2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
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| File:2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries logo.png | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malta |
| City | Ta' Qali |
| Dates | 28 June – 3 July 2022 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Error creating thumbnail: Armenia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta |
| Third place | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Error creating thumbnail: Chris Jones |
| Top scorer | Malta Samuel Deguara Error creating thumbnail: Chris Jones (24.5 ppg) |
| Top rebounds | Malta Samuel Deguara (12.5 rpg) |
| Top assists | Error creating thumbnail: Chris Jones (7.3 apg) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 18th edition of this competition. It took place in Ta' Qali, Malta, from 28 June to 3 July 2022.[1] Ireland were the defending champions; but they didn't participate in this edition.
Participating teams
[edit | edit source]Ireland, Moldova and Norway did not participate this season. They were replaced by Armenia, winners in 2016, which was about to come back to competition after its withdrawal from the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifiers, and Azerbaijan, winners in 2006 and 2008, which was set for a comeback to competition since its participation in the EuroBasket 2013 qualification.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in tournament | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 15th | 2021 | Champion (1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014) | 88 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Armenia | 2nd | 2016 | Champion (2016) | 93 |
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 4th | 2008 | Champion (2006, 2008) | NR |
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | 18th | 2021 | Fourth place (1998, 2018) | 148 |
| File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 18th | 2021 | Champion (2018) | 94 |
| File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | 17th | 2021 | Champion (2002) | 123 |
Group phase
[edit | edit source]All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 141 | +4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 141 | +1 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 145 | −5 | 2 |
28 June 2022
18:30 |
| Malta File:Flag of Malta.svg | 73–71 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−8, 12−17, 21−27, 24−19 | ||
| Pts: Deguara 28 Rebs: Deguara, Kahler 11 Asts: Kahler 8 |
Pts: Davis 22 Rebs: Haciyeva 10 Asts: Davis 4 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Tomi Panov (MKD) |
29 June 2022
16:15 |
| Azerbaijan File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 69–72 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−17, 22−23, 17−18, 14−14 | ||
| Pts: Haciyeva 25 Rebs: Haciyeva 12 Asts: Davis 6 |
Pts: Colom 21 Rebs: Bartolome 8 Asts: Colom 6 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Alessandro Perciavalle (GIB) |
30 June 2022
18:30 |
| Andorra File:Flag of Andorra.svg | 70–72 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 13−22, 15−15, 26−18, 16−17 | ||
| Pts: Bartolome, Colom 20 Rebs: Gabriel, Serrato 5 Asts: Fernández 8 |
Pts: Deguara 25 Rebs: Deguara, Kahler 10 Asts: Bugeja 5 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Tomi Panov (MKD), James Kerry Dominique (GIB) |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Error creating thumbnail: Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 129 | +49 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 125 | +2 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 161 | −51 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
28 June 2022
16:15 |
| San Marino File:Flag of San Marino.svg | 61–47 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−11, 6−7, 21−11, 16−18 | ||
| Pts: Ugolini 22 Rebs: Biordi 11 Asts: Raschi 7 |
Pts: Yome 16 Rebs: McGrail 7 Asts: Yome 3 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Henri Hilke (FIN), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE), Igor Esteve (AND) |
29 June 2022
18:30 |
| Gibraltar File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg | 63–100 | Error creating thumbnail: Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15−22, 15−23, 15−31, 18−24 | ||
| Pts: García 16 Rebs: Culross 6 Asts: Yome 6 |
Pts: Spight 30 Rebs: Mkrtychyan 6 Asts: Jones 8 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Henri Hilke (FIN), Vladimir Zanev (BUL) |
30 June 2022
16:15 |
| Armenia Error creating thumbnail: | 78–66 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 26−19, 16−11, 14−17, 22−19 | ||
| Pts: Spight 25 Rebs: Khachatryan 12 Asts: Jones 7 |
