2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries

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2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
Tournament details
Host countryIreland
CityCork
Dates26 June – 1 July 2018
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (1st title)
Runners-up Luxembourg
Third place Malta
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2016
2021

The 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this competition. The tournament took place in Cork, Ireland, from 26 June to 1 July 2018.[1] Denmark women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.

Participating teams[edit]

Group phase[edit]

In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 358 126 +232 6 Semifinals
2  Malta 3 2 1 251 160 +91 5
3  Gibraltar 3 1 2 135 251 −116 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Moldova 3 0 3 131 338 −207 3
Source: FIBA
26 June 2018
Malta  58–96  Denmark
26 June 2018
Gibraltar  70–64  Moldova
27 June 2018
Denmark  116–33  Gibraltar
27 June 2018
Moldova  32–122  Malta
28 June 2018
Moldova  35–146  Denmark
28 June 2018
Malta  71–32  Gibraltar

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Luxembourg 3 3 0 207 135 +72 6 Semifinals
2  Norway 3 2 1 168 182 −14 5
3  Ireland 3 1 2 182 197 −15 4 5th–8th place playoffs
4  Cyprus 3 0 3 157 200 −43 3
Source: FIBA
26 June 2018
Luxembourg  71–49  Cyprus
26 June 2018
Norway  73–62  Ireland
27 June 2018
Cyprus  54–56  Norway
27 June 2018
Ireland  47–70  Luxembourg
28 June 2018
Luxembourg  66–39  Norway
28 June 2018
Ireland  73–54  Cyprus

5th–8th place playoffs[edit]

5th–8th place semifinals 5th place match
      
A3  Gibraltar 47
B4  Cyprus 100
B4  Cyprus 82
B3  Ireland 75
B3  Ireland 102
A4  Moldova 28 7th place match
A3  Gibraltar 58
A4  Moldova 68

5th–8th place semifinals[edit]

30 June 2018
Gibraltar  47–100  Cyprus
30 June 2018
Ireland  102–28  Moldova

7th place match[edit]

1 July 2018
Gibraltar  58–68  Moldova

5th place match[edit]

1 July 2018
Cyprus  82–75  Ireland

Championship playoffs[edit]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1  Denmark 77
B2  Norway 42
A1  Denmark 93
B1  Luxembourg 59
B1  Luxembourg 62
A2  Malta 47 3rd place match
B2  Norway 59
A2  Malta 67

Semifinals[edit]

30 June 2018
Denmark  77–42  Norway
30 June 2018
Luxembourg  62–47  Malta

3rd place match[edit]

1 July 2018
Norway  59–67  Malta

Final[edit]

1 July 2018
Denmark  93–59  Luxembourg

Final standings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Luxembourg
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Malta
4  Norway
5  Cyprus
6  Ireland
7  Moldova
8  Gibraltar

References[edit]