USA Defeated China to Win 4th Consecutive Women's Basketball World Cup... Korea Ranks 10th

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The United States defeated China to win the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. With this victory, the U.S. achieved a record of four consecutive championships in this tournament.

Ranked number 1 by FIBA, the United States won 83-61 against China (ranked 7th) in the final held on the last day of the tournament on the 1st in Sydney, Australia.

On that day, A'ja Wilson led the U.S. team with 19 points and 5 rebounds, while Kelsey Plum contributed 17 points and 3 assists.

For China, Li Weiwei recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Although China lost the match, they reached the Women's Basketball World Cup final for the first time in 28 years since their runner-up finish in 1994.

The tournament MVP was awarded to Wilson of the United States. The Best Five included Wilson, Breanna Stewart (USA), Han Xu (China), Bridget Carleton (Canada), and Stephanie Talbot (Australia).

The United States has now won four consecutive titles since the 2010 Czech Republic tournament. This is the longest consecutive championship streak in the tournament since the Soviet Union's five consecutive wins from 1959 to 1975.

The last time the U.S. women's basketball team lost in the World Cup was in the 2006 Brazil tournament semifinals, where they were defeated by Russia 68-75. Since then, they have recorded 30 consecutive wins.

Korea was eliminated in the group stage of this tournament with 1 win and 4 losses. They secured their first win in the finals in 12 years since the 2010 Czech Republic tournament. Korea finished 10th among the 12 participating countries.