title: 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
text: # 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
  
  The 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries was the 15th edition of this competition. The tournament took place in Cork, Republic of Ireland, from 26 June to 1 July 2018. Denmark women's national basketball team won the tournament for the first time.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Cyprus
  * Denmark
  * Gibraltar
  * Ireland
  * Luxembourg
  * Malta
  * Moldova
  * Norway
  
  ## Group phase
  
  In this round, the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The first two teams from each group advance to the semifinals, the other teams will play in the 5th–8th place playoffs.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 358 | 126 | +232 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 160 | +91 | 5 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 251 | −116 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
  | 4 | Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 338 | −207 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
  
  * 26 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Malta | 58–96 | Denmark |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 26 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Gibraltar | 70–64 | Moldova |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 27 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Denmark | 116–33 | Gibraltar |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 27 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Moldova | 32–122 | Malta |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 28 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Moldova | 35–146 | Denmark |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 28 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Malta | 71–32 | Gibraltar |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luxembourg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 135 | +72 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 168 | 182 | −14 | 5 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 197 | −15 | 4 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
  | 4 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 200 | −43 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
  
  * 26 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Luxembourg | 71–49 | Cyprus |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 26 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Norway | 73–62 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 27 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Cyprus | 54–56 | Norway |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 27 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Ireland | 47–70 | Luxembourg |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 28 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Luxembourg | 66–39 | Norway |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 28 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Ireland | 73–54 | Cyprus |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## 5th–8th place playoffs
  
  | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match | 5th place match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A3 | Gibraltar | 47 | | | |
  | B4 | Cyprus | 100 | | | |
  | B4 | Cyprus | 100 | B4 | Cyprus | 82 |
  | | | | B3 | Ireland | 75 |
  | B3 | Ireland | 102 | B3 | Ireland | 75 |
  | A4 | Moldova | 28 | 7th place match | 7th place match | 7th place match |
  | | | | A3 | Gibraltar | 58 |
  | | | | A4 | Moldova | 68 |
  
  ### 5th–8th place semifinals
  
  * 30 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Gibraltar | 47–100 | Cyprus |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 30 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Ireland | 102–28 | Moldova |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### 7th place match
  
  * 1 July 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Gibraltar | 58–68 | Moldova |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### 5th place match
  
  * 1 July 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Cyprus | 82–75 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Championship playoffs
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A1 | Denmark | 77 | | | |
  | B2 | Norway | 42 | | | |
  | B2 | Norway | 42 | A1 | Denmark | 93 |
  | | | | B1 | Luxembourg | 59 |
  | B1 | Luxembourg | 62 | B1 | Luxembourg | 59 |
  | A2 | Malta | 47 | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
  | | | | B2 | Norway | 59 |
  | | | | A2 | Malta | 67 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * 30 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Denmark | 77–42 | Norway |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * 30 June 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Luxembourg | 62–47 | Malta |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### 3rd place match
  
  * 1 July 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Norway | 59–67 | Malta |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ### Final
  
  * 1 July 2018
  * Boxscore
  
  | Denmark | 93–59 | Luxembourg |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Denmark |
  | | Luxembourg |
  | | Malta |
  | 4 | Norway |
  | 5 | Cyprus |
  | 6 | Ireland |
  | 7 | Moldova |
  | 8 | Gibraltar |
  