2022 FIBA Women's Micronesian Cup
International basketball competition
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The 2022 FIBA Women's Micronesian Cup was the inaugural edition of the FIBA Women's Micronesian Cup, an international women's basketball tournament contested by national teams of Micronesian sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. It was played in Mangilao, Guam, from 8 to 11 June 2022. The hosting has been awarded by FIBA following the decision to postpone the 2022 Micronesian Games to 2023, which was the qualification phase for 2023 Pacific Games.[1][2]
| 1st FIBA Women's Micronesian Basketball Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Guam |
| City | Mangilao |
| Dates | 8–11 June 2022 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Guam (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Northern Mariana Islands |
| Third place |  Palau |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | E. Won (18.5 ppg) |
| Top rebounds | E. Won (15.0 rpg) |
| Top assists | E. Won (5.8 apg) |
| PPG (Team) | Guam (94.5 ppg) |
| RPG (Team) | Palau (58.5 rpg) |
| APG (Team) | Guam (18.0 apg) |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball/history | |
This tournament also served as the sub-regional qualification for the women's basketball event of the 2023 Pacific Games in Solomon Islands with one berth allocated in this tournament, which serves as the official qualifier to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers.[1][2]
Guam won the tournament by sweeping all of their opponents en route to the championship, enabling them to become the representative of Micronesian sub-zone in the women's basketball tournament of the 2023 Pacific Games.[3][4]
Participating teams
Initially there are seven teams that were supposed to participate in the competition. On 24 March, Marshall Islands and Kiribati has sent their apologies as they will not be able to participate due to travel restrictions imposed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining four teams later confirmed their participation.[5]
Federated States of Micronesia
Guam (Host)
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
** Withdrew
Group phase
All times are local (Chamorro Standard Time; UTC+10).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 95 | +213 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 175 | +55 | 5 | |
| 3 | Palau |
3 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 180 | −4 | 4 | Third place match |
| 4 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 322 | −264 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
8 June 2022 14:30 |
| Federated States of Micronesia |
17–87 | Palau |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–26, 3–16, 6–31, 2–14 | ||
| Pts: Andrew 6 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Andrew 1 |
Pts: Singich 22 Rebs: Sugiyama 11 Asts: Sungino, Adelbai 3 | |
University of Guam Field House, Mangilao |
8 June 2022 16:45 |
| Guam |
94–46 | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 18–14, 21–10, 27–5 | ||
| Pts: San Nicolas 18 Rebs: San Nicolas 9 Asts: Stinnett 6 |
Pts: E. Won 15 Rebs: E. Won 9 Asts: E. Won 5 | |
University of Guam Field House, Mangilao |
9 June 2022 12:15 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
74–53 | Palau |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 26–15, 15–14, 18–8 | ||
| Pts: E. Won 21 Rebs: E. Won 16 Asts: E. Won, K. Won 5 |
Pts: Sugiyama 16 Rebs: Sugiyama 14 Asts: Sugiyama, Kalbesang 2 | |
University of Guam Field House, Mangilao |
9 June 2022 19:00 |
| Guam |
125–13 | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–6, 38–0, 27–2, 30–5 | ||
| Pts: Quintanilla, San Nicolas 18 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Taitano 7 |
Pts: Lemangmai 7 Rebs: Lemangmai, Takasy 7 Asts: 0 | |
University of Guam Field House, Mangilao |
Final round
Third place match
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Guam |
4–0 |
 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
2–2 |
 |
Palau |
2–2 |
| 4 | Federated States of Micronesia |
0–4 |
| Qualified for the 2023 Pacific Games |
