FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup explained

FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
Current Season:2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
Sport:Basketball
Founded:2017
Teams:5
Country:FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent:FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Champion: (1st title)
Most Champs: (1 title each)
FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup
Current Season:2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
Sport:Basketball
Founded:2017
Teams:5
Country:FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent:FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Champion: (1st title)
Most Champs: (1 title each)

The FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup (FMC) is one of three new regional tournaments organized by FIBA Oceania. The tournament was played starting September 2017 for countries belonging to Melanesia sub-zone.[1]

Tournament format

The six teams will be split into two pools of three playing in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the semi-finals (with the two bottom teams playing off) or if there are five teams or less; one pool will play a round-robin with the top four teams qualifying for semi-finals. The top two teams from the FMC will qualify for the Pacific Games.

Significance

According to FIBA in Oceania Executive Director David Crocker, one of the main reasons this tournament was created was to strengthen the level of competition within Oceania as well as the Pacific Games, ideally creating new national rivalries.

Men's tournaments

Summary

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2017
Details[2]

Port Moresby
81–6363–43
2022
Details[3]

Suva
87–5767–53

Participating nations

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Women's tournaments

Summary

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2017
Details[4]

Port Moresby
77–5860–49
2022
Details[5]

Suva
71–3854–28

Participating nations

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Notes and References

  1. News: FIBA Oceania to host sub-zone qualification starting in 2017. 23 November 2018. FIBA Oceania. 29 March 2016.
  2. News: Papua New Guinea Men make it a clean sweep at the FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup. 30 December 2022. FIBA Oceania. 30 September 2017.
  3. News: New Caledonia Win Gold at FIBA Melanesia Cup. 30 December 2022. FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022.
  4. News: Papua New Guinea crowned first ever FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup Champions. 30 December 2022. FIBA Oceania. 30 September 2017.
  5. News: Fiji Win FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022. 30 December 2022. FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022.