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2024 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries

Tournament details
Host country	Kosovo
City	Pristina
Dates	25–30 June 2024
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (1st title)
Runners-up	Malta
Third place	Albania
Fourth place	Cyprus
Tournament statistics
Games played	20
Attendance	1,865 (93 per game)
MVP	Amber Melgoza
Top scorer	Amber Melgoza (19.6 ppg)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
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The 2024 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 18th edition of this competition. The tournament was played in Pristina, Kosovo, from 25 to 30 June 2024.

Participating teams

Country	Last	Best placement in tournament	WR
Albania	2008	Champions (2002)	92
Andorra	2022	Third place (2000)	111
Armenia	2010	Runners-up (2010)	NR
Cyprus	2022	Champions (2022)	76
Georgia	Debut		NR
Kosovo	2022	Third place (2021)	86
Malta	2022	Champions (2008, 2010, 2016)	80
Norway	2022	Runners-up (2022)	75

1. As of February 2024

First round

The draw of the first round was held on 6 February 2024 in Freising, Germany.

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

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malta	3	3	0	242	204	+38	6	Semifinals
2	Cyprus	3	2	1	227	187	+40	5
3	Kosovo (H)	3	1	2	205	197	+8	4	5th–8th place playoffs
4	Georgia	3	0	3	183	269	−86	3

Cyprus	89–57	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 19–23, 35–8, 20–10
Pts: Pangalos 21 Rebs: Chenaklieva 9 Asts: Pangalos 6		Pts: Papuashvili 19 Rebs: Tsivtsivadze 10 Asts: Tsivtsivadze 9

Malta	72–65	Kosovo
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–12, 12–20, 22–15
Pts: Melgoza 21 Rebs: De Martino 9 Asts: Bonett 5		Pts: Perquku 16 Rebs: Muhadri 12 Asts: Perquku, Tuhina 4

Georgia	68–88	Malta
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 15–30, 21–25, 9–19
Pts: Barbakadze 17 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Tsivtsivadze 5		Pts: De Martino 30 Rebs: Melgoza 10 Asts: De Martino 7

Kosovo	48–67	Cyprus
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 13–26, 12–22, 10–8
Pts: Muhadri 17 Rebs: Muhadri 13 Asts: Perquku 7		Pts: Chenaklieva 13 Rebs: Chenaklieva 11 Asts: Kyprianou 5

Cyprus	71–82 (OT)	Malta
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 13–14, 18–16, 22–19, Overtime: 2–13
Pts: Pangalos 20 Rebs: Themistokleous 14 Asts: Pangalos 4		Pts: Melgoza 27 Rebs: Galea 14 Asts: De Martino 6

Kosovo	92–58	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 13–16, 36–12, 21–16
Pts: Perquku 27 Rebs: Muhadri 14 Asts: Muhadri 7		Pts: Kavtaradze 13 Rebs: Barbakadze 12 Asts: Papuashvili 4

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	234	152	+82	6	Semifinals
2	Albania	3	2	1	187	211	−24	5
3	Armenia	3	1	2	179	186	−7	4	5th–8th place playoffs
4	Andorra	3	0	3	140	191	−51	3

Norway	73–70	Armenia
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 24–21, 20–22, 16–9
Pts: Halvorsen 16 Rebs: Halvorsen 7 Asts: Halvorsen 6		Pts: Manucharyan 23 Rebs: Kepenekian 10 Asts: Kepenekian 3

Albania	74–58	Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 21–15, 22–9, 17–20
Pts: Qosja 18 Rebs: Lalaj 13 Asts: Gjergji, Pellumbi 4		Pts: Guri 16 Rebs: Guri 13 Asts: Guri 3

Andorra	39–72	Norway
Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 9–13, 8–18, 13–19
Pts: Guri 18 Rebs: Collado, Guri 11 Asts: Brunet 3		Pts: Mildestvedt 13 Rebs: Mildestvedt 10 Asts: Havnes 5

Armenia	64–70	Albania
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–12, 17–17, 15–27
Pts: Vartazarian 25 Rebs: Vartazarian 19 Asts: Manucharyan 5		Pts: Qosja 15 Rebs: Lalaj 10 Asts: Lalaj 6

Norway	89–43	Albania
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 25–7, 28–15, 24–10
Pts: Jacobsen 13 Rebs: Holm 7 Asts: Sanford 5		Pts: Lalaj 10 Rebs: Lalaj 8 Asts: Qosja 6

Andorra	43–45	Armenia
Scoring by quarter: 9–7, 13–5, 7–15, 14–18
Pts: Guri 12 Rebs: Guri 23 Asts: Sobany, Guri 4		Pts: Keshmeshian 13 Rebs: Kepenekian 14 Asts: Keshmeshian, Vartazarian 2

5th–8th place playoffs

Bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				5th place game
	29 June
	Kosovo	81
					30 June
	Andorra	67
					Kosovo	53
	29 June
					Armenia	39
	Armenia	81
	Georgia	58
					7th place game
					30 June
					Andorra	80
					Georgia	49

5th–8th place semifinals

Kosovo	81–67	Andorra
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 21–18, 23–14, 18–19
Pts: Rrahmani, Perquku 18 Rebs: Muhadri 15 Asts: Tuhina 9		Pts: Collado 19 Rebs: Guri 13 Asts: Guri 5

