DEBRECEN (Hungary) - Our daily tracker keeps you updated with all you need to know through the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2021.

We will highlight the Top Performers, daily highs and recap all the must-read content to ensure you stay up to date as the action unfolds across the seven gamedays.

Final - Sunday August, 15

Headlines:

- USA crowned champions for ninth time
- Hosts Hungary pull away from Mali for bronze
- Canada claim fifth, final standings confirmed

All the gameday 7 action is wrapped up here.

Top Performers:

- Haeran Lee (KOR) - 14 PTS / 18 REB / 4 STL (32 EFF)
- Sika Kone (MLI) - 25 PTS / 16 REB / 63% FG (30 EFF)
- Reka Dombai (HUN) - 18 PTS / 6 REB / 6 AST / 4 STL (27 EFF)
- Julia Boros (HUN) - 25 PTS / 6 AST / 5 3PT (26 EFF)
- Yara Hussein (EGY) - 17 PTS / 16 REB / 3 BLK (26 EFF)

Game Highs:

-  Julia Boros (HUN) - 25 points
-  Haeran Lee (KOR) - 18 rebounds
-  Fanta Kone (MLI) - 9 assists
-  Laia Lamana (ESP) / Yi Hua Li (TPE) - 5 steals
-  Yara Hussein (EGY) - 3 blocks

Did You Know:

• Sika Kone led the tournament in both points and rebounds with impressive averages of 19.7 points and 14.8 rebounds per game.

Semi-Finals - Saturday August, 14

Headlines:

- USA-Australia set repeat Final showdown
- Hungary-Mali to battle for historic medal
- Czechs overcome Spain in all-European clash

All the gameday 6 action is wrapped up here.

Top Performers:

- Pauline Astier (FRA) - 24 PTS / 8 AST / 3 STL (34 EFF)
- Nyadiew Puoch (AUS) - 16 PTS / 9 REB / 2 BLK (25 EFF)
- Sika Kone (MLI) - 15 PTS / 19 REB / 2 AST (25 EFF)
- Haeran Lee (KOR) - 16 PTS / 14 REB / 3 AST (25 EFF)
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 13 PTS / 11 REB / 4 AST / 4 BLK (21 EFF)

Game Highs:

- Shayeann Day-Wilson (CAN) - 22 points
- Sika Kone (MLI) - 19 rebounds
- Pauline Astier (FRA) - 8 assists
- Multiple players - 4 steals
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 4 blocks

Did You Know:

• Hungary will face Mali in Sunday's Third-Place Game with neither side having previously won a medal in U19 Women's World Cup history.

Quarter-Finals - Friday August, 13

Headlines:

- Magnificent Mali run riot against Russia
- Australia battle back to end Canada's run
- Hungary, USA complete Semi-Finals lineup

All the gameday 5 action wrapped up here.

Semi-Finals:
USA v Hungary
Australia v Mali

Top Performers:

- Sika Kone (MLI) - 21 PTS / 11 REB / 2 AST - 27 EFF
- Aoi Yamada (JPN) - 12 PTS / 8 REB / 14 AST - 26 EFF
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 16 PTS / 13 REB / 5 BLK - 26 EFF
- Jade Melbourne (AUS) - 20 PTS / 9 REB / 4 AST - 25 EFF
- Eszter Madar (HUN) - 17 PTS / 11 REB / 2 AST - 23 EFF

Game Highs:

- Haeran Lee (KOR) - 28 points
- Ndack Mbengue (ITA) - 14 rebounds
- Aoi Yamada (JPN) - 14 assists
- Salma Ismail (EGY) - 5 steals
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 5 blocks

Must-read:

Vote: Who do you think will be MVP of the U19 Women's World Cup?
Feature: Power Rankings - who are the teams that have impressed so far?

Did You Know:

• Australia have competed at every U19 Women's World Cup and this is the ninth time in 14 appearances that they will have finished inside the top four teams.

Round of 16 - Wednesday August, 11

Headlines:

- Canada stun unbeaten France to make the QFs
- Spain survive scare with record-setting USA up next
- Mali make it back-to-back top-eight finishes

All the gameday 4 action wrapped up here.

Quarter-Finals:
USA v Spain
Hungary v Czech Republic
Australia v Canada
Russia v Mali

Top Performers:

- Payton Verhulst (USA) - 18 PTS / 8 REB / 6 AST - 30 EFF
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 16 PTS / 14 REB / 3 STL - 26 EFF
- Petra Malikova (CZE) - 15 PTS / 9 REB / 4 AST - 25 EFF
- Tara Wallack (CAN) - 16 PTS / 7 REB / 4 AST / 4 STL - 24 EFF
- Maimouna Haidara (MLI) - 17 PTS / 11 REB - 22 EFF
- Elena Buenavida (ESP) - 16 PTS / 5 REB / 2 STL - 22 EFF

Game Highs:

- Yua Emura (JPN) - 20 points
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 14 rebounds
- Shayeann Day-Wilson (CAN) / Caitlin Clark (USA) / Veronika Loginova (RUS) - 8 assists
- Reka Dombai (HUN) - 5 steals
- Louise Bussiere (FRA) - 3 blocks

Must-read:

Vote: Which individual performance was the best from the Group Phase?

