# 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries

The 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 18th edition of this competition. It took place in Ta' Qali, Malta, from 28 June to 3 July 2022. Ireland were the defending champions; but they didn't participate in this edition.

## Participating teams

Ireland, Moldova and Norway did not participate this season. They were replaced by Armenia, winners in 2016, which was about to come back to competition after its withdrawal from the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifiers, and Azerbaijan, winners in 2006 and 2008, which was set for a comeback to competition since its participation in the EuroBasket 2013 qualification.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in tournament | Rank |
| Andorra | 15th | 2021 | Champion (1998, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014) | 88 |
| Armenia | 2nd | 2016 | Champion (2016) | 93 |
| Azerbaijan | 4th | 2008 | Champion (2006, 2008) | NR |
| Gibraltar | 18th | 2021 | Fourth place (1998, 2018) | 148 |
| Malta | 18th | 2021 | Champion (2018) | 94 |
| San Marino | 17th | 2021 | Champion (2002) | 123 |

## Group phase

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malta (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 141 | +4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Andorra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 141 | +1 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 145 | −5 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
* 28 June 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| Malta | 73–71 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−8, 12−17, 21−27, 24−19 |||
| Pts: Deguara 28 Rebs: Deguara, Kahler 11 Asts: Kahler 8 | | Pts: Davis 22 Rebs: Haciyeva 10 Asts: Davis 4 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Tomi Panov (MKD)
* 29 June 2022 16:15
* Boxscore
| Azerbaijan | 69–72 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−17, 22−23, 17−18, 14−14 |||
| Pts: Haciyeva 25 Rebs: Haciyeva 12 Asts: Davis 6 | | Pts: Colom 21 Rebs: Bartolome 8 Asts: Colom 6 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Alessandro Perciavalle (GIB)
* 30 June 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 70–72 | Malta |
| Scoring by quarter: 13−22, 15−15, 26−18, 16−17 |||
| Pts: Bartolome, Colom 20 Rebs: Gabriel, Serrato 5 Asts: Fernández 8 | | Pts: Deguara 25 Rebs: Deguara, Kahler 10 Asts: Bugeja 5 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Tomi Panov (MKD), James Kerry Dominique (GIB)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Armenia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 129 | +49 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | San Marino | 2 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 125 | +2 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 161 | −51 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
* 28 June 2022 16:15
* Boxscore
| San Marino | 61–47 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−11, 6−7, 21−11, 16−18 |||
| Pts: Ugolini 22 Rebs: Biordi 11 Asts: Raschi 7 | | Pts: Yome 16 Rebs: McGrail 7 Asts: Yome 3 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Henri Hilke (FIN), Alakbar Hasanov (AZE), Igor Esteve (AND)
* 29 June 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 63–100 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 15−22, 15−23, 15−31, 18−24 |||
| Pts: García 16 Rebs: Culross 6 Asts: Yome 6 | | Pts: Spight 30 Rebs: Mkrtychyan 6 Asts: Jones 8 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Henri Hilke (FIN), Vladimir Zanev (BUL)
* 30 June 2022 16:15
* Boxscore
| Armenia | 78–66 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 26−19, 16−11, 14−17, 22−19 |||
| Pts: Spight 25 Rebs: Khachatryan 12 Asts: Jones 7 | | Pts: Felici 17 Rebs: Biordi 9 Asts: Raschi 7 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Igor Esteve (AND), Vladimir Zanev (BUL)

## Final round
### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| | | 2 July | 2 July | | |
| | | Malta | 59 | |
| 1 July | 1 July | | Malta | 59 | |
| 1 July | 1 July | Azerbaijan | 52 | |
| San Marino | 51 | Azerbaijan | 52 | |
| San Marino | 51 | | | | 3 July | 3 July |
| Azerbaijan | 68 | | | | 3 July | 3 July |
| Azerbaijan | 68 | | | | Malta | 68 |
| | | | | | Armenia | 84 |
| | | 2 July | 2 July | | | |
| | | Armenia | 93 | | | |
| 1 July | 1 July | | Armenia | 93 | | |
| 1 July | 1 July | Andorra | 66 | | Third place | Third place |
| Andorra | 66 | Andorra | 66 | | Third place | Third place |
| Andorra | 66 | | | | 3 July | 3 July |
| Gibraltar | 57 | | | | 3 July | 3 July |
| Gibraltar | 57 | | | | Azerbaijan | 75 |
| | | | | | Andorra | 84 |

