2024 Women's Basketball League Asia Explained

Nextseason:	2025
Women's Basketball League Asia
Season:	2024
Dates:	26–28 September 2024
Champions:	Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club
Runners Up:	Cathay Life Tigers
Third Place:	Fujitsu Red Wave
Fourth Place:	Surabaya Fever
Teams:	Total: 4 (from 4 countries)
Games:	6
Mvp:	Han Xu^[1]
Top Scorer:	Han Xu (17.7 points per game)^[2]
Rebounds Leader:	Yu Wen Hsiao (10.3 rebounds per game)
Assists Leader:	Rui Machida (8.0 assists per game)
Attendancecalc:	56000

The 2024 Women's Basketball League Asia was the 1st edition of the new competition for Asian women's basketball club teams organised by FIBA Asia. The tournament was held at the Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu, China from 26 to 28 September 2024.^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club won the inaugural tournament after winning all their games to top the group.^[6]

The inaugural of the touranment edition was deemed a big success.^[7] Alongside the success, prior to the start of this event, many prestigious sponsors backed the competition.^[5]

Introduction

First established by FIBA Asia in 2024, the competition is meant to expand women's club basketball in Asia. The FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia was officially green-lit during the first Asia Board meeting of the 2023–2027 cycle in Dubai, UAE.^[8]

Format

4 teams will compete in 1 group in a single round robin format. The team who win the group will be crowned champions.^[4]

Teams

The following teams qualified to the main tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Appearances
Sichuan Yuanda Meile Basketball Club	Winners of the 2024 Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA)	None
Fujitsu Red Wave	Winners of the 2023–24 Women's Japan Basketball League (WJBL)	None
Cathay Life Tigers	Winners of the 2024 Women's Super Basketball League (WSBL)	None
Surabaya Fever	Invited^[9]	None

Venue

On 6 September 2024, it was announced that the Phoenix Hill Sports Park in Chengdu, China would host the tournament.^[4] The arena has a capacity of 18,000.

		Chengdu
		Phoenix Hill Sports Park
		Capacity: 18,000

Group

The schedule was announced in 7 September 2024.^[10]

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External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Han Xu earns FIBA WBL Asia MVP honors. September 28, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Stats - FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2024 | FIBA.basketball. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Everything you need to know about the FIBA WBL Asia. September 25, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Chengdu to Host Inaugural Women’s Basketball League Asia. September 6, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Chengdu makes history as first to host WBL Asia amidst prestigious sponsors. September 17, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Sichuan Yuanda Meile become first-ever FIBA WBL Asia champions. September 28, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Outstanding attendance, viewership spells groundbreaking Success for inaugural WBL Asia. October 1, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: FIBA Women's Basketball League Asia 2024 Official Website | FIBA.basketball. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Meet the FIBA WBL Asia Teams: Surabaya Fever. September 23, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.
Web site: Inaugural Women's Basketball League Asia schedule confirmed. September 7, 2024. www.fiba.basketball.