The FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup (FMC) is one of three new regional tournaments organized by FIBA Oceania. The tournament was played starting September 2017 for countries belonging to Melanesia sub-zone.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country | FIBA Oceania member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  New Caledonia (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Papua New Guinea (1 title each) New Caledonia |
| Current season, competition or edition: 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country | FIBA Oceania member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Fiji (1st title) |
| Most titles | Papua New Guinea (1 title each) Fiji |
Tournament format edit
The six teams will be split into two pools of three playing in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the semi-finals (with the two bottom teams playing off) or if there are five teams or less; one pool will play a round-robin with the top four teams qualifying for semi-finals. The top two teams from the FMC will qualify for the Pacific Games.[1]
Significance edit
According to FIBA in Oceania Executive Director David Crocker, one of the main reasons this tournament was created was to strengthen the level of competition within Oceania as well as the Pacific Games, ideally creating new national rivalries.
Men's tournaments edit
Summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2017 Details[2] |
Port Moresby |
 Papua New Guinea |
81–63 |  New Caledonia |
 Fiji |
63–43 |  Solomon Islands | ||
| 2022 Details[3] |
Suva |
New Caledonia |
87–57 | Papua New Guinea |
Fiji |
67–53 | Solomon Islands | ||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations edit
| Nation | 2017 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|
 Fiji
|
3rd | 3rd |
| Papua New Guinea
|
1st | 2nd |
 New Caledonia
|
2nd | 1st |
 Solomon Islands
|
4th | 4th |
| Total | 4 | 4 |
Women's tournaments edit
Summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2017 Details[4] |
Port Moresby |
Papua New Guinea |
77–58 | Fiji |
New Caledonia |
60–49 | Solomon Islands | ||
| 2022 Details[5] |
Suva |
Fiji |
71–38 | Papua New Guinea |
New Caledonia |
54–28 | Solomon Islands | ||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations edit
| Nation | 2017 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
2nd | 1st |
| Papua New Guinea
|
1st | 2nd |
| New Caledonia
|
3rd | 3rd |
| Solomon Islands
|
4th | 4th |
| Total | 4 | 4 |
References edit
- ^ a b "FIBA Oceania to host sub-zone qualification starting in 2017". FIBA Oceania. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea Men make it a clean sweep at the FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup". FIBA Oceania. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "New Caledonia Win Gold at FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea crowned first ever FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup Champions". FIBA Oceania. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Fiji Win FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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