The Association (JBA) will hold the “FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying” at Ookini Arena Maishima (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) from Thursday, February 10th to Sunday, February 13th. (Organizer: International Basketball Federation / Supervisor: Japan Basketball Association). We are pleased to inform you that we have announced 19 candidates for the Japan Women’s Basketball Team, “AKATSUKI FIVE”, who will be attending this tournament.
In addition, the candidate for the national team is scheduled to participate in the training camp held mainly at the Ajinomoto National Training Center (Kita-ku, Tokyo) from January 17th (Monday).
■ 2021 Basketball Women’s Japan National Team
FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 Qualifying Japan National Team Candidates 19
【staff】
Team Leader Hiroshi Oguri (Mitsubishi Electric Koalas)
Head Coach Toru Onzuka (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Keio Ueno (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Yoshikazu Suzuki (ERUTLUC Co., Ltd.)
Sports Performance Coach Koichi Sato (Japan Basketball Association)
Sports Performance Coach Yoshiyuki Matsuno (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Marie Iwamatsu (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Mika Furusawa (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Madoka Yoshida (Orenji Acupuncture Center)
Manager Kaori Komatsu (ENEOS Sunflowers)
Technical Staff Hinano Umezu (Japan Basketball Association)
【Players】※19
Maki Takada (PF / 185cm / Denso Iris)
Ramu Tokashiki (C / 193cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Kaede Kondo (SG / SF / 173cm / Denso Iris)
Rui Machida (PG / 162cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Yuki Miyazawa (SF / PF / 183cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Rika Tanimura (PF / 185cm / Hitachi High-Tech Cougars)
Nako Motohashi (PG / 164cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
Naho Miyoshi (SG / SF / 167 cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Manami Fujioka (PG / 169cm / Chanson Cosmetics Chanson V Magic)
Saki Hayashi (SG / SF / 173cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Evelyn Mawuli (SG / SF / 180cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Tamami Nakada (PF / 183cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
???? Mai Ta (SG / SF / 175cm / Chanson Cosmetics Chanson V Magic)
Himawari Akaho (SG / SF / 184 cm / Denso Iris)
Stephanie Mawuli (SF / PF / 182cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Monica Okoye (PF / 182 cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Mai Yamamoto (PG / 163cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Nanako Todo (SG / SF / 175cm / Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
* Average 176.1cm, 26.1 years old
* Name notation is in the order of “last name → first name”.
* Age and affiliation are as of January 17, 2022.
* Position (P) = PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
* Member list (PDF version)Here
■ FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022 Qualifying
○ Venue: Ookini Arena Maishima (Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture)
[Reference: Other venues]Serbia (Belgrade / 2 groups)
USA (Washington DC / 1 group)
○ Participating team:
[セルビア会場 A] Australia (3), South Korea (14), Serbia (10), Brazil (17)
[セルビア会場 B] France (5), China (7), Nigeria (15), Mali (40)
[日本 (大阪) 会場] Bosnia and Herzegovina (27), Japan (8), Canada (4), Belarus (11)
[アメリカ会場] Russia (12), USA (1), Puerto Rico (18), Belgium (6)
* The numbers in parentheses next to the country / region name are the FIBA rankings as of December 6, 2021 (latest).
* The top 3 teams in each group (12 teams in total) get the right to participate in the World Cup.
(However, Australia, the host country of the World Cup, and the United States, the winner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, already have the right to participate, so the group to which the two teams belong will be given the right to participate in the top two teams excluding both teams.)
* Coordination with the government regarding entry permits for overseas teams, etc.
○ Date and time:
* Listed only at the Osaka venue
* The team on the left side of the notation will be treated as HOME TEAM.
Thursday, February 10
16:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Belarus
19:00 Japan vs. Canada
February 12 (earth)
15:00 Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
18:00 Belarus vs. Japan
February 13 (Sun)
15:00 Canada vs. Belarus
18:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Japan
○ Ticket overview:
https://fibawomensbasketballworldcup2022-qualifyingtournaments.japanbasketball.jp/ticket/
○ Broadcast: Round 1: Thursday, February 10, 2022 18: 50-
Broadcast on Japan vs Canada CS Fuji TV NEXT
Round 2: Saturday, February 12, 2022 17: 50-
Japan vs Bella Rush CS Fuji TV NEXT broadcast
Round 3: Sunday, February 13, 2022 17: 50-
Japan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina CS Fuji TV NEXT broadcast
○ Delivery: Round 1: Thursday, February 10, 2022 19: 00-
Delivered in Japan vs Canada DAZN
Round 2: Saturday, February 12, 2022 18: 00-
Delivered on Japan vs Veralusi DAZN
Round 3: Sunday, February 13, 2022 18: 00-
Delivered on Japan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina DAZN
* For details such as the start time of broadcasting and distribution, please check the official information of each broadcasting station.
CS Fuji TV:https://otn.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/922200007.html
DAZN：https://www.dazn.com/ja-JP/sport/Sport:ayp4nebmprfbvzdsisazcw74y
○ Tournament Official Website: FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022 Tournament Official Website (English version)
https://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2022
※Convention official SNS : @FIBAWWC
* SNS hashtag: #FIBAWWC #AkatsukiFive