Did You Know:

• This is the first time at the U19 Women's World Cup that France have failed to finish inside the top eight teams;
• USA now have four of the five highest points totals in U19 tournament history - matching their record 129 set in 2005.

Gameday 3 - Tuesday August, 10

 

Headlines:

- Round of 16 ties confirmed for Wednesday
- France edge Spain to top spot in Group C
- Colossal performance from Pereira ends in defeat

All the gameday 3 action wrapped up here.

Round of 16:
USA v Chinese Taipei
Spain v Japan
Italy v Hungary
Brazil v Czech Republic
Australia v Argentina
France v Canada
Egypt v Russia
Korea v Mali

Top Performers:

- Maiara Pereira (BRA) - 30 PTS / 20 REB / 7 AST - 42 EFF
- Sonia Citron (USA) - 13 PTS / 11 REB / 7 AST / 3 BLK - 30 EFF 
- Anastasiia Odintcova (RUS) - 20 PTS / 11 REB / 75% FG - 28 EFF
- Azzi Fudd (USA) - 18 PTS / 5 AST / 3 STL - 27 EFF
- Elisabeth Kamite Dabou (MLI) - 18 PTS / 4 REB / 3 STL / 3 BLK - 25 EFF
- Haeran Lee (KOR) - 16 PTS / 10 REB / 5 STL - 23 EFF

Game Highs:

- Maiara Pereira (BRA) - 30 points
- Maiara Pereira (BRA) - 20 rebounds
- Sooah Cho (KOR) - 10 assists
- Haeran Lee (KOR) - 5 steals
- Multiple players - 3 blocks

Must-read:

Feature: Day-Wilson off to scorching start for Canada
Feature: 20-20 vision: Kosu becomes latest member of exclusive U19 club

Did You Know:

• Maiara Pereira becomes the first player in U19 history (since the data was recorded) to have at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in the same game;
• France have now won all four U19 meetings with Spain with all four games having been decided by less than five points. 

Gameday 2 - Sunday August, 8

Headlines:

- Mali mark arrival with triumph against Japan
- Panzera helps Italy survive scare for OT victory
- France, Spain, Russia, USA all remain unbeaten

All the gameday 2 action wrapped up here.

Top Performers:

- Sika Kone (MLI) - 24 PTS / 19 REB / 2 AST / 2 STL - 34 EFF
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 20 PTS / 20 REB / 3 STL - 32 EFF
- Louise Bussiere (FRA) - 20 PTS / 8 REB / 4 AST / 4 STL - 29 EFF
- Georgina Buzzetti (ARG) - 16 PTS / 15 REB / 2 BLK - 28 EFF
- Caitlin Clark (USA) - 24 PTS / 9 REB / 7 AST - 25 EFF
- Shayeann Day-Wilson (CAN) - 31 PTS / 6 REB / 7 AST / 4 STL - 24 EFF

Game Highs:

- Shayeann Day-Wilson (CAN) - 31 points
- Anastasia Kosu (RUS) - 20 rebounds
- Multiple players - 7 assists
- Claudia Contelli (ESP) - 5 steals
- Georgia Buzzetti (ARG) / Lauren Ware (USA) - 2 blocks

Must-read:

Feature: Pauline Astier has U19 medal on her mind and Paris 2024 dream in the distance

Did You Know:

• Brazil and Spain had split their two previous meetings at the U19 event - Brazil winning 71-64 in 2011, while Spain were 71-62 victors in 2013;
• Sika Kone was the leading rebounder at this event in 2019 - averaging 13.9 boards per game with a best of 22 rebounds.

Gameday 1 - Saturday August, 7

Headlines:

- Japan come through thriller with Canada for one-point win
- Defending champs USA begin defense with big victory
- European rivals France and Spain start strong in Group C

All the gameday 1 action wrapped up here.

Top Performers:

- Leila Lacan (FRA) - 17 PTS / 10 AST / 7 STL - 30 EFF
- Louise Bussiere (FRA) - 22 PTS / 5 REB / 5 AST - 26 EFF
- Yvonne Ejim (CAN) - 21 PTS / 9 REB / 3 STL - 25 EFF
- Jade Melbourne (AUS) - 21 PTS / 3 REB / 5 AST - 23 EFF
- Laia Lamana (ESP) - 8 PTS / 7 AST / 9 STL - 22 EFF

Game Highs:

- Shayeann Day-Wilson (CAN) - 29 points
- Yara Hussein (EGY) / Kelsey Rees (AUS) - 13 rebounds
- Leila Lacan (FRA) - 10 assists
- Laia Lamana (ESP) - 9 steals
- Lauren Betts (USA) - 3 blocks

Did You Know:

• The last time Canada met Japan at this U19 event, they won 67-60 to claim their first and only medal in the competition's history;
• Australia won their opening game of the tournament for the first time since 2015 after losing in the two previous editions.
  
  

Pre-Tournament

Must-read:

Quiz: How much do you know about the U19 Women's World Cup?
Throwback: Dantas, Stewart, Ndour and the U19 stars of 2011
Feature: Six frontcourt players and six backcourt players to watch

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