Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, October 1 (Reporters Wang Qi, Yue Dongxing) Chinese women's basketball lost to the United States team 61:83 in the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup final on the 1st, winning the runner-up, tying the best record in this event.
This is the second time that the Chinese team has won the runner-up of the Women's Basketball World Cup (including its predecessor World Championships). The last time was in the 1994 Women's Basketball World Championships. The Chinese team in this World Cup has a total record of 6 wins and 2 losses in the group stage and knockout stages, and all opponents have lost to the US team, which has achieved four consecutive World Cup championships.
On October 1, the Chinese team was awarded ceremony. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Hu Jingchen)
The main scorer of the Chinese team in the final that day Li Meng is still unable to play due to illness. Li Yueru contributed a game-high 19 points and 12 rebounds. She became the first player to win a "double-double" data in the final of the Women's Basketball World Cup (including its predecessor World Championships) since 2013. Han Xu scored 8 points and 6 rebounds, and she was selected into the best team of this event after the game; Wu Tongtong left the court after being injured in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points; Wang Siyu contributed 11 points and 3 assists.
The Chinese team played very hard after the start of the game, and the US team ended the first quarter with a 18:13 lead. In the second quarter, the Chinese team chased the score to 16:18, and the US team then scored a climax and led by 11 points, but Han Xu and Wu Tongtong scored consecutively, and the Chinese team scored 6 points in a row to close the gap again. Before the end of the half, Jin Weina hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, and the Chinese team fell behind 33:43 and entered the midfield break.
On October 1, Chinese team player Li Yueru (right) was in the game. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Hu Jingchen)
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Chinese team made consecutive mistakes and fell into a "scoring drought". The US team took the opportunity to score continuously, defeating the Chinese team in a single quarter by 11 points, leading 68:47 to enter the last quarter. In the last quarter, the Chinese team still fought for their opponents in the adversity of falling behind in big scores and went all out until the last moment of the game.
In the bronze medal battle that day, the host Australia defeated Canada 95:65.
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