2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
CityTa' Qali
Dates28 June – 3 July 2022
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Armenia (2nd title)
Runners-up Malta
Third place Andorra
Fourth place Azerbaijan
Tournament statistics
MVPArmenia Chris Jones
Top scorerMalta Samuel Deguara
Armenia Chris Jones (24.5 ppg)
Top reboundsMalta Samuel Deguara (12.5 rpg)
Top assistsArmenia Chris Jones (7.3 apg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
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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

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
 Andorra 15th 2021 Champion (1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014) 88
 Armenia 2nd 2016 Champion (2016) 93
 Azerbaijan 4th 2008 Champion (2006, 2008) NR
 Gibraltar 18th 2021 Fourth place (1998, 2018) 148
 Malta 18th 2021 Champion (2018) 94
 San Marino 17th 2021 Champion (2002) 123

Group phase

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Malta (H) 2 2 0 145 141 +4 4 Semifinals
2  Andorra 2 1 1 142 141 +1 3 Quarterfinals
3  Azerbaijan 2 0 2 140 145 −5 2
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
28 June 2022
18:30
Malta  73–71  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  69–72  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  70–72  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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Armenia 2 2 0 178 129 +49 4 Semifinals
2  San Marino 2 1 1 127 125 +2 3 Quarterfinals
3  Gibraltar 2 0 2 110 161 −51 2
Source: FIBA
28 June 2022
16:15
San Marino  61–47  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  63–100  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  78–66  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

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
2 July
 Malta59
1 July
 Azerbaijan52
 San Marino51
3 July
 Azerbaijan68
 Malta68
 Armenia84
2 July
 Armenia93
1 July
 Andorra66 Third place
 Andorra66
3 July
 Gibraltar57
 Azerbaijan75
 Andorra84

Quarterfinals

1 July 2022
16:15
Andorra  66–57  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  51–68  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

2 July 2022
16:15
Malta  59–52  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  93–66  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

3 July 2022
14:00
Gibraltar  52–62  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

3 July 2022
16:15
Azerbaijan  75–84  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

3 July 2022
18:30
Malta  68–84  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

Source:[2]

Scoring leader

Rebounding leader

Assists leader

Blocks leader

Steals leader

Awards

The tournament's individual award were announced after the final on 3 July.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries official website
  2. ^ "Players statistics of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Armenia celebrate title triumph; Jones takes home MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 July 2022.