On February 15, Beijing time, the final match of the group stage of the women's basketball world preliminary round ended, and Russia finally defeated Puerto Rico 102-68. With this big victory in the group stage, Russia finally hitched a ride on the final train of the World Cup. After Russia got the World Cup ticket, the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup Final 12 was officially created.
The World Preliminary Tournament has 15 teams from 3 divisions, of which 2 groups and 8 teams from Belgrade participated, of which China and Serbia were all victorious, and the remaining 4 teams were South Korea, Australia, Nigeria and France. Brazil and Mali, on the other hand, were eliminated.
Due to the withdrawal of Belarus, the Osaka division has only three teams, namely Japan, Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, all three of which have a record of 1 win and 1 loss. However, due to the withdrawal of Belarus, this has also given all three teams a chance to qualify. The division did not eliminate any team.
The remaining division is washington, and in addition to the powerful Team USA, the other two teams that have advanced are Belgium and Russia, while Puerto Rico, which lost, was eliminated and missed the World Cup.
From the perspective of the top 12 of the World Cup, the world pattern gathers super teams such as Europe, America and Asia, of which the European division occupies 5 seats, which is still the largest number of seats in several continents. Asia, on the other hand, came in second place, with China, South Korea and Japan advancing. In addition, the Americas division is promoted by the United States and Canada, while Africa and Oceania have one place each, Nigeria and Australia.