The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 19th edition of the FIBA Women's World Championship, 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 spectators. The hosts 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 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 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo 26 July – 8 August 2021 1 Qualifying Tournament Belgrade 10–13 February 2022 2 3 Osaka 3 Washington, D.C. 2
Qualified teams TeamQualificationAppearanceBest PerformanceFIBA World RankingFIBA Zone RankingMethodDateLastTotalStreak Host nation 26 March 2020 2018 16 15 Champions (2006) 3 1 Olympic champions 8 August 2021 18 16 Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) 1 1 Qualifying Tournament 5 February 2022 Debut 26 17 2018 12 5 Third place (1979, 1986) 4 2 9 4 Runners-up (1975) 8 3 11 February 2022 11 11 Runners-up (1994) 7 2 11 6 Third place (1953) 6 3 12 February 2022 19 19 Runners-up (1967, 1979) 13 4 2014 3 1 Eighth place (2014) 10 5 13 February 2022 2018 3 2 Eighth place (2018) 14 1 2 2 Fourth place (2018) 5 2 14 February 2022 2010 5 1 Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006) 12 7 Wildcards 18 May 2022 2018 2 2 16th place (2018) 17 4 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 1 3 4 5 6 7+ Pot 2 Team 8 10 13 14 17 26
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
22 September 2022 58–82 87–72 44–107 23 September 2022 42–106 84–61 98–51 24 September 2022 77–63 66–99 65–68 26 September 2022 85–55 69–145 95–60 27 September 2022 92–73 81–55 121–59
Group B
22 September 2022 67–60 89–56 57–70 23 September 2022 69–64 45–59 58–118 25 September 2022 59–74 69–54 56–70 26 September 2022 81–68 67–53 72–75 27 September 2022 65–88 68–62 71–54
Knockout stage
Final standings RankTeam FIBA World RankingsBeforeAfterChange 8 8–0 1 1 0 8 6–2 7 2 +5 8 6–2 3 3 04 8 5–3 4 5 −1 Eliminated in Quarterfinals5 6 3–3 5 7 −26 6 3–3 10 8 +27 6 3–3 6 6 08 6 2–4 16 10 +6 Eliminated in Preliminary round fifth placed teams9 5 1–4 8 9 −110 5 1–4 11 12 −1 Eliminated in Preliminary round sixth placed teams11 5 0–5 35 26 +912 5 0–5 24 14 +10 Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players
Points Name PPGPlayer statistics Arella Guirantes 18.2 Kang Lee-seul 17.2 A'ja Wilson 17.2 Li Meng 16.0 Kelsey Plum 15.8 Gabby Williams
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 Ezi Magbegor 1.4 Breanna Stewart
Steals Name SPG Sarah Michel 2.5 Alyssa Thomas 2.4 A'ja Wilson 2.2 Julie Allemand 1.8 Yvonne Anderson
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 PPGTeam statistics 98.8 81.4 78.8 72.2 69.2
Rebounds Name RPG 46.9 45.3 42.5 41.9 40.0
Assists Name APG 26.0 23.9 22.0 21.1 17.0
Blocks Name BPG 5.4 5.3 5.0 3.8 3.7
Steals Name SPG 11.8 10.8 10.2 8.0 7.8
Efficiency Name EFFPG 134.3 104.4 97.6 86.8 72.1
Awards The awards were announced on 1 October 2022.
Award PlayerAll-Tournament First Team A'ja Wilson Breanna Stewart Han Xu Steph Talbot Bridget CarletonAll-Tournament Second Team Alyssa Thomas Li Yueru Arella Guirantes Gabby Williams Yvonne AndersonMost Valuable Player A'ja WilsonBest Defensive Player Alyssa ThomasBest 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.
See also 2023 FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup
References
External links Official website