2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
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]
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Dates | 22 September – 1 October |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 38 |
Attendance | 145,519 (3,829 per game) |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() (18.2 points per game) |
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
editAustralia 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
editThe tournament was played at two venues inside the Sydney Olympic Park.
Sydney | ||
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Sydney SuperDome | State Sports Centre | |
Capacity: 21,032 | Capacity: 5,006 | |
Qualification
editAustralia 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 disqualified 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]
Qualification | Hosts | Date(s) | Spot(s) | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | N/A | 26 March 2020 | 1 | Australia |
2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 26 July – 8 August 2021 | 1 | United States |
Qualifying Tournament | Belgrade | 10–13 February 2022 | 2 | Serbia South Korea |
3 | China France Mali | |||
Osaka | 3 | Canada Japan Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Washington, D.C. | 2 | Belgium Puerto Rico |
Qualified teams
editTeam | Qualification | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking | |||
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Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | ||||
Australia | Host nation | 26 March 2020 | 2018 | 16 | 15 | Champions (2006) | 3 | 1 |
United States | Olympic champions | 8 August 2021 | 18 | 16 | Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) | 1 | 1 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Qualifying Tournament | 5 February 2022 | Debut | 26 | 17 | |||
Canada | 2018 | 12 | 5 | Third place (1979, 1986) | 4 | 2 | ||
Japan | 9 | 4 | Runners-up (1975) | 8 | 3 | |||
China | 11 February 2022 | 11 | 11 | Runners-up (1994) | 7 | 2 | ||
France | 11 | 6 | Third place (1953) | 6 | 3 | |||
South Korea | 12 February 2022 | 16 | 16 | Runners-up (1967, 1979) | 13 | 4 | ||
Serbia | 2014 | 3 | 1 | Eighth place (2014) | 10 | 5 | ||
13 February 2022 | 2018 | 3 | 2 | Eighth place (2018) | 14 | 1 | ||
Belgium | 2 | 2 | Fourth place (2018) | 5 | 2 | |||
14 February 2022 | 2010 | 5 | 1 | Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006) | 12 | 7 | ||
Puerto Rico | Wildcards | 18 May 2022 | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 16th place (2018) | 17 | 4 |
Mali | 2 June 2022 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 15th place (2010) | 37 | 3 |
Draw
editThe official draw ceremony took place on 3 March 2022 in Sydney.[10][11]
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Referees
editThe following 23 referees were selected for the tournament.[12]
- Scott Beker (AUS)
- Christopher Reid (AUS)
- Andreia Silva (BRA)
- Maripier Malo (CAN)
- Yu Jung (TPE)
- Martin Vulić (CRO)
- Maj Forsberg (DEN)
- Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
- Daigo Urushima (JPN)
- Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)
- Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
- Viola Györgyi (HUN)
- Ryan Jones (NZL)
- Julio Anaya (PAN)
- Wojciech Liszka (POL)
- Johnny Batista (PUR)
- Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP)
- Ariadna Chueca (ESP)
- Amir Taboubi (TUN)
- Özlem Yalman (TUR)
- Amy Bonner (USA)
- Blanca Burns (USA)
- Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)
Squads
editEach team consisted of twelve players.
