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The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments were held from 19 to 25 August 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico and Kigali, Rwanda. The winner of each tournament qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments.

Creation

On 2 February 2022, FIBA announced a new tournament that acted as pre qualifiers for the next Olympics or World Cup. It replaced the regional pre-qualifiers that started in 2019 and were created to give more opportunities for member associations to play more meaningful games.

Format

16 teams (four per continent) participated in two tournaments, where the winning team advanced to the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments. Originally, the 16 teams would play for only one spot in the global qualifiers. However, on 28 November 2023, FIBA decided to increase to spots from one to two.

Teams

Teams qualified via their final ranking at the FIBA Continental Cups in 2023. Despite originally qualifying, Colombia (5th at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup) and Italy (9th at the EuroBasket Women 2023) did not enter. Mexico and Great Britain took the vacant spots.

Continent	Team(s)
Africa	Senegal  Mali (3rd)  Rwanda (4th)  Mozambique (5th)
Americas	Brazil  Venezuela (6th)  Argentina (7th)  Mexico (8th)
Asia/Oceania	New Zealand  South Korea (5th)  Philippines (6th)  Lebanon (7th)
Europe	Hungary  Czech Republic (7th)  Montenegro (8th)  Great Britain (10th)

• Participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
• 4th, 5th, 6th: Position at the continental championship.

Draw

The draw was held at 14:00 CET on 25 April 2024 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. Rwandan Minister of Sports, Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju, helped perform the draw.

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 24 April 2024. As hosts of the pre-qualifiers, Mexico and Rwanda were placed into pot 1.

Seed 1 Team Pos  Mexico 45  Rwanda 74  Brazil 8  South Korea 13

Seed 2 Team Pos  Hungary 16  Mali 20  Great Britain 21  Montenegro 22

Seed 3 Team Pos  Czech Republic 23  Senegal 25  New Zealand 26  Argentina 31

Seed 4 Team Pos  Mozambique 33  Venezuela 36  Philippines 40  Lebanon 51

Following the draw, the schedule was announced on 29 April 2024.

Mexico City

2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments – Mexico City

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
City	Mexico City
Dates	19–25 August
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Czech Republic
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	Montenegro
Fourth place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Attendance	6,892 (459 per game)
MVP	Julia Reisingerová
Top scorer	Gabriela Jaquez (21.8 ppg)
Official website
Official website

Venue

The Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City hosted the competition.

Mexico City		Mexico City
		Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera
		Capacity: 5,242

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−6).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	3	3	0	246	175	+71	6	Semifinals
2	South Korea	3	1	2	228	223	+5	4
3	Mali	3	1	2	214	237	−23	4
4	Venezuela	3	1	2	199	252	−53	4

1. ^ Head-to-head point difference: South Korea +18, Mali −2, Venezuela −16.

South Korea	78–84	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–18, 17–19, 16–24
Pts: Park Ji-h. 19 Rebs: Park Ji-h., Park Ji-s. 6 Asts: Heo 4		Pts: Pérez 22 Rebs: Herlihy 9 Asts: Durán 7

Mali	63–84	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 22–23, 20–17, 8–19
Pts: Dembelé 18 Rebs: Haidara, Theinou 5 Asts: Sanou 4		Pts: Reisingerová 21 Rebs: Čechová, Stoupalová 9 Asts: Šotolová 5

Czech Republic	76–63	South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 14–14, 22–18, 16–14
Pts: Čechová 15 Rebs: Pospíšilová, Reisingerová 6 Asts: Hamzová 6		Pts: Park Ji-s. 20 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 7 Asts: Heo 4

Venezuela	66–88	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 9–25, 29–15, 13–23
Pts: Wallen 21 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: Pérez 5		Pts: N'Diaye 21 Rebs: three players 8 Asts: Sissoko 5

South Korea	87–63	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 22–19, 17–10, 30–18
Pts: Kang Lee-s. 26 Rebs: Park Ji-s. 12 Asts: Shin 8		Pts: N'Diaye 18 Rebs: Haidara 9 Asts: Theinou, Sissoko 3

