2024 Women's Basketball League Asia

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Women's Basketball League Asia
Cheng Du Feng Huang Shan Ti Yu Gong Yuan Chengdu Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium.jpg
The Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu hosted the tournament.
Season2024
Dates26–28 September 2024
Games played6
TeamsTotal: 4 (from 4 countries)
Regular season
Season MVP Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xu [1]
Finals
Champions Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club
  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
Statistical leaders
Points Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xu (17.7 points per game) [2]
Rebounds Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu Wen Hsiao (10.3 rebounds per game) [2]
Assists Flag of Japan.svg Rui Machida (8.0 assists per game) [2]
Records
Attendance56,000 (9,333 per game)
2025

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 2024. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

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

The inaugural of the touranment 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, UAE. [8]

Format

4 teams will compete in 1 group in a single round robin format. The team who win the group will be crowned champions. [4]

Teams

The following teams qualified to the main tournament.

TeamQualified asAppearances
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club 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

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

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club (C)330242179+636
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cathay Life Tigers 32121021775
3 Flag of Japan.svg Fujitsu Red Wave 312254195+594
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Surabaya Fever 3031522671153
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 7076 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 Basketball Club Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 8345 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 45115 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 6585 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club
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 6962 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 Basketball Club Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 7469 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)


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