Kigali
The last game in Rwanda on Sunday was a rematch of the first game of the tournament. Senegal was looking to get the same result, but they were not going to surprise anyone this time. Hungary built a lead after halftime to get their revenge and a 63-47 win, securing the spot in the main qualifying tournament.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-pre-qualifying-tournament-kigali-rwanda/games/122718-SEN-HUN#boxscore
Senegal [47]: Kane 18/6r Sene 7 Dillard 6/7a Sarr 5 Y. Diop 4 Ndiaye 3 Pouye 2/7r Diagne 2 M. Diop 0 Niang 0 Gueye 0 Fall 0
Hungary [63]: Kiss 17 Hatar 10/9r Kanyasi 10 Torok 8 Lelik 5 Studer 5 Dombai 3/7r Dubei 3 Angyal 2 Toth 0 Miklos 0 Varga 0
Mexico City
Sunday night’s final in this tournament was also a rematch of a game that was played earlier in the group stages. South Korea was also looking to reverse the result of the previous meeting and took the lead in the second half behind Park Ji-Su. Czechia recovered in the fourth quarter though on their way to a 73-67 win to get the other spot up for grabs in the main qualifying tournament.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-pre-qualifying-tournament-mexico-city-mexico/games/122691-CZE-KOR#boxscore
Czechia [73]: Stoupalova 15/7r Andelova 15 Reisingerova 9/6a Hamzova 8 Sipova 6/6r Cechova 6 Zeithammerova 6 Vyoralova 6 Sklenarova 2 Pospisilova 0 Sotolova 0 Rokosova DNP
South Korea [67]: Park J-S 22/7r Park J-H 14/6r/7a Kang L-S 9 Lee S-H 7/8r Shin 6/7a Lee H-R 6 An 3 Kang Y-L 0 Heo 0 Park S-H 0 Kim DNP Jin DNP
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