# 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament

The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament determined the last ten teams for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. It was held from 10 to 14 February 2022.

## Format

Sixteen teams, qualified from their respective continental championships, were divided into four groups of four teams each. The top three teams from each group qualified for the final tournament. Two already qualified teams, hosts Australia, and the 2020 Olympic gold medalists United States, participated in this tournament as well, therefore two teams qualified in the groups containing these teams.

## Qualified teams

| Qualification | Host | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup | San Juan | 11–19 June 2021 | 4 | United States Puerto Rico Brazil Canada |
| EuroBasket Women 2021 | Strasbourg Valencia | 17−27 June 2021 | 6 | Serbia France Belgium Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Russia |
| 2021 Women's Afrobasket | Yaoundé | 17–26 September 2021 | 2 | Nigeria Mali |
| 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup | Amman | 27 September–3 October 2021 | 4 | Japan China Australia South Korea |
| Total | Total | Total | 16 | |

## Draw

The draw for the qualifying tournament took place on 23 November 2021.
On 18 November 2021, it was announced that Belgrade would host two tournaments, while Osaka and Washington hosted the other tournaments.

### Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIBA Women's World Ranking of August 9, 2021.
Seed 1 :
| Seed 1 TeamPos  United States1  Australia3  Canada4  France5 | Seed 2 TeamPos  Belgium6  China7  Japan8  Serbia9 | Seed 3 TeamPos  Belarus11  Russia12  Brazil14  Nigeria16 | Seed 4 TeamPos  Puerto Rico17  South Korea19  Bosnia and Herzegovina27  Mali41 |

## Tournaments

Group A and B were played in Belgrade, Serbia, Group C in Osaka, Japan and Group D in Washington, United States.

### Tournament A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 203 | +16 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 218 | −19 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 217 | −21 | 3 | |
* ↑ Australia is already qualified as the Final tournament host.
All times are local (UTC+1).
* 10 February 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 65–52 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 16–10, 17–16, 12–16 |||
| Pts: Allen 16 Rebs: George 8 Asts: Talbot, Whitcomb 4 | | Pts: De Carvalho 13 Rebs: De Souza 9 Asts: Gonçalo 4 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 15 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Andrada Csender (ROU)
* 10 February 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 62–65 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 15–22, 16–19, 16–11 |||
| Pts: Kim 16 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 12 Asts: Park H. 4 | | Pts: Anderson, Nogić 13 Rebs: Stanković 10 Asts: Anderson 7 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Johnny Batista (PUR), Saber Rezgui (TUN)
* 12 February 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 74–76 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 14–16, 16–12, 28–31 |||
| Pts: De Carvalho 13 Rebs: K. Silva 10 Asts: Paixão 8 | | Pts: Kang 21 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 13 Asts: Kim 10 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Mihkel Männiste (EST)
* 12 February 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 78–71 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 14–20, 15–16, 25–15 |||
| Pts: Anderson 30 Rebs: Krajišnik 6 Asts: Crvendakić, Škorić 4 | | Pts: Whitcomb 18 Rebs: Allen 8 Asts: Allen, Whitcomb 6 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Michał Proć (POL), Kerem Baki (TUR), Yu Yijing (CHN)
* 13 February 2022 15:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 79–61 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 26–10, 14–21, 14–20 |||
| Pts: George 15 Rebs: Garbin 9 Asts: George, Wallace 5 | | Pts: Jin 18 Rebs: Jin 7 Asts: Heo 7 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
* 13 February 2022 21:00
* Boxscore
| Serbia | 76–70 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–17, 18–24, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Anderson 25 Rebs: Krajišnik 6 Asts: Anderson 6 | | Pts: De Carvalho 18 Rebs: K. Silva 13 Asts: Paixão 7 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 570 Referees: Michał Proć (POL), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Saber Rezgui (TUN)

### Tournament B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 210 | +67 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 224 | −8 | 5 | Qualified, later withdrew |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 236 | −24 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 4 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 234 | −35 | 3 | Final tournament |
* ↑ Nigeria withdrew their team in June 2022 and was replaced by Mali.
All times are local (UTC+1).
* 10 February 2022 15:00
* Boxscore
| China | 90–76 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 25–22, 25–16, 11–24 |||
| Pts: Li M., Li Yue. 19 Rebs: Li Yue. 6 Asts: Li Yua., Wang S. 7 | | Pts: Okonkwo 15 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Chidom, Elonu 4 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 100 Referees: Kerem Baki (TUR), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)
* 10 February 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| France | 77–66 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 21–17, 14–12, 19–19 |||
| Pts: Touré 14 Rebs: Époupa, Williams 5 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Koné 26 Rebs: Koné 9 Asts: Gandega 6 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Michał Proć (POL), Kristian Páez (ECU), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
* 11 February 2022 15:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 64–84 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 24–21, 13–27, 17–14 |||
| Pts: A. Coulibaly 15 Rebs: Koné 9 Asts: N'Diaye 5 | | Pts: Li Yue. 21 Rebs: Huang 14 Asts: Huang 8 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 150 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Andrada Csender (ROU), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)
* 11 February 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 67–65 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–28, 16–10, 21–14, 19–13 |||
| Pts: Macaulay 19 Rebs: Chidom 6 Asts: Amukamara, Chidom 5 | | Pts: Johannès 18 Rebs: Ciak 7 Asts: Époupa, Fauthoux 4 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 50 Referees: Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Hortencia Sánchez (MEX), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
* 13 February 2022 12:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 73–69 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 22–13, 22–9, 9–25 |||
| Pts: Okonkwo 14 Rebs: Enabosi, Nyingifa 8 Asts: Amukamara 8 | | Pts: N'Diaye 16 Rebs: Koné 13 Asts: K. Coulibaly, Gandega 5 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 30 Referees: Kerem Baki (TUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Mihkel Männiste (EST)
* 13 February 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| France | 70–103 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 21–22, 16–24, 14–25 |||
| Pts: Johannès 16 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Johannès 5 | | Pts: Huang 30 Rebs: Wang S. 8 Asts: Wang S. 15 |
* Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 70 Referees: Kristian Páez (ECU), Andrada Csender (ROU), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)

