2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
The 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A was the 29th edition of the tournament, held from 27 September to 3 October 2021 in Amman, Jordan.[1] The tournament was originally set to be hosted by India.[2][3] It served as the Asian and Oceanian qualification for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Australia, where the top four teams qualified for one of the qualifying tournaments.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Jordan |
| City | Amman |
| Dates | 27 September – 3 October (Division A) 7 – 13 November (Division B) |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Prince Hamza Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  China |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Attendance | 1,734 (87 per match) |
| MVP | Himawari Akaho |
| Top scorer | Sami Whitcomb (17.5 points per game) |
| Official website | |
| FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021 - Division A FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021 - Division B | |
Japan won their sixth title after beating China in the final.[4] Australia captured the bronze medal by defeating South Korea.[5]
The Division B tournament will be held also in the same venue from 7 to 13 November, with 6 teams participating, including the host country.[6][7]
Qualified teams
The same eight teams from the last edition qualified for this years' tournament, listed by their final position.[8] Since no Division B tournament was held in the 2019 edition, the last finishing team was not relegated to this edition's Division B tournament.[9]
For Division A:
- Semifinalists at the 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup:
- 5th-8th Placers of the 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup:
For Division B:
Squads
Division A
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 158 | +107 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 205 | +49 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 196 | +32 | 4 | |
| 4 |  India |
3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 352 | −188 | 3 | Seventh place game |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
27 September 2021 10:00 |
| Japan |
136–46 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 41–14, 25–11, 38–14, 32–7 | ||
| Pts: Miyashita 27 Rebs: Nagata 6 Asts: Miyazaki 12 |
Pts: P. Kumar 11 Rebs: P. Kumar 8 Asts: Limaye 4 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 156 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Yu Yijing (CHN) |
27 September 2021 13:00 |
| South Korea |
85–69 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 22–18, 26–21, 13–10 | ||
| Pts: Choi 29 Rebs: Park H. 11 Asts: Park H. 6 |
Pts: Davidson 21 Rebs: Davidson 11 Asts: Karaitiana, Paalvast 4 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 135 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Wissam Zein (SYR), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR) |
28 September 2021 10:00 |
| New Zealand |
50–62 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 11–19, 11–15, 8–15 | ||
| Pts: K. Leger-Walker 9 Rebs: Davidson 6 Asts: C. Leger-Walker 5 |
Pts: Mawuli 15 Rebs: Nakada 8 Asts: Miyazaki 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Glenn Cornelio (PHI) |
28 September 2021 13:00 |
| India |
69–107 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–25, 7–33, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Limaye 16 Rebs: Udayakumar 12 Asts: Masilamani 6 |
Pts: Kang 18 Rebs: Park J., Yang 6 Asts: An 14 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 100 Referees: Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (JOR), Claude Abi Gebrayel (LBN), Tien Hsiao-Lun (TPE) |
29 September 2021 10:00 |
| Japan |
67–62 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 13–18, 6–12, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Miyazaki, Akaho 18 Rebs: Miyazaki, Akaho 7 Asts: Miyazaki 9 |
Pts: Choi 16 Rebs: Kim D. 7 Asts: An 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Yu Yijing (CHN), Wissam Zein (SYR) |
29 September 2021 13:00 |
| New Zealand |
109–49 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 22–13, 23–7, 36–15 | ||
| Pts: Davidson 18 Rebs: Davidson 11 Asts: Hippolite 7 |
Pts: Arvind 12 Rebs: S. Senthil, Pattemane 6 Asts: Limaye, Masilamani 3 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Tien Hsiao-Lun (TPE), Anan Daraghma (PLE) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 349 | 166 | +183 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 260 | 203 | +57 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 252 | −44 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Philippines |
3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 356 | −196 | 3 | Seventh place game |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
27 September 2021 16:00 |
| China |
143–52 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–17, 34–12, 39–9, 35–14 | ||
| Pts: Yang L. 21 Rebs: Wang 7 Asts: Wang, Zhang 7 |
Pts: Bernardino 17 Rebs: Bernardino 7 Asts: Bernardino 2 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Claude Abi Gebrael (LBN), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ) |
27 September 2021 19:00 |
| Australia |
76–65 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 14–18, 20–11, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Garbin 15 Rebs: Sharp 10 Asts: Whitcomb 11 |
Pts: Lin Y. 12 Rebs: Lin T. 11 Asts: Lin Y. 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Kim Bo-hui (KOR), Daigo Urushima (JPN) |
28 September 2021 16:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
50–124 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–29, 10–30, 10–37, 18–28 | ||
| Pts: Peng 15 Rebs: Cheng, Peng 3 Asts: Liu 3 |
Pts: Li Yue. 20 Rebs: Li Yue. 6 Asts: Li Yua. 8 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 35 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Saif Al-Dossari (QAT), Daigo Urushima (JPN) |
