On February 11, Beijing time, the second round of the women's basketball world preliminary round group stage continued, and the Chinese team finally won 84-64. After beating Mali, the Chinese team not only won two consecutive victories, but also locked in a World Cup seat in the early round. Since participating in the World Cup for the first time in 1983, the Chinese team has participated in 11 consecutive World Cup matches and has never missed a major competition in 39 years.
In this World Preliminary Tournament, the Chinese team is in the same group as Nigeria, Mali and France, and the Chinese team only needs to win 2 wins to ensure the promotion. After scoring Nigeria with 14 points in the last game, the Chinese team has mastered the initiative of promotion. In this campaign, they only need to beat Mali to qualify for the World Cup.
After the start of the first quarter, the Chinese team was still in good shape, continuing the fiery feel of the previous battle, and the game began with a wave of 19-6 leadership. Mali then hit two goals in a row and barely scored in double figures in a single quarter. However, in the first quarter of the game, the Chinese team still led by a score of 22-10.
In the second quarter, Mali gradually adapted to the rhythm of the field, in this quarter, the Chinese team's defensive end failed to restrain the opponent, and was bombarded by the opponent in the single quarter with a high score of 24 points. At the end of the first half, China led the opponent by nine points at 43-34. After the easy side, the Chinese team once again exerted its strength, and a small climax of 27-13 was blasted in a single quarter, directly extending the lead to 20+. The victory and defeat of the two sides have been known, and the last quarter has become garbage time.
After defeating Mali, the Chinese team not only won two consecutive world cup group stages, but at the same time, with this victory, they also locked up the World Cup seat in advance. After qualifying for the World Cup in Australia, the Chinese team has qualified for the World Cup for 11 consecutive years, and since the first time in 1983, the Chinese team has never missed the World Cup, and has played for 11 consecutive times in 39 years.
In the past 10 World Cups, the Chinese team has reached the quarter-finals 6 times. Among them, in 1983 and 1994, the Chinese team also reached the final four of the World Cup twice, of which they also reached the final of the World Cup in 1994 and won the best record in the history of runner-up. In the last World Cup, the Chinese team's record was not bad, achieving a record of 6th place.