### Tournament C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 150 | +25 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Japan (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 168 | 166 | +2 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 178 | −27 | 3 | Final tournament |
| 4 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Belarus withdrew before the tournament, due to several positive COVID-19 tests in their team.
All times are local (UTC+9).
* 10 February 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 86–79 (OT) | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 8–23, 23–14, 27–19, Overtime: 13–6 |||
| Pts: Mawuli 18 Rebs: Tokashiki 8 Asts: three players 5 | | Pts: Fields 19 Rebs: Achonwa 10 Asts: Colley 5 |
* Ookini Arena Maishima, Osaka Attendance: 1,282 Referees: Beker Scott (AUS), Jelena Smiljanić (SRB), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
* 12 February 2022 15:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 96–64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 27–17, 19–16, 20–12 |||
| Pts: Carleton 28 Rebs: Achonwa 8 Asts: Achonwa 6 | | Pts: Babić 16 Rebs: Džebo 6 Asts: Džebo, Jones 5 |
* Ookini Arena Maishima, Osaka Attendance: 138 Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Andreia Silva (BRA), Viola Györgyi (NOR)
* 13 February 2022 18:00
* Boxscore
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87–82 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–23, 26–24, 23–12 |||
| Pts: Jones 36 Rebs: Jones 23 Asts: Delić 6 | | Pts: Hayashi 21 Rebs: Akaho, Mawuli 7 Asts: Miyazaki 6 |
* Ookini Arena Maishima, Osaka Attendance: 1,871 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Alexis Mercado (PUR), Saif Al-Dossari (QAT)

### Tournament D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 130 | +47 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 239 | 192 | +47 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 134 | +11 | 4 | Qualified, later disqualified |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 293 | −105 | 3 | Final tournament |
* ↑ The United States had already qualified as the 2020 Olympic gold medalists.
* 1 2 Belgium 75–84 United States
* ↑ Russia could not travel to the United States because the U.S. does not consider the country's COVID-19 vaccine to meet its entry requirements. FIBA decided to play the games involving Russia in the Dominican Republic and cancel Russia vs. the United States game. Both teams were awarded one point. However, On 1 March 2022, Russia was expelled from the tournament by FIBA due to its invasion of Ukraine and Puerto Rico was named as their replacement in 18 May 2022.
Time in Washington are (UTC−5) and times in Santo Domingo are (UTC−4).
* 10 February 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 65–98 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 14–25, 16–16, 12–27 |||
| Pts: Guirantes 25 Rebs: Guirantes 5 Asts: Quiñones 2 | | Pts: Linskens 26 Rebs: Linskens 10 Asts: Delaere, Meesseman 7 |
* Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 350 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Waseem Husainy (CAN)
* 11 February 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 75–84 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 11–23, 18–25, 31–21 |||
| Pts: Abdelkader 17 Rebs: Meesseman 10 Asts: Allemand 6 | | Pts: Plum 16 Rebs: Jones 6 Asts: Gray 8 |
* Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP), Amel Dahra (FRA)
* 12 February 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| United States | 93–55 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–8, 16–19, 24–17, 20–11 |||
| Pts: Atkins 14 Rebs: Howard 8 Asts: Gray, Plum 5 | | Pts: Quiñones 12 Rebs: Guirantes 7 Asts: Guirantes 7 |
* Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 900 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Waseem Husainy (CAN)
* 13 February 2022 16:30
* Boxscore
| Russia | 43–66 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 15–19, 9–12, 7–13 |||
| Pts: Frolkina 10 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Goldyreva, Levchenko 3 | | Pts: Meesseman 20 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Allemand 6 |
* Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Attendance: 500 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Esperanza Mendoza (ESP), Amel Dahra (FRA)
* 14 February 2022 19:00
* Boxscore
| Puerto Rico | 68–102 | Russia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 22–20, 12–31, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Gwathmey 27 Rebs: Gwathmey 9 Asts: O'Neill 6 | | Pts: Musina 20 Rebs: Musina 17 Asts: Glonti, Komarova 7 |
* Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Attendance: 500 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Esperanza Mendoza (ESP), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP)