Great start for Canada

 

A new women’s basketball world championship has started in Australia. Canada got off to a great start to the tournament. The team, which is participating in the world championship for the fifth consecutive time, defeated the European champion, Serbia, 67-60. Serbia, which is participating in the world championship for the second time, opened the game well and took an 8-3 lead. After the first quarter, she had a 16-15 advantage. In the rest of the game, things turned in the opposite direction. Canada took the lead in the second quarter and did not relinquish it until the end of the match. At halftime, Canada had a double-digit advantage, 38-28.

Alexander scored 13 pts for Canada

Serbia did not manage to make any significant progress in the second half. Their opponent had a double-digit advantage almost all the time. On several occasions, they managed to reduce the difference to seven points behind. In the end, Canada won the match by exactly that margin. In the winning team, Kayla Alexander scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Nirra Fields added 12 points. Natalie Achonwa had a performance of 10 points and 8 rebounds. Serbia had the upper hand in the jumps, but that did not help them to win. We saw a terrible three-point shooting percentage in this matchup. Both teams scored only 5 three-pointers together.

The Canadian neighbors won easily

The first favorite for the gold medal at this year’s FIBA ​​World Cup, USA, achieved a routine victory against Belgium 87-72. The American women started the match violently and had a 14-2 advantage at the start. Belgium got back into the game briefly, but the USA had a nine-point lead at the end of the first half, 48-39. In this stage of the competition, the USA has achieved only one defeat in the past almost five decades. In the second half, the team that finished in fourth place at the last world championship did not have the strength to oppose the Americans.

At one point, the three-time back-to-back world champions had an advantage of more than 20 points. Breanna Stewart scored 22 points. Jewell Loyd and Alyssa Thomas had 14-point performances. Thomas added 7 rebounds and 9 assists. In the defeated team, Julie Vanloo scored 13 points. Kyara Linskens had a performance of 9 points and 10 rebounds.

The home team defeated by France

In the duel between the current world and European vice-champions, Australia was defeated by France 57-70. In the first half, we watched an even game. France went into the break with a one point advantage 32-31. In the third quarter, the home team was constantly behind, but the game was still alive. The situation on the field did not change even in the last quarter. France achieved a well-deserved victory. For the winners, Gabby Williams was the best with 23 points. Marine Fauthoux added 10 points. In the losing team, Rebecca Allen scored 16 points.

China demolished South Korea

In the Asian derby, China demolished South Korea 107-44. This result does not promise that Korea could do better than in the previous two championships. In the previous two competitions, they did not achieve a single victory. The Korean women scored the first basket of the game and then shut down. Already at the start of the second quarter, China had an advantage of more than 20 points. Until the end of the game, the Chinese women only increased their advantage. At the end of the match, they reached the maximum advantage of +63. Li Meng and Yang Liwei scored 14 points each. Jin Weina was the only one who didn’t make it to the top scorers list. In the losing team, Park-Ji Hyun scored 14 points.

Japan better than Mali

Japan achieved a convincing victory against Mali 89-56. The Japanese women already finished the job in the first half because they had an advantage of almost 20 points. In the second half, they continued in the same style and the basketball players from the African continent were completely powerless. Aika Hirashita scored 17 points. Nanoka Todo added 14 points. Sika Kone had a great performance of 10 points and 14 rebounds in the defeated team.

Bad debut for Bosnia

Puerto Rico defeated the debutant Bosnia and Herzegovina 82-58. The Bosnian women did not remember their debut performance well. At no time did they manage to seriously threaten their rival. Already at halftime they were behind by almost 20 points. Until the end of the game, the Puerto Rican women were doing their job. Arella Guirantes marked this match with 26 points with 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Jonquel Jones had 15 points and 8 rebounds in the losing team.