The R. William Jones Cup (simplified Chinese: 威廉琼斯盃国际篮球邀请赛; traditional Chinese: 威廉瓊斯盃國際籃球邀請賽; pinyin: wēi lián qióng sī bēi guó jì lán qiú yāo qǐng sài), also known as the Jones Cup, is an international basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) held annually since 1977 in Taiwan.
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 William Jones Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| First season | 1977 |
| No. of teams | M: 9 W: 6 |
| Country |  Taiwan |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  Strong Group Athletics (1st title, 7th title for country) W:  Japan Universiade (1st title, 5th for country) |
| Most titles | M:  United States (16 titles) W:  South Korea (12 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Stanković Continental Champions' Cup |
| Official website | William Jones Cup (in Chinese) |
It was named in honor of basketball promoter Renato William Jones, who was one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Like the Olympics and the FIBA Basketball World Cup, it has both men's and women's versions. Despite lacking the prestige of the Olympic tournament and the FIBA World Championship, it is a tournament that draws global interest. Like the FIBA Stanovic Continental Champions Cup, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves as a preparation for major tournaments, such as the Olympic Basketball Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the continental tournaments. Also, the Renato Williams Jones Cup serves and promotes basketball in the world. The men's version is currently being dominated by American teams since the tournament's inaugural staging while the women's version is being jointly dominated by South Korean, American and Taiwanese teams. It also invites professional club, collegiate and national teams from around the world, although the participants are mainly from the Asian, European, Egyptian and North American regions.
In both tournaments, each country can only be represented by one team, which could be its national team, youth team, club team, or an all-star selection, except for the hosts Taiwan, which could opt to have two teams.
Since the tournament is not sanctioned by FIBA, the Taiwanese national team which usually competes as "Chinese Taipei" is referred to as "Republic of China" by the organizers.
The tournament has not been held from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.
History
editThe tournament was conceived in 1977 as a tribute to Englishman Renato William Jones, who was FIBA secretary-general for 44 years and was instrumental in the granting of zone commission status for Asia at the 1964 FIBA World Congress in Tokyo. Jones also attended the Asian Basketball Championships in 1963, which was held in Taipei.[1]
The invitational tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association was made following the admission of the People's Republic of China as a regular member of the ABC in 1975.[1]
The William Jones Cup has been cancelled in three separate occasions; in 1989 when the main venue was affected by fire, in 2003 due to the SARS outbreak, and in 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Champions
editMen's tournament
editSummaries
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Medal table
edit| Country |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
16 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| Philippines |
7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
 Iran |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 Canada |
3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Republic of China |
2 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| South Korea |
2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
 Jordan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Australia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lebanon |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Lithuania |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Scotland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 France |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Egypt |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Panama |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's tournament
editSummaries
edit
Medal table
edit| Country | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
12 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| United States |
9 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| Republic of China |
8 | 12 | 15 | 35 |
| Japan |
5 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| Canada |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Australia |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 PR China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The team is not the Canadian national team. The team was organized by the 3D Global Sports Canada group and played as "Team Canada 150" for the 2017 edition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b Henson, Joaquin (29 August 2012). "All about the Jones Cup". Sporting Chance. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Huang, Chiao-wen; Yeh, Joseph (2 July 2020). "Taiwan cancels this year's William Jones Cup due to COVID-19". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "U.S. clips New Zealand in Jones Cup basketball". Taipei: Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. 2 July 1983. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Sport in Brief - Basketball". The Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1983. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Rutger's player stars in victory". Taipei: Gadsden Times. 24 July 1990. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "3D Canada Brings On Kyle Julius as Head Coach for 39th William Jones Cup". Asia Basket. Eurobasket News. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Roster Announced for The 39th William Jones Cup". 3D Global Sports Canada. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
In honour Canada's 150th anniversary, 3D will have "Canada 150" stitched on their game jerseys. The team will be presented as 3D Global Sports Canada at this year's 39th William Jones Cup.