One lost passport, one big World Cup miss in Germany for China’s women’s basketball star Li Yueru

China's WNBA star Li Yueru will miss the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin due to her passport being lost in the mail while in the United States, as confirmed by the Chinese Basketball Association.

Despite efforts from the association and embassies, the document was not recovered before the registration deadline, preventing her travel to Germany.

Li, who plays for the Dallas Wings, expressed her disappointment on social media but thanked all those involved in the search for their assistance.

BEIJING, Sept 3 — China’s WNBA star Li Yueru will miss the Fiba Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin after losing her passport in the mail.

“Li Yueru’s passport was accidentally lost while being mailed in the United States,” the Chinese Basketball Association said.

The document could not be found before the tournament’s registration deadline so Li was unable to travel to Germany, the association said.

The Women’s Basketball World Cup starts on Friday, with China meeting the United States in their first game.

“It’s really unfortunate I can’t be with my sisters this time,” the 27-year-old Li, who plays for the Dallas Wings, said on Chinese social media.

She thanked the association and embassies for helping with her search.

“We’ve all been working hard together and exploring every possible solution, but maybe we were just a little short on luck this time,” she said on Instagram.

The 6-foot-7 centre joined the Dallas Wings in 2025 and represented China at the Paris Olympics in 2024, where she was the team’s top scorer.

She previously played for the Seattle Storm, the Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky, as well as Chinese teams in Inner Mongolia and Guangdong. — AFP

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中国篮协证实，中国女篮球星李月茹将因护照在美国邮寄过程中丢失而缺席在柏林举行的国际篮联女篮世界杯。

尽管协会和大使馆做出了努力，但在登记截止日期前仍未能找回该文件，导致她无法前往德国。

效力于达拉斯飞翼队的李在社交媒体上表达了她的失望之情，但同时感谢所有参与搜寻的人员提供的帮助。

北京，9月3日讯——中国WNBA球星李月茹因护照邮寄途中丢失，将缺席在柏林举行的国际篮联女子篮球世界杯。

中国篮球协会表示：“李月茹的护照在美国邮寄过程中意外丢失。”

该协会表示，由于在比赛报名截止日期前未能找到该文件，李无法前往德国参赛。

女子篮球世界杯将于周五开幕，首场比赛由中国队对阵美国队。

“这次不能和我的姐妹们在一起，真的很遗憾，”效力于达拉斯飞翼队的27岁球员李在中文社交媒体上说道。

她感谢该协会和各国大使馆在她寻找亲人的过程中提供的帮助。

“我们一直在共同努力，探索各种可能的解决方案，但也许这次我们只是运气不太好，”她在Instagram上说。

这位身高 6 英尺 7 英寸的中锋于 2025 年加入达拉斯飞翼队，并代表中国参加了 2024 年巴黎奥运会，她是该队得分最高的球员。

她此前曾效力于西雅图风暴队、洛杉矶火花队和芝加哥天空队，也曾效力于内蒙古和广东的中国球队。——法新社

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