2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Australia
City	Sydney
Dates	22 September – 1 October
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United States (11th title)
Runners-up	China
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played	38
Attendance	145,519 (3,829 per match)
MVP	A'ja Wilson
Top scorer	Arella Guirantes; (18.2 points per game)

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.

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

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

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.

Venues

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

Sydney		Sydney
Sydney SuperDome	State Sports Centre
Capacity: 21,032	Capacity: 5,006

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.

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.

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).

Qualification	Hosts	Date(s)	Spot(s)	Qualifier(s)
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
	Belgrade		3	China ~~Nigeria~~ France Mali
	Osaka		3	Canada Japan Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Washington, D.C.		2	Belgium ~~Russia~~ Puerto Rico

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification		Appearance			Best Performance	FIBA World Ranking	FIBA Zone Ranking
Team	Method	Date	Last	Total	Streak	Best Performance	FIBA World Ranking	FIBA Zone Ranking
Australia	Host nation	26 March 2020	2018	16	15	Champions (2006)	3	1
United States	Olympic champions	8 August 2021	2018	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 February 2022		11	6	Third place (1953)	6	3
South Korea		12 February 2022		16	16	Runners-up (1967, 1979)	13	4
Serbia		12 February 2022	2014	3	1	Eighth place (2014)	10	5
~~Nigeria~~		13 February 2022	2018	3	2	Eighth place (2018)	14	1
Belgium		13 February 2022	2018	2	2	Fourth place (2018)	5	2
~~Russia~~		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	Wildcards	2 June 2022	2010	2	1	15th place (2010)	37	3

Draw

The official draw ceremony took place on 3 March 2022 in Sydney.

Pot 1
Team	Pos
United States	1
Australia	3
Canada	4
Belgium	5
France	6
China	7

Pot 2
Team	Pos
Japan	8
Serbia	10
South Korea	13
Nigeria	14
Puerto Rico	17
Bosnia and Herzegovina	26

Nigeria would later withdraw and was replaced by Mali
Team not determined at time of draw

Referees

The following 23 referees were selected for the tournament.

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

Each team consisted of twelve players.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: FIBA
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia (H)	5	4	1	390	308	+82	9	Final round
2	Canada	5	4	1	356	301	+55	9
3	Serbia	5	3	2	332	330	+2	8
4	France	5	3	2	318	296	+22	8
5	Japan	5	1	4	316	333	−17	6
6	Mali	5	0	5	306	450	−144	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Australia 75–72 Canada
Serbia 68–62 France


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

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.

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

29 September

Belgium	69
		30 September
Australia	86
		Australia	59
29 September
		China	61
China	85
				1 October
France	71
				China	61
29 September
				United States	83
Puerto Rico	60
		30 September
Canada	79
		Canada	43
29 September
		United States	83	Third place
United States	88
				1 October
Serbia	55
				Australia	95

				Canada	65

Final standings

Rank	Team	GP	W/L	FIBA World Rankings
Rank	Team	GP	W/L	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

Statistical leaders

Players

Points

Name	PPG
Arella Guirantes	18.2
Kang Lee-seul	17.2
A'ja Wilson	17.2
Li Meng	16.0
Kelsey Plum	15.8
Gabby Williams	15.8

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Sika Koné	11.8
Kayla Alexander	9.6
Jonquel Jones	8.8
Emma Meesseman	8.5
Han Xu	8.4

Assists

Name	APG
Yvonne Anderson	6.5
Julie Allemand	6.3
Emma Meesseman	6.3
Chelsea Gray	5.3
Steph Talbot	5.3

Blocks

Name	BPG
Diana Balayera	1.8
Han Xu	1.8
Emma Meesseman	1.8
Ezi Magbegor	1.4
Breanna Stewart	1.4

Steals

Name	SPG
Sarah Michel	2.5
Alyssa Thomas	2.4
A'ja Wilson	2.2
Julie Allemand	1.8
Yvonne Anderson	1.8

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
A'ja Wilson	24.5
Alyssa Thomas	20.0
Breanna Stewart	17.9
Han Xu	17.6
Emma Meesseman	17.0

Teams

Points

Name	PPG
United States	98.8
China	81.4
Australia	78.8
Belgium	72.2
South Korea	69.2

Rebounds

Name	RPG
United States	46.9
Australia	45.3
Canada	42.5
China	41.9
Mali	40.0

Assists

Name	APG
United States	26.0
China	23.9
Belgium	22.0
Australia	21.1
South Korea	17.0

Blocks

Name	BPG
Australia	5.4
Canada	5.3
United States	5.0
Mali	3.8
France	3.7

Steals

Name	SPG
United States	11.8
France	10.8
Belgium	10.2
Canada	8.0
South Korea	7.8

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
United States	134.3
China	104.4
Australia	97.6
Belgium	86.8
Canada	72.1

Awards

The awards were announced on 1 October 2022.

Award	Player
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

Logo and slogan

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

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.

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.