The 2022 FIBA Women's Polynesia Basketball Cup was an international
basketball
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tournament contested by national teams of
Polynesia
Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...
sub-zone of
FIBA Oceania
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. The tournament was hosted by
Cook Islands
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, although the tournament was held in
Kaitaia
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,
New Zealand
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. Originally slated to be held from 6 to September 2021, the schedule was pushed further to April 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic, with the final dates determined to be held on November 1-5.
The competition served as the sub-regional qualification phase for the basketball event of the
2023 Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games and commonly known as Sol 2023 or Honiara 2023, was a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November an ...
in
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
with two berths allocated in this tournament, which serves as the official qualifier to the FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers.
The successfully defended their title after sweeping all opponents in this single round-robin tournament.
Along with second-placer , they will represent
Polynesia
Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...
in the women's basketball tournament of the
2023 Pacific Games
The 2023 Pacific Games, officially known as the XVII Pacific Games and commonly known as Sol 2023 or Honiara 2023, was a continental multi-sport event for Oceania countries and territories held in Honiara, Solomon Islands between 19 November an ...
.
Teams
The following national teams participated in the competition.
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Round robin
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Final standings
Awards
* All-Star Team:
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Malama Leaupepe
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Terai Sadler
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Malia Nawahine
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Maea Lextreyt
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Lesila Finau
See also
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Basketball at the 2023 Pacific Games
Basketball was one of the 24 sports contested at the 2023 Pacific Games held in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The 5x5 format was played at the Friendship Hall (Solomon Islands), Friendship Hall from 17–25 November while the 3x3 format took place fr ...
References
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FIBA Polynesia Cup
2022–23 in Oceanian basketball