2024 Women's Basketball League Asia

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2024 Women's Basketball League Asia
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
City Chengdu
Dates26–28 September
Teams4
Venue1
Final positions
Champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cathay Life Tigers
Third place Flag of Japan.svg Fujitsu Red Wave
Fourth place Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya Fever
Tournament statistics
Games played6
MVP Han Xu [1]
(Sichuan Yuanda Meile)
Top scorer Han Xu [2]
(Sichuan Yuanda Meile) (17.7  ppg)
Top rebounds Yu Wen Hsiao
(Cathay Life Tigers) (10.3  rpg)
Top assists Rui Machida
(Fujitsu Red Wave) (8.0  apg)
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The 2024 Women's Basketball League Asia was the 1st edition of the new competition for Asian women's basketball club teams organised by FIBA Asia. The tournament was held at the Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu, China from 26 to 28 September. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Sichuan Yuanda Meile won the inaugural tournament after winning all their games to top the group. [6]

The inaugural of the tournament edition was deemed a big success. [7] Alongside the success, prior to the start of this event, many prestigious sponsors backed the competition. [5]

Introduction

First established by FIBA Asia in 2024, the competition is meant to expand women's club basketball in Asia. The FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia was officially green-lit during the first Asia Board meeting of the 2023–2027 cycle in Dubai. [8]

Format

4 teams competed in 1 group in a single round robin format. The group winner will be crowned as champion. [4]

Teams

The following teams qualified to the main tournament.

TeamQualified asAppearances
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile Winners of the 2024 Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) None
Flag of Japan.svg Fujitsu Red Wave Winners of the 2023–24 Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL) None
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cathay Life Tigers Winners of the 2024 Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL) None
Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya Fever Invited [9] None

Venue

On 6 September 2024, it was announced that the Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu, China would host the tournament. [4] The arena has a capacity of 18,000.

Chengdu
Phoenix Hill Sports Park
Capacity: 18,000
Cheng Du Feng Huang Shan Ti Yu Gong Yuan Chengdu Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium.jpg

Group stage

The schedule was announced in 7 September 2024. [10]

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile (C)330242179+636
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cathay Life Tigers 321210217−75
3 Flag of Japan.svg Fujitsu Red Wave 312254195+594
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya Fever 303152267−1153
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
(C) Champions
26 September 2024
16:00
Fujitsu Red Wave Flag of Japan.svg 70–76 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cathay Life Tigers
Scoring by quarter:27–26, 9–10, 19–19, 15–21
Pts: Hayashi 12
Rebs: Fujimoto, Miyazawa 5
Asts: Akagi 4		Pts: Huang 19
Rebs: Hsiao 13
Asts: Chen 6
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS)
26 September 2024
19:00
Sichuan Yuanda Meile Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 83–45 Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya Fever
Scoring by quarter:22–11, 20–14, 24–9, 17–11
Pts: Tang 13
Rebs: Bishop 12
Asts: Li 3		Pts: Retong 8
Rebs: Little, Orville 7
Asts: Retong 4
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Bohui Kim (KOR), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
27 September 2024
16:00
Surabaya Fever Flag of Indonesia.svg 45–115 Flag of Japan.svg Fujitsu Red Wave
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 10–34, 11–29, 10–25
Pts: Little 14
Rebs: Retong 6
Asts: Retong 2		Pts: Hayashi 18
Rebs: Fujimoto 13
Asts: Machida 13
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Bohui Kim (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS)
27 September 2024
19:00
Cathay Life Tigers Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 65–85 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–33, 15–20, 17–15
Pts: Cheng 12
Rebs: Hsiao 7
Asts: Chen 9		Pts: Wang 19
Rebs: Bishop 12
Asts: Jin 7
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Kyounghwan Lee (KOR), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
28 September 2024
16:00
Cathay Life Tigers Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 69–62 Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya Fever
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 18–10, 19–11, 16–23
Pts: Hsiao 19
Rebs: Hsiao 11
Asts: Chen 8		Pts: Little, Orville 13
Rebs: Little 12
Asts: Retong 7
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Kyounghwan Lee (KOR), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
28 September 2024
19:00
Sichuan Yuanda Meile Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 74–69 Flag of Japan.svg Fujitsu Red Wave
Scoring by quarter:23–13, 19–17, 17–22, 15–17
Pts: Han 24
Rebs: Gao 10
Asts:three players 4		Pts: Uchio 17
Rebs: Hayashi, Temitope 8
Asts: Machida 8
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Bohui Kim (KOR), Glenn Cornelio (PHI)


2024 Women's Basketball League Asia winner
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Sichuan Yuanda Meile
First title

References

  1. ↑ "Han Xu earns FIBA WBL Asia MVP honors". www.fiba.basketball. September 28, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Stats - FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2024 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
  3. ↑ "Everything you need to know about the FIBA WBL Asia". www.fiba.basketball. September 25, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Chengdu to Host Inaugural Women's Basketball League Asia". www.fiba.basketball. September 6, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Chengdu makes history as first to host WBL Asia amidst prestigious sponsors". www.fiba.basketball. September 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sichuan Yuanda Meile become first-ever FIBA WBL Asia champions". www.fiba.basketball. September 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Outstanding attendance, viewership spells groundbreaking Success for inaugural WBL Asia". www.fiba.basketball. October 1, 2024.
  8. ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2024 Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
  9. ↑ "Meet the FIBA WBL Asia Teams: Surabaya Fever". www.fiba.basketball. September 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Inaugural Women's Basketball League Asia schedule confirmed". www.fiba.basketball. September 7, 2024.
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