2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Division A
28th Asian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates24–29 September
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (5th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPJapan Nako Motohashi
Top scorerJapan Motohashi (17.0)
Top reboundsChina Li (9.6)
Top assistsJapan Motohashi (5.0)
Official website
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The 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the first step for the qualification for FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania for the women's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1] The tournament was held from 24 to 29 September 2019 in Bangalore, India.[2]

Japan won their fifth overall and fourth consecutive title after defeating China in the final.[3]

Venue

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Bangalore
Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 4,000

Qualified teams

Competition format

For Division A, during the Group phase, eight participating teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group (a total of three games for each team).

The top teams in each group automatically qualified to the semi-finals, while the next two teams qualified to the quarter-finals, where the second placed team of one group played the third placed team of the other group for a spot in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, the bottom teams in each group played the seventh place classification game. The eighth placed team of Division A was supposed to be relegated down to Division B of 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, while the remaining teams in Division A advanced to play in the FIBA Pre-Qualifying Olympic Tournament alongside the Division B winner.[4][5] However, the Division B was not held due to no country willing to host the tournament and India was given a berth in the Olympic pre-qualifiers.[6][7] India also remained in Division A of the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[8]

Squads

Each team consisted of 12 players which had to be confirmed by FIBA before 23 September.[9]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+05:30)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 283 137 +146 6 Semifinals
2  South Korea 3 2 1 206 208 −2 5 Playoffs
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 180 184 −4 4
4  India (H) 3 0 3 147 287 −140 3 Seventh place game
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
24 September 2019
15:30
Boxscore
South Korea  48–44  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 10–10, 17–11, 9–9
Pts: Kim M. 10
Rebs: Park H. 9
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Cheng 10
Rebs: Cheng 8
Asts: Chu 4
24 September 2019
20:00
Boxscore
Japan  103–27  India
Scoring by quarter: 28–7, 22–11, 31–6, 22–3
Pts: Akaho 23
Rebs: Nakada 11
Asts: Motohashi 5		 Pts: Limaye 11
Rebs: Limaye 6
Asts: Geetha 3
25 September 2019
15:30
Boxscore
Chinese Taipei  49–78  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–6, 9–27, 7–24
Pts: Huang L. 12
Rebs: Tsai 4
Asts: Chu 4		 Pts: Takada, Tokashiki 19
Rebs: Tokashiki 11
Asts: Machida 10
25 September 2019
20:00
Boxscore
India  62–97  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 6–24, 15–30, 19–23
Pts: Skaria 14
Rebs: Udayakumar 6
Asts: Geetha, Limaye 3		 Pts: Jin 21
Rebs: Bae 9
Asts: Bae 7
26 September 2019
17:45
Boxscore
Japan  102–61  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 21–21, 30–16, 27–19
Pts: Motohashi 21
Rebs: Takada 8
Asts: Machida 7		 Pts: Kang, Kim Y. 12
Rebs: Jin, Kang 6
Asts: Shin, Sim 4
26 September 2019
20:00
Boxscore
Chinese Taipei  87–58  India
Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 13–14, 22–16, 24–18
Pts: Lin 15
Rebs: Tsai 7
Asts: Huang L., Lin 4		 Pts: Limaye 13
Rebs: four players 6
Asts: Limaye 5

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 241 170 +71 6 Semifinals
2  Australia 3 2 1 274 171 +103 5 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 2 163 206 −43 4
4  Philippines 3 0 3 171 302 −131 3 Seventh place game
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
24 September 2019
13:15
Boxscore
Australia  123–57  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 38–16, 23–18, 25–6, 37–17
Pts: Magbegor 18
Rebs: George 14
Asts: Mitchell 9		 Pts: Miranda 17
Rebs: Bernardino, Miranda 4
Asts: Daez, Miranda 2
24 September 2019
17:45
Boxscore
China  67–44  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 13–9, 21–12, 25–15
Pts: Li Yua., Shao 13
Rebs: Li Yue. 14
Asts: Shao 6		 Pts: Cocks 10
Rebs: Purcell 6
Asts: Cocks 3
25 September 2019
13:15
Boxscore
New Zealand  44–82  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 14–26, 6–20, 13–19
Pts: Farnworth 12
Rebs: Davidson 6
Asts: Cocks 3		 Pts: Magbegor 14
Rebs: George 9
Asts: Seekamp 6
25 September 2019
17:45
Boxscore
Philippines  57–104  China
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 15–26, 21–24, 10–33
Pts: Bernardino 10
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Cabinbin 5		 Pts: Chen 21
Rebs: Han 11
Asts: three players 6
26 September 2019
13:15
Boxscore
New Zealand  75–57  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 25–17, 19–14, 17–11
Pts: Boagni 16
Rebs: Purcell 13
Asts: Purcell 5		 Pts: Pontejos 15
Rebs: Pontejos 7
Asts: Cabinbin 5
26 September 2019
15:30
Boxscore
Australia  69–70  China
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 15–25, 16–12, 18–14
Pts: Ebzery 13
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: O'Hea 6		 Pts: Wang 18
Rebs: Li Yue. 9
Asts: Wang 3

