Basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games
Basketball is one of the 26 sports scheduled for the 2019 Pacific Games which will be held in Apia, Samoa.
| Pacific Games Basketball Tournament | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apia 2019 | |||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Games | 2019 Pacific Games | ||||||||
| Host nation | Samoa | ||||||||
| City | Apia | ||||||||
| Duration | 8–16 July | ||||||||
| Men's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Women's tournament | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Tournaments | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Basketball pictogram for the Games
Competition format
The 8 teams will be split into two pools of four where round-robin matches will be played with the top two from each pool advancing to the semi-finals or the medal play-offs.
Qualification
For the first time ever, teams would have to qualify for the event in order to participate in the basketball competition either for men or women through sub-zone qualification tournaments in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.[1][2]
Men's tournament
Qualified teams
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 September 2017 | 1 |  Samoa |
| 2017 FIBA Melanesia Basketball Cup | 27−30 September 2017 | 3 |  Papua New Guinea New Caledonia Fiji |
| 2018 Micronesian Games | 15−23 July 2018 | 1 |  Guam |
| 2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup | 19−24 November 2018 | 2 |  Tahiti Tonga |
| Wildcard | 19 February 2019 | 1 |  Solomon Islands |
| Total | 8 |
Women's tournament
Qualified teams
| Event | Date | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 September 2017 | 1 | Samoa |
| 2017 FIBA Women's Melanesia Basketball Cup | 27−30 September 2017 | 3 | Papua New Guinea Fiji New Caledonia |
| 2018 Micronesian Games | 15−23 July 2018 | 1 | Guam |
| 2018 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup | 19−24 November 2018 | 2 |  Cook Islands Tahiti |
| Wildcard | 15 March 2019 | 1 |  American Samoa |
| Total | 8 |
Men's 3x3 tournament
Women's 3x3 tournament
Participating nations
Ten countries are expected to compete in basketball at the 2019 Pacific Games:[3]
- American Samoa (12)
- Cook Islands (12)
- Fiji (24)
- Guam (24)
- New Caledonia (24)
- Papua New Guinea (24)
- Samoa (24) (Host)
- Solomon Islands (12)
- French Polynesia (24)
- Tonga (12)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Samoa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa (ASA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guam (GUM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Samoa (SAM)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |
Guam Tomas Calvo Earvin Jose Willie Stinnett III Billy Belger III JP Cruz Mekeli Wesley Daren Hechanova Ben Borja II Russell Wesley Takumi Simon Tai Wesley Jonathan Galloway |
Tahiti Heimoana Teamotuaitau Ariirimarau Meuel Teva Lextreyt Landry Liu Haunui Apeang Tevae Teihotu Jacky Leau Kang Mui Derrick Scott Michel Audouin Vairupe Perez Raimoana Tinirauarii Reihiti Sommers |
Fiji Marques Whippy Filimone Waqabaca Isireli Vuetibau Orisi Naivalurua Conrad Fox Leonard Whippy Joshua Fox Henry Tabuduka Joshua Motufaga Mataika Koyamainavure Marika Binatagi Iliesa Salauca |
| Women |
American Samoa Mahina Hannemann-Gago Malia Nawahine Sarah Toeaina Natallia Cravens Meghan Peneueta Makenna Peneueta Leah Salonoa Joeseta Fatuesi Katherine Peneueta Lahni Salanoa Valerie Nawahine Tanuvasa Jazmine Davis |
Fiji Letava Whippy Kayla Mendez Tiyana Kainamoli Valerie Nainima Lini Katia Mili Koyamainavure Nowa Naivalurua Estelle Kainamoli Kalesi Tawake Vilisi Tavui Moana Liebregts |
Samoa Fialauia Hunt Oriana-Rose Siamoa Juanita-Anne Wright Kalista Niu Cherish Manumaleuga Sommer Motufoua Malama Leaupepe Sweetie Hicks Zhanay Hettig Utu Vaimauga Theresa Vaoliko Aufui Sau |
References
- FIBA Oceania announces sub-zone qualification tournaments, FIBA Oceania, retrieved March 29, 2016
- New qualification process for basketball, The National, retrieved February 24, 2017
- "2019 Pacific Games schedule and format finalized". FIBA Oceania. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.