The Canadians had Kacie Bosch as their main reference with nine points and one rebound, supported by Paige Crozon (five points and one rebound) and Michelle Plouffe (four points and six shots near the basket).
For the Australians, Anneli Maley scored five points and had the same number of shots on goal and was supported by Marena Whittle (four points and two rebounds).
For the Americans, Dearica Hamby scored nine points and got five shots off the basket, seconded by Cierra Burdick (5-8).
For the Chinese team, Jiyuan Wan and Mingling Chen scored four points each.
In the semi-finals, the Canadians and the Americans will face the Germans and the Spanish, in that order.
Germany qualified directly after beating Spain 18-15 in the last qualifying round on Saturday to finish top with six wins and one loss.
For its part, the Spanish team reached the penultimate phase after finishing second with four wins and three losses.
In the remaining qualifying rounds, Canada beat Azerbaijan 21-19, France beat Australia 18-16 and China lost 12-14 to the United States.
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