1990 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women (Malay: Kejohanan Dunia FIBA 1990 untuk Wanita) was the 11th FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Malaysia, from 12 to 22 July 1990. It was the first edition of the tournament to raise the number of participating teams to 16; prior editions had seen between 8 and 14 teams competing, but this and future editions (2022 excepted) would include 16. The United States won their fifth world championship, defeating Yugoslavia 88–78 in the final.

1990 FIBA World Championship
for Women
11th FIBA World Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
Dates12–22 July
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (5th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerBrazil Marcari (31.5)
PPG (Team) United States (91.1)
Official website
1990 FIBA World Championship for Women
1986
1994

Venues

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Squads

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bulgaria 3 2 1 270 194 +76 5 Advance to Eighth-Final Round
2   Australia 3 2 1 233 163 +70 5
3   Italy 3 2 1 233 177 +56 5 Eliminated
4   Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July
13:00
Australia   96–27   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 51-10, 45-17
Pts: Thornton 21 Pts: Lew Foo 13
12 July
18:00
Bulgaria   63–67   Italy
Scoring by half: 31-27, 32-40
Pts: Hadjijankova 16 Pts: Fullin 19
13 July
14:00
Malaysia   56–130   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 29-59, 27-71
Pts: Chin Kim 15 Pts: Hadjijankova 33
13 July
19:00
Italy   59–66   Australia
Scoring by half: 32-31, 27-35
Pts: Pollini 24 Pts: Timms 18
14 July
14:00
Italy   107–48   Malaysia
Scoring by half: 52-20, 55-28
Pts: Pollini 19 Pts: Wan Geok 9
14 July
19:00
Australia   71–77   Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 34-37, 37-40
Pts: Timms 24 Pts: Hadjijankova 25

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Soviet Union 3 3 0 286 199 +87 6 Advance to Eighth-Final Round
2   Canada 3 2 1 202 213 −11 5
3   Brazil 3 1 2 214 248 −34 4 Eliminated
4   Japan 3 0 3 227 269 −42 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July
13:00
Soviet Union   103–79   Japan
Scoring by half: 53-39, 50-40
Pts: Zassoulskaia 17 Pts: Katō 31
12 July
21:00
Canada   74–56   Brazil
Scoring by half: 28-33, 46-23
Pts: Goodale 18 Pts: Marcari 25
13 July
16:00
Japan   69–75   Canada
Scoring by half: 35-33, 34-42
Pts: Katō 17 Pts: Stammberger 18
13 July
21:00
Soviet Union   95–67   Brazil
Scoring by half: 46-36, 49-31
Pts: Minkh 16 Pts: Arcain 31
14 July
16:00
Brazil   91–79   Japan
Scoring by half: 52-43, 39-36
Pts: Marcari 28 Pts: Mikawa 22
14 July
19:00
Soviet Union   88–53   Canada
Scoring by half: 41-24, 47-29
Pts: Zassoulskaia 15 Pts: Clarke 12

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 279 150 +129 6 Advance to Eighth-Final Round
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 219 183 +36 5
3   South Korea 3 1 2 187 207 −20 4 Eliminated
4   Senegal 3 0 3 126 271 −145 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July
15:00
United States   106–36   Senegal
Scoring by half: 52-22, 54-14
Pts: Edwards 19 Pts: Diakhaté 9
12 July
21:00
Czechoslovakia   67–60   South Korea
Scoring by half: 41-28, 26-32
Pts: Dobrovicova 17 Pts: Seong 17
13 July
16:00
Senegal   37–93   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 18-34, 19-59
Pts: Mbengue 12 Pts: Vasilkova 22
13 July
21:00
South Korea   55–87   United States
Scoring by half: 34-44, 21-43
Pts: Choi 16 Pts: Edwards 25
14 July
16:00
South Korea   72–53   Senegal
Scoring by half: 34-22, 38-31
Pts: Choi 27 Pts: Mbengue 18
14 July
21:00
United States   86–59   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 50-27, 36-32
Pts: Edwards 15 Pts: Dobrovicova 9

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia 3 3 0 227 177 +50 6 Advance to Eighth-Final Round
2   Cuba 3 2 1 232 219 +13 5
3   China 3 1 2 223 226 −3 4 Eliminated
4   Zaire 3 0 3 149 209 −60 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July
00:00
Yugoslavia   64–39   Zaire
Scoring by half: 30-19, 34-20
Pts: Golić 12 Pts: Lingenga 8
12 July
00:00
China   84–88   Cuba
Scoring by half: 48-47, 36-41
Pts: Zheng 28 Pts: Hernández 23
13 July
14:00
Zaire   50–69   China
Scoring by half: 19-33, 31-36
Pts: Bompoko 15 Pts: Zheng 15
13 July
19:00
Cuba   68–75   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 32-37, 36-38
Pts: Borrell 18 Pts: Mujanovic 25
14 July
14:00
Cuba   76–60   Zaire
Scoring by half: 45-32, 31-28
Pts: Hernandez 20 Pts: Lingenga 16
14 July
21:00
Yugoslavia   88–70   China
Scoring by half: 43-29, 45-41
Pts: Mujanovic 24 Pts: Zheng 30

Quarterfinal round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 258 220 +38 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2   Cuba 3 2 1 236 237 −1 5
3   Bulgaria 3 1 2 218 237 −19 4 Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals
4   Canada 3 0 3 200 235 −35 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
17 July
16:00
Bulgaria   65–61   Canada
17 July
21:00
United States   87–78   Cuba
18 July
16:00
United States   95–70   Canada
18 July
19:00
Cuba   83–81   Bulgaria
19 July
14:00
Canada   69–75   Cuba
19 July
21:00
Bulgaria   72–93   United States

