2018 IWRF World Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Administrator | International Wheelchair Rugby Federation |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| 3rd place | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
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The 2018 IWRF World Championship was the 7th international championship for wheelchair rugby. It was held in Sydney, Australia at the State Sports Centre and Genea Netball Centre in Sydney Olympic Park from August 5 to August 10. The tournament was won by Japan, their first title.[1]
The naming rights sponsor of the event was GIO. It was organised by Disability Sports Australia and the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation and was the biggest disability sporting event to be held in Sydney since the 2000 Paralympic Games. Matches were streamed.
Tournament
[edit | edit source]Twelve teams contested the 2018 IWRF World Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. This was then followed by a round of crossover matches that determined the semi-finalists.
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]Group A
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| Ireland Republic of Ireland | 37 - 57 | Japan Japan |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 219 | +114 |
| Japan Japan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 227 | +38 |
| Denmark Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 259 | 269 | -9 |
| Sweden Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 275 | -31 |
| Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 231 | 273 | -42 |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 217 | 273 | -70 |
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| United States United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 192 | +68 |
| United Kingdom Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 182 | +73 |
| France France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 227 | +5 |
| Canada Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 251 | -17 |
| Poland Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 246 | -55 |
| Colombia Colombia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 267 | -74 |
Classification rounds
[edit | edit source]9th–12th places
[edit | edit source]| Classification round | Ninth place | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 11:00 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 61 | |||||
| 10 August 2018 - 9:30 | ||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 59 | |||||
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 44 | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 10:30 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 39 | |||||
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 49 | |||||
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 44 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 10 August 2018 - 9:30 | ||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 51 | |||||
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 40 | |||||
5th–8th places
[edit | edit source]| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 13:30 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 52 | |||||
| 10 August 2018 - 11:30 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 51 | |||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 52 | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 13:00 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 51 | |||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 54 | |||||
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 42 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 August 2018 - 11:30 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 51 | |||||
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 48 | |||||
Medals round
[edit | edit source]| Semifinals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 15:30 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 51 | |||||
| 10 August 2018 - 16:00 | ||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 46 | |||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 62 | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 16:0 | ||||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 61 | |||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 59 | |||||
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 57 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 10 August 2018 - 1:45 | ||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 47 | |||||
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 36 | |||||
All-Tournament Team
[edit | edit source]- 0.5 Jonathan Coggan (GBR)
- 1.0 Carlos Neme (COL)
- 1.5 Cedric Nankin (FRA)
- 2.0 Joe Delagrave (USA)
- 2.5 Tomas Hjert (SWE)
- 3.0 Jim Roberts (GBR)
- 3.5 Ryley Batt (AUS)
- MVP Daisuke Ikezaki(JPN)[3]
References
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