3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

3x3 basketball was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart was staged at the Games for the first time. All four tournaments took place between 29 July and 2 August 2022.[1][2]

3x3 basketball
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueSmithfield
Dates29 July – 2 August 2022
Competitors111 from 12 nations

It is a first time that 3x3 basketball was included in the Commonwealth Games programme with last being the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The discipline of wheelchair basketball made its sport debut at the Commonwealth Games.[3]

Schedule

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The competition schedule was as follows:[1][2]

G Group stage CM Classification matches ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 1 Tue 2
Session → A E A E A E A E A E
Men G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G G ¼ ½ B F
Men WC G G G ½ CM B F
Women WC G G G ½ CM B F

The wheelchair groups were drawn in May 2022;[4] The running groups were drawn at a later date, August 2 Birmingham Time.

Venue

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The competitions were held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield,[5] named after the market that once stood in its place.

The venue also played host to beach volleyball and the start of the marathon;[6] After the Games, it will be dismantled and the site is subject to a redevelopment scheme.[7]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada2114
2  Australia1214
3  England*1124
Totals (3 entries)44412

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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  England
Jamell Anderson
Kayne Henry
Myles Hesson
Orlan Jackman
  Australia
Greg Hire
Daniel Johnson
Jesse Wagstaff
Thomas Wright
  Canada
Bikramjit Gill
Alex Johnson
Jordan Jensen-Whyte
Adam Paige
Women
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  Canada
Taya Hanson
Rosalie Mercille
Sarah Te-Biasu
Tara Wallack
  England
Shanice Beckford-Norton
Cheridene Green
Chantelle Handy
Hannah Jump
  Australia
Lauren Mansfield
Lauren Scherf
Marena Whittle
Alex Wilson
Wheelchair men
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  Australia
Luke Pople
Lachlin Dalton
Kurt Thompson
Jake Kavanagh
  Canada
Vincent Dallaire
Colin Higgins
Robert Hedges

  England
Tyler Baines
Lee Manning
Charlie McIntyre
Abderrahim Taghrest
Wheelchair women
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  Canada
Kady Dandeneau
Tara Llanes
Tamara Steeves
Elodie Tessier
  Australia
Hannah Dodd
Georgia Inglis
Amber Merritt
Ella Sabljak
  England
Jade Atkin
Amy Conroy
Joy Haizelden
Charlotte Moore

Qualification

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Summary

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CGA Men Women Athletes
3x3 WC 3x3 WC
  Australia         16
  British Virgin Islands   4
  Canada         15
  England         16
  Kenya       12
  Malaysia   4
  New Zealand     8
  Northern Ireland   4
  Scotland       12
  South Africa     8
  Sri Lanka     8
  Trinidad and Tobago   4
Total: 12 CGAs 8 6 8 6 111

3x3 basketball

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Eight nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[8][9]

  • The host nation.
  • The top nation in the FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings from each of the six CGF regions.
  • The highest-ranked nation not already qualified.
Men
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Regional Qualification)
1 November 2021 5   Kenya
  Canada
  Sri Lanka
  Trinidad and Tobago
  New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Direct Qualification)
1   Australia
Home Nations Qualifier[a] 6 April 2022   Largs 1   Scotland
TOTAL 8
Women
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Regional Qualification)
1 November 2021 5   Kenya
  Canada
  Sri Lanka
  Saint Lucia[b]
  British Virgin Islands
  New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Direct Qualification)
1   Australia
Home Nations Qualifier[c] 6 April 2022   Largs 1   Scotland
TOTAL 8
Notes
  1. ^ The Home Nations are affiliated with FIBA as a combined national federation (Great Britain). Since Great Britain was the top European men's nation, a qualifying tournament between the Home Nations (excluding England, who already qualified as hosts) was held to determine the recipient of the associated quota place.[10][11]
  2. ^ Saint Lucia declined their invitation, citing inadequate preparation for the tournament. The Caribbean quota place was reallocated to the British Virgin Islands.[12]
  3. ^ The Home Nations are affiliated with FIBA as a combined national federation (Great Britain). Since Great Britain was the top European women's nation, a qualifying tournament between the Home Nations (excluding England, who already qualified as hosts) was held to determine the recipient of the associated quota place.[10][11]

3x3 wheelchair basketball

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Six nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[13][14]

  • The host nation.
  • The winners of the four IWBF Zonal Qualifiers.
  • One nation not already qualified will receive a CGF/IWBF Bipartite Invitation.
Men
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
IWBF Africa Qualifier 9 October 2021   Johannesburg 1   South Africa
IWBF Europe Qualifier 14 April 2022   Largs 1   Northern Ireland
Bipartite Invitation[a] 22 April 2022 3   Australia
  Canada
  Malaysia
TOTAL 6
Women
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
IWBF Africa Qualifier 9 October 2021   Johannesburg 1   South Africa
IWBF Europe Qualifier 14 April 2022   Largs 1   Scotland
Bipartite Invitation[b] 22 April 2022 3   Australia
  Canada
  Kenya
TOTAL 6
Qualifier scheduling issue
  1. ^ The men's IWBF Americas and Asia/Oceania Qualifiers were cancelled, so two additional invitations (one per Zone) were sent instead.[15][16]
  2. ^ The women's IWBF Americas and Asia/Oceania Qualifiers were cancelled, so two additional invitations (one per Zone) were sent instead.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Competition Schedule | Basketball 3x3 and Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 13, 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Wheelchair Basketball Players to Make History at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.iwbf.org/. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Birmingham 2022 3×3 groups confirmed!". British Wheelchair Basketball. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ Robinson, Jon (28 July 2020). "NEW COMMONWEALTH GAMES VENUE REVEALED". Insider Media Ltd. Newsco Insider Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Venues | SMITHFIELD". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ^ "JV contract finalised for £1.9bn Smithfield Birmingham scheme". pbctoday. Adjacent Digital Politics Ltd. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 November 2021). "Birmingham 2022 3x3 basketball line-up almost complete as 14 teams qualify". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ Selection Policy and Standards | 3x3 BASKETBALL (PDF). Commonwealth Games Scotland. 17 March 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Fourteen teams confirmed for 3x3's debut at Commonwealth Games 2022". FIBA. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Gains, Bradley (6 April 2022). "Scotland celebrate Commonwealth Games 2022 3×3 qualification double". Hoopsfix. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  12. ^ Palmer, Dan (5 April 2022). "British Virgin Islands added to 3x3 basketball line-up at Birmingham 2022 as home nations prepare for qualifier". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  13. ^ "WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TO DEBUT IN BIRMINGHAM". IWBF Africa. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  14. ^ Athlete Allocation System | Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / IWBF. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  15. ^ a b "NEW TIMEFRAME AND ATHLETE SELECTION PROCESS CONFIRMED FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES CONTINUES". IWBF. 13 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  16. ^ a b "CHANGES TO THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR". IWBF. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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