Asia
All series in Japan’s upper group were on a Saturday-Sunday schedule and ended in splits. That meant that the Antelopes losing to the Magic did not change the overall lead after the Iris also dropped a game against the Sunflowers. The Vickies had been struggling, but were able to get a win over the Sunshine Rabbits. The Red Wave got their split against the Wings. In the lower group, the Queen Bees defeated the Egrets in a Friday-Saturday series while the other two matchups happened on the typical schedule. The Cougars got an easy sweep as Aminata Faal scored 30 points in one win while the Rabbits remain winless with two losses to the Aranmare.
The week in Kazakhstan started with Okzhetpes sweeping Caspiy in a Tuesday-Wednesday series. They sit in second place in the loss column now after Barsy Atyrau could only manage a split against Zhetisu, getting a 30 point game from Tamila Zhakipova in the game that they did win on Friday. The lower division finished this pod of games with full slates on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Wednesday’s game in South Korea saw the Blue Minx get the win over Woori Bank. The last place S-Birds actually put up a fight against first place Hana Bank on Friday, but still lost. Woori Bank bounced back on Saturday with a win to start the doubleheader and then BNK defeated the Blue Minx. Hana Bank kept their healthy cushion in the lead with their win over the Stars on Sunday. The S-Birds still have a lot of ground to make up to catch any other team after losing to the Blue Minx on Monday.
Guangdong remains undefeated in China with a strong lead on the rest of the field despite some challenges. Chennedy Carter’s excellent scoring run continued with games of 30 and 40 points. Liaoning has the edge for now in the lower group, including picking up a win in a game that saw Te’a Cooper score 42 points and Myisha Hines-Allen record a 21 point, 16 rebound, 13 assist triple-double.
Around Europe
Most of the leagues in Europe took a break, but a full round in the Bosnian league included 31 point games from Elma Feukic and Sabina Porovic as well as a 20 rebound effort from Brittiney Seymour. Shyanne Sellers had a 24 point, 14 rebound, 10 assist triple-double to help her team advance in the cup in Israel. Ariel Hearn had 35 points in league play there. Marcia Costa had a 37 point game in Portugal. There were no league games in Greece, but the All Star game and festivities were held on Monday with Morgan Maly winning the 3-point contest. Team World defeated Team Hellas in the game, which featured entertainment and hijinks.
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