BEIJING (China) - 25-year-old Hyunjung Lee lived up to his 'Top Asian star to watch out for' billing, draining 9 threes in an epic away win over China - setting the World Cup Qualifiers all-time record.
Lee's near double-digit triples in the opening First Round matchup bettered both the previous Asian and World Qualifying record of 8 treys jointly held by 7 other players.
6 of Lee's outside makes came in the first half. He was able to add 3 more in the second in the inspiring victory ahead of the return home leg in Wonju on December 1.
Top 10 three-pointers made in a single game in World Cup Qualifiers*
| Player | Team | Against | Date | 3PM |
1 | Hyunjung Lee | Korea | China | 28 Nov 2025 | 9 |
2 | John Jenkins | USA | Colombia | 29 Aug 2022 | 8 |
| Kassius Robertson | Canada | Virgin Islands | 4 Jul 2022 | 8 |
| Ki Lee | Hong Kong | Korea | 1 Jul 2018 | 8 |
| Amir Saoud | Lebanon | Syria | 1 Jul 2018 | 8 |
| Naoto Tsuji | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 22 Feb 2018 | 8 |
| A.J. Slaughter | Poland | Germany | 3 Jul 2022 | 8 |
| Amedeo Della Valle | Italy | Poland | 14 Sep 2018 | 8 |
9 | Shannon Evans | Guinea | Rwanda | 27 Feb 2025 | 7 |
| Kenny Gasana | Rwanda | CAF | 24 Feb 2019 | 7 |
| Siré Dieng | Cote d'Ivoire | Uganda | 25 Feb 2023 | 7 |
| Orlando Mendez | Mexico | USA | 29 Nov 2021 | 7 |
| Andres Feliz | Dominican Republic | Bahamas | 27 Feb 2022 | 7 |
| Luciano Parodi | Uruguay | Mexico | 26 Feb 2023 | 7 |
| Todd Blanchfield | Australia | Kazakhstan | 26 Feb 2023 | 7 |
| Nick Calathes | Greece | Georgia | 16 Sep 2018 | 7 |
| Dennis Schroder | Germany | Poland | 3 Jul 2022 | 7 |
| Matic Rebec | Slovenia | Latvia | 2 Dec 2018 | 7 |
| Thaddus McFadden | Georgia | Ukraine | 26 Nov 2021 | 7 |
| Sasu Salin | Finland | Slovenia | 25 Feb 2022 | 7 |
| Janis Blums | Latvia | Slovenia | 2 Dec 2018 | 7 |
*Since the start of the new Qualifiers system implemented in 2017
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