Czech Republic	86–49	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 17–6, 20–10, 19–14
Pts: three players 12 Rebs: Čechová 9 Asts: Hamzová, Sklenářová 4		Pts: Fajardo 13 Rebs: Herlihy 9 Asts: three players 2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	3	0	236	187	+49	6	Semifinals
2	Mexico (H)	3	2	1	213	203	+10	5
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	207	222	−15	4
4	Mozambique	3	0	3	180	224	−44	3

Montenegro	88–64	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 21–18, 29–15, 22–17
Pts: Kovačević 18 Rebs: Kovačević 7 Asts: Živković 6		Pts: Davidson, Tamilo 11 Rebs: Tamilo 6 Asts: Hokianga 5

Mexico	71–65	Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 9–19, 20–19, 28–13
Pts: Jaquez 19 Rebs: Payán 10 Asts: Ramírez 6		Pts: Sumbane 16 Rebs: Mucauro 10 Asts: Sumbane, Zita 3

Mozambique	52–74	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 9–15, 12–21, 21–18
Pts: Mucauro 13 Rebs: Mafanela 7 Asts: Mucauro 3		Pts: Jovanović 20 Rebs: Bigović 7 Asts: Leković 8

New Zealand	64–71	Mexico
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 26–9, 11–15, 13–27
Pts: Reed 14 Rebs: Tamilo 8 Asts: Davidson 4		Pts: Jaquez 22 Rebs: Lara 13 Asts: Ramos 5

New Zealand	79–63	Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 30–18, 20–20, 15–13
Pts: Whittaker 27 Rebs: McGoldrick 18 Asts: Tamilo 5		Pts: Mucauro 14 Rebs: Mucauro, Zita 4 Asts: Pinto, Zita 4

Mexico	71–74 (OT)	Montenegro
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 18–11, 19–19, 18–16, Overtime: 9–12
Pts: Jaquez 26 Rebs: Jaquez, Martínez 8 Asts: Ramos 4		Pts: Jovanović 29 Rebs: Živković 10 Asts: Jovanović, Leković 5

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 August
	Mexico	72
					25 August
	Czech Republic	82
					Czech Republic	73
	24 August
					South Korea	67
	Montenegro	66
	South Korea	88

Semifinals

Montenegro	66–88	South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 18–27, 14–16, 21–20
Pts: Leković 17 Rebs: Bigović 10 Asts: Jovanović, Živković 4		Pts: Lee So-h. 23 Rebs: Park Ji-h. 10 Asts: Park Ji-h. 5

Mexico	72–82	Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–13, 14–30, 23–20
Pts: Jaquez 20 Rebs: Jaquez 7 Asts: Ramírez 4		Pts: Vyoralová 20 Rebs: Reisingerová 8 Asts: Vyoralová 4

Final

Czech Republic	73–67	South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 10–7, 21–19, 16–25, 26–16
Pts: Andělová, Stoupalová 15 Rebs: Stoupalová 7 Asts: Reisingerová 6		Pts: Park Ji-s. 22 Rebs: Lee So-h. 8 Asts: Park Ji-h., Shin 7

Final ranking

#	Team	W–L	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	5–0	Qualified for the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments
2	South Korea	2–3
3	Montenegro	3–1
4	Mexico	2–2
5	New Zealand	1–2
6	Mali	1–2
7	Venezuela	1–2
8	Mozambique	0–3

Statistical leaders

Players

Source:

Points Player PPG Gabriela Jaquez 21.8 Djeneba N'Diaye 18.0 Milica Jovanović 17.5 Kang Lee-seul 17.0 Park Ji-su 16.8

Rebounds Player RPG Esra McGoldrick 9.3 Brianna Herlihy 9.0 Ritorya Tamilo 8.7 Park Ji-su 7.8 Gabriela Jaquez

Assists Player APG Marija Leković 6.0 Mariana Durán 5.3 Park Ji-hyun 4.8 Shin Ji-hyun 4.4 Hazel Ramírez 4.3 Delma Zita

Blocks Player BPG Park Ji-su 2.0 Ritorya Tamilo 1.3 Maja Bigović Célia Sumbane Emma Čechová 1.0

Steals Player SPG Célia Sumbane 3.7 Ingvild Mucauro Fatoumata Sanou 2.7 Waleska Pérez 2.3 Sira Theinou Maimouna Haidara

Efficiency Player EFFPG Park Ji-hyun 19.2 Park Ji-su 19.0 Gabriela Jaquez 18.8 Daniela Wallen 18.3 Milica Jovanović 18.0

