Australia, Japan and the USA all took to the courtroom in Berlin and all three groups put up victories within the opening day of 2026 World Cup competitors on Sept. 4. Chelsea Grey and Jackie Younger aided a well-rounded U.S. crew to a 94-61 win over China, Steph Talbot was Participant of the Sport in main Australia previous Puerto Rico 70-54 and Mai Yamamoto helped Japan edge Mali 102-97.