28 September 2021 19:00 |
| Philippines |
56–120 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 13–32, 13–27, 10–29 | ||
| Pts: Pontejos 13 Rebs: Castro 6 Asts: Nabalan 3 |
Pts: Froling, Nicholson 21 Rebs: Froling 12 Asts: Whitcomb 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 125 Referees: Wissam Zein (SYR), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
29 September 2021 16:00 |
| China |
82–64 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 15–20, 18–10, 24–15 | ||
| Pts: Han 16 Rebs: Han 11 Asts: Wang 5 |
Pts: Whitcomb 24 Rebs: Whitcomb 7 Asts: Whitcomb 5 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 124 Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Saif Al-Dossari (QAT) |
29 September 2021 19:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
93–52 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 19–15, 31–11, 17–11 | ||
| Pts: Lin W. 19 Rebs: Cheng 7 Asts: Lin H. 7 |
Pts: Bernardino 24 Rebs: Bernardino 14 Asts: Bernardino 3 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Kim Bo-hui (KOR), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR) |
Bracket
| Qualification to Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Japan | 67 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Australia | 65 | |||||||||
| Australia | 72 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 61 | |||||||||
| Japan | 78 | |||||||||
| China | 73 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| China | 93 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 69 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Korea | 80 | |||||||||
| 3 October | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 74 | |||||||||
| Australia | 88 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 58 | |||||||||
Playoffs
30 September 2021 13:00 |
| South Korea |
80–74 | Chinese Taipei |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 21–20, 12–21, 23–17 | ||
| Pts: Park H. 22 Rebs: Choi 8 Asts: Kim D. 5 |
Pts: Peng 18 Rebs: Cheng 7 Asts: Lin Y. 4 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 168 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Claude Abi Gebrayel (LBN) |
30 September 2021 16:00 |
| Australia |
72–61 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 20–14, 14–11, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Whitcomb 29 Rebs: Aokuso, Whitcomb 7 Asts: Whitcomb 6 |
Pts: C. Leger-Walker 17 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: K. Leger-Walker 6 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 33 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Saif Al-Dossari (QAT) |
Semifinals
As Australia, host of the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, made it to the semifinals, all four teams qualify to the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
2 October 2021 12:00 |
| China |
93–69 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–9, 27–16, 22–18, 21–26 | ||
| Pts: Li Yue. 20 Rebs: Li Yue. 12 Asts: Wang 8 |
Pts: Yang 12 Rebs: Park J. 5 Asts: Park J. 6 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 100 Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR) |
2 October 2021 15:00 |
| Japan |
67–65 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 11–24, 22–19, 14–10 | ||
| Pts: Hayashi 17 Rebs: Hayashi 7 Asts: Miyazaki 9 |
Pts: Whitcomb 16 Rebs: Scherf 15 Asts: Whitcomb 8 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 123 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR), Glenn Cornelio (PHI) |
Seventh place game
This was also a relegation playoff, with the winner retaining Division A status, while the loser relegated to Division B.
30 September 2021 19:00 |
| India |
70–74 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 20–21, 13–21, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: P. Senthil 15 Rebs: Limaye 13 Asts: Masilamani 7 |
Pts: Castillo, Pontejos 22 Rebs: Bernardino 11 Asts: Bernardino 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 125 Referees: Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Yu Yijing (CHN) |
Fifth place game
2 October 2021 18:00 |
| Chinese Taipei |
59–74 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 13–22, 15–18, 15–18 | ||
| Pts: Chen 12 Rebs: Chen, Lin Y. 12 Asts: Lin Y., Han 4 |
Pts: Davidson 26 Rebs: Purcell 10 Asts: K. Leger-Walker 5 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 34 Referees: Kim Bo-hui (KOR), Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (JOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
Third place game
3 October 2021 12:00 |
| Australia |
88–58 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 23–10, 19–12, 22–14 | ||
| Pts: Whitcomb 15 Rebs: Whitcomb 9 Asts: Whitcomb 8 |
Pts: Park J. 17 Rebs: Park J. 6 Asts: Kim D., Park H. 4 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Attendance: 0 Referees: Saif Al-Dossari (QAT), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Daigo Urushima (JPN) |
Division B
All times are local (UTC+02:00)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lebanon |
2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 127 | +22 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Syria |
2 | 1 | 1 | 141 | 154 | −13 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 3 |  Iran |
2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 144 | −9 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored
7 November 2021 16:00 |
| Lebanon |
66–64 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 16–19, 14–11, 15–13 | ||
| Pts: Bakhos 17 Rebs: Denson, Mokdad 7 Asts: Akl 12 |
Pts: Vakili 16 Rebs: Eissaian 13 Asts: Abdolvand 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Rendra Lesmana (INA) |
8 November 2021 16:00 |
| Iran |
71–78 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 17–21, 15–25, 26–10 | ||
