2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

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2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
City Serravalle
Dates26 June – 1 July 2018
Teams 7  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Malta.svg  Malta (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Third placeFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Malta.svg Samuel Deguara
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
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The 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by San Marino. [1]

Contents

Teams

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

Serravalle
Multieventi Sport Domus
Capacity: 1,200

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 330277186+916 Semifinals
2Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 321236257215
3Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino (H)31221221644 Classification 5–7
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 303228294663
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
26 June
14:00
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg10296 (OT)Flag of Moldova.svg  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  Flag of San Marino.svg4888Flag of Norway.svg  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  Flag of Norway.svg9560Flag of Gibraltar.svg  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  Flag of Moldova.svg5498Flag of San Marino.svg  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  Flag of Moldova.svg7894Flag of Norway.svg  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  Flag of San Marino.svg6674Flag of Gibraltar.svg  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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 220172129+434 Semifinals
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21112813243
3Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 202120159392 Classification 5–7
Source: FIBA
26 June
16:30
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg6496Flag of Malta.svg  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  Flag of Malta.svg7665Flag of Ireland.svg  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  Flag of Ireland.svg6356Flag of Andorra.svg  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

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
5Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 22016699+674
6Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 211154123+313
7Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 20297195982
Source: FIBA
30 June
15:00
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg4397Flag of Andorra.svg  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  Flag of Andorra.svg6956Flag of San Marino.svg  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

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
30 June
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 83
 
1 July
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 73
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 59
 
30 June
 
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 75
 
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 102
 
 
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 57
 
Third place
 
 
1 July
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 86
 
 
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 66

Semifinals

30 June
17:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg8373Flag of Ireland.svg  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  Flag of Malta.svg10257Flag of Gibraltar.svg  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

1 July
14:30
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg8666Flag of Gibraltar.svg  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

1 July
17:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5975Flag of Malta.svg  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 
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
First title

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Malta.svg  Malta (C)440
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 541
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 422
4Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 523
5Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 422
6Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino (H)413
7Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 404
Source: FIBA
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

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