Farrah-Seaton made the final cut for coach Paul Goriss’ 12-player roster, joining WNBL players Tahlia Tupaea and Lauren Scherf, along with college athletes Alicia Froling and Kristy Wallace.

Seven of Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence scholarship holders — who played against Farrah-Seaton and the Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits last night — were also selected for the tournament to be held in Chekhov, Moscow.

A delighted — and relieved — Farrah-Seaton was still coming to terms with surviving the gruelling selection process.

“Yes, really good, all the hard work has paid off,” Farrah-Seaton said.

“It was pretty tight for spots, a lot of similar players all going for a place on the team, so it pretty much came down to the last training session.

“I’m very relieved, it’s a pretty confronting process but that’s also part of becoming a professional player.”

The Gems will leave Australia on July 3 to play two games against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, as well as holding a mini-training camp.

They will then head to Spain for a tournament against the Spanish, Canadian and US before arriving in Russia two days before their Group D campaign begins against South Korea, Brazil and Serbia on July 18.

“I’m not going over there expecting to play massive minutes,” Farrah-Seaton said.

“I’ll just do the role that’s expected of me, I’ll spend the next few weeks working on the areas I need to be strong in.

“All of us wing players are expected to run hard, play defence, create shots and make plays.”

The Gems squad: Madeleine Dennis (WA), Montana Farrah-Seaton (NSW), Alicia Froling (Qld), Chantel Horvat (Vic), Eziyoda Magbegor (Vic), Anneli Maley (Vic), Mikayla Pirini (WA), Lauren Scherf (Vic), Alexandra Sharp (Vic), Alanna Smith (Vic), Tahlia Tupaea (NSW), Kristy Wallace (Qld).