2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

The 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the 30th edition of the tournament, held from 26 June to 2 July 2023 in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] This was the first time Australia hosted this tournament.[3] The top four teams qualified for the 2024 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[4]

2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CitySydney
Dates26 June – 2 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions China (12th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place Australia
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Games played20
MVPChina Han Xu
Top scorerChina Han Xu (22.0 ppg)
Official website
FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2023 Division A
FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2023 Division B
2021
2025

China won their 12th title after a win in the final over Japan.[5]

The FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2023 Division B was held later from 13 to 19 August 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.[3]

Venue

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Sydney
State Sports Centre
Capacity: 5,006

Format

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The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The first-placed team qualified to the semifinals while the second-and third-placed teams played in a playoff round. The second-placed teams faced off against the third-placed teams. A knockout-system was used after the preliminary round with the losing teams playing in a classification game.[6]

Qualified teams

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Seven teams from the last edition qualified for this year's tournament and the winners of the Division B tournament, Lebanon.[7]

For Division A:

  • Division B winners of the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup:

For Division B:[8]

Squads

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Each nation had to submit a list of 12 players.

Division A

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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+10:00).[6]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 256 171 +85 6 Semifinals
2   New Zealand 3 2 1 188 189 −1 5 Playoffs
3   South Korea 3 1 2 221 207 +14 4
4   Lebanon 3 0 3 143 241 −98 3 Seventh place game
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
26 June 2023
11:00
South Korea   64–66   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 13–21, 21–11, 18–14
Pts: Kang, Park Ji-s. 18
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 10
Asts: Park Ji-h. 6
Pts: Davidson 24
Rebs: Reed 11
Asts: Dalton, C. Leger-Walker 3
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)
26 June 2023
13:30
China   89–44   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 18–9, 22–2, 25–12
Pts: Han 17
Rebs: Han 10
Asts: Li Yua. 6
Pts: Akl 13
Rebs: Elias 6
Asts: three players 2
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 275
Referees: Jacquiline Dover (AUS), Saif Al-Dossari (QAT), Joenard Garcia (PHI)

27 June 2023
11:00
Lebanon   54–76   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 13–23, 11–15, 19–13
Pts: Baptiste 20
Rebs: Baptiste 12
Asts: El Charif, Fayad 2
Pts: Park Ji-h. 18
Rebs: Jin 11
Asts: Shin 7
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Chuang Chih-chun (TPE), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Jacquiline Dover (AUS)
27 June 2023
17:00
New Zealand   46–80   China
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 7–15, 7–32, 19–15
Pts: Hunter 10
Rebs: Beck 7
Asts: Beck 3
Pts: Han 17
Rebs: Han 13
Asts: Li Yua. 7
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP)

28 June 2023
11:00
New Zealand   76–45   Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 22–11, 16–12, 21–16
Pts: Tupaea 20
Rebs: Davidson 13
Asts: Beck 5
Pts: Baptiste 11
Rebs: Baptiste 7
Asts: Baptiste 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Chuang Chih-chun (TPE), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)
28 June 2023
17:00
China   87–81 (OT)   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 20–17, 21–16, 19–18, Overtime: 15–9
Pts: Han 33
Rebs: Han, Zhang 11
Asts: Li M. 7
Pts: Park Ji-s. 22
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 8
Asts: Park Ji-h. 5
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Jacquiline Dover (AUS)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 280 176 +104 6 Semifinals
2   Australia 3 2 1 262 170 +92 5 Playoffs
3   Philippines 3 1 2 183 281 −98 4
4   Chinese Taipei 3 0 3 179 277 −98 3 Seventh place game
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
26 June 2023
17:00
Japan   94–53   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 19–17, 26–12, 28–10
Pts: Mawuli 18
Rebs: Mawuli 9
Asts: Yamamoto 7
Pts: Lin Y. 14
Rebs: Han, Lin Y. 6
Asts: Lin Y. 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 500
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Ryan Jones (NZL), Lee Ji-youn (KOR)
26 June 2023
19:30
Australia   105–34   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 30–7, 26–16, 22–5, 27–6
Pts: Garbin 18
Rebs: Scherf 9
Asts: Madgen 7
Pts: De Jesus 18
Rebs: Animam 7
Asts: three players 1
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Yu Yijing (CHN), Paul Skayem (LBN)

