The Cook Islands have lost their opening two matches at the 3x3 World Basketball Championships in Guangzhou, China.
The national women's team were beaten 15-13 by the fifth ranked Czech Republic in their opening match and 11-9 by hosts China, who are ranked 12th.
The Cook Islands women's 3x3 basketball team: Johaana Bates, Adoniah Lewis, Terai Sadler and Janet Main. Photo: FIBA
Johaana Bates is the team's top scorer with nine points.
The team, which also includes Adoniah Lewis, Terai Sadler and Janet Main will play their remaining matches in Pool D against Romania and France tomorrow.
Adoniah Lewis took part in the skills contest qualifier, where participants were required to hit a corner shot, dribble the ball through a slalom of four cones, make a straight pass into a target, dribble through another slalom with two balls forward and then backwards, do a straight pass, dribble through the slalom and then score the basket in 45 seconds.
Lewis completed the task in 34.92 seconds.
Janet Main took part in the shoot-out contest and managed two points in her ten attempts from the top of the arc.
