3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

3x3 basketball was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This variation of basketball and its wheelchair counterpart was staged at the Games for the first time. All four tournaments took place between 29 July and 2 August 2022.^[1][2]

3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Smithfield
Dates	29 July – 2 August 2022
Competitors	111 from 12 nations
← 2018 (5-on-5)

It is a first time that 3x3 basketball was included in the Commonwealth Games programme with last being the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The discipline of wheelchair basketball made its sport debut at the Commonwealth Games.^[3]

Schedule

The competition schedule was 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
Men	G		G		G		¼	½	B		F
Women	G		G		G		¼	½	B		F
Men WC	G		G		G			½	CM	B	F
Women WC	G		G		G		½		CM	B	F

The wheelchair groups were drawn in May 2022;^[4] The running groups were drawn at a later date, August 2 Birmingham Time.

Venue

The competitions were held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield,^[5] named after the market that once stood in its place.

The venue also played host to beach volleyball and the start of the marathon;^[6] After the Games, it will be dismantled and the site is subject to a redevelopment scheme.^[7]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	2	1	1	4
2	Australia	1	2	1	4
3	England*	1	1	2	4
Totals (3 entries)		4	4	4	12

Medallists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	England Jamell Anderson Kayne Henry Myles Hesson Orlan Jackman	Australia Greg Hire Daniel Johnson Jesse Wagstaff Thomas Wright	Canada Bikramjit Gill Alex Johnson Jordan Jensen-Whyte Adam Paige
Women details	Canada Taya Hanson Rosalie Mercille Sarah Te-Biasu Tara Wallack	England Shanice Beckford-Norton Cheridene Green Chantelle Handy Hannah Jump	Australia Lauren Mansfield Lauren Scherf Marena Whittle Alex Wilson
Wheelchair men details	Australia Luke Pople Lachlin Dalton Kurt Thompson Jake Kavanagh	Canada Vincent Dallaire Colin Higgins Robert Hedges	England Tyler Baines Lee Manning Charlie McIntyre Abderrahim Taghrest
Wheelchair women details	Canada Kady Dandeneau Tara Llanes Tamara Steeves Elodie Tessier	Australia Hannah Dodd Georgia Inglis Amber Merritt Ella Sabljak	England Jade Atkin Amy Conroy Joy Haizelden Charlotte Moore

Qualification

Summary

CGA	Men		Women		Athletes
	3x3	WC	3x3	WC
Australia					16
British Virgin Islands					4
Canada					15
England					16
Kenya					12
Malaysia					4
New Zealand					8
Northern Ireland					4
Scotland					12
South Africa					8
Sri Lanka					8
Trinidad and Tobago					4
Total: 12 CGAs	8	6	8	6	111

3x3 basketball

Eight nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:^[8][9]

• 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	—	—	1	England
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Regional Qualification)	1 November 2021	—	5	Kenya  Canada  Sri Lanka  Trinidad and Tobago  New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Direct Qualification)			1	Australia
Home Nations Qualifier[a]	6 April 2022	Largs	1	Scotland
TOTAL			8

Women

Means of qualification	Date	Location	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	—	—	1	England
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Regional Qualification)	1 November 2021	—	5	Kenya  Canada  Sri Lanka  Saint Lucia[b]  British Virgin Islands  New Zealand
FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings (Direct Qualification)			1	Australia
Home Nations Qualifier[c]	6 April 2022	Largs	1	Scotland
TOTAL			8

;Notes

1. The Home Nations are affiliated with FIBA as a combined national federation (Great Britain). Since Great Britain was the top European men's nation, a qualifying tournament between the Home Nations (excluding England, who already qualified as hosts) was held to determine the recipient of the associated quota place.^[10][11]
2. Saint Lucia declined their invitation, citing inadequate preparation for the tournament. The Caribbean quota place was reallocated to the British Virgin Islands.^[12]
3. The Home Nations are affiliated with FIBA as a combined national federation (Great Britain). Since Great Britain was the top European women's nation, a qualifying tournament between the Home Nations (excluding England, who already qualified as hosts) was held to determine the recipient of the associated quota place.^[10][11]

3x3 wheelchair basketball

Six nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:^[13][14]

• 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	—	—	1	England
IWBF Africa Qualifier	9 October 2021	Johannesburg	1	South Africa
IWBF Europe Qualifier	14 April 2022	Largs	1	Northern Ireland
Bipartite Invitation[a]	22 April 2022	—	3	Australia  Canada  Malaysia
TOTAL			6

Women

Means of qualification	Date	Location	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	—	—	1	England
IWBF Africa Qualifier	9 October 2021	Johannesburg	1	South Africa
IWBF Europe Qualifier	14 April 2022	Largs	1	Scotland
Bipartite Invitation[b]	22 April 2022	—	3	Australia  Canada  Kenya
TOTAL			6

;Qualifier scheduling issue

1. The men's IWBF Americas and Asia/Oceania Qualifiers were cancelled, so two additional invitations (one per Zone) were sent instead.^[15][16]
2. The women's IWBF Americas and Asia/Oceania Qualifiers were cancelled, so two additional invitations (one per Zone) were sent instead.^[15][16]

References

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External links

• Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – 3x3 Basketball
• Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• Basketball 3x3 – Results Book
• Wheelchair Basketball 3x3 – Results Book