2018 Micro Games Basketball in Full Swing
The Micro Games, which is recognized as the most prestigious basketball competition in the Micronesian region, has begun. The quadrennial spectacle will run from July 15-27 in Yap, FSM.
Defending Gold medalists from Guam have been running the table in the first two days of the tournament with the Men's (77-61 win over Palau and a 72-47 win over Kosrae) and Women's (77-41 win over Palau and a 101-17 win over Chuuk) sitting atop the standings in their respective divisions.
"The level of competition has improved and we can also see better coaching from other countries. What’s surprised me is that all the teams are playing man-to-man when we expected them to play zone. We have had to adjust because we prepared against teams playing zone but we have played a few games now," said Guam Men’s head coach Danny Payumo.
The vastly-improved Pohnpei national team also got off to a strong start with an impressive 75-66 win over CNMI. The team from Senyavin Islands has a good chance to fulfill their goal if they continue their stellar play.
"The competition as a whole has been great and it’s been very competitive and everyone seems to be enjoying the atmosphere," shared Pohnpei men’s coach Benji Peterson.
Check out the standings and the official results in the first two days of the Micro Games 2018 below:
Standings:
Men's
| TEAMS | W | L |
| Guam | 2 | 0 |
| Pohnpei | 1 | 0 |
| Yap | 1 | 0 |
| Palau | 1 | 1 |
| Kosrae | 0 | 1 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 1 |
| CNMI | 0 | 1 |
| Chuuk | 0 | 2 |
Women's
| TEAMS | W | L |
| Guam | 2 | 0 |
| Pohnpei | 1 | 0 |
| RMI | 1 | 0 |
| CNMI | 1 | 1 |
| Palau | 0 | 1 |
| Yap | 0 | 1 |
| Chuuk | 0 | 2 |
Day Two Final Results
9.00am Guam 72 def Kiribati 47 (Men's)
11.00am Guam 101 def Chuuk 17 (Women's)
1.00pm Kosrae 90 def Chuuk 87 (Men's)
3.00pm CNMI 68 def Yap 26 (Women's)
5.00pm Palau 100 def CNMI 68 (Men's)
7.00pm RMI 108 def Yap 65 (Men's)
Day One Final Results
9.00am Guam 77 def Palau 61 (Men's)
11.00am Guam 77 def Palau 41 (Women's)
1.00pm Pohnpei 76 def Chuuk 30 (Women's)
3.00pm Pohnpei 75 def CNMI 66 (Men's)
5.00pm RMI 65 def CNMI 55 (Women's)
7.00pm Yap 75 def Chuuk 72 (Men's)
Source:FIBA Oceania
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