2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

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2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
City Sydney
Dates22 September – 1 October
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (11th title)
Runners-upFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Third placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Fourth placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played38
Attendance145,519 (3,829 per match)
MVP Flag of the United States.svg A'ja Wilson
Top scorer Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Arella Guirantes
(18.2 points per game)
← 2018
2026 →

The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup , the 19th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Sydney, Australia, between 22 September and 1 October 2022. [1]

Contents

The United States were the three-time defending champion, [2] and retained the title after a finals win over China in front of 15,895 attendants. [3] Host Australia captured the bronze medal with a win against Canada. [4]

The tournament broke the record for spectators, with 145,519 people attending in total. [5]

Hosts selection

Australia and Russia were the only two federations bidding for the tournament. The decision was made on 26 March 2020 during a video conference. [1]

Venues

The tournament was played at two venues inside the Sydney Olympic Park.

Sydney
Sydney SuperDome State Sports Centre
Capacity: 21,032Capacity: 5,006
Qudos Bank Arena - April 2016.JPG Sydney Olympic Park Basketball Centre.JPG

Qualification

Australia as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament in March 2020. All other teams qualified through qualifying tournaments, after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 12 teams played in those tournaments for the remaining spots. [6]

The shown FIBA ranking indicates the ranking before the tournament.

On 1 March 2022, Russia was dusqualified after being suspended by FIBA due to the invasion of Ukraine, with Puerto Rico being awarded the first wildcard as their replacement on 18 May. [7] [8]

Nigeria were forced to withdraw in June 2022 due to the political situation in the country, and were replaced by Mali (the runners-up at the African Championship). [9]

QualificationHostsDate(s)Spot(s)Qualifier(s)
Host nationN/A26 March 20201Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2020 Summer Olympics Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 26 July – 8 August 20211Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Qualifying Tournament Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 10–13 February 20222Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Japan.svg Osaka 3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C. 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationAppearanceBest Performance FIBA World Ranking FIBA Zone Ranking
MethodDateLastTotalStreak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Host nation26 March 2020 2018 1615Champions (2006)31
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Olympic champions 8 August 20211816Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018)11
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualifying Tournament 5 February 2022Debut2617
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2018 125Third place (1979, 1986)42
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 94Runners-up (1975)83
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11 February 20221111Runners-up (1994)72
Flag of France.svg  France 116Third place (1953)63
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 12 February 20221616Runners-up (1967, 1979)134
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2014 31Eighth place (2014)105
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 13 February 2022 2018 32Eighth place (2018)141
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22Fourth place (2018)52
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 14 February 2022 2010 51Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006)127
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Wildcards18 May 2022 2018 2216th place (2018)174
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2 June 2022 2010 2115th place (2010)373

Draw

The official draw ceremony took place on 3 March 2022 in Sydney. [10] [11]

Pot 1
TeamPos
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5
Flag of France.svg  France 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7
Pot 2
TeamPos
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 10
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 13
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [lower-alpha 1] 14
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico [lower-alpha 2] 17
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 26
  1. ↑ Nigeria would later withdraw and was replaced by Mali
  2. ↑ Team not determined at time of draw

Referees

The following 23 referees were selected for the tournament. [12]

Squads

Each team consisted of twelve players.

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 550536305+23110 Final round
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 541444287+1579
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 532364349+158
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 523341400−597
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 514346494−1486
6Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 505289485−1965
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
22 September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 58–82 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 87–72 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 44–107 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
23 September 2022
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 42–106 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 84–61 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 98–51 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
24 September 2022
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 77–63 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 66–99 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 65–68 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
26 September 2022
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 85–55 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg 69–145 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 95–60 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
27 September 2022
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 92–73 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 81–55 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 121–59 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group B

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)541390308+829 [lower-alpha 1] Final round
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 541356301+559 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 532332330+28 [lower-alpha 2]
4Flag of France.svg  France 532318296+228 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 514316333−176
6Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 505306450−1445
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Australia 75–72 Canada
  2. 1 2 Serbia 68–62 France
22 September 2022
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 67–60 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 89–56 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 57–70 Flag of France.svg  France
23 September 2022
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 69–64 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
France  Flag of France.svg 45–59 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg 58–118 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
25 September 2022
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg 59–74 Flag of France.svg  France
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 69–54 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 56–70 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
26 September 2022
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 81–68 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
France  Flag of France.svg 67–53 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 72–75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
27 September 2022
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg 65–88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 68–62 Flag of France.svg  France
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 71–54 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Knockout stage

A draw was conducted to decide the pairings of the quarterfinals. The two best-ranked teams in each group were drawn against the two teams ranked third and fourth in the other group. [13]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals Final
 
          
 
29 September
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 69
 
30 September
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 86
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 59
 
29 September
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 61
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 85
 
1 October
 
Flag of France.svg  France 71
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 61
 
29 September
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 83
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 60
 
30 September
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 79
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43
 
29 September
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 83 Third place
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 88
 
1 October
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 55
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 95
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 65
 

Final standings

Rank [14] TeamGPW/L FIBA World Rankings
BeforeAfterChange
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 88–0110
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 86–272+5
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 86–2330
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 85–345−1
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 63–357−2
6Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 63–3108+2
7Flag of France.svg  France 63–3660
8Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 62–41610+6
Eliminated in Preliminary round fifth placed teams
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 51–489−1
10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 51–41112−1
Eliminated in Preliminary round sixth placed teams
11Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 50–53526+9
12Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 50–52414+10
Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Awards

The awards were announced on 1 October 2022. [17]

AwardPlayer
All-Tournament First Team Flag of the United States.svg A'ja Wilson
Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Stewart
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xu
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steph Talbot
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bridget Carleton
All-Tournament Second Team Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Thomas
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yueru
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Arella Guirantes
Flag of France.svg Gabby Williams
Flag of Serbia.svg Yvonne Anderson
Most Valuable Player Flag of the United States.svg A'ja Wilson
Best Defensive Player Flag of the United States.svg Alyssa Thomas
Best Coach Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Wei

Marketing

Logo and slogan

FIBA released the tournament slogan "Nothing Beats Like It" on 20 December 2021 as part of a promotional campaign. [18] [19]

The tournament logo was revealed on 10 May, 2021, in a ceremony to mark 500 days until the tournament. The logo was inspired from the Indigenous artwork My Story, created by 14-year-old Aboriginal basketballer and artist Amarlie "Marlii" Briscoe. The logo features a basketball incorporating the designs used in Briscoe's artwork, also encompassing the newly-designed trophy for the tournament. The logo was created by VMLY&R Branding alongside Indigenous Australian-led creative consultancy Campfire x and Briscoe herself. [20]

Mascot

The mascot, "Karla the kangaroo", was revealed on 22 September 2021, exactly one year before the tournament. The mascot's character is a teenage kangaroo from Alice Springs, wearing a blue uniform. The kangaroo was chosen to be the mascot due to its cultural importance to Australia. The mascot was designed by design agency Spike Creative. [21]

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