### Quarterfinals

* 1 July 2022 16:15
* Boxscore
| Andorra | 66–57 | Gibraltar |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−10, 12−15, 12−13, 24−19 |||
| Pts: Colom 29 Rebs: Bartolome, Colom 8 Asts: Fernández 5 | | Pts: García 15 Rebs: Buxton, Culross 8 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Alakbar Hasanov (AZE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Vladimir Zanrv (BUL)
* 1 July 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| San Marino | 51–68 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18−22, 11−12, 12−11, 10−23 |||
| Pts: Raschi 20 Rebs: Raschi 9 Asts: Raschi 4 | | Pts: Hamzayev 21 Rebs: Haciyeva 13 Asts: Pashayev 5 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Henri Hilke (FIN), Can Mavisu (TUR), James Kerry Dominique (GIB)

### Semifinals

* 2 July 2022 16:15
* Boxscore
| Malta | 59–52 | Azerbaijan |
| Scoring by quarter: 16−12, 12−15, 11−8, 20−17 |||
| Pts: Deguara 18 Rebs: Kahler 16 Asts: Bugeja 8 | | Pts: Haciyeva 17 Rebs: Haciyeva 11 Asts: Pashayev 5 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Can Mavisu (TUR), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND)
* 2 July 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| Armenia | 93–66 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 24−19, 28−15, 26−14, 15−18 |||
| Pts: Tatevosyan 35 Rebs: Spight, Zohrabian 7 Asts: Jones 8 | | Pts: Colom 18 Rebs: Colom 7 Asts: Colom 3 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Henri Hilke (FIN), Toni Panov (MKD)

### Fifth place game

* 3 July 2022 14:00
* Boxscore
| Gibraltar | 52–62 | San Marino |
| Scoring by quarter: 11−22, 17−14, 12−17, 12−9 |||
| Pts: García 17 Rebs: García 10 Asts: Yome 4 | | Pts: Ugolini 13 Rebs: Ugolini 7 Asts: Raschi 7 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Alakbar Hasanov (AZE), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Vladimir Zanev (BUL)

### Third place game

* 3 July 2022 16:15
* Boxscore
| Azerbaijan | 75–84 | Andorra |
| Scoring by quarter: 20−24, 16−20, 20−17, 19−23 |||
| Pts: Poladkhanli 25 Rebs: Hamzayev 10 Asts: Pashayev 10 | | Pts: Colom 31 Rebs: Bartolome, Colom 7 Asts: three players 3 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Can Mavizu (TUR), Tomi Panov (MKD), James Kerry Dominique (GIB)

### Final

* 3 July 2022 18:30
* Boxscore
| Malta | 68–84 | Armenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19−15, 11−24, 18−23, 20−22 |||
| Pts: Deguara 27 Rebs: Deguara 16 Asts: Bugeja 4 | | Pts: Jones 41 Rebs: Jones 10 Asts: Jones 6 |
* Ta' Qali Sports Pavilion, Ta' Qali Referees: Nikola Perlić (CRO), Henri Hilke (FIN), Igor Esteve Malmierca (AND)

## Individual statistics

Source:

### Scoring leader

* Samuel Deguara &
* Chris Jones (24.5 points per game)

### Rebounding leader

* Samuel Deguara (12.5 rebounds per game)

### Assists leader

* Chris Jones (7.3 assists per game)

### Blocks leader

* Samuel Deguara (1.8 blocks per game)

### Steals leader

* Orhan Haciyeva (1.8 steals per game)

## Awards

The tournament's individual award were announced after the final on 3 July.
* Most Valuable Player: Chris Jones
* All-Star Five:
** G Guillem Colom
** G Chris Jones
** F Andre Spight
** F Orhan Aydın
** C Samuel Deguara