The final were planned to be held at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris but moved to the Pavelló Municipal Font de San Lluís, in Valencia.
Not in the final shortlist: Russia initially received a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency on 9 December 2019, after RUSADA was found non-compliant for handing over manipulated laboratory data to investigators.
The decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport,[7] which ruled in favour of WADA but reduced the ban to two years, lasting until 16 December 2022.
[10] If Russia qualifies for the tournament, its women's basketball players will not be able to use their country's name alone, flag or anthem at the Women's World Cup, like their male counterparts, as a result of the nation's two-year ban from world championships and other international sports events organised or sanctioned by a WADA signatory.
[17] Serbia2nd title Team roster: Sonja Vasić, Saša Čađo, Nevena Jovanović, Jelena Brooks, Dajana Butulija, Aleksandra Crvendakić, Yvonne Anderson, Ana Dabović, Maja Škorić, Maša Janković, Angela Dugalić, Tina KrajišnikHead coach: Marina Maljković