2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  San Marino |
| City | Serravalle |
| Dates | 26 June – 1 July 2018 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Malta (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  Ireland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Samuel Deguara |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by San Marino.[1]
Teams
[edit]Seven teams played in the competition, with the return of Norway, 17 years after their last appearance in a FIBA competition.
Armenia, that participates in the EuroBasket 2021 qualification, and Wales, integrated in the team of Great Britain, were the teams from the previous edition that did not participate in this one.
Venues
[edit]| Serravalle | ||
|---|---|---|
| Multieventi Sport Domus | ||
| Capacity: 1,200 | ||
Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 277 | 186 | +91 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Gibraltar
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 257 | −21 | 5 | |
| 3 | San Marino (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 216 | −4 | 4 | Classification 5–7 |
| 4 |  Moldova
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 294 | −66 | 3 |
26 June
14:00 |
| Gibraltar |
102–96 (OT) | Moldova |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 21–18, 31–14, 14–23, Overtime: 18–12 | ||
| Pts: Ortega 33 Rebs: Buxton 14 Asts: Ortega 8 |
Pts: Solopa 44 Rebs: Nistor 11 Asts: Cojuhari 6 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Gordon Barbara (MLT), David Caballe (IRL) |
26 June
20:00 |
| San Marino |
48–88 | Norway |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 9–20, 10–20, 15–31 | ||
| Pts: Biordi 13 Rebs: Biordi, Botteghi 7 Asts: Raschi 5 |
Pts: Mjøs 21 Rebs: Frey 6 Asts: Frey 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Vincent Delestrée (BEL), Igor Esteve (AND), Thomas Bissuel (FRA) |
27 June
17:30 |
| Norway |
95–60 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 30–15, 15–20, 27–14 | ||
| Pts: Ndiaye 19 Rebs: Berg 10 Asts: Frey 5 |
Pts: Ortega 19 Rebs: Pérez 8 Asts: Yome 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Thomas Bissuel (FRA), David Caballe (IRL), Igor Esteve (AND) |
27 June
20:00 |
| Moldova |
54–98 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 9–24, 5–26, 25–22 | ||
| Pts: Legosin 14 Rebs: Nistor 11 Asts: Cojuhari 2 |
Pts: Raschi 20 Rebs: Botteghi 13 Asts: Raschi 5 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Gordon Barbara (MLT), James Dominique (GIB) |
28 June
17:30 |
| Moldova |
78–94 | Norway |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 22–23, 20–34, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Melniciuc 34 Rebs: Nistor 9 Asts: Cojuhari 6 |
Pts: Mjøs 18 Rebs: Berg 9 Asts: Jawara 4 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Gordon Barbara (MLT), David Caballe (IRL) |
28 June
20:00 |
| San Marino |
66–74 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 18–19, 15–16, 15–24 | ||
| Pts: Ugolini 17 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: three players 4 |
Pts: Pérez 19 Rebs: Pérez 9 Asts: four players 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Thomas Bissuel (FRA), Igor Esteve (AND), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR) |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 129 | +43 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 132 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Andorra
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 159 | −39 | 2 | Classification 5–7 |
Source: FIBA
26 June
16:30 |
| Andorra |
64–96 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 13–28, 12–34, 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Gabriel 16 Rebs: Gabriel 8 Asts: Lliteras 4 |
Pts: T. Falzon 22 Rebs: T. Falzon 9 Asts: T. Falzon, Formosa 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), James Dominique (GIB), Gilbert Hoxha (ALB) |
27 June
15:00 |
| Malta |
76–65 | Ireland |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 15–18, 19–14, 20–14 | ||
| Pts: A. Falzon 22 Rebs: Deguara 10 Asts: A. Falzon 6 |
Pts: O'Sullivan 15 Rebs: Badmus 8 Asts: Roe 4 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Vincent Delestrée (BEL), Gilbert Hoxha (ALB) |
28 June
15:00 |
| Ireland |
63–56 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 15–8, 18–18, 11–22 | ||
| Pts: Badmus 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Black 3 |
Pts: Colom 22 Rebs: Bartolome 10 Asts: Gabriel 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Vincent Delestrée (BEL), James Dominique (GIB), Gilbert Hoxha (ALB) |
Classification group
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Andorra
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 99 | +67 | 4 |
| 6 | San Marino
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 123 | +31 | 3 |
| 7 | Moldova
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 195 | −98 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
30 June
15:00 |
| Moldova |
43–97 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 7–18, 11–33, 10–15 | ||
| Pts: Nistor 8 Rebs: Legosin 9 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Guzmán 17 Rebs: Guzmán 8 Asts: Lliteras, Schneider 6 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Gordon Barbara (MLT), David Caballe (IRL) |
1 July
12:00 |
| Andorra |
69–56 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 12–14, 16–19, 23–13 | ||
| Pts: Gabriel 18 Rebs: Gabriel 11 Asts: Colom 7 |
Pts: Raschi 16 Rebs: Zanotti 8 Asts: three players 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), James Dominique (GIB), Gilbert Hoxka (ALB) |
Final round
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 30 June | ||||||
| Norway | 83 | |||||
| 1 July | ||||||
| Ireland | 73 | |||||
| Norway | 59 | |||||
| 30 June | ||||||
| Malta | 75 | |||||
| Malta | 102 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 57 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 July | ||||||
| Ireland | 86 | |||||
| Gibraltar | 66 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]30 June
17:30 |
| Norway |
83–73 | Ireland |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 33–11, 17–24, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Frey 29 Rebs: Berg 16 Asts: Mjøs 7 |
Pts: Cairns, Murphy 17 Rebs: Black, Murphy 8 Asts: Roe 5 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Thomas Bissuel (FRA), Igor Esteve (AND), James Dominique (GIB) |
30 June
20:00 |
| Malta |
102–57 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 21–17, 27–15, 29–14 | ||
| Pts: Formosa 18 Rebs: Deguara 20 Asts: Cassar, T. Falzon 6 |
Pts: Ortega 17 Rebs: Grigaitis, Pérez 6 Asts: Ortega, Sercombe 3 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR), Vincent Delestrée (BEL), Gilbert Hoxha (ALB) |
Third-place game
[edit]1 July
14:30 |
| Ireland |
86–66 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 27–13, 20–29, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Badmus 19 Rebs: Badmus 10 Asts: Roe 4 |
Pts: Ortega 18 Rebs: Ortega 7 Asts: Gómez 4 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Referees: Vincent Delestrée (BEL), Gordon Barbara (MLT), Thomas Bissuel (FRA) |
Final
[edit]1 July
17:00 |
| Norway |
59–75 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 13–13, 16–21, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Dolven 14 Rebs: Berg 10 Asts: three players 5 |
Pts: Deguara 24 Rebs: Deguara 14 Asts: A. Falzon 4 | |
Multieventi Sport Domus, Serravalle
Attendance: 150 Referees: Alessandro Martolini (ITA), David Caballe (IRL), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND) |
| 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries winner |
|---|
 Malta First title |
Final ranking
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Malta (C)
|
4 | 4 | 0 |
|
Norway
|
5 | 4 | 1 |
|
Ireland
|
4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Gibraltar
|
5 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Andorra
|
4 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | San Marino (H)
|
4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Moldova
|
4 | 0 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Europe Board confirms hosts for 2018 national team events". FIBA. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.