Teams

Source:

Points Team PPG  Czech Republic 80.2  South Korea 76.6  Montenegro 75.5  Mali 71.3  Mexico

Rebounds Team RPG  New Zealand 51.7  Mali 46.3  Czech Republic 44.2  Mexico 42.3  Montenegro 41.5

Assists Team APG  South Korea 24.2  Czech Republic 23.8  Montenegro 20.5  New Zealand 19.0  Venezuela 18.0

Blocks Team BPG  Czech Republic 4.2  New Zealand 3.3  Venezuela 3.0  Mexico  South Korea 2.4

Steals Team SPG  Mali 11.7  Mozambique 11.3  Mexico 9.0  Montenegro 8.8  South Korea 8.2

Efficiency Team EFFPG  Czech Republic 99.6  South Korea 90.4  Montenegro 84.5  New Zealand 75.0  Mexico 71.8

Awards

The awards were announced on 26 August 2024.

All-Star Five
Guards	Forwards	Centers
Tereza Vyoralová	Gabriela Jaquez Milica Jovanović	Julia Reisingerová Park Ji-su
MVP: Julia Reisingerová

Kigali

2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments – Kigali

Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
City	Kigali
Dates	19–25 August
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Hungary
Runners-up	Senegal
Third place	Great Britain
Fourth place	Rwanda
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Attendance	47,383 (3,159 per game)
MVP	Réka Lelik
Top scorer	Emanuely de Oliveira (17.7 ppg)
Official website
Official website

Venue

The BK Arena in Kigali hosted the competition.

Kigali		Kigali
		BK Arena
		Capacity: 10,000

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	3	3	0	219	182	+37	6	Semifinals
2	Hungary	3	2	1	245	189	+56	5
3	Brazil	3	1	2	202	230	−28	4
4	Philippines	3	0	3	196	261	−65	3

Hungary	61–63	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 14–17, 12–7, 19–19
Pts: Dubei 24 Rebs: Kiss 5 Asts: Kányási 5		Pts: Kane 16 Rebs: Sene 8 Asts: Dillard 6

Brazil	77–74	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–24, 20–18, 17–17
Pts: Soares 15 Rebs: Moura 13 Asts: Martins 8		Pts: Animam 18 Rebs: Animam 21 Asts: Panganiban 4

Philippines	60–97	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 10–28, 20–24, 16–22
Pts: Bernardino 11 Rebs: Bernardino 6 Asts: Pontejos 4		Pts: Török 25 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Angyal 5

Senegal	69–59	Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 21–15, 16–11, 18–12
Pts: Dillard 19 Rebs: Kane 11 Asts: Dillard 7		Pts: De Oliveira 19 Rebs: Moura 8 Asts: Martins 4

Senegal	87–62	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 23–12, 19–11, 23–19
Pts: Kane 21 Rebs: Ndiaye 11 Asts: Dillard 6		Pts: Animam 15 Rebs: Bernardino 9 Asts: Berberabe 7

Brazil	66–87	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 14–25, 23–26, 20–21
Pts: De Oliveira 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Martins 4		Pts: Kiss 22 Rebs: Kiss 7 Asts: Studer 6

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	3	2	1	199	186	+13	5	Semifinals
2	Rwanda (H)	3	2	1	199	175	+24	5
3	Argentina	3	2	1	151	154	−3	5
4	Lebanon	3	0	3	183	217	−34	3

1. ^ Head-to-head point difference: Great Britain +8, Rwanda +6, Argentina −14.

Great Britain	47–53	Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 7–19, 15–10, 13–14, 12–10
Pts: Winterburn 11 Rebs: Ashby, Wilkinson 9 Asts: three players 3		Pts: D'Urso 19 Rebs: Burani 11 Asts: Gretter 6

Rwanda	80–62	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 21–19, 20–12, 15–14
Pts: Murekatete 24 Rebs: Murekatete, Uwizeye 7 Asts: Philoxy 12		Pts: Mansour 18 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Akl, Mansour 3

Lebanon	72–77	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 11–19, 11–18, 34–27
Pts: Baptiste 24 Rebs: Baptiste 7 Asts: Akl 9		Pts: Wilkinson 16 Rebs: Ashby, Winterburn 9 Asts: Winterburn 11

