2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup explained

2022 FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup
Subtitle:2nd FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup
Continent:Oceania
Year:2022
Dates:26−29 October
Teams:4
Federations:4
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:FIJ
Title Number:1
Ppg P: An Ah Tchung (17.3)
Ppg T: (72.5)
Rpg P: Angula (12.5)
Rpg T: (48.3)
Apg P: Muri (3.5)
Apg T: (10.0)
Website:2022 FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2025

The 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of Melanesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The tournament was hosted by Fiji. Originally slated to be held in 2021, the schedule was pushed further to April 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic, with exact dates has been set to October 26 to 29. Matches were played at the Vodafone Arena in Suva.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The competition served as the sub-regional qualification phase for the basketball event of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands with two berths allocated in this tournament, which serves as the official qualifier to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers.

Hosts thrashed the defending titlists in the championship, 71-58, to notch their maiden title.[6] Both finalists, along with next year's hosts, will represent Melanesia in the women's basketball tournament of the 2023 Pacific Games.

Teams

The following national teams participated in the competition.

Preliminary round

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Final round

Gold medal match

Final standings

Legend
Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games.
Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games as the hosts.
width=50Rankwidth=175Teamwidth=50Record
4–0
2–2
2–2
40–4

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: FIBA Melanesia Cup postponed to April 2022. 28 January 2022. FIBA. 5 March 2021.
  2. News: Pacific Games qualifier FIBA Melanesia Cup pushed back to 2022. 28 January 2022. insidethegames.biz. 14 March 2021.
  3. News: Fiji to host 2021 FIBA Melanesia Cup. 28 January 2022. FIBA. 18 August 2020.
  4. News: Fiji to host 2021 Melanesia Cup with Pacific Games berths on offer. 28 January 2022. insidethegames.biz. 31 August 2020.
  5. News: BFPNG names squads. 12 October 2022. The National. 5 October 2022.
  6. News: Fiji Win FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022. 29 December 2022. FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022.
  7. News: All-Star Five Line-Up Named for 2022. 29 December 2022. FIBA. 29 October 2022.