Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Scoring by half:53–45, 34–47

Group C

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321297230+675
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 321292229+635
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 321265247+185
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3032043521483
7 June 1994
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg8363Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half:41–31, 42–32
7 June 1994
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg9462Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Scoring by half:58–30, 36–32
8 June 1994
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg76136Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by half: 29–63, 47–73
8 June 1994
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg87100Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half: 44–55, 43–45
9 June 1994
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9871Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:57–50, 41–21
9 June 1994
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg66122Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by half: 33–62, 33–60

Group D

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of France.svg  France 330250197+536
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321258194+645
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 312230269394
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 303184262783
7 June 1994
France  Flag of France.svg8968Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half:42–37, 47–31
7 June 1994
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8449Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by half:39–15, 45–34
8 June 1994
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5990Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by half: 32–51, 27–39
8 June 1994
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg74104Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–54, 33–50
9 June 1994
France  Flag of France.svg7170Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 32–33, 39–37
9 June 1994
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg7688 (OT)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by half:32–28, 38–42  Overtime: 6–18

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 110
 
12 June – Sydney
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 107
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 96
 
11 June – Sydney
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 87
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 65
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 66
 
Third place
 
 
12 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 100
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 95

5th through 8th place

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
11 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 90
 
12 June – Sydney
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 69
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 81
 
11 June – Sydney
 
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 92
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 74
 
Seventh place
 
 
12 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 70
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 65

9th through 12th place

 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
11 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 89
 
12 June – Sydney
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 78
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 79
 
11 June – Sydney
 
Flag of France.svg  France 89
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 81
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 82
 
Eleventh place
 
 
12 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 90
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 75

13th through 16th place

 
Classification roundThirteenth place
 
      
 
11 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 79
 
12 June – Sydney
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 70
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 84
 
11 June – Sydney
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 69
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 80
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 85
 
Fifeteenth place
 
 
12 June – Sydney
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 93
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 76

Awards

 1994 World Championship winner 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
First title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Haixia

Final standings

#TeamW-L
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6–2
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5–3
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7–1
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4–4
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 6–2
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5–3
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–5
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–5
9Flag of France.svg  France 6–2
10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4–4
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5–3
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–6
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5–3
14Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2–6
15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1–7
16Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0–8

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