# 2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

The 2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 to 9 October 2023. It was the fourth wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. Ten nations competed: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and the United States. The competition was won by the United States, with Great Britain taking silver and China claiming bronze.

## Competition

The 2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was the fourth wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. The event is held every four years; it was previously held in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, in 2011, in Beijing, China, in 2015, and in Suphanburi, Thailand in 2019. In 2023 it was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ten nations competed: Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Thailand and the United States. The teams were divided into two pools of five A draw ceremony was conducted on the second day of the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in June 2023. The Australia, China, Great Britain, Spain and the United States were assigned to Group A, and Canada, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Thailand to Group B. The competition format called for the teams to play each team in their pool. Based on the rankings, the top eight sides then played a finals series.

## Venue

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held at the Indoor Huamark Stadium but structural damage caused by adverse weather conditions forced it to be relocated to the Thai-Japanese Stadium.

## Playoff round
### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 294 | 114 | +180 | 8 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 222 | 177 | +45 | 7 |
| China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 167 | 182 | -15 | 6 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 243 | -83 | 5 |
| Australia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 264 | -127 | 4 |
* 4 October 2023 20:30
* Statistics
| Australia | 39–64 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-15, 15-28, 29-52, 39-64 |||
| Pts: M. Latu, 12 Rebs: L. Davoli, 9 Asts: M. Latu, 6 | | Pts: L. Robinson, 15 Rebs: A. Blease, 9 Asts: J. Atkin, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 12:30
* Statistics
| Australia | 16–85 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 4-18, 6-36, 10-67, 16-85 |||
| Pts: M. Latu, L. Davoli, 6 Rebs: L. Davoli, 11 | | Pts: I. Gonzalez, 19 Rebs: I. Gonzalez, 9 Asts: A. Ibanez, 6 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 18:30
* Statistics
| China | 62–43 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-6, 37-15, 48-33, 62-43 |||
| Pts: X. He, 14 Rebs: X. He, 6 Asts: Q. Qiu, 12 | | Pts: M. Latu, 16 Rebs: L. Davoli, 9 Asts: M. Latu, 6 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 6 October 2023 20:30
* Statistics
| Spain | 53–39 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-16, 30-28, 42-33, 53-39 |||
| Pts: B. Zudaire, 22 Rebs: B. Zudaire, 16 Asts: B. Zudaire, 6 | | Pts: A. Dennis, 18 Rebs: A. Dennis, 13 Asts: M. Latu, 7 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 12:30
* Statistics
| Great Britain | 51–28 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-4, 26-12, 41-24, 51-28 |||
| Pts: K. Morrow, 21 Rebs: L. Robinson, 13 Asts: M. Martin, 3 | | Pts: Q. Qiu, 14 Rebs: H. Chen, 10 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2
* 6 October 2023 14:30
* Statistics
| China | 54–33 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 27-12, 42-24, 54-33 |||
| Pts: Q. Qiu, 21 Rebs: Q. Qiu, 7 Asts: Q. Qiu, 12 | | Pts: B. Zudaire, 11 Rebs: B. Zudaire, 7 Asts: B. Zudaire, 7 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 6 October 2023 18:30
* Statistics
| United States | 55–23 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-5, 33-15, 48-21, 55-23 |||
| Pts: I. Gonzalez, 17 Rebs: B. Moody, 16 Asts: A. Ibanez, 5 | | Pts: Q. Qiu, 10 Rebs: Q. Qiu, 9 Asts: Q. Qiu, 3 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 16:30
* Statistics
| Spain | 41–65 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 20-32, 34-48, 41-65 |||
| Pts: B. Zudaire, 23 Rebs: B. Zudaire, 7 Asts: N. Rodriguez, 4 | | Pts: L. Robinson, 16 Rebs: J. Atkin, 7 Asts: L. Robinson, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 6 October 2023 12:30
* Statistics
| Great Britain | 42–69 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-13, 29-25, 35-47, 42-69 |||
| Pts: K. Morrow, 14 Rebs: J. Atkin, 6 Asts: J. Atkin, 4 | | Pts: I. Gonzalez, 40 Rebs: I. Gonzalez, 10 Asts: I. Gonzalez, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 08:30
* Statistics
| United States | 85–33 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-13, 37-16, 61-24, 85-33 |||
| Pts: I. Gonzalez, 31 Rebs: B. Moody, 9 Asts: B. Moody, 6 | | Pts: B. Zudaire, 16 Rebs: B. Zudaire, 8 Asts: B. Zudaire, 2 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
| Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 108 | +102 | 8 |
| Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 148 | +17 | 6 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 175 | -29 | 6 |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 175 | 170 | +5 | 6 |
| South Africa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 208 | -95 | 4 |
* 4 October 2023 16:00
* Statistics
| South Africa | 24–50 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 12-23, 20-34, 24-50 |||
| Pts: O. Hagu, 12 Rebs: A. Gilifile, 19 Asts: O. Hagu, 4 | | Pts: E. Froese, 25 Rebs: B. Johnson, 9 Asts: P. Lai, 3 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2
* 5 October 2023 10:30
* Statistics
| Canada | 37–41 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-8, 17-23, 22-36, 37-41 |||
| Pts: P. Lai, 14 Rebs: E. Froese, 15 Asts: P. Lai, 3 | | Pts: W. Thamlaaied, 20 Rebs: P. Sangkhum, 21 Asts: S. Nanthasombat, 7 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2
* 5 October 2023 14:30
* Statistics
| Japan | 36–48 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-13, 16-25, 29-37, 36-48 |||
| Pts: R. Kojima, 21 Rebs: Y. Eguchi, 13 Asts: N. Gunji, 4 | | Pts: P. Lai, 20 Rebs: E. Froese, 10 Asts: M. Smith, 6 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 6 October 2023 08:30
* Statistics
| Canada | 30–47 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 3-22, 14-30, 24-40, 30-47 |||
| Pts: E. Froese, 12 Rebs: E. Froese, 13 Asts: P. Lai, 1 | | Pts: S. Erni, 11 Rebs: L. Bergenthal, 7 Asts: L. Bergenthal, 14 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 4 October 2023 18:15
* Statistics
| Germany | 52–36 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-2, 24-15, 34-19, 52-36 |||
| Pts: S. Zimmermann, 12 Rebs: L. Staehler, 7 Asts: L. Bergenthal, 8 | | Pts: S. Nanthasombat, 24 Rebs: S. Nanthasombat, 20 Asts: W. Thamlaaied, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2
* 5 October 2023 08:30
* Statistics
| South Africa | 31–46 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-15, 18-29, 22-38, 31-46 |||
| Pts: M. Moganedi, 14 Rebs: A. Gilifile, 20 Asts: M. Moganedi, 7 | | Pts: S. Erni, 9 Rebs: S. Zimmermann, 7 Asts: L. Bergenthal, 3 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 10:30
* Statistics
| Germany | 65–11 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-2, 37-4, 51-4, 65-11 |||
| Pts: S. Erni, 27 Rebs: L. Bergenthal, 12 Asts: L. Bergenthal, 8 | | Rebs: N. Gunji, 11 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 6 October 2023 10:30
* Statistics
| Japan | 47–38 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-8, 21-20, 41-32, 47-38 |||
| Pts: Y. Eguchi, 22 Rebs: Y. Eguchi, 13 Asts: R. Kojima, 10 | | Pts: W. Thamlaaied, 28 Rebs: S. Nanthasombat, 15 Asts: S. Nanthasombat, 8 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 6 October 2023 16:30
* Statistics
| South Africa | 24–52 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-14, 16-16, 22-28, 24-52 |||
| Pts: M. Moganedi, 12 Rebs: A. Gilifile, 17 Asts: M. Moganedi, 4 | | Pts: Y. Eguchi, 20 Rebs: Y. Eguchi, 8 Asts: R. Kojima, 10 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 5 October 2023 20:30
* Statistics
| Thailand | 60–34 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-8, 27-11, 41-22, 60-34 |||
| Pts: S. Nanthasombat, 31 Rebs: S. Nanthasombat, 11 Asts: W. Thamlaaied, 9 | | Pts: M. Moganedi, 18 Rebs: O. Hagu, 14 Asts: M. Moganedi, 7 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1

## Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 October 2023 – 17:15 | 7 October 2023 – 17:15 | | | |
| United States | 59 | | | |
| United States | 59 | 8 October 2023 – 16:15 | 8 October 2023 – 16:15 | | |
| Thailand | 24 | 8 October 2023 – 16:15 | 8 October 2023 – 16:15 | |
| Thailand | 24 | United States | 61 | |
| 7 October 2023 – 12:15 | 7 October 2023 – 12:15 | | United States | 61 | |
| 7 October 2023 – 12:15 | 7 October 2023 – 12:15 | China | 19 | |
| Canada | 26 | China | 19 | |
| Canada | 26 | | | | 9 October 2023 – 14:30 | 9 October 2023 – 14:30 |
| China | 38 | | | | 9 October 2023 – 14:30 | 9 October 2023 – 14:30 |
| China | 38 | | | | United States | 72 |
| 7 October 2023 – 10:30 | 7 October 2023 – 10:30 | | | | | United States | 72 |
| 7 October 2023 – 10:30 | 7 October 2023 – 10:30 | | | | Great Britain | 49 |
| Great Britain | 72 | | | | Great Britain | 49 |
| Great Britain | 72 | 8 October 2023 – 14:00 | 8 October 2023 – 14:00 | | | |
| Japan | 39 | 8 October 2023 – 14:00 | 8 October 2023 – 14:00 | | | |
| Japan | 39 | Great Britain | 54 | | | |
| 7 October 2023 – 15:00 | 7 October 2023 – 15:00 | | Great Britain | 54 | | | |
| 7 October 2023 – 15:00 | 7 October 2023 – 15:00 | Spain | 41 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 46 | Spain | 41 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 46 | | | | 9 October 2023 – 12:15 | 9 October 2023 – 12:15 |
| Spain | 53 | | | | 9 October 2023 – 12:15 | 9 October 2023 – 12:15 |
| Spain | 53 | | | | China | 47 |
| | | | | | Spain | 29 |

