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.
The [United States women's national Women's basketball|basketball team|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.

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.

Qualification

Hosts

Date

Spot

Qualifier

Host nation

N/A

26 March 2020

2020 Summer Olympics

bkw|USA

Draw

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

Referees

The following 23 referees were selected for the tournament.

Scott Beker
Christopher Reid
Andreia Silva
Maripier Malo
Yu Jung
Martin Vulić
Maj Forsberg
Sara El-Sharnouby
Daigo Urushima
Yana Nikogossyan
Gatis Saliņš
Viola Györgyi
Ryan Jones
Julio Anaya
Wojciech Liszka
Johnny Batista
Yasmina Alcaraz
Ariadna Chueca
Amir Taboubi
Özlem Yalman
Amy Bonner
Blanca Burns
Joyce Muchenu

Squads

Each team consisted of twelve players.

Final standings

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
	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	Player
All-Tournament First Team	A'ja Wilson
All-Tournament First Team	Breanna Stewart
All-Tournament First Team	Han Xu
All-Tournament First Team	Steph Talbot
All-Tournament First Team	Bridget Carleton
All-Tournament Second Team	Alyssa Thomas
All-Tournament Second Team	Li Yueru
All-Tournament Second Team	Arella Guirantes
All-Tournament Second Team	Gabby Williams
All-Tournament Second Team	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.