The 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Suphanburi Indoor Stadium in Thailand, from 23 to 27 May 2019.
Eight nations competed: Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Thailand, South Africa, Turkey and the United States.
The competition was won by the United States, with Australia taking silver and Great Britain claiming bronze.
[2] Eight nations competed: Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Thailand, South Africa, Turkey and the United States.
Head Coach: Daniel Price Assistant Coach: Simon Fisher Team Manager: Rosie Williams Physiotherapist: Laura Heathcote Performance Analyst: Nathan Payne Doctor: Andrew Hogg Mechanic: Tanakom Sheepsomsong Performance Director: Jayne Ellis Source: "Great Britain".
Head Coach: Sayaka Yamasaki Assistant Coach: Erika Yoshida Trainer: Jun Nomura Trainer: Takumi Saito Team Staff: Miho Yoshikawa Analyst: Keigo Hirata Interpreter: Nuriya Narita Secretary General: Yurie Miyamoto Source: "Japan".
The team officials were under no illusions about the difficulty of winning games, but saw the tournament as an opportunity to build their wheelchair basketball program, with an eye to qualifying for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.
[9] In contrast, Team Great Britain regarded itself as a serious contender, having won in Beijing in 2015, and the U24 European Wheelchair Basketball Championship in 2016 and 2018.
[17] With another easy victory, this time 80-12 over South Africa, Team GB claimed the top spot in Pool A.
When the USA rotated its players, the Devils began to gain the upper hand, winning the third quarter by two points.
[19] In the quarter-finals, Japan staged a thrilling 18-8 final quarter fight back to defeat Germany 42-37.
[22] In the last quarter-final, Team GB defeated Turkey 70-15, with four players scoring in the double digits.
Both sides subjected the other to intense defensive pressure, with Team GB forcing the Devils into a series of eight second violations.
Maddie Thompson was pulled off after she racked up three personal fouls, and the British defence struggled with height of Lindsay and Shadwell.
[30] In the anticlimactic final game, Lindsay lined up against five of her team mates from the University of Texas at Arlington Lady Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball team: Nina Welfle, Rose Hollermann, Abby Dunkin, Josie Aslakson and Elizabeth Becker.
[32] The 2019 Women’s U25 World Championship All-Star Five was announced at the closing banquet on the final night of the tournament at the Songphanburi Hotel, in Suphanburi.