On June 29, Beijing time, the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup final was officially born, Australia narrowly defeated Japan by 5 points to advance to the final, and China defeated South Korea to complete the finals at the same time. After losing to their opponents in the final of the last tournament, China and Australia met again in the final of the U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, after both teams had already qualified for the U19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
In the semifinals of the Asian Cup, Australia defeated Japan 68-63. The first half was very dramatic, with Australia leading Japan in the first quarter, but Japan overtook the score in the second quarter to lead Australia at halftime. In the second half, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, and in the end, the Australian team won by virtue of their overall advantage. In the whole game, the Australian team had 28 turnovers to make the game so close, and the Japanese team had a good outside touch and did almost win the game.
In the semifinals of the Asian Cup, the Chinese team defeated the South Korean team 79-61, Zhang Ziyu scored 12 points in the first quarter of the game to lead the team to end the first quarter, and in the second quarter, Zhang Ziyu still played a strong basket to continue to expand the point difference, and the South Korean team only scored 3 points in the second quarter, and the Chinese team led the South Korean team by 21 points at halftime. In the second half, the Chinese team was controlling the rhythm and not giving the South Korean team a chance to turn the tables, leading South Korea by 26 points at the end of the third quarter.
It is worth mentioning that in the last 2022 U18 Women's Basketball Asian Cup, it was Australia that ended the Chinese team's five consecutive championships, and the next final will be the revenge battle of the Chinese women's basketball U18! At the same time, it is also a critical moment for the Chinese women's basketball team U18 to hit the 17th championship in history!