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 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.

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).

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 (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.

Players

 * Points


 * Rebounds


 * Assists


 * Blocks


 * Steals


 * Efficiency

Teams

 * Points


 * Rebounds


 * Assists


 * Blocks


 * Steals


 * Efficiency

Awards
The awards were announced on 1 October 2022.

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.