44-67. Spain signs a historic sixth place in the Ottawa World Cup

The Spanish women’s wheelchair basketball team signed a historic sixth place in the Ottawa World Cup (Canada), something they had never achieved before, after losing in the last game against China 44-67, which they could not beat again after previously beating them in the group stage.

The Spanish team he leads Victor Ramos He leaves Ottawa with the satisfaction of being increasingly competitive and breaking that ceiling he had of eighth place in the world at the Dubai 2023 event.

Spain completed a good group stage with three victories against Brazil, Australia and China and two defeats against Great Britain and Canada. In the quarterfinals he had the crossroads that no one wanted, that of the Netherlands, current world, European and Paralympic champions. After losing that match came the game against Japan, which they surpassed to fight for fifth place for the first time in history against China, which they could not beat again.

In this last match, The Spanish players accused of fatigue of so many matches in a row and from the beginning they played at the pace set by the Chinese, who went into the break with a twenty-four point lead that became insurmountable to overcome.

Meimei Zhangwith 22 points, did a lot of damage under the rim to the Spanish, who took into account Bea Zudairewith 17 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, their best player, followed by Isabel Lopez, who scored 15 points, captured 5 rebounds and distributed four assists.