On September 4th, local time, in the first round of Group D of the 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup held in Berlin, Germany, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to the United States by a score of 61 to 94, failing to achieve a quick start.
In the first quarter, the Chinese team was behind by 14 to 27. In the second quarter, the Chinese team managed to bring the score back to 25 to 33, but the American team then took a 16 to 4 lead, leading 49 to 29 at the end of the half. In the third quarter, the Chinese team briefly pulled even at 37 to 53, but the American team then increased their lead further, with the Chinese team finally losing by a score of 33 points.
In the Chinese team, Zhang Ziyu and Luo Xinyu each scored 13 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Han Xu contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds. In the American team, Kaitlin Clark scored 14 points and had 11 assists. Ryan Howard also scored 14 points, while Jackie Young grabbed 12 points.
Following this campaign, the American team extended their World Cup winning streak to 31 games.
According to the schedule, the Chinese women's basketball team will face their next opponent, the Czech team, on the 6th local time.
