2015 IWRF European Championship

2015 IWRF European Championship was the 10th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 15 September to 19 September. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Nastola, Finland. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their fifth title.[1]

2015 IWRF European Championship
VenuePajulahti Sports Institute
LocationNastola, Finland
Dates15 - 19 September
Nations8
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The finalists of the competition, Great Britain and Sweden, won the two European qualification slots for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[2]

Tournament

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Eight teams contested the 2015 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.[3]

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 173 132 +41 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 158 159 -1 6
  France 3 1 0 2 154 155 -1 3
  Belgium 3 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
France  54 – 45  Belgium
Great Britain  53 – 52  France
Sweden  54 – 48  Belgium
France  48 – 57  Sweden
Great Britain  57 – 33  Belgium
Great Britain  63 – 47  Sweden

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 3 0 0 185 129 +56 9
  Germany 3 2 0 1 168 154 +14 6
  Finland 3 1 0 2 149 181 -32 3
  Ireland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Germany  48 – 56  Denmark
Ireland  61 – 62  Finland
Germany  62 – 48  Ireland
Finland  37 – 62  Denmark
Ireland  44 – 67  Denmark
Finland  50 – 58  Germany

Classification

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Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 12:00
 
 
  France 58
 
19 September 2015 - 12:00
 
  Finland 38
 
  France 63
 
18 September 2015 - 14:00
 
  Ireland 54
 
  Ireland 57
 
 
  Belgium 56
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 September 2015 - 10:00
 
 
  Finland 50
 
 
  Belgium 46

Medal round

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Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 
  Great Britain 53
 
19 September 2015 - 16:00
 
  Germany 50
 
  Great Britain 49
 
18 September 2015 - 18:00
 
  Sweden 48
 
  Denmark 57
 
 
  Sweden 58
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 
  Denmark 56
 
 
  Germany 48

References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair rugby: Great Britain win European Championships". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ Jaakkola, Lauri (17 September 2015). "Great Britain & Denmark remain undefeated at Euros". IWRF. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  3. ^ "IWRF 2015 European Championship Results". IWRF. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.