Armenia	81–58	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 22–16, 15–17, 24–13
Pts: Keshmeshian 13 Rebs: Vartazarian, Kepenekian 8 Asts: Manucharyan 5		Pts: Papuashvili 18 Rebs: Keburia 13 Asts: Tsivtsivadze 7

7th place game

Andorra	80–49	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 28–9, 15–15, 20–16, 17–9
Pts: Guri 17 Rebs: Guri 19 Asts: Brunet 5		Pts: Keburia 14 Rebs: Four players 8 Asts: Tsivtsivadze 5

5th place game

Kosovo	53–39	Armenia
Scoring by quarter: 21–4, 13–18, 12–15, 7–2
Pts: Kamerolli 19 Rebs: Muhadri 21 Asts: Perquku, Tuhina 4		Pts: Keshmeshian 12 Rebs: Vartazarian 11 Asts: Markaryan, Keshmeshian 3

Championship playoffs

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	29 June
	Malta	75
					30 June
	Albania	62
					Malta	54
	29 June
					Norway	61
	Norway	72
	Cyprus	31
					3rd place game
					30 June
					Albania	73
					Cyprus	61

Semifinals

Malta	75–62	Albania
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 13–15, 25–17, 9–17
Pts: Melgoza 17 Rebs: Melgoza 12 Asts: De Martino 6		Pts: Qosja 12 Rebs: Lalaj 8 Asts: Qosja 4

Norway	72–31	Cyprus
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 23–6, 10–16, 21–4
Pts: Sanford 13 Rebs: Halvorsen 7 Asts: Sanford 4		Pts: Pangalos 10 Rebs: Chenaklieva 8 Asts: Pangalos 3

3rd place game

Albania	73–61	Cyprus
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 20–18, 19–15, 24–14
Pts: Qosja, Muca 12 Rebs: Lalaj 11 Asts: Semanjaku 4		Pts: Pangalos 27 Rebs: Georgiou 7 Asts: Pangalos 5

Final

Malta	54–61	Norway
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 10–7, 10–22, 15–15
Pts: Melgoza 16 Rebs: Melgoza 12 Asts: Melgoza 4		Pts: A. Sorbye 14 Rebs: Halvorsen 8 Asts: A. Sorbye 5

Final standings

Rank Team Record  Norway 5–0  Malta 4–1  Albania 3–2 4th  Cyprus 2–3 5th  Kosovo 3–2 6th  Armenia 2–3 7th  Andorra 1–4 8th  Georgia 0–5

2024 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries Champions Norway 1st title Team roster: Karoline Teigland, Aurora Sorbye, Sunniva Sorbye, Severine Uggen, Andrea Raa, Tori Halvorsen, Vilde Havne, Synne Jacobsen, Karyn Sanford, Maren Mildestvedt, Eirin Holm, Siri Granheim Head coach: Gunnar Voigt Nesboe

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points Name PPG Amber Melgoza 19.6 Marissa Pangalos 17.2 Enisa Kamerolli 17.0 Stephanie De Martino 16.2 Claudia Guri 15.2

Rebounds Name RPG Claudia Guri 15.8 Aulona Muhadri 15.0 Amber Melgoza 10.8 Sylvia Vartazarian 10.4 Ornela Lalaj 10.0

Assists Name APG Ekaterine Tsivtsivadze 5.8 Astera Tuhina 4.8 Stephanie De Martino 4.6 Arbnore Perquku Marissa Pangalos 4.4

Blocks Name BPG Claudia Guri 3.4 Danika Galea 1.6 Josephine Grima 1.2 Stilyana Chenaklieva 1.0 Enisa Semanjaku 0.8

Steals Name SPG Amber Melgoza 3.2 Stilyana Chenaklieva 3.0 Enisa Kamerolli 2.6 Aulona Muhadri 2.4 Laura Laurent 2.2 Enisa Qosja

Efficiency Name EFFPG Aulona Muhadri 25.4 Amber Melgoza 22.2 Claudia Guri 18.6 Ornela Lalaj 18.2 Danika Galea 17.6

Teams

Points Team PPG  Malta 74.2  Norway 73.4  Kosovo 67.8  Albania 64.4  Cyprus 63.8

Rebounds Team RPG  Armenia 52.4  Norway  Andorra 50.0  Georgia 47.2  Malta 47.0

Assists Team APG  Norway 18.6  Malta 16.4  Kosovo 16.2  Cyprus 14.8  Albania 14.6

Blocks Team BPG  Andorra 5.0  Malta 3.8  Albania 2.8  Norway  Cyprus 2.0

Steals Team SPG  Kosovo 12.4  Norway 12.0  Cyprus 11.0  Albania 10.8  Malta 10.2

Efficiency Team EFFPG  Malta 94.3  Norway 93.3  Kosovo 71.6  Cyprus 62.0  Albania 60.8

Awards

The All-Tournament team and MVP award was announced on 30 June 2024.

All-Tournament Team
Guard	Forwards	Centers
Aurora Sorbye Marissa Pangalos	Ornela Lalaj Tori Halvorsen	Amber Melgoza
MVP: Amber Melgoza

References

1. 2024 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries official website
2. Draws complete for European Championship for Small Countries 2024
3. "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
4. "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
5. "Amber Melgoza leads All-Star Five as tournament MVP". FIBA. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

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