BELGRADE (Serbia) - China forward Sijing Huang has been crowned the TISSOT MVP for Group B at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade.

Helping China to an unbeaten 3-0 campaign, with wins against Nigeria, Mali and France, Huang had a super tournament, using her athleticism, creative and scoring ability to great effect.

She averaged an all-action 16.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game. 26.0 of average efficiency!

She is joined in the All-Star Five by teammate Yueri Li who set the tone early with some big displays and was a constant menace under the basket. The young center amassed 16.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

Nigeria had a tournament to remember as they took down France for the first time in what was a historic and momentous matchup. That was the main reason for Victoria Macaulay getting the thumbs up, with the powerful frontcourt star coming out with an average of 9.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2,7 assists and 2.0 steals per game. She delivered a stellar performance in an historic win against France.

French ace Marine Johannes will be a factor for sure in Sydney and she gets a place in the All-Star Five having led her team in scoring with 15 points per game. She also handed out 3 assists per game. 

Finally, it has been a bitter-sweet experience for Mali young gun Sika Kone, since her team just missed out on a historic maiden ticket for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. But there was some compensation for the teenager in that her stellar work and tournament double-double of 16.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per outing was recognized with the last spot in the prestigious lineup.

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