Women’s Basketball World Cup

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Berlin · September 4–13, 2026

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China

Group D

World Cup appearances

Best: Runners-up (2022)

Olympic appearances

Best: Runners-up (1992)

How they qualified

Qualifier

Wuhan tournament →

China lost the 2022 final to the United States, twenty-eight years after losing the 1994 final to Brazil. Li Yueru plays for the Dallas Wings, and Han Xu returned to the New York Liberty in 2026 after two seasons away from the league.

Head coach

Gong Luming

WNBA connection — 2 current players

Player	Pos	WNBA team
Li Yueru	C	DAL Dallas Wings
Han Xu	C	NYL New York Liberty

Also: Kejia Ran (drafted, ATL).

No squad has been announced. The names above are this country's current WNBA players, not a confirmed call-up list.

Roster — not announced

FIBA has not published a roster for this team.

Group D fixtures

Fri 4 Sep	vs	🇺🇸 USA	08:15 ET 14:15 CEST
Sun 6 Sep	vs	🇨🇿 Czechia	08:30 ET 14:30 CEST
Mon 7 Sep	vs	🇮🇹 Italy	14:45 ET 20:45 CEST