The Chinese women's basketball team improved in the latest world rankings due to their recent series of good results at the Asian Games and the World Cup. China's team jumped three places to move from 10th to 7th in the world ranking after their recent victory at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and sixth-place finish at the World Cup campaign.
The United States and Spain continue to retain their first and second position respectively in the FIBA World Ranking Women after the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Shao Ting of China is challenged by Yasuma Shiori of Japan during the Preliminary Round of the Women's Basketball competition of the 18th Asian Games between Japan and China at the Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall ahead of the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 17, 2018. /VCG Photo
The top Asian teams are the Australians, who moved into third place ahead of France in the world rankings.