The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments were held from 19 to 25 August 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico and Kigali, Rwanda. The winner of each tournament qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments.
On 2 February 2022, FIBA announced a new tournament that acted as pre qualifiers for the next Olympics or World Cup. It replaced the regional pre-qualifiers that started in 2019 and were created to give more opportunities for member associations to play more meaningful games.
16 teams (four per continent) participated in two tournaments, where the winning team advanced to the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments. Originally, the 16 teams would play for only one spot in the global qualifiers. However, on 28 November 2023, FIBA decided to increase to spots from one to two.
Teams qualified via their final ranking at the FIBA Continental Cups in 2023. Despite originally qualifying, Colombia (5th at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup) and Italy (9th at the EuroBasket Women 2023) did not enter. Mexico and Great Britain took the vacant spots.
The draw was held at 14:00 CET on 25 April 2024 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. Rwandan Minister of Sports, Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju, helped perform the draw.
The seeding was revealed on 24 April 2024. As hosts of the pre-qualifiers, Mexico and Rwanda were placed into pot 1.
Following the draw, the schedule was announced on 29 April 2024.
The Gimnasio OlÃÂmpico Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City hosted the competition.
All times are local (UTCâÂÂ6).
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Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Efficiency
The awards were announced on 26 August 2024.
The BK Arena in Kigali hosted the competition.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Source:
Source:
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks
Steals
Efficiency
The awards were announced on 26 August 2024.