BRNO (Czechia) - Miya Takeuchi has put her name up in lights once again at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 with a breathtaking 32-point performance for Japan to cement her status as one of the most exciting rising stars in the global game.
While her incredible display was not quite enough to propel her team into the Semi-Finals as they were squeezed out 70-64 by rivals Australia, it was an epic effort that will be considered as one of the best individual U17 performances ever.
Not just because of the 32 points, but also the phenomenal entertainment that Takeuchi provided as she filled the highlights reel yet again with her moves to the hoop.
Her tally takes her into the all-time chart for game-high scores, also entering the all-time chart for field goals made after she converted 14 of them. It's also the most points scored in a FIBA competition in her young career and just two short of tying Moeko Nagaoka's all-time high for Japan in the competition.
Takeuchi had already spoken about her desire to make the Japan senior team in 2030 when they host the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and on this basis, there's no doubt it's a dream she can realize.
Most points in a single game at FIBA U17 Women's World Cup
Rank | Player (Team) | Opponent | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Angela Salvadores (ESP) | United States of America 75-77 | 6 July 2014 | 40 |
2. | Nirra Fields (CAN) | Japan 80-87 | 17 July 2010 | 36 |
3. | Maria Alvarez (COL) | Belarus 75-79 | 21 July 2018 | 35 |
4. | Moeko Nagaoka (JPN) | Canada 87-80 | 17 July 2010 | 34 |
| Gretel Tippett (AUS) | Japan 92-95 | 24 July 2010 | 34 |
6. | Annika Soltau (GER) | Egypt 61-46 | 13 July 2022 | 33 |
7. | Miya Takeuchi (JPN) | Australia 66-70 | 17 July 2026 | 32 |
| Toby Fournier (CAN) | Korea 92-58 | 10 July 2022 | 32 |
| Jana Elalfy (EGY) | New Zealand 69-47 | 17 July 2022 | 32 |
10. | Julie Vanloo (BEL) | China 90-80 | 20 July 2010 | 31 |
| Rokiatou Berthe (MLI) | Slovenia 66-75 | 17 July 2022 | 31 |
| Olivia Vukosa (CRO) | Chinese Taipei 86-76 | 21 July 2024 | 31 |
Most field-goals made in a single game at FIBA U17 Women's World Cup
Rank | Player (Team) | Opponent | Date | FG Made |
1. | Gretel Tippett (AUS) | Japan 92-95 | 24 July 2010 | 16 |
| Angela Salvadores (ESP) | United States of America 75-77 | 6 July 2014 | 16 |
3. | Nirra Fields (CAN) | Japan 80-87 | 17 July 2010 | 15 |
4. | Miya Takeuchi (JPN) | Australia 66-70 | 17 July 2026 | 14 |
| Yuki Miyazawa (JPN) | Australia 95-92 | 24 July 2010 | 14 |
| Toby Fournier (CAN) | Korea 92-58 | 10 July 2022 | 14 |
7. | Breanna Stewart (USA) | Japan 133-71 | 21 July 2010 | 13 |
| Leticia Romero (ESP) | Japan 91-62 | 25 August 2012 | 13 |
| Annika Soltau (GER) | Egypt 61-46 | 13 July 2022 | 13 |
| Jana Elalfy (EGY) | New Zealand 69-47 | 17 July 2022 | 13 |
| Sara Okeke (ESP) | Australia 71-58 | 19 July 2024 | 13 |
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