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]
| 2nd FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Fiji |
| Dates | 26−29 October |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fiji (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  An Ah Tchung (17.3) |
| Top rebounds |  Angula (12.5) |
| Top assists | Muri (3.5) |
| PPG (Team) | Fiji (72.5) |
| RPG (Team) | Fiji (48.3) |
| APG (Team) | Papua New Guinea (10.0) |
| Official website | |
| 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesian Cup | |
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.[1][2][4]
Hosts Fiji thrashed the defending titlists Papua New Guinea in the championship, 71-58, to notch their maiden title.[6] Both finalists, along with next year's hosts Solomon Islands, will represent Melanesia in the women's basketball tournament of the 2023 Pacific Games.
Teams
editThe following national teams participated in the competition.
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 150 | +69 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 182 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 183 | +14 | 4 | Third place game |
| 4 |  Solomon Islands
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 208 | −85 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
26 October 2022
12:00 |
| Papua New Guinea |
63–51 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 22–6, 9–19, 15–17 | ||
| Pts: Muri 17 Rebs: Angula 17 Asts: Muri 5 |
Pts: J. Basia 21 Rebs: J. Basia 11 Asts: B. Basia, Sade 3 | |
26 October 2022
17:00 |
| Fiji |
78–62 | New Caledonia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 19–10, 19–23, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Koyamainavure, Vocea 15 Rebs: Whippy, Vocea 12 Asts: Koyamainavure 2 |
Pts: An Ah Tchung 16 Rebs: Souque 10 Asts: An Ah Tchung 3 | |
27 October 2022
12:00 |
| New Caledonia |
66–67 | Papua New Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 15–23, 12–17, 25–16 | ||
| Pts: An Ah Tchung 20 Rebs: Fisiipeau 9 Asts: R. Forest 2 |
Pts: Muri 16 Rebs: Angula 17 Asts: Angula 5 | |
27 October 2022
19:30 |
| Solomon Islands |
34–76 | Fiji |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 9–14, 5–15, 9–26 | ||
| Pts: J. Basia 12 Rebs: Van Den Heever 10 Asts: B. Basia, Van Den Heever 2 |
Pts: Vocea 15 Rebs: Korovou 14 Asts: Koyamainavure 4 | |
28 October 2022
14:30 |
| New Caledonia |
69–38 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 16–11, 16–10, 20–6 | ||
| Pts: An Ah Tchung, Koteureu 13 Rebs: Koteureu 10 Asts: Koteureu 3 |
Pts: Wanefai 16 Rebs: Wanefai 8 Asts: B. Basia 2 | |
28 October 2022
17:00 |
| Fiji |
65–54 | Papua New Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–13, 19–16, 12–14, 7–11 | ||
| Pts: Koyamainavure 21 Rebs: Whippy 9 Asts: Whippy 3 |
Pts: Kairi 14 Rebs: Yawasing, Angula 6 Asts: Angula 3 | |
Final round
editBronze medal match
edit29 October 2022
12:00 |
| New Caledonia |
54–28 | Solomon Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 14–7, 14–8, 11–4 | ||
| Pts: An Ah Tchung 2 Rebs: Fisiipeau, Gilhodes 6 Asts: Souque 5 |
Pts: Wanefai 9 Rebs: B. Basia 10 Asts: Mauriasi 2 | |
Gold medal match
editFinal standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games. |
| Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games as the hosts. |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Fiji |
4–0 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
2–2 |
|
New Caledonia |
2–2 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands |
0–4 |
Awards
edit| 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesian champions |
|---|
 Fiji 1st title |
- All-Star Team:[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIBA Melanesia Cup postponed to April 2022". FIBA. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Pacific Games qualifier FIBA Melanesia Cup pushed back to 2022". insidethegames.biz. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Fiji to host 2021 FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Fiji to host 2021 Melanesia Cup with Pacific Games berths on offer". insidethegames.biz. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "BFPNG names squads". The National. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Fiji Win FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "All-Star Five Line-Up Named for 2022". FIBA. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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