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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malta |
| City | Ta' Qali |
| Dates | 28 June – 3 July 2022 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Armenia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Malta |
| Third place |  Andorra |
| Fourth place |  Azerbaijan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Chris Jones |
| Top scorer | Samuel Deguara Chris Jones (24.5 ppg) |
| Top rebounds | Samuel Deguara (12.5 rpg) |
| Top assists | Chris Jones (7.3 apg) |
Participating teams edit
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 edit
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).
Group A edit
| 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 |
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 edit
| 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 edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 July | ||||||||||
| Malta | 59 | |||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 52 | |||||||||
| San Marino | 51 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 68 | |||||||||
| Malta | 68 | |||||||||
| Armenia | 84 | |||||||||
| 2 July | ||||||||||
| Armenia | 93 | |||||||||
| 1 July | ||||||||||
| Andorra | 66 | Third place | ||||||||
| Andorra | 66 | |||||||||
| 3 July | ||||||||||
| Gibraltar | 57 | |||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 75 | |||||||||
| Andorra | 84 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Individual statistics edit
Source:[2]
Scoring leader edit
Samuel Deguara &
Chris Jones (24.5 points per game)
Rebounding leader edit
- Samuel Deguara (12.5 rebounds per game)
Assists leader edit
- Chris Jones (7.3 assists per game)
Blocks leader edit
- Samuel Deguara (1.8 blocks per game)
Steals leader edit
Orhan Haciyeva (1.8 steals per game)
Awards edit
The tournament's individual award were announced after the final on 3 July.[3]
- Most Valuable Player: Chris Jones
- All-Star Five:
References edit
- ^ 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries official website
- ^ "Players statistics of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Armenia celebrate title triumph; Jones takes home MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 July 2022.