| Pts: Shojaei 18 Rebs: Eissaian 12 Asts: Abdolvand, Rasoulipour 4 |
Pts: Brown 26 Rebs: Brown, Skran 7 Asts: Daibess 4 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Ibrahim Jerrar (JOR) |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jordan (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 115 | +33 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Indonesia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 145 | −2 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 151 | −31 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored
(H) Hosts
7 November 2021 19:00 |
| Kazakhstan |
69–79 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 17–23, 18–17, 20–15 | ||
| Pts: Kurazova 26 Rebs: Kurazova, Koroleva 8 Asts: Alishauskaite 5 |
Pts: Pierre-Louis 31 Rebs: Pierre-Louis 15 Asts: Retong 10 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Alia Alyassin (SYR), Richard El Hajj (LIB) |
8 November 2021 19:00 |
| Indonesia |
64–76 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 12–17, 13–16, 12–20 | ||
| Pts: Dewi 17 Rebs: Pierre-Louis 9 Asts: Retong 7 |
Pts: Cloud, Al Hinn 19 Rebs: Cloud 7 Asts: Cloud 9 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Richard El Hajj (LIB), Samaneh Dehghani (IRI) |
Bracket
| Qualification to Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 November | ||||||||||
| Lebanon | 76 | |||||||||
| 10 November | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 62 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 76 | |||||||||
| 13 November | ||||||||||
| Iran | 68 | |||||||||
| Lebanon | 80 | |||||||||
| Jordan | 40 | |||||||||
| 12 November | ||||||||||
| Jordan | 61 | |||||||||
| 10 November | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 56 | Third place | ||||||||
| Syria | 69 | |||||||||
| 13 November | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 87 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 79 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 55 | |||||||||
Playoffs
10 November 2021 16:00 |
| Syria |
69–87 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–22, 11–18, 26–26 | ||
| Pts: Sulaiman 22 Rebs: Aghnanian Aslanian 6 Asts: 4 players 2 |
Pts: Yagodkina 30 Rebs: Kurazova 11 Asts: Yagodkina 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Richard El Hajj (LIB), Samaneh Dehghani (IRI), Rendra Lesmana (INA) |
10 November 2021 19:00 |
| Indonesia |
76–68 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–12, 28–13, 20–29, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Pierre-Louis 19 Rebs: Pierre-Louis 11 Asts: Retong 7 |
Pts: Abdolvand 17 Rebs: Esmaeilzadeh 6 Asts: Abdolvand 7 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Ibrahim Jerrar (JOR) |
Fifth place game
Semifinals
12 November 2021 16:00 |
| Lebanon |
76–62 | Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 19–18, 18–12, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Akl 19 Rebs: Denson 7 Asts: Mokdad 4 |
Pts: Sophia 16 Rebs: Sophia 9 Asts: Retong 5 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Samaneh Dehghani (IRI) |
Third place game
13 November 2021 16:00 |
| Indonesia |
79–55 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 18–19, 25–16, 16–10 | ||
| Pts: Pierre-Louis 23 Rebs: Pierre-Louis 10 Asts: Sophia 6 |
Pts: Tutkishova 11 Rebs: Tutkishova, Otegenova 8 Asts: Beschastnova 4 | |
Prince Hamza Hall, Amman Referees: Richard El Hajj (LIB), Mohammad Fawzi Taha (JOR), Ibrahim Jerrar (JOR) |
Final
This is also a promotion playoff, with the loser retaining Division B status, while the winner promoted to Division A.
Final standings
Division A
| Qualified to the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament | |
| Qualified to the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup as the host nation | |
| Relegated to Division B of the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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 | Japan | 5–0 |
 | China | 4–1 |
 | 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 |
Division B
| Promoted to Division A of the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| Lebanon | 4–0 |
| Jordan | 3–1 |
| Indonesia | 3–2 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1–4 |
| 5 | Syria | 2–2 |
| 6 | Iran | 0–4 |
Statistics and awards
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Awards
The awards were announced on 3 October 2021.[12]
| All-Star team | ||
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| Guards | Forwards | Center |
| Sami Whitcomb Saori Miyazaki |
Huang Sijing Himawari Akaho |
Li Yueru |
| MVP: Himawari Akaho | ||
References
- "FIBA Asia events calendar update". FIBA. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "FIBA Asia Board holds Its fourth meeting". FIBA. 8 April 2021.
- "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. 4 September 2020.
- "Japan sink China for fifth straight title in amazing advert for female hoops in Asia". FIBA. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "Bronze medal in Amman points to bright future for Opals". FIBA. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "Which teams will be fighting for promotion at FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B". FIBA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- "Schedule of FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021 Division B confirmed". FIBA. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- "Competition System". FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division A 2021. FIBA. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Schedule of FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021 Division A confirmed". FIBA. 27 August 2021.
- "Player statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- "Akaho crowned TISSOT MVP to lead FIBA Women's Asia Cup All-Star Five". FIBA. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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