27 June 2023
13:30
Philippines   57–95   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 14–28, 17–21, 17–17, 9–29
Pts: Bernardino, De Jesus 12
Rebs: Bernardino 8
Asts: De Jesus 4
Pts: Akaho 16
Rebs: Okoye 9
Asts: Hoshi 7
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Callum Welch (NZL)
27 June 2023
19:30
Chinese Taipei   45–91   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 12–22, 16–29, 5–21
Pts: Lin Y., Liu H. 8
Rebs: Cheng I., Lin Y. 4
Asts: Lin Y. 3
Pts: Froling 16
Rebs: Maley 15
Asts: Madgen 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Saif Al-Dossari (QAT), Paul Skayem (LBN)

28 June 2023
13:30
Chinese Taipei   81–92   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 18–22, 24–21, 19–20
Pts: Lin Y. 21
Rebs: Lin Y. 10
Asts: Lin Y. 7
Pts: De Jesus 25
Rebs: Animam 15
Asts: De Jesus 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP), Callum Welch (NZL)
28 June 2023
19:30
Australia   66–91   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 11–29, 19–26, 15–21
Pts: Rocci 12
Rebs: Maley 4
Asts: Rocci 5
Pts: Okoye 20
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Miyazaki 6
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Ryan Jones (NZL), Harja Jaladri (INA), Yu Yijing (CHN)

Knockout round

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Bracket

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Qualification to semifinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
1 July
 
 
  China74
 
30 June
 
  Australia60
 
  Australia91
 
2 July
 
  South Korea64
 
  China73
 
 
  Japan71
 
 
1 July
 
 
  Japan88
 
30 June
 
  New Zealand52 Third place
 
  New Zealand83
 
2 July
 
  Philippines78
 
  Australia81
 
 
  New Zealand59
 

Qualification to semifinals

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30 June 2023
17:00
New Zealand   83–78   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 24–26, 23–28, 15–9
Pts: C. Leger-Walker 34
Rebs: Davidson 10
Asts: C. Leger-Walker 6
Pts: Bernardino, Joson 15
Rebs: Animam 11
Asts: De Jesus 3
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP)

30 June 2023
19:30
Australia   91–64   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 21–17, 19–21, 20–10
Pts: Madgen, Scherf 14
Rebs: Scherf 9
Asts: Madgen 5
Pts: Yang In-y. 14
Rebs: Park Ji-h. 4
Asts: An He-j. 8
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Saif Al-Dossari (QAT), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Ryan Jones (NZL)

Semifinals

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1 July 2023
17:00
Japan   88–52   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 24–11, 23–14, 19–13, 22–14
Pts: Mawuli 17
Rebs: Mawuli 6
Asts: Miyazaki 5
Pts: C. Leger-Walker 14
Rebs: McGoldrick 9
Asts: Beck 2
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Saif Al-Dossari (QAT), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Joenard Garcia (PHI)

1 July 2023
19:30
China   74–60   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 17–21, 18–11, 21–17
Pts: Han 17
Rebs: Han 15
Asts: Wang 6
Pts: Kunek 16
Rebs: Scherf 8
Asts: Heal 3
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SGP)

Seventh place game

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30 June 2023
14:30
Lebanon   75–73   Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 17–11, 20–13, 17–22
Pts: Akl 27
Rebs: Baptiste 7
Asts: Akl, Baptiste 4
Pts: Cheng W. 25
Rebs: Cheng I. 10
Asts: Pan 5
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Jacquiline Dover (AUS), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)

Fifth place game

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1 July 2023
14:30
Philippines   71–80   South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 15–26, 21–22, 16–14
Pts: Bernardino 16
Rebs: Bernardino 9
Asts: De Jesus 5
Pts: Park Ji-h. 24
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 16
Asts: Park Ji-s. 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Chuang Chih-chun (TPE), Yu Yijing (CHN), Callum Welch (NZL)

Third place game

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2 July 2023
12:30
Australia   81–59   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 17–14, 24–17, 18–14
Pts: Kunek 19
Rebs: Maley 11
Asts: Madgen 5
Pts: Davidson 19
Rebs: Davidson 11
Asts: K. Leger-Walker 4
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Chuang Chih-chun (TPE), Kumiko Kumagai (JPN), Yu Yijing (CHN)

Final

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2 July 2023
15:00
China   73–71   Japan
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 9–18, 22–16, 25–20
Pts: Han 26
Rebs: Han 10
Asts: Li M. 6
Pts: Takada 17
Rebs: Akaho 6
Asts: Yamamoto 9
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Lee Ji-youn (KOR), Preeda Muongmee (THA)

