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2024 Women's Basketball League Asia

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Women's Basketball League Asia
The Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu hosted the tournament.
Season2024
Dates26–28 September 2024
Games played6
TeamsTotal: 4 (from 4 countries)
Regular season
Season MVPChina Han Xu[1]
Finals
ChampionsChina Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club
  Runners-upChinese Taipei Cathay Life Tigers
Third placeJapan Fujitsu Red Wave
Fourth placeIndonesia Surabaya Fever
Statistical leaders
Points China Han Xu (17.7 points per game)[2]
Rebounds Chinese Taipei Yu Wen Hsiao (10.3 rebounds per game)[2]
Assists Japan Rui Machida (8.0 assists per game)[2]
2025

The 2024 Women's Basketball League Asia was the 1st edition of the new competition for Asian women's basketball club teams organised by FIBA Asia. The tournament was held at the Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu, China from 26 to 28 September 2024.[3][4][5]

Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club won the inaugural tournament after winning all their games to top the group.[6]

The inaugural of the touranment edition was deemed a big success.[7] Alongside the success, prior to the start of this event, many prestigious sponsors backed the competition.[5]

Introduction

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First established by FIBA Asia in 2024, the competition is meant to expand women's club basketball in Asia. The FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia was officially green-lit during the first Asia Board meeting of the 2023–2027 cycle in Dubai, UAE.[8]

Format

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4 teams will compete in 1 group in a single round robin format. The team who win the group will be crowned champions.[4]

Teams

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The following teams qualified to the main tournament.

Team Qualified as Appearances
China Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club Winners of the 2024 Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA) None
Japan Fujitsu Red Wave Winners of the 2023–24 Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL) None
Chinese Taipei Cathay Life Tigers Winners of the 2024 Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL) None
Indonesia Surabaya Fever Invited[9] None

Venue

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On 6 September 2024, it was announced that the Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu, China would host the tournament.[4] The arena has a capacity of 18,000.

Chengdu
Phoenix Hill Sports Park
Capacity: 18,000

Group

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The schedule was announced in 7 September 2024.[10]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 China Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club (C) 3 3 0 242 179 +63 6
2 Chinese Taipei Cathay Life Tigers 3 2 1 210 217 −7 5
3 Japan Fujitsu Red Wave 3 1 2 254 195 +59 4
4 Indonesia Surabaya Fever 3 0 3 152 267 −115 3
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.
(C) Champions
26 September 2024
16:00
Fujitsu Red Wave Japan 70–76 Chinese Taipei Cathay Life Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 9–10, 19–19, 15–21
Pts: Hayashi 12
Rebs: Fujimoto, Miyazawa 5
Asts: Akagi 4
Pts: Huang 19
Rebs: Hsiao 13
Asts: Chen 6
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS)
26 September 2024
19:00
Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club China 83–45 Indonesia Surabaya Fever
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 20–14, 24–9, 17–11
Pts: Tang 13
Rebs: Bishop 12
Asts: Li 3
Pts: Retong 8
Rebs: Little, Orville 7
Asts: Retong 4
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Bohui Kim (KOR), Preeda Muongmee (THA)

27 September 2024
16:00
Surabaya Fever Indonesia 45–115 Japan Fujitsu Red Wave
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 10–34, 11–29, 10–25
Pts: Little 14
Rebs: Retong 6
Asts: Retong 2
Pts: Hayashi 18
Rebs: Fujimoto 13
Asts: Machida 13
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Bohui Kim (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS)
27 September 2024
19:00
Cathay Life Tigers Chinese Taipei 65–85 China Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–33, 15–20, 17–15
Pts: Cheng 12
Rebs: Hsiao 7
Asts: Chen 9
Pts: Wang 19
Rebs: Bishop 12
Asts: Jin 7
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Kyounghwan Lee (KOR), Preeda Muongmee (THA)

28 September 2024
16:00
Cathay Life Tigers Chinese Taipei 69–62 Indonesia Surabaya Fever
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 18–10, 19–11, 16–23
Pts: Hsiao 19
Rebs: Hsiao 11
Asts: Chen 8
Pts: Little, Orville 13
Rebs: Little 12
Asts: Retong 7
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Kyounghwan Lee (KOR), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
28 September 2024
19:00
Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club China 74–69 Japan Fujitsu Red Wave
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–17, 17–22, 15–17
Pts: Han 24
Rebs: Gao 10
Asts: three players 4
Pts: Uchio 17
Rebs: Hayashi, Temitope 8
Asts: Machida 8
Phoenix Hill Sports Park, Chengdu
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Bohui Kim (KOR), Glenn Cornelio (PHI)


2024 Women's Basketball League Asia winner
China
Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club
First title

References

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  1. ^ "Han Xu earns FIBA WBL Asia MVP honors". www.fiba.basketball. September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Stats - FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2024 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
  3. ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIBA WBL Asia". www.fiba.basketball. September 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Chengdu to Host Inaugural Women's Basketball League Asia". www.fiba.basketball. September 6, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Chengdu makes history as first to host WBL Asia amidst prestigious sponsors". www.fiba.basketball. September 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sichuan Yuanda Meile become first-ever FIBA WBL Asia champions". www.fiba.basketball. September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Outstanding attendance, viewership spells groundbreaking Success for inaugural WBL Asia". www.fiba.basketball. October 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2024 Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball.
  9. ^ "Meet the FIBA WBL Asia Teams: Surabaya Fever". www.fiba.basketball. September 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "Inaugural Women's Basketball League Asia schedule confirmed". www.fiba.basketball. September 7, 2024.
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