In the Qualification for the World Cup in Canada, for which the Asian women were given five starting positions after the increase in the number of participants, China PR took part in the 2014 Asia Cup. After a 7-0 win against Thailand at the start of the group stage, they won 3-0 over Myanmar, and drew 0-0 with South Korea. The semi-final was lost against reigning world champions Japan with a score of 1-2, but China PR won the match for third place with a score of 2-1 against South Korea. Australia qualified second, South Korea fourth and Thailand fifth.