2025 William Jones Cup
International basketball tournament
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The 2025 William Jones Cup is the 44th staging of William Jones Cup, an international basketball tournament held in Taiwan. The women's tournament was held from 1 to 6 July 2025 at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in Taipei,[1][2] while the men's tournament is being held from 12 to 20 July 2025 at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City.[2]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | M: 12–20 July 2025 W: 1–6 July 2025 |
| Host |  Taiwan |
| Venue | 2 |
| Teams | M: 9 W: 6 |
| Website | jonescup |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | M:  Strong Group Athletics (2nd title, 8th title for country)W:  Japan Universiade |
| 1st runners-up | M: Republic of China Blue W:  South Korea |
| 2nd runners-up | M:  BahrainW:  WUG CTUSF Training |
| MVP | W: Suzuno Higuchi |
Men's tournament
Participating teams
| Team[3] | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 NBL1 Rising Stars |
Australia | League selection team[4] |
| Bahrain |
National team[5] | |
| Japan |
National developmental team[6][7] Described as an under-25 team.[8] | |
 Malaysia |
National team[9] | |
| Strong Group Athletics |
Philippines | Non-league club[10] |
 Qatar B |
Qatar | National B team[11] |
 Republic of China Blue |
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | National A team (hosts) |
 Republic of China White (hosts) |
National developmental team[12] (hosts) | |
 United Arab Emirates |
National team[13] | |
Team standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strong Group Athletics (C) |
8 | 8 | 0 | 710 | 555 | +155 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Republic of China Blue (H) |
8 | 7 | 1 | 673 | 510 | +163 | .875 |
| 3 | Bahrain |
8 | 6 | 2 | 619 | 595 | +24 | .750 |
| 4 | Republic of China White (H) |
8 | 4 | 4 | 615 | 620 | −5 | .500 |
| 5 | Malaysia |
8 | 4 | 4 | 609 | 639 | −30 | .500 |
| 6 | NBL1 Rising Stars |
8 | 4 | 4 | 624 | 675 | −51 | .500 |
| 7 | Japan |
8 | 2 | 6 | 554 | 594 | −40 | .250 |
| 8 | Qatar B |
8 | 1 | 7 | 518 | 631 | −113 | .125 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates |
8 | 0 | 8 | 560 | 663 | −103 | .000 |
12 July 13:00 |
| Japan |
69–85 | Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 15−31, 20−18, 18−23, 16−13 | ||
| Pts: Ozawa 26 Rebs: Maeno 7 Asts: Kurokawa 6 |
Pts: Rashed 19 Rebs: Chism 13 Asts: Chism 4 | |
Women's tournament
Participating teams
| Team[3] | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Universiade |
Japan | FISU World University Games team[14] |
| South Korea |
National team[15] | |
| Philippines |
National team[16] | |
| Republic of China |
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | National team (hosts) |
| WUG CTUSF Training |
FISU World University Games training team (hosts) | |
 Thailand |
National team[17] | |
Team standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Universiade (C) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 423 | 332 | +91 | .800 |
| 2 | South Korea |
5 | 4 | 1 | 447 | 319 | +128 | .800 |
| 3 | WUG CTUSF Training (H) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 366 | 327 | +39 | .600 |
| 4 | Republic of China (H) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 359 | +19 | .600 |
| 5 | Philippines |
5 | 1 | 4 | 331 | 401 | −70 | .200 |
| 6 | Thailand |
5 | 0 | 5 | 270 | 477 | −207 | .000 |
2 July 14:00 |
| Thailand |
49–103 | Japan Universiade |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 12–24, 14–27, 6–26 | ||
| Pts: Grant 9 Rebs: Klunbut 4 Asts: Kunchuan, Klunbut 3 |
Pts: Fujisawa, Awatani 14 Rebs: Tanaka 8 Asts: Yamada 7 | |
2 July 16:00 |
| WUG CTUSF Training |
74–95 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 16–20, 19–17, 19–29 | ||
| Pts: Lin Chia-jung 17 Rebs: Hsiao Yu-wen 9 Asts: Huang Chiao-jun 7 |
Pts: Kang Lee-seul 26 Rebs: Kang Lee-seul, Lee Hae-ran 8 Asts: Heo Ye-eun 7 | |
2 July 18:30 |
| Republic of China |
85–59 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 25–19, 24–11, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: Cooks 17 Rebs: Cooks 11 Asts: Peng Hsiao-tong 7 |
Pts: Animam 18 Rebs: Animam 9 Asts: Animam 3 | |
Awards
The awards were announced on 6 July.[18][19]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| First team | Suzuno Higuchi |
| Yumeha Fujisawa | |
| Park Ji-hyun | |
| Kang Ye-seul | |
| Sidney Cooks | |
| Most Valuable Player | Suzuno Higuchi |
