28/07/2019
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Tournament Tracker: USA win it all to deny Australia in classic Final
BANGKOK (Thailand) - Each day throughout the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2019, we will bring you all the key headlines and it was Mozambique who took center stage on the first game day.
Game Day 7 - Final
| The Podium | - USA are crowned champions and take their 8th title after dramatic OT win in Final - Australia achieve their best finish for 22 years with silver - Spain take bronze after denying Belgium history in Third Place Game |
| All-Star Five | TISSOT MVP Paige Bueckers (USA), Rhyne Howard (USA), Alexandra Fowler (AUS), Billie Massey (BEL), Lola Pendande (ESP) |
| Daily All-Star Five | Paige Bueckers (USA) - 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists Sika Kone (MLI) - 26 points, 18 rebounds, 3 blocks Luisa Geiselsoder (GER) - 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals Chanaya Pinto (MOZ) - 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists Izzy Anstey (AUS) - 16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists |
| Daily Highs | Points - Sika Kone (MLI) 26 Rebounds - Sika Kone (MLI) 18 Assists - Yeeun Heo (KOR) 9 Steals - Sroifa Phetnin (THA) 6 Blocks - Izzy Anstey (AUS) 4 |
Game Day 6 - Semi-Finals
| Podium Race | Australia v USA (Final) Belgium v Spain (Third Place Game) |
| Feature | Paige Bueckers of USA on balling before social media, the UConn legacy, learning from Taurasi and Irving |
| Daily All-Star Five | Maxuella Lisowa Mbaka (BEL) - 21 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals Mingling Chen (CHN) - 16 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists Laura Meldere (LAT) - 19 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks Elea Gaba (GER) - 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Aliyah Boston (USA) - 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 steals |
| Daily Highs | Points - Chanaya Pinto (MOZ) 23 Rebounds - Laura Meldere (LAT), Emily Bessoir (GER) 13 Assists - Ming Zheng (CHN), Paige Bueckers (USA) 7 Steals - Brenda Fontana (ARG), Paula Klescova (LAT), Jaz Shelley (AUS) 4 Blocks - Aliyah Boston (USA) 4 |
Game Day 5 - Quarter-Finals
| Semi-Finals Set | Australia v Spain USA v Belgium |
| Feature | Izzy Anstey of Australia on being lucky to have Olympian parents and being College ready |
| Daily All-Star Five | Florencia Chagas (ARG) - 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals Laura Meldere (LAT) - 16 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks Aixe Wone (ESP) - 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals Celia Sumbane (MOZ) - 24 points, 15 rebounds Billie Massey (BEL) - 17 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 assists |
| Daily Highs | Points - Florencia Chagas (ARG) 26 Rebounds - Laura Meldere (LAT), Sika Kone (MLI), Celia Sumbane (MOZ) 15 Assists - Barbara Angyal (HUN) 6 Steals - Haeran Lee (KOR), Jihyun Park (KOR) 7 Blocks - Billie Massey (BEL) 5 |
Game Day 4 - Round of 16
| Quarter-Finals Set | Mali v Australia Canada v USA Belgium v Japan China v Spain |
| History | Mali become the first African team in tournament history to make the Quarter-Finals. |
| Daily All-Star Five | Jiyuan Wan (CHN) 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists Nanako Todo (JPN) - 21 points, 5 rebounds Justina King (CAN) - 19 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds Sika Kone (MLI) - 19 points, 22 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks Billie Massey (BEL) - 17 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists |
| Daily Highs | Points - Nanako Todo (JPN) 21 Rebounds - Sika Kone (MLI) 22 Assists - Fanta Kone (MLI) 11 Steals - Mayra Caicedo (COL) 6 Blocks - Yuliany Paz (COL) 4 |
Game Day 3
| Still Perfect | Belgium, Latvia, Spain, USA |
| Round of 16 Set | Latvia v Mali Australia v Colombia Mozambique v China Korea v Spain Canada v Argentina USA v Germany Thailand v Belgium Hungary v Japan |
| Feature | Are Japan the best in the world at running the floor? |
| Daily All-Star Five | Yuliany Paz (COL) - 27 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals Jiyuan Wan (CHN) - 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists Billie Massey (BEL) - 18 points, 11 rebounds Fran Belibi (USA) - 11 points, 13 rebounds Laura Meldere (LAT) - 21 points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks |
| Daily Highs | Points - Jihyun Park (KOR) 22 Rebounds - Laura Meldere (LAT) 17 Assists - Paige Bueckers (GER), Jaz Shelley (AUS) 6 Steals - Sohee Lee (KOR), Jihyun Park (KOR) 5 Blocks - Xinyu Luo (CHN) 4 |
Game Day 2
| Amazing From Massey |
Billie Massey of Belgium had an incredible performance on the glass in a victory over Argentina. She was on course for a tournament record but just fell short as she eventually pulled down a spectacular 23 rebounds. |
| History | Colombia got their first ever win in the competition and did it in style by beating Germany. Mayra Caicedo was the star and we caught up with her straight after the famous victory. |
| Feature | Reka Dombai of Hungary is one of the biggest talents around and we had done a special Long Read. She talks about History in Sarajevo, EuroCup Women over NCAA and eyes on Paris 2024 |
| Daily All-Star Five | Chanaya Pinto (MOZ) - 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists Alexandra Fowler (AUS) - 19 points, 17 rebounds, 2 steals Jihyun Park (KOR) - 26 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals Laura Meldere (LAT) - 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals Billie Massey (BEL) - 9 points, 23 rebounds |
| Daily Highs | Points - Jihyun Park (KOR) 26 Rebounds - Billie Massey (BEL) 23 Assists - Paige Bueckers (USA), Mingling Chen (CHN) 7 Steals - Jihyun Park (KOR) 4 3pt Made - Ming Zheng (CHN), Rhyne Howard (USA) - 5 |
Game Day 1
| History | Mozambique grabbed a debut win as they made history by beating hosts Thailand 66-39. |
| Feature | Aminata Sangare of Mali on the motivation from the success of the men, WNBA dreams, smiles in Spain and much more. |
| Daily All-Star Five | Paige Bueckers (USA) - 11 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals Reka Dombai (HUN) - 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists Yuzuka Ishihara (JPN) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals Chanayo Pinto (MOZ) - 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals, 4 assists Billie Massey (BEL) - 17 points, 13 rebounds |
| Daily Highs | Points - Yuan Li (CHN) 19 Rebounds - Billie Massey (BEL) 13 Assists - Paige Bueckers (USA) 6 Steals - Chanaya Pinto (MOZ) 6 Blocks - Blocks - Sika Kone (MLI) 3 |
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