Preliminary round
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 536 | 305 | +231 | 10 | Final round |
2 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 287 | +157 | 9 | |
3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 349 | +15 | 8 | |
4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 341 | 400 | −59 | 7 | |
5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 494 | −148 | 6 | |
6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 289 | 485 | −196 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
22 September 2022 | |||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58–82 | Puerto Rico | |||
United States | 87–72 | Belgium | |||
South Korea | 44–107 | China | |||
23 September 2022 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 42–106 | United States | |||
Belgium | 84–61 | South Korea | |||
China | 98–51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
24 September 2022 | |||||
United States | 77–63 | China | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66–99 | South Korea | |||
Puerto Rico | 65–68 | Belgium | |||
26 September 2022 | |||||
Belgium | 85–55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
South Korea | 69–145 | United States | |||
China | 95–60 | Puerto Rico | |||
27 September 2022 | |||||
Puerto Rico | 92–73 | South Korea | |||
China | 81–55 | Belgium | |||
United States | 121–59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 390 | 308 | +82 | 9[a] | Final round |
2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 356 | 301 | +55 | 9[a] | |
3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 332 | 330 | +2 | 8[b] | |
4 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 318 | 296 | +22 | 8[b] | |
5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 316 | 333 | −17 | 6 | |
6 | Mali | 5 | 0 | 5 | 306 | 450 | −144 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
22 September 2022 | |||||
Canada | 67–60 | Serbia | |||
Japan | 89–56 | Mali | |||
Australia | 57–70 | France | |||
23 September 2022 | |||||
Serbia | 69–64 | Japan | |||
France | 45–59 | Canada | |||
Mali | 58–118 | Australia | |||
25 September 2022 | |||||
Mali | 59–74 | France | |||
Australia | 69–54 | Serbia | |||
Japan | 56–70 | Canada | |||
26 September 2022 | |||||
Serbia | 81–68 | Mali | |||
France | 67–53 | Japan | |||
Canada | 72–75 | Australia | |||
27 September 2022 | |||||
Mali | 65–88 | Canada | |||
Serbia | 68–62 | France | |||
Australia | 71–54 | Japan |
Knockout stage
editA 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Belgium | 69 | |||||||||
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Australia | 86 | |||||||||
Australia | 59 | |||||||||
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China | 61 | |||||||||
China | 85 | |||||||||
1 October | ||||||||||
France | 71 | |||||||||
China | 61 | |||||||||
29 September | ||||||||||
United States | 83 | |||||||||
Puerto Rico | 60 | |||||||||
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Canada | 79 | |||||||||
Canada | 43 | |||||||||
29 September | ||||||||||
United States | 83 | Third place | ||||||||
United States | 88 | |||||||||
1 October | ||||||||||
Serbia | 55 | |||||||||
Australia | 95 | |||||||||
Canada | 65 | |||||||||
Final standings
editRank[14] | Team | GP | W/L | FIBA World Rankings | ||||||
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Before | After | Change | ||||||||
United States | 8 | 8–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
China | 8 | 6–2 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |||||
Australia | 8 | 6–2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||
4 | Canada | 8 | 5–3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | ||||
Eliminated in Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
5 | Belgium | 6 | 3–3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | ||||
6 | Serbia | 6 | 3–3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | ||||
7 | France | 6 | 3–3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
8 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2–4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | ||||
Eliminated in Preliminary round fifth placed teams | ||||||||||
9 | Japan | 5 | 1–4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | ||||
10 | South Korea | 5 | 1–4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | ||||
Eliminated in Preliminary round sixth placed teams | ||||||||||
11 | Mali | 5 | 0–5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | ||||
12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0–5 | 24 | 14 | +10 |
Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments |
Statistics and awards
editStatistical leaders
editPlayers
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Awards
editThe awards were announced on 1 October 2022.[17]
Award | Player |
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All-Tournament First Team | A'ja Wilson |
Breanna Stewart | |
Han Xu | |
Steph Talbot | |
Bridget Carleton | |
All-Tournament Second Team | Alyssa Thomas |
Li Yueru | |
Arella Guirantes | |
Gabby Williams | |
Yvonne Anderson | |
Most Valuable Player | A'ja Wilson |
Best Defensive Player | Alyssa Thomas |
Best Coach | Zheng Wei |
Marketing
editLogo and slogan
editFIBA 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
editThe 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Australia announced as host of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA. 26 March 2020.
- ^ "USA three-peat as World Champions, punch ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympics". FIBA. 30 September 2018.
- ^ "USA sink China for 11th title: World Champions!". FIBA. 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Fairytale finish for Lauren Jackson: 30 points and the bronze". FIBA. 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Most attended Women's World Cup ever". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "How to Qualify". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "FIBA statement on Russian teams and officials". FIBA.basketball. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "FIBA decisions on Russia and Belarus for upcoming competitions". FIBA.basketball. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "FIBA decision on Nigeria's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA.basketball. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 field set following end of Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA.basketball. 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Australia basketball legend to perform Draw of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA.basketball. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Referees". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Pairings confirmed for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 knockout rounds". FIBA.basketball. 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Tournament summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Player statistics
- ^ Team statistics
- ^ "A'Ja Wilson crowned TISSOT MVP to lead Google All-Star Five". fiba.basketball. 1 October 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 launches creative campaign 'Nothing Beats Like It'". FIBA. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (4 January 2022). "FIBA launches "Nothing Beats Like It" campaign for 2022 Women's World Cup in Sydney". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's World Cup logo revealed; Opals legend Jackson named ambassador". FIBA. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "With one year to the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022, meet event mascot Karla the kangaroo". FIBA. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.