Division B

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All times are local (UTC+07:00)

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia 3 3 0 194 163 +31 6 Semifinals
2   Iran 3 2 1 191 157 +34 5 Playoffs
3   Malaysia 3 1 2 199 193 +6 4
4   Mongolia 3 0 3 153 224 −71 3 Seventh place game
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored
13 August 2023
10:00
Indonesia   69–52   Mongolia
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 16–11, 16–18, 20–13
Pts: Pierre-Louis 19
Rebs: Pierre-Louis 9
Asts: Retong 11
Pts: Bat-Erdene 9
Rebs: Bat-Erdene 8
Asts: Nandinkhusel 3

13 August 2023
12:30
Iran   65–59   Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 21–13, 19–17, 8–11
Pts: Soudjani 13
Rebs: Soudjani 7
Asts: Shojaeikohnehshahri 3
Pts: Yap 28
Rebs: Yap 9
Asts: Low 4

14 August 2023
10:00
Malaysia   55–60   Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–17, 13–11, 7–13
Pts: Yap 16
Rebs: Foo 9
Asts: Saw 7
Pts: Pierre-Louis 22
Rebs: Pierre-Louis 12
Asts: Kusuma 5

14 August 2023
12:30
Mongolia   33–70   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 6–12, 10–26, 9–16
Pts: Nandinkhusel 9
Rebs: Murat 8
Asts: Nandinkhusel 2
Pts: Vakili 13
Rebs: Eissaianjangi 9
Asts: Tehrani 5

15 August 2023
10:00
Indonesia   65–56   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 8–15, 13–16, 25–12
Pts: Pierre-Louis 26
Rebs: Pierre-Louis 15
Asts: Retong 6
Pts: Khameneh 16
Rebs: Khameneh 5
Asts: Khameneh 3

15 August 2023
12:30
Malaysia   85–68   Mongolia
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 32–10, 15–20, 16–20
Pts: Yap 20
Rebs: Foo 7
Asts: Saw 9
Pts: Bat-Erdene 14
Rebs: Bat-Erdene 10
Asts: Nandinkhusel 7

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Jordan 3 3 0 230 177 +53 6 Semifinals
2   Thailand 3 2 1 244 161 +83 5 Playoffs
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 2 182 180 +2 4
4   Sri Lanka 3 0 3 111 249 −138 3 Seventh place game
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored
13 August 2023
15:00
Kazakhstan   66–34   Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 18–6, 17 –8, 8–12
Pts: Yagodkina 16
Rebs: Bezgodova 12
Asts: Bezgodova 3
Pts: Ekanayake 7
Rebs: Arachchige 6
Asts: Ekanayake 3

13 August 2023
17:30
Jordan   74–71   Thailand
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 18–15, 20–20, 14–23
Pts: Al Hinn 26
Rebs: Al Hinn 11
Asts: Sheppard 6
Pts: Udomsuk 19
Rebs: Lumdappang 12
Asts: Thuamon 8

14 August 2023
15:00
Sri Lanka   41–82   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 12–26, 11–26, 10–15
Pts: Arachchige 11
Rebs: Arachchige 10
Asts: Ravindran 4
Pts: Sheppard 19
Rebs: Al Hinn 10
Asts: Sheppard 4

14 August 2023
17:30
Thailand   72–51   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 17–16, 11–9, 19–11
Pts: Udomsuk 22
Rebs: Lumdappang 7
Asts: Lumdappang 6
Pts: Bezgodova 13
Rebs: Bezgodova 14
Asts: Bagmet 5

15 August 2023
15:00
Kazakhstan   65–74   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 13–13, 13–21, 21–21
Pts: Yagodkina 20
Rebs: Bezgodova 9
Asts: Yagodkina 6
Pts: Sheppard 38
Rebs: Al Hinn 9
Asts: Sheppard 8

15 August 2023
17:30
Thailand   101–36   Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 24–7, 27–8, 22–9
Pts: Boonjun 16
Rebs: Boonjun 11
Asts: Summat 8
Pts: Ekanayake 14
Rebs: Morseth 9
Asts: Mills 2

Knockout round

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Bracket

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Qualification to Semi-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Indonesia65
 
