2017 IWRF European Championship

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2017 IWRF European Championship
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VenueConlog Arena
LocationKoblenz, Germany
Dates27 June - 1 July
Nations8
Medalists
gold medal United Kingdom Great Britain
silver medal Sweden Sweden
bronze medal France France
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2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]

The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]

Tournament

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Eight teams contested the 2017 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sweden Sweden 3 3 0 0 165 136 +29 9
France France 3 2 0 1 158 131 +27 6
Germany Germany 3 1 0 2 148 151 -3 3
Finland Finland 3 0 0 3 114 167 -53 0
Sweden Sweden48 – 47France France
Germany Germany53 – 52Finland Finland
France France52 – 36Finland Finland
Germany Germany48 – 55Sweden Sweden
Sweden Sweden62 – 41Finland Finland
Germany Germany47 – 59France France

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 0 0 182 108 +74 9
Denmark Denmark 3 2 0 1 158 140 +18 6
Poland Poland 3 1 0 2 120 151 -31 3
Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 0 0 3 111 172 -61 0
Ireland Republic of Ireland42 – 57Denmark Denmark
Great Britain United Kingdom57 – 32Poland Poland
Great Britain United Kingdom65 – 27File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Poland Poland38 – 52File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Ireland Republic of Ireland42 – 50File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Denmark Denmark47 – 60File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain

Classification

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Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
30 June 2017 - 11:00
 
 
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 58
 
1 July 2017 - 11:45
 
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 38
 
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 46
 
30 June 2017 - 13:00
 
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 39
 
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 33
 
 
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 55
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 July 2017 - 09:45
 
 
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 50
 
 
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 46

Medal round

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Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
30 June 2017 - 15:00
 
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 54
 
1 July 2017 - 16:00
 
France France 41
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 49
 
30 June 2017 - 17:00
 
Sweden Sweden 41
 
Denmark Denmark 56
 
 
Sweden Sweden 57
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
1 July 2017 - 13:45
 
 
France France 53
 
 
Denmark Denmark 48

References

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