Russia was embarrassed at the start
It remains to fill another remaining place at the World Cup. It is expected that it will be Russia. Russia was embarrassed at the start of qualifying. Against Belgium in Santo Domingo, the Russians scored only 43 points. In the end, they were defeated 43-66. Emma Meesseman scored 20 pts and also had 4 rebs and ast. Kyara Linskens scored 14 pts, 6 reb and 3 ast. Julie Allemand scored 13 pts and 6 rebs and last.
In the defeated team, only Olga Frolkina achieved a double-digit performance, scoring 10 pts. In two days, the Russians will play a decisive match against Puerto Rico. There should be no problems in that match, so Russia will almost certainly be the last participant in the World Cup.
China demolished France
The vice-champion of Europe and the winner of the bronze medal at the Olympic Games suffered a convincing defeat. China defeated France 103-70 in Belgrade. Sijing Huang excelled with 30 pts, 7 reb, and 6 ast. In the defeated team, the best was Marine Johannes with 16 pts. China achieved all three victories in this tournament, while France secured a place in the World Cup with a victory against Mali. Nigeria also left this group for the World Cup. In the last round, they defeated Mali 73-69.
Serbia went to the World Cup with three victories
Serbia recorded all three victories at home. In the last round, the girls from Serbia beat Brazil 76-70. In that way, Brazil ended the competition with all three defeats. Again the best was Yvonne Anderson with 25 pts and 6 ast. Yvonne earned the title of the best player of the tournament. In the defeated team, Camilla Silva achieved a great performance of 17 pts and 13 reb. In the second match, Australia beat South Korea 79-61.