FIBA/Asia

WNBA players are scattered around the world during the offseason. Between Asia, Australia, and the EuroLeague, players from all 12 teams are competing in over a dozen countries around the world. Click here for an interactive map of the location of WNBA players abroad and see the most recent list below (subject to change, as not all players will be spending the entire winter abroad). Below we have compiled the latest news on the your favorite WNBA players around the globe.

The China Women's League is not on the same timeline as their European counterparts, resulting in an early championship tilt as we head into February, pitting WNBA stars Maya Moore and her Shanxi Xing Rui Flame squad against Liz Cambage and Zhejiang Far East.

The best-of-five Chinese Championship series is currently knotted at 1-1, with the two WNBA stars dominating the action. Moore, the Minnesota Lynx forward with a sterling championship pedigree (UConn, US Olympic Team and WNBA title with the Lynx in 2011), led Shanxi to a 96-92 victory in Game 1, scoring a game-high 53 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, dishing five assists and accounting for four steals.

Cambage, who starred for the Tulsa Shock in 2011 and combined with former WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson of the Seattle Storm to lead the Australian Women to a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, including a stellar 19-point first-half performance against Moore and Team USA, got Zhejiang back into the series with a 45-point, 17-rebound effort in Game 2.

Game 3 is slated for 6:30am ET, 7:30pm local China time on Feb 2 in Shanxi. Game 4 is slated for 6:30am ET, 7:30pm local China time on Feb 5 in Zhejiang. Game 5 (if necessary) is slated for 6:30am ET, 7:30pm local China time on Feb 7 in Zhejiang.

Despite the presence of several WNBA stars in the Chinese League this season, including 2012 WNBA Finals MVP Tamika Catchings, her Indiana Fever teammate Sasha Goodlett, San Antonio Silver Star Sophia Young, Seattle Storm teammates Camille Little and Yelena Leuchanka and Phoenix Mercury center Krystal Thomas, it's no coincidence that Moore and Cambage are the ones battling it out in the Finals. Moore averaged 38.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game for Shanxi Xing Rui Flame, while Cambage averaged 35.4 points and 10.7 rebounds for Zhejiang Far East.

EUROPE: ALL ROADS LEAD TO EKATERINBURG

Historically, WNBA players plying their trade abroad hit many of the grandest cities of Europe, including Istanbul, Prague and Moscow. This year, however, all roads lead to Ekaterinburg, or Yekaterinburg in Russia, due to a pair of over-riding factors: 1) The prestigious EuroLeague Championship will be decided there, and 2) it’s the home city of arguably the best and indisputably the most star-studded women’s basketball team in Europe or Asia, UMMC Ekaterinburg.

Imagine Sue Bird leading a fast break with Candace Parker on one wing with Diana Taurasi on the other. Now, take in the fact that if you catch UMMC, or “Ekat” as they are often referred to, in one of their Russian League games or EuroLeague matchups, you don’t have to imagine it, you can just buy a ticket and watch. Not surprisingly, Ekat is lighting it up on the court, sporting a 10-1 record in the EuroLeage and a 10-1 record in the Russian Premier League.

As of Jan. 31, Taurasi is averaging 16.7 points, 5.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds for UMMC in the EuroLeague, while Parker is averaging over 16.6 points and 9.4 boards and 3.0 assists per game in the competition. Bird, who underwent surgery after the epic, instant-classic Storm-Lynx 2012 WNBA playoff series, played 34 minutes in her first game back, dishing out 10 assists, grabbing eight boards and scoring five points in a 79-58 victory over Mondeville (France) in Russia.

The EuroLeague Playoff System is broken down into three seven-team groups (A, B and C) playing in a round-robin Round One, with the top four finishers in each group automatically qualifying for Round Two. Additionally, the two fifth-place finishers in Round One with the best records also advance to Round Two, which contains 14 teams. Those teams square off to qualify for the Final Eight Round, which then leads to the Championship Final and Third Place Game.

EUROLEAGUE GROUP C

Currently, Ekat is leading Group C with a 10-1 record, followed by Turkish Club Galatasary (9-2), Polish Club CCC Polkowice (6-6) and French club Mondeville (5-6). Taurasi, Parker and Bird are the leading WNBA stars on Ekat, with Minnesota Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen, Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles, Atlanta Dream center Sancho Lyttle and Seattle Storm center Ann Wauters pacing the Galatasary roster. CCC Polkowice features 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks who is averaging an impressive 18.1 points and 7.8 assists per game in her first taste of EuroLeague action.

EUROLEAGUE GROUP A

EuroLeague Group A is currently led by Russian club Spartak Moscow (9-2), another star-studded club from the former Soviet Union with a decidedly American roster that features 2011 WNBA Finals MVP Seimone Augustus of the Minnesota Lynx, San Antonio Silver Stars point guard Becky Hammon and Phoenix Mercury forward Candice Dupree. Spartak currently sits in fourth place in the Russian League with an 8-3 record. Group A is also home to 2012 WNBA MVP Tina Charles, who is driving Polish club Wisla Can-Pack Krakow’s playoff push with the help of Los Angeles Sparks swingman Alana Beard. Wisla Can-Pack currently sits fourth in a tight Group A.