Knockout round

Bracket

 
PlayoffsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
28 September
 
 
 Japan76
 
27 September
 
 Australia64
 
 Australia90
 
29 September
 
 Chinese Taipei51
 
 Japan71
 
 
 China68
 
 
28 September
 
 
 China80
 
27 September
 
 South Korea52 Third place
 
 South Korea58
 
29 September
 
 New Zealand52
 
 Australia98
 
 
 South Korea62
 

Playoffs

27 September 2019
17:45
Boxscore
South Korea  58–52  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–16, 17–9, 8–13
Pts: Bae, Kang 13
Rebs: Kang, Park H.6
Asts: Youm 7		 Pts: Davidson 12
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Purcell 4
27 September 2019
20:00
Boxscore
Australia  90–51  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 26–14, 21–13, 17–15
Pts: Allen 15
Rebs: Seekamp 10
Asts: O'Hea, Seekamp 5		 Pts: Chen, Huang L. 11
Rebs: Tsai 5
Asts: four players 2

Semifinals

28 September 2019
17:45
Boxscore
Japan  76–64  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 20–5, 17–20, 24–16
Pts: Motohashi 22
Rebs: Miyazawa 15
Asts: Motohashi 6		 Pts: O'Hea 12
Rebs: Allen 8
Asts: three players 4
28 September 2019
20:00
Boxscore
China  80–52  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–13, 20–2, 17–19
Pts: Han 17
Rebs: Gao 9
Asts: Shao 7		 Pts: Bae 10
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Bae 4

Seventh place game

27 September 2019
15:30
Boxscore
India  78–92  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 22–13, 19–22, 21–29
Pts: Limaye 23
Rebs: Udayakumar 9
Asts: Limaye 6		 Pts: Pontejos 18
Rebs: Animam 13
Asts: Tongco 8

Fifth place game

28 September 2019
15:30
Boxscore
Chinese Taipei  56–71  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 13–21, 16–22, 13–13
Pts: Huang P. 13
Rebs: Tsai 7
Asts: Chen, Huang L. 4		 Pts: Cocks 18
Rebs: Purcell 11
Asts: Karaitiana 5

Third place game

29 September 2019
15:30
Boxscore
Australia  98–62  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 24–10, 19–19, 31–24
Pts: Allen 20
Rebs: Allen, Magbegor 7
Asts: Talbot 8		 Pts: Kim M., Park H. 13
Rebs: Park J. 7
Asts: Kim M., Shin 5

Final

29 September 2019
17:45
Boxscore
Japan  71–68  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 17–16, 20–16, 17–17
Pts: Motohashi 24
Rebs: Takada 9
Asts: Motohashi 8		 Pts: Han 18
Rebs: Han, Li Yue. 7
Asts: Chen 5

Final standing

Qualified to the Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
Wildcard entry to the Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 5–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China 4–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 4–2
4  South Korea 3–3
5  New Zealand 2–3
6  Chinese Taipei 1–4
7  Philippines 1–3
8  India 0–4

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Points
Name PPG[10]
Japan Nako Motohashi 17.0
Japan Yuki Miyazawa 12.8
India Shireen Limaye 12.3
Australia Eziyoda Magbegor 12.0
Japan Ramu Tokashiki
Rebounds
Name RPG
China Li Yueru 9.6
Japan Yuki Miyazawa 9.0
New Zealand Kalani Purcell 7.6
Japan Maki Takada
Japan Ramu Tokashiki
Assists
Name APG
Japan Nako Motohashi 5.0
Japan Rui Machida 4.6
Philippines France Cabinbin 4.0
South Korea Youm Yun-ah
Australia Steph Talbot 3.8
China Shao Ting

Blocks
Name BPG
China Han Xu 2.6
Australia Eziyoda Magbegor 2.3
Philippines Afril Bernardino 2.0
Japan Ramu Tokashiki 1.8
Japan Himawari Akaho 1.6
Steals
Name SPG
Philippines Afril Bernardino 2.5
Chinese Taipei Cheng I-hsiu 2.2
China Li Yueru
New Zealand Natalie Taylor
Philippines France Cabinbin 2.0

Awards

The all star-teams and MVP was announced on 29 September 2019.[11]

All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Center
Japan Nako Motohashi
China Shao Ting 		Japan Yuki Miyazawa
Australia Rebecca Allen 		China Han Xu
MVP: Japan Nako Motohashi

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru confirmed as host city for FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2019, Division A". FIBA. 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Japan beat China to claim Women's Asia Cup 2019 crown and complete four-peat". FIBA. 29 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Competition System – FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ Achal, Ashwin (26 September 2019). "FIBA women's Asia Cup: Third loss takes India to the bottom". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Women cagers in Oly qualifiers". New Indian Express. Express News Service. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Groups drawn for Asia-Oceania Pre-Qualifiers of the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament". FIBA. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Schedule of FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021 Division A confirmed". FIBA. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Stage set for FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bengaluru as rosters are confirmed". Bengaluru: FIBA. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Japan's Nako Motohashi named MVP to headline Women's Asia Cup All-Star Five". FIBA. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

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