Can Marine Johannes set World Cup triples record?

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    The shooting guard has helped France into the Semi-Finals for the first-time after her nation missed out six times previously.

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    BERLIN (Germany) - Marine Johannes could be on course to break the FIBA Women's World Cup record for triples made in a single tournament after making it rain in the German capital once again.

    She was letting it fly from downtown as she made another three scores from deep en-route to 15 points in a 90-61 Quarter-Finals success against China.

    It was part of a French display that saw them set a new record for the Women's World Cup Quarter-Finals with 13 made triples.

    That came after their recent all-time record-breaking show against Nigeria when they sunk a historic high 22 from long-range. They are also now the first team on record to have scored 12 or more triples in four consecutive games at the Women's World Cup.

    More on France's win:

    France put on a record-breaking show

    Playing at her second Women's World Cup, Johannès has already sunk more three-pointers in Berlin (16) than she did in her debut edition back in 2018 (14 in 7 games).

    After impressing against China, she has delivered four straight games with 4, 4, 5 and 3 three-pointers made, respectively. And, with two more games guaranteed, could records be on the cards for the shooting guard?

    The all-time record for most three-pointers made (1st table below) may be out of reach, simply because she will play fewer games than those who came before her because of the new competition format.

    Most triples made at a single edition of the Women's World Cup

    Rank

    Player

    Country

    Year

    Games

    3PT Made

    1

    Beon Yeon-Ha

    Korea

    2010

    9

    33

    2

    Gricel Herrera Mendez

    Spain

    1998

    9

    28

    3

    Evina Maltsi

    Greece

    2010

    8

    26

    4

    Akemi Okazato

    Japan

    1998

    8

    25

    -

    Diana Taurasi

    USA

    2006

    9

    25

    6

    Eva Viteckova

    Czechia

    2010

    9

    22

    7

    Beon Yeon-Ha

    Korea

    2002

    8

    21

    -

    Amaya Valdemoro

    Spain

    2010

    9

    21

    But she could still make history by setting new highs for three-pointers per game, both for her World Cup career (2nd table below), where she ranks fifth right now, and for a single tournament (3rd table below), where she currently sits second behind Julie Vanloo, who is shooting the lights out at the 2026 World Cup.

    Best three-point made career averages Women's World Cup

    Rank

    Player

    Country

    Games

    3PT Made

    1

    Leeseul Kang**

    Korea

    13

    3.2

    2

    Beon Yeon-Ha

    Korea

    21

    3.1

    -

    Evina Maltsi

    Greece

    12

    3.1

    4

    Julie Vanloo**

    Belgium

    15

    2.8

    5

    Marine Johannes**

    France

    11

    2.7

    *Minimum 10 games played **Active players

    Best three-point made average at a single Women's World Cup

    Rank

    Player

    Country

    Year

    Games

    3PT Made

    1

    Julie Vanloo*

    Belgium

    2026

    3

    4.3

    2

    Marine Johannes*

    France

    2026

    4

    4.0

    3

    Leeseul Kang

    Korea

    2022

    5

    3.8

    4

    Beon Yeon-Ha

    Korea

    2010

    9

    3.7

    * Active players, still in contention in the World Cup 2026

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