EUROLEAGUE GROUP B

EuroLeague Group B is top heavy with Slovakian club Good Angels Kosice (9-2), Turkish club Fenerbahce (8-3), Italian club Schio (7-4) and another Russian team, Nadezhda (7-4) in the top four spots. Fener is paced by dynamic WNBA stars Angel McCoughtry of the Atlanta Dream and Cappie Pondexter of the New York Liberty. Schio boasts Connecticut Sun guard Danielle McCray and Los Angeles Sparks center Jantel Lavender, while Nadezhda gets key contributions from Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner, 2012 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Renee Montgomery of the Connecticut Sun and 12-year WNBA veteran guard Kelly Miller.

	Player	Country	Team
Atlanta	de Souza, Erika	Brazil	Recife
	Hayes, Tiffany	Israel	Hapoel Rishon Lezion
	Henry, Aneika	Spain	Rivas Ecopolis
	Laurie Koehn	Australia	Logan Thunder
	Kraayeveld, Cathrine	Korea	Shinhan Bank
	Leuchanka, Yelena	China	Liaoning
	Lyttle, Sancho	Turkey	Galatasary
	McCoughtry, Angel	Turkey	Fenerbahce
Chicago	Fowles, Sylvia	Turkey	Galatasaray
	Murphy, Shay	Russia	Dynmao Kursk
	Prince, Epiphanny	Russia	Dynmao Kursk
	Petrovic, Sonja	Russia	Spartak
	Swords, Carolyn	Turkey	Ceyhan
	Vandersloot, Courtney	Croatia	Novi Zagreb
Connecticut	Charles, Tina	Poland	Wisla Can Pack
	Griffin, Kelsey	Australia	Bendigo Spirit
	Hightower, Allison	Israel	Ramla
	Jones, Asjha	Turkey	Kayseri
	McCray, Danielle	Italy	Schio
	Mims, Mistie	France	Lyon
	Montgomery, Renee	Russia	Nadezhda
	Shegog, Chay	Hungary	UNI Seat Gyor
Indiana	Catchings, Tamika	China	Guandong
	Christmas, Karima	Israel	Ramat Hen
	Davenport, Jessica	Turkey	Istanbul University
	Douglas, Katie	Poland	Wisla Can Pack
	Goodlett, Sasha	China	Heliongiiang
	January, Briann	Israel	Ramat Hasharon
	Larkins, Erlana	Turkey	Mersin
	Zellous, Shavonte	Turkey	Mersin
Los Angeles	Anosike, Nicky	Turkey	Kayseri
	Lavender, Jantel	Italy	Schio
	Milton-Jones, DeLisha	Turkey	Tarsus
	Ogwumike, Nnemkadi	Poland	CCC Polkowice
	O'Hea, Jenna	Australia	Dandenong
	Parker, Candace	Russia	UMMC
	Sykes, April	Australia	Dandenong
	Toliver, Kristi	Russia	Dynamo Moscow
Minnesota	Adair, Jessica	Australia	Townsville
	Augustus, Seimone	Russia	Spartak
	Brunson, Rebekkah	Czech Republic	USK Praha
	Harris, Amber	Korea	Samsung Life Bichumi
	Moore, Maya	China	Shanxi Xing Rui Flame
	Peters, Devereaux	Italy	Le Mura Lucca
	Whalen, Lindsay	Turkey	Galatasary
	Wright, Monica	Australia	Dandenong
New York	Carson, Essence	Turkey	Istanbul University
	Mitchell, Leilani	Croatia	Novi Zagreb
	Pierson, Plenette	Slovakia	Kosice
	Pondexter, Cappie	Turkey	Fenerbahce
	Powell, Nicole	Spain	Perfumerias Avenidas
	Vaughn, Kia	Czech Republic	USK Praha
Phoenix	Bonner, DeWanna	Russia	Nadezhda
	Dupree, Candice	Russia	Spartak
	Houston, Charde	Israel	Maccabi Ashdod
	Kizer, Lynetta	Korea	KB Stars
	Sanford, Nakia	Korea	Woori Bank Hansae
	Simon, Dymond	Slovakia	Piestanske Cajky
	Taurasi, Diana	Russia	UMMC
	Thomas, Krystal	China	Jiangsu Phoenix
San Antonio	Adams, Danielle	Israel	Maccabi Ashdod
	Appel, Jayne	China	Henan
	Hammon, Becky	Russia	Spartak
	Johnson, Shenise	Hungary	Sopron
	Morrison, Ziomara	Spain	Rivas Ecopolis
	Robinson, Danielle	Turkey	Tarsus
	Young, Sophia	China	Beijing Great Wall
Seattle	Abrosimova, Svetlana	Russia	Dynamo Moscow
	Bird, Sue	Russia	UMMC
	Clark, Alysha	Israel	Ramat Hasharon
	Jackson, Lauren	Australia	Canberra Capitols
	Kobryn, Ewelina	Russia	UMMC
	Little, Camille	China	Shanghai Octopus
	Stricklen, Shekinna	Turkey	Antakya
	Wauters, Ann	Turkey	Galatasary
Tulsa	Black, Chante	Turkey	Samsun
	Cambage, Liz	China	Zhejiang
	Hodges, Roneeka	Spain	Perfumerias Avenidas
	Johnson, Glory	Russia	Chekavata
	Johnson, Temeka	Russia	Dynamo Kursk
	Paris, Courtney	Turkey	Botas
	Pedersen, Kayla	Turkey	Ceyhan
Washington	Castro Marques, Iziane	Brazil	Maranhao
	Currie, Monique	Romania	Targoviste
	Langhorne, Crystal	Russia	Dynamo Moscow
	Novosel, Natalie	Romania	Targoviste
	Snow, Michelle	Russia	Dynamo Kursk
	Thomas, Jasmine	Russia	Chekavata