FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup

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FIBA Melanesian Basketball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Basketball current event.svg 2022 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup
Sport Basketball
Founded2017
No. of teams5
Country FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia (1st title)
Most titlesFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (1 title each)
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
FIBA Women's Melanesian Basketball Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Basketball current event.svg 2022 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup
Sport Basketball
Founded2017
No. of teams5
Country FIBA Oceania member nations
Continent FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (1st title)
Most titlesFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (1 title each)
Flag of Fiji.svg  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]

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Tournament format

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

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

Summary

YearHostFinalThird-place game
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2017
Details [2]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Port Moresby
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
81–63Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
63–43Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
2022
Details [3]
Flag of Fiji.svg
Suva
Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
87–57Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
67–53Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 1102
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1102
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

Nation Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
2017
Flag of Fiji.svg
2022
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3rd 3rd
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1st2nd
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 2nd1st
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4th4th
Total44

Women's tournaments

Summary

YearHostFinalThird-place game
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2017
Details [4]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Port Moresby
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
77–58Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
60–49Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
2022
Details [5]
Flag of Fiji.svg
Suva
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
71–38Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
Flag of FLNKS.svg
New Caledonia
54–28Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1102
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1102
3Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

Nation Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
2017
Flag of Fiji.svg
2022
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2nd1st
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1st2nd
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 3rd 3rd
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4th4th
Total44

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References

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