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FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup

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FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
SportBasketball
Founded2017
No. of teams5
CountryFIBA Oceania member nations
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
 New Caledonia (1st title)
Most titles Papua New Guinea (1 title each)
 New Caledonia
FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
SportBasketball
Founded2017
No. of teams5
CountryFIBA Oceania member nations
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Fiji (1st title)
Most titles Papua New Guinea (1 title each)
 Fiji

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]

Tournament format

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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

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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

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Summary

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Year Host Final Third-place game
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2017
Details[2]
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea
81–63
New Caledonia

Fiji
63–43
Solomon Islands
2022
Details[3]
Fiji
Suva

New Caledonia
87–57
Papua New Guinea

Fiji
67–53
Solomon Islands

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Caledonia1102
 Papua New Guinea1102
3 Fiji0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

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Nation Papua New Guinea
2017
Fiji
2022
 Fiji 3rd 3rd
 Papua New Guinea 1st 2nd
 New Caledonia 2nd 1st
 Solomon Islands 4th 4th
Total 4 4

Women's tournaments

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Summary

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Year Host Final Third-place game
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2017
Details[4]
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea
77–58
Fiji

New Caledonia
60–49
Solomon Islands
2022
Details[5]
Fiji
Suva

Fiji
71–38
Papua New Guinea

New Caledonia
54–28
Solomon Islands

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Fiji1102
 Papua New Guinea1102
3 New Caledonia0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

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Nation Papua New Guinea
2017
Fiji
2022
 Fiji 2nd 1st
 Papua New Guinea 1st 2nd
 New Caledonia 3rd 3rd
 Solomon Islands 4th 4th
Total 4 4

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIBA Oceania to host sub-zone qualification starting in 2017". FIBA Oceania. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Papua New Guinea Men make it a clean sweep at the FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup". FIBA Oceania. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "New Caledonia Win Gold at FIBA Melanesia Cup". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Papua New Guinea crowned first ever FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup Champions". FIBA Oceania. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Fiji Win FIBA Melanesian Cup 2022". FIBA Oceania. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.