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia 3 3 0 225 199 +26 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 1 231 214 +17 5
3   Soviet Union 3 1 2 212 206 +6 4 Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals
4   Australia 3 0 3 184 233 −49 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
17 July
14:00
Czechoslovakia   66–81   Yugoslavia
17 July
19:00
Australia   60–70   Soviet Union
18 July
14:00
Soviet Union   79–82   Czechoslovakia
18 July
21:00
Yugoslavia   80–70   Australia
19 July
16:00
Australia   54–83   Czechoslovakia
19 July
19:00
Yugoslavia   64–63   Soviet Union

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 258 202 +56 6 Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals
2   Japan 3 2 1 223 239 −16 5
3   Italy 3 1 2 222 226 −4 4 Advance to 13-16th place Semi-Finals
4   Zaire 3 0 3 197 233 −36 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
17 July
10:00
South Korea   79–70   Zaire
Scoring by half: 34-34, 45-36
Pts: Seong 19 Pts: Lingenga 20
17 July
16:00
Italy   78–81   Japan
Scoring by half: 40-35, 31-36
Pts: Pollini 25 Pts: Kato 20
18 July
10:00
Zaire   64–74   Italy
Scoring by half: 38-40, 26-34
Pts: Fullin 24 Pts: Lingenga 29
18 July
12:00
Japan   62–98   South Korea
Scoring by half: 30-45, 32-53
Pts: Kakizaki 14 Pts: Choi 24
19 July
10:00
Japan   80–63   Zaire
Scoring by half: 41-30, 39-33
Pts: Mikawa 18 Pts: Mbuyi 15
19 July
14:00
Italy   70–81   South Korea
Scoring by half: 29-38, 41-43
Pts: Fullin 20 Pts: Choi 23

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 318 202 +116 6 Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals
2   China 3 2 1 326 204 +122 5
3   Senegal 3 1 2 183 222 −39 4 Advance to 13-16th placeSemi-Finals
4   Malaysia 3 0 3 140 339 −199 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
17 July
10:00
Senegal   55–106   China
17 July
14:00
Malaysia   50–143   Brazil
18 July
14:00
China   123–49   Malaysia
18 July
16:00
Brazil   75–55   Senegal
19 July
12:00
Malaysia   41–73   Senegal
19 July
16:00
Brazil   100–97   China

Knockout stage

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Championship Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
  United States 87
 
22 July
 
  Czechoslovakia59
 
  United States 88
 
21 July
 
  Yugoslavia 78
 
  Yugoslavia 74
 
 
  Cuba66
 
Third place
 
 
22 July
 
 
  Czechoslovakia 61
 
 
  Cuba 83

5–8th place Bracket

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5–8th-place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
  Soviet Union 80
 
22 July
 
  Canada56
 
  Soviet Union 97
 
21 July
 
  Australia 73
 
  Bulgaria 71
 
 
  Australia73
 
Seventh place
 
 
22 July
 
 
  Canada 75
 
 
  Bulgaria 56

9–12th place Bracket

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9–12th-place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
  South Korea 80
 
22 July
 
  China81
 
  China 95
 
21 July
 
  Brazil 90
 
  Brazil 100
 
 
  Japan90
 
Eleventh place
 
 
22 July
 
 
  South Korea 100
 
 
  Japan 84

13–16th place Bracket

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13–16th-place semifinalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
  Italy 128
 
22 July
 
  Malaysia60
 
  Italy 76
 
21 July
 
  Senegal 57
 
  Senegal 60
 
 
  Zaire52
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
22 July
 
 
  Malaysia 46
 
 
  Zaire 88

13–16th-place semifinals

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21 July
10:00
Italy   128–60   Malaysia
21 July
12:00
Senegal   60–52   Zaire

9–12th-place semifinals

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21 July
14:00
South Korea   80–81   China
21 July
16:00
Brazil   100–90   Japan

5–8th-place semifinals

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21 July
14:00
Bulgaria   71–73   Australia
21 July
16:00
Soviet Union   80–56   Canada

Semi-finals

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21 July
19:00
United States   87–59   Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 48-35, 39-24
Pts: Edwards 23 Pts: Vasilkova 9
21 July
21:00
Yugoslavia   74–66   Cuba
Scoring by half: 37-28, 37-38
Pts: Mujanović 29 Pts: Perdomo 13

Match for 15th place

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22 July
10:00
Malaysia   46–88   Zaire

Match for 13th place

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22 July
12:00
Italy   76–57   Senegal

Match for 11th place

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22 July
14:00
South Korea   100–84   Japan

Match for 9th place

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22 July
16:00
China   95–90   Brazil

Match for 7th place

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22 July
13:00
Canada   75–56   Bulgaria

Match for 5th place

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22 July
15:00
Soviet Union   97–73   Australia

Bronze-medal game

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22 July
18:00
Czechoslovakia   61–83   Cuba
Scoring by half: 34-54, 27-31
Pts: Dobrovicová 17 Pts: Hernández 26

Final

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22 July
20:00
United States   88–78   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 41-31, 47-47
Pts: McClain 23 Pts: Mujanovic 20

Final standings

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# Team W-L
    United States 8–0
    Yugoslavia 7–1
    Cuba 5–3
4.   Czechoslovakia 4–4
5.   Soviet Union 6–2
6.   Australia 3–5
7.   Canada 3–5
8.   Bulgaria 3–5
9.   China 5–3
10.   Brazil 5–3
11.   South Korea 5–3
12.   Japan 2–6
13.   Italy 5–3
14.   Senegal 2–6
15.   Zaire 1–7
16.   Malaysia 0–8

Awards

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 1990 World Championship winner 
 
United States
Fifth title

References

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