Argentina	38–58	Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 9–7, 7–18, 9–13
Pts: Chagas 9 Rebs: Burani, Gentinetta 8 Asts: Gretter 4		Pts: Murekatete 18 Rebs: Murekatete 18 Asts: Philoxy 8

Argentina	60–49	Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 13–10, 22–11, 11–14
Pts: Burani 23 Rebs: Burani 13 Asts: Gretter 7		Pts: Baptiste 16 Rebs: Baptiste 10 Asts: Akl 3

Rwanda	61–75	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 13–29, 16–22, 22–8
Pts: Murekatete 17 Rebs: Murekatete 9 Asts: Philoxy 5		Pts: Winterburn 15 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Winterburn 6

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 August
	Rwanda	65
					25 August
	Senegal	68
					Senegal	47
	24 August
					Hungary	63
	Great Britain	59
	Hungary	82

Semifinals

Great Britain	59–82	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 16–22, 14–18, 14–19
Pts: Wilkinson 14 Rebs: Wilkinson 8 Asts: Winterburn 8		Pts: Kiss 17 Rebs: Határ, Kiss 6 Asts: Lelik 8

Rwanda	65–68	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 15–16, 12–25, 15–12
Pts: Sifa 21 Rebs: Murekatete 9 Asts: Philoxy 5		Pts: Y. Diop 15 Rebs: Dillard, Sene 7 Asts: Dillard, Fall 4

Final

Senegal	47–63	Hungary
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 14–20, 8–16, 13–14
Pts: Kane 18 Rebs: Pouye 7 Asts: Dillard 6		Pts: Kiss 17 Rebs: Határ 9 Asts: Lelik 5

Final ranking

#	Team	W–L	Qualification
1	Hungary	4–1	Qualified for the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments
2	Senegal	4–1
3	Great Britain	2–2
4	Rwanda	2–2
5	Argentina	2–1
6	Brazil	1–2
7	Lebanon	0–3
8	Philippines	0–3

Statistical leaders

Players

Source:

Points Player PPG Emanuely de Oliveira 17.7 Bella Murekatete 17.5 Trinity Baptiste 17.0 Ndioma Kane 16.6 Ineza Sifa 14.3 Rebecca Akl

Rebounds Player RPG Bella Murekatete 11.0 Agostina Burani 10.7 Jack Animam 9.3 Aline Moura 8.3 Savannah Wilkinson 7.5

Assists Player APG Destiney Philoxy 7.3 Holly Winterburn 7.0 Melisa Gretter 5.7 Rebecca Akl Cierra Dillard 5.6

Blocks Player BPG Ndioma Kane 2.2 Jack Animam 2.0 Quinn Dela Rosa 1.3 Agostina Burani Bella Murekatete

Steals Player SPG Afril Bernardino 3.0 Cierra Dillard 2.8 Ndioma Kane 2.6 Melisa Gretter 2.0 Hannah Robb 1.8 Ineza Sifa

Efficiency Player EFFPG Bella Murekatete 22.0 Ndioma Kane 21.4 Agostina Burani 18.0 Jack Animam 17.0 Réka Lelik 16.8

Teams

Source:

Points Team PPG  Hungary 78.0  Brazil 67.3  Senegal 66.8  Rwanda 66.0  Philippines 65.3

Rebounds Team RPG  Senegal 47.4  Argentina 46.3  Brazil 44.0  Rwanda 42.3  Great Britain

Assists Team APG  Hungary 25.0  Brazil 18.0  Great Britain 17.3  Senegal 16.8  Argentina 16.7

Blocks Team BPG  Philippines 4.0  Senegal 3.6  Hungary 3.0  Brazil 2.7  Argentina

Steals Team SPG  Senegal 11.2  Philippines 10.3  Rwanda 7.8  Hungary 7.6  Argentina 7.3

Efficiency Team EFFPG  Hungary 96.8  Senegal 72.4  Rwanda 69.0  Great Britain 65.3  Brazil 63.0

Awards

The awards were announced on 26 August 2024.

All-Star Five
Guards	Forwards	Centers
Réka Lelik Holly Winterburn	Ndioma Kane	Virág Kiss Bella Murekatete
MVP: Réka Lelik

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External links

• Tournament summary (Kigali)
• (Mexico City)

• 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup