The 2022

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was an international under-18

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tournament that was held from 13 to 19 June 2022 in

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. The thirteenth edition of the biennial competition, this was also the qualifying tournament for

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in the

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Host selection

On 9 May 2022,

decided to grant

the hosting rights for the FIBA U18 Americas Women's Championship. The tournament will take place from June 13 to 19 at the

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in the city of Buenos Aires. The tournament was played again after the last edition held in

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, since the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the third time that

hosted the continental under-18 tournament, and the second time for Buenos Aires after hosting the event in

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Participating teams

* North America: ** ** * Central America/Caribbean: (2021 Central American/Caribbean U17 Women's Championship - 14–18 July 2021) ** ** ** * South America: (2022 South American U18 Women's Championship in

- 3–9 April 2022) ** ** (Hosts) **

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 16 May 2022 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in

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. ''All times are local ( UTC-3).''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Statistics and awards

Awards

;All Tournament Team * Kira Rice * Ana Paula de Oliveira * T'yana Todd *

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* Lara Tribouley

Final ranking

References

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