### Quarter-finals

* 7 October 2023 17:15
* Statistics
| United States | 59–24 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-2, 35-10, 47-20, 59-24 |||
| Pts: I. Gonzalez, 14 Rebs: B. Moody, 8 Asts: E. Gustafson, 3 | | Pts: S. Nanthasombat, 18 Rebs: W. Thamlaaied, 14 Asts: W. Thamlaaied, 3 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 7 October 2023 12:45
* Statistics
| Canada | 26–38 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-11, 12-23, 18-27, 26-38 |||
| Pts: P. Lai, 10 Rebs: E. Froese, 11 Asts: P. Lai, 4 | | Pts: Q. Qiu, 12 Rebs: M. Zhang, 7 Asts: Q. Qiu, 7 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 7 October 2023 10:30
* Statistics
| Great Britain | 72–39 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 36-23, 58-32, 72-39 |||
| Pts: A. Blease, 18 Rebs: J. Waite, 7 Asts: A. Mchaffie, 6 | | Pts: Y. Eguchi, 18 Rebs: Y. Eguchi, 8 Asts: M. Hatakeyama, 6 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 7 October 2023 15:00
* Statistics
| Germany | 46–53 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-16, 24-32, 30-43, 46-53 |||
| Pts: B. Zudaire, 18 Rebs: M. Heras, 9 Asts: B. Zudaire, 9 | | Pts: S. Erni, 16 Rebs: S. Erni, 8 Asts: L. Bergenthal, 7 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1

### 5th-8th place

* 8 October 2023 11:45
* Statistics
| Canada | 54–35 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-7, 23-16, 41-28, 54-35 |||
| Pts: E. Froese, 26 Rebs: E. Froese, 12 Asts: P. Lai, 8 | | Pts: S. Nanthasombat, 19 Rebs: S. Nanthasombat, 18 Asts: S. Nanthasombat, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 8 October 2023 11:45
* Statistics
| Germany | 56–21 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-6, 30-6, 42-18, 56-21 |||
| Pts: J. Ernst, 10 Rebs: L. Bergenthal, 5 Asts: V. Finger, 3 | | Pts: Y. Eguchi, 7 Rebs: N. Gunji, 16 Asts: R. Kojima, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2

### 9th-10th place

* 8 October 2023 09:30
* Statistics
| South Africa | 37–57 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-18, 14-35, 20-47, 37-57 |||
| Pts: A. Gilifile, 16 Rebs: A. Gilifile, 15 Asts: L. Mthembu, 4 | | Pts: M. Latu, 14 Rebs: A. Dennis, 9 Asts: M. Latu, 6 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1

### 7th-8th place

* 9 October 2023 10:00
* Statistics
| Japan | 36–47 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-10, 21-20, 23-34, 36-47 |||
| Pts: R. Kojima, 17 Rebs: Y. Eguchi, 7 Asts: N. Gunji, 4 | | Pts: W. Thamlaaied, 25 Rebs: S. Nanthasombat, 12 Asts: W. Thamlaaied, 4 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 2

### 5th-6th place

* 9 October 2023 10:00
* Statistics
| Germany | 53–33 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-6, 25-17, 45-26, 53-33 |||
| Pts: L. Bergenthal, 14 Rebs: S. Erni, 10 Asts: L. Bergenthal, 7 | | Pts: P. Lai, 20 Rebs: P. Lai, 9 Asts: D. Isaac-pictou, 4 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1

### Semi-finals

* 8 October 2023 14:00
* Statistics
| Great Britain | 54–41 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-10, 24-19, 32-27, 54-41 |||
| Pts: K. Morrow, 24 Rebs: L. Robinson, 10 Asts: L. Robinson, 5 | | Pts: B. Zudaire, 29 Rebs: B. Zudaire, 6 Asts: B. Zudaire, 4 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1
* 8 October 2023 16:15
* Statistics
| United States | 61–19 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-4, 31-7, 47-14, 61-19 |||
| Pts: B. Moody, 19 Rebs: B. Moody, 9 Asts: I. Gonzalez, 4 | | Pts: Q. Qiu, 6 Rebs: Q. Qiu, 7 Asts: Q. Qiu, 3 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1

### Third place

* 9 October 2023 12:15
* Statistics
| China | 47–29 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 7-6, 24-16, 31-23, 47-29 |||
| Pts: M. Zhang, 16 Rebs: H. Chen, 9 Asts: Q. Qiu, 13 | | Pts: B. Zudaire, 19 Rebs: N. Rodriguez, 8 Asts: B. Zudaire, 3 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1

### Final

* 9 October 2023 14:30
* Statistics
| United States | 72–49 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-10, 31-28, 47-38, 72-49 |||
| Pts: I. Gonzalez, 26 Rebs: I. Gonzalez, 11 Asts: I. Gonzalez, 9 | | Pts: J. Atkin, 16 Rebs: L. Robinson, 8 Asts: K. Morrow, 5 |
* Bangkok Youth Center Court 1