3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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3x3 basketball
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
2022 Commonwealth Games 3x3 Basketball.svg
VenueSmithfield
Dates29 July – 2 August 2022

3x3 basketball is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart will be staged at the Games for the first time.

All four tournaments are scheduled to take place between 29 July and 2 August 2022.[1][2]

Schedule[]

The competition schedule is as follows:[1][2]

G Group stage CM Classification matches ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 1 Tue 2
Session → A E A E A E A E A E
G G G ¼ ½ B F
G G G ¼ ½ B F
G G G ½ CM B F
G G G ½ CM B F

Venue[]

The competitions will be held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield,[3] named after the market that once stood in its place.

The venue will also play host to beach volleyball and the start of the marathon;[4] after the Games, it will be dismantled and the site subject to a redevelopment scheme.[5]

Qualification[]

Summary[]

CGA Men Women Athletes
3x3 WC 3x3 WC
 Australia Yes Yes 8
 Canada Yes Yes 8
 England Yes Yes Yes Yes 16
 Kenya Yes Yes 8
 New Zealand Yes Yes 8
 Saint Lucia Yes 4
 South Africa Yes Yes 8
 Sri Lanka Yes Yes 8
 Trinidad and Tobago Yes 4
Total: 9 CGAs 8 8 6 6 112

3x3 basketball[]

Eight nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[6][7]

  • The host nation.
  • The top nation in the FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings from each of the six CGF regions.
  • The highest-ranked nation not already qualified.
Men
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Regional Qualification) 		1 November 2021 N/A 5  
 Canada
 Sri Lanka
 
 New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Direct Qualification) 		1  Australia
Home Nations Qualifier[a] 6 April 2022 Scotland Largs 1
TOTAL 8
Women
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Regional Qualification) 		1 November 2021 N/A 5  
 
 Sri Lanka
 
 New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings
(Direct Qualification) 		1  Australia
Home Nations Qualifier'[a] 6 April 2022 Scotland Largs 1
TOTAL 8
Home Nations FIBA affiliation
  1. ^ a b The Home Nations are affiliated with FIBA as a combined national federation (Great Britain). Since Great Britain was the top European nation, a qualifying tournament between the Home Nations (excluding England, who already qualified as hosts) will be held to determine the recipient of the associated quota.[8]

3x3 wheelchair basketball[]

Six nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[9][10]

  • The host nation.
  • The winners of the four IWBF Zonal Qualifiers.
  • One nation not already qualified will receive a CGF/IWBF Bipartite Invitation.
Men
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  
IWBF Africa Qualifier 9 October 2021 South Africa Johannesburg 1  
IWBF Europe Qualifier 14 April 2022 Scotland Largs 1
Bipartite Invitation[a] N/A 3
TOTAL 6
Women
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation N/A N/A 1  
IWBF Africa Qualifier 9 October 2021 South Africa Johannesburg 1  
IWBF Europe Qualifier 14 April 2022 Scotland Largs 1
Bipartite Invitation[a] N/A 3
TOTAL 6
Qualifier scheduling issue
  1. ^ a b The IWBF Americas and Asia/Oceania Qualifiers were cancelled, so two additional invitations (one per Zone) will be sent instead.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Competition Schedule | Basketball 3x3 and Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 13, 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ Robinson, Jon (28 July 2020). "NEW COMMONWEALTH GAMES VENUE REVEALED". Insider Media Ltd. Newsco Insider Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Venues | SMITHFIELD". BOCCG. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "JV contract finalised for £1.9bn Smithfield Birmingham scheme". pbctoday. Adjacent Digital Politics Ltd. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 November 2021). "Birmingham 2022 3x3 basketball line-up almost complete as 14 teams qualify". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ^ Selection Policy and Standards | 3x3 BASKETBALL (PDF). Commonwealth Games Scotland. 17 March 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Fourteen teams confirmed for 3x3's debut at Commonwealth Games 2022". FIBA. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. ^ "WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TO DEBUT IN BIRMINGHAM". IWBF Africa. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ Athlete Allocation System | Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / IWBF. 28 January 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  11. ^ "NEW TIMEFRAME AND ATHLETE SELECTION PROCESS CONFIRMED FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES CONTINUES". IWBF. 13 February 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  12. ^ "CHANGES TO THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR". IWBF. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

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