Pts: Felici 17 Rebs: Biordi 9 Asts: Raschi 7 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Igor Esteve (AND), Vladimir Zanev (BUL) |
Final round
[edit | edit source]Bracket
[edit | edit source]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 59 | |||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 52 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | 51 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 68 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 68 | |||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Armenia | 84 | |||||||||
| 2 July | ||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Armenia | 93 | |||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 66 | Third place | ||||||||
| File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 66 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | 57 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 75 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 84 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit | edit source]1 July 2022
16:15 |
| Andorra File:Flag of Andorra.svg | 66–57 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−10, 12−15, 12−13, 24−19 | ||
| Pts: Colom 29 Rebs: Bartolome, Colom 8 Asts: Fernández 5 |
Pts: García 15 Rebs: Buxton, Culross 8 Asts: Rodríguez 5 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Alakbar Hasanov (AZE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Vladimir Zanrv (BUL) |
1 July 2022
18:30 |
| San Marino File:Flag of San Marino.svg | 51–68 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−22, 11−12, 12−11, 10−23 | ||
| Pts: Raschi 20 Rebs: Raschi 9 Asts: Raschi 4 |
Pts: Hamzayev 21 Rebs: Haciyeva 13 Asts: Pashayev 5 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Henri Hilke (FIN), Can Mavisu (TUR), James Kerry Dominique (GIB) |
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]2 July 2022
16:15 |
| Malta File:Flag of Malta.svg | 59–52 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−12, 12−15, 11−8, 20−17 | ||
| Pts: Deguara 18 Rebs: Kahler 16 Asts: Bugeja 8 |
Pts: Haciyeva 17 Rebs: Haciyeva 11 Asts: Pashayev 5 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Can Mavisu (TUR), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND) |
2 July 2022
18:30 |
| Armenia Error creating thumbnail: | 93–66 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 24−19, 28−15, 26−14, 15−18 | ||
| Pts: Tatevosyan 35 Rebs: Spight, Zohrabian 7 Asts: Jones 8 |
Pts: Colom 18 Rebs: Colom 7 Asts: Colom 3 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Henri Hilke (FIN), Toni Panov (MKD) |
Fifth place game
[edit | edit source]3 July 2022
14:00 |
| Gibraltar File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg | 52–62 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 11−22, 17−14, 12−17, 12−9 | ||
| Pts: García 17 Rebs: García 10 Asts: Yome 4 |
Pts: Ugolini 13 Rebs: Ugolini 7 Asts: Raschi 7 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Alakbar Hasanov (AZE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Vladimir Zanev (BUL) |
Third place game
[edit | edit source]3 July 2022
16:15 |
| Azerbaijan File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg | 75–84 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−24, 16−20, 20−17, 19−23 | ||
| Pts: Poladkhanli 25 Rebs: Hamzayev 10 Asts: Pashayev 10 |
Pts: Colom 31 Rebs: Bartolome, Colom 7 Asts: three players 3 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Can Mavizu (TUR), Tomi Panov (MKD), James Kerry Dominique (GIB) |
Final
[edit | edit source]3 July 2022
18:30 |
| Malta File:Flag of Malta.svg | 68–84 | Error creating thumbnail: Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19−15, 11−24, 18−23, 20−22 | ||
| Pts: Deguara 27 Rebs: Deguara 16 Asts: Bugeja 4 |
Pts: Jones 41 Rebs: Jones 10 Asts: Jones 6 | |
Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali
Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Henri Hilke (FIN), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND) |
Individual statistics
[edit | edit source]Source:[2]
Scoring leader
[edit | edit source]- Malta Samuel Deguara &
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Rebounding leader
[edit | edit source]- Malta Samuel Deguara (12.5 rebounds per game)
Assists leader
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: Chris Jones (7.3 assists per game)
Blocks leader
[edit | edit source]- Malta Samuel Deguara (1.8 blocks per game)
Steals leader
[edit | edit source]- Azerbaijan Orhan Haciyeva (1.8 steals per game)
Awards
[edit | edit source]The tournament's individual award were announced after the final on 3 July.[3]
- Most Valuable Player: Error creating thumbnail: Chris Jones
- All-Star Five:
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries official website
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