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22 September, 2022
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Lauren Jackson ties record for most games played in Women's World Cup
01/10/2022
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Lauren Jackson now holds the record for most games played in Women's World Cup

SYDNEY (Australia) - Lauren Jackson makes history yet again in the last game of this FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 tied as the All-Time leader in games played.

After being named to Australia's roster of the Third-Place Game against Canada, Jackson has now played in 43 games in the Women’s World Cup. This is tied for most ever all-time with Brazil’s Janeth Dos Santos Arcain. Only four other players have played in at least 40 games in the Women’s World Cup, all players of the Brazil national team.  

All-Time leaders in FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup games played

Rank Player Nation Games Played
1 Lauren Jackson* Australia 43
  Janeth Dos Santos Arcain Brazil 43
3 Yamile Martinez Calderon Cuba 40
  Alessandra Santos De Olivera Brazil 40
  Laia Palau Spain 40
6 Robyn Maher Australia 39
7 Hortencia Marcari Brazil 36
  Amaya Valdemoro Spain 36
  Sue Bird USA 36
10 Helen Cristina Santos Luz Brazil 35
  Dalia Hery Hernandez Cuba 35

* Active player

Jackson also added on to her all-time scoring total in the Women's World Cup after getting past 600 points in the first game of this year's competition. Heading into her historic 43rd appearance, Jackson has already amassed 640 points in the history of the competition.

All-Time FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Scorers

Rank Player Nation Points Point - Average
1 Hortencia Marcari Brazil 930 25.8
2 Janeth Dos Santos Arcain Brazil 750 17.4
3 Lauren Jackson* Australia 640 15,2
4 Amaya Valdemoro Spain 549 15.1
5 Haixia Zheng China 537 20.6
6 Alessandra Oliveira Brazil 491 12.3
7 Evladiya Slavtcheva Bulgaria 424 13.3
8 Penny Taylor Australia 420 13.5
9 Nilza Garcia Brazil 393 14.0
10 Lisa Leslie USA 393 15.1

* Active player

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