This September, a qualifying round for the women's basketball World Cup in Australia was held in Osaka, and Japan lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina 82-87.
As a result, Japan was 1 win and 1 loss, but due to the influence of the new Corona, one team declined to participate in the qualifying, so Japan's World Cup participation was decided.
The World Cup qualifying round was held in four groups of 16 teams, and Japan, which won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics and was ranked 8th in the world, played against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who was ranked 27th in the world, on the night of the 13th.
Japan led the first half with 46 to 38 and turned back, but was reversed in the final fourth quarter with a 6-point lead and lost 82 to 87.
In this qualifying round, Japan and Canada, as well as Belarus and Bosnia Herzegovina, will face each other in a round-robin manner, and the top three teams will be given the right to participate in the World Cup, but Belarus is infected with the new corona within the team. I declined to participate due to some people appearing.
Japan, which beat Canada in the first match, had a record of 1 win and 1 loss, but it was decided that three teams except Belarus would be given the right to participate in the World Cup.
Japan is the 14th time to participate in four consecutive tournaments, and the Basketball Women's World Cup will be held in Australia in September.