17 August
 
  Thailand57
 
  Thailand67
 
19 August
 
  Malaysia58
 
  Indonesia55
 
 
  Iran54
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Jordan54
 
17 August
 
  Iran72 Third place
 
  Iran54
 
19 August
 
  Kazakhstan41
 
  Thailand66
 
 
  Jordan52
 

Qualification to Semifinals

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17 August 2023
15:00
Thailand   67–58   Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 16 - 19, 11- 13, 18 - 16, 22 - 10
Pts: Udomsuk 21
Rebs: Udomsuk 8
Asts: Thuamon 6
Pts: Low 14
Rebs: Pang 9
Asts: Saw 5

17 August 2023
17:30
Iran   54–41   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 20 - 12, 8 - 7, 14 - 15, 12 - 7
Pts: Khameneh 16
Rebs: Abedi 8
Asts: Khameneh 3
Pts: Bezgodova 15
Rebs: Bezgodova 6
Asts: Koroleva 4

Seventh place game

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17 August 2023
12:30
Mongolia   80–41   Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 17 - 7, 23 - 14, 32 - 11, 8 - 9
Pts: Baatar 24
Rebs: Bat-Erdene 12
Asts: Bayarmaa 9
Pts: Thalagala 18
Rebs: Morseth 5
Asts: Ekanayake 4

Fifth place game

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18 August 2023
12:30
Malaysia   62–44   Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 17 - 10, 20 - 5, 17 - 21, 8 - 8
Pts: Yap 16
Rebs: Tan 8
Asts: Pang 4
Pts: Yagodkina 18
Rebs: Yagodkina 8
Asts: Bagmet 5

Semifinals

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18 August 2023
15:00
Indonesia   65–57   Thailand
Scoring by quarter: 18 - 12, 16 - 15, 14 - 17, 17 - 13
Pts: Pierre-Louis 12
Rebs: Pierre-Louis 14
Asts: Retong 7
Pts: Thuamon 18
Rebs: Udomsuk 7
Asts: Thuamon 5

18 August 2023
17:30
Jordan   54–72   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 19 - 26, 10 - 15, 15 - 18, 10 - 13
Pts: Sheppard 24
Rebs: Al Hinn 6
Asts: Sheppard 5
Pts: Shahriari 22
Rebs: Khameneh 7
Asts: Khameneh 8

Third place game

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19 August 2023
15:00
Thailand   66–52   Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 8–15, 14–12, 27–10
Pts: Udomsuk 17
Rebs: Lumdappang 13
Asts: Thuamon 5
Pts: Abu Jbara 14
Rebs: Abu Jbara 12
Asts: Abu Jbara 3

Final

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This is also a promotion playoff, with the loser retaining Division B status, while the winner promoted to Division A.

19 August 2023
17:30
Indonesia   55–54   Iran
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 12–9, 19–14, 12–15
Pts: Orville 16
Rebs: Pierre-Louis 14
Asts: Retong 9
Pts: Shahriari 14
Rebs: Shahriari 5
Asts: Khameneh 6

Final standings

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Division A

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Rank Team Record
    China 5–0
    Japan 4–1
    Australia 4–2
4   New Zealand 3–3
5   South Korea 2–3
6   Philippines 1–4
7   Lebanon 1–3
8   Chinese Taipei 0–4
Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Relegated to Division B of the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Division B

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Rank Team Record
1   Indonesia 5–0
2   Iran 4–2
3   Thailand 4–2
4   Jordan 3–2
5   Malaysia 2–3
6   Kazakhstan 1–4
7   Mongolia 1–3
8   Sri Lanka 0–4
Promoted to Division A of the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Statistics and awards

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Statistical leaders

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Players

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Teams

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Awards

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The awards were announced on 2 July 2023.[11]

All-Tournament Team
Guards Forwards Center
  Mai Yamamoto
  Li Meng
  Alice Kunek
  Penina Davidson
  Han Xu
MVP:   Han Xu

References

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  1. ^ "Exciting FIBA Asia events announced for 2023". FIBA. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Women's Asia Cup To Be Held In Australia". basketballvictoria.com.au. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Sydney to host FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2023". FIBA. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ "FIFA Women's Asia Cup". Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ "China end 12-year wait to be crowned FIBA Women's Asia Cup champions". Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Competitions Schedule". fiba.basketball. 8 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Lebanon celebrate promotion to Division A after spoiling the home party in Amman". FIBA. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Iran to Compete at 2023 Women's Basketball Division B Asian Cup". Tasnim News Agency. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Unstoppable Xu Han crowned TISSOT MVP to lead TISSOT All-Star Five". FIBA. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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