2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 23 September – 3 October |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 19th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, will be held in Sydney, Australia between 23 September and 3 October 2022.[1]
The United States are the three-time defending champions.[2]
Hosts selection
Australia and Russia were the only two federations bidding for the tournament. The decision was made on 26 March 2020 during a video conference.[1]
Venues
The tournament will take place in two venues.
| Sydney | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Super Dome | State Sports Centre | |
| Capacity: 21,032 | Capacity: 5,006 | |
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Qualification
Australia as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament in March 2020. All other teams will qualify during the regional tournaments.
The shown FIBA ranking indicates the ranking before the tournament.
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | ||||
 Australia |
Host nation | 26 March 2020 | 2018 | 16 | 15 | Champions (2006) | ||
References
- ^ a b "Australia announced as host of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022". FIBA. 26 March 2020.
- ^ "USA three-peat as World Champions, punch ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympics". fiba.basketball. 30 September 2018.