The 2018 IWRF World Championship was the 7th international championship for wheelchair rugby. It was held in Sydney, Australia at the Quaycentre and Genea Netball Centre in Sydney Olympic Park from August 5 to August 10. The tournament was won by Japan, their first title.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Administrator | International Wheelchair Rugby Federation |
| Final positions | |
| Champion |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| 3rd place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
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
editTwelve 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
editGroup A
editNew Zealand  | 36 - 66 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 56 - 37 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Denmark  | 55 - 54 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 52 - 42 |  Ireland |
|---|---|---|
Sweden  | 54 - 52 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 219 | +114 |
| Japan
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 265 | 227 | +38 |
| Denmark
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 259 | 269 | -9 |
| Sweden
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 275 | -31 |
| New Zealand
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 231 | 273 | -42 |
| Ireland
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 217 | 273 | -70 |
Preliminary round
editGroup B
editColombia  | 32 - 58 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Poland  | 31 - 55 |  Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 - 41 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 55 - 43 |  Canada |
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France  | 39 - 54 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 57 - 20 | Colombia |
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| United States | 47 - 33 | Poland |
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| Great Britain | 47 - 41 | France |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 - 47 | Canada |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 192 | +68 |
| Great Britain
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 182 | +73 |
| France
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 227 | +5 |
| Canada
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 251 | -17 |
| Poland
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 246 | -55 |
| Colombia
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 193 | 267 | -74 |
Classification rounds
edit9th–12th places
edit| Classification round | Ninth place | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 11:00 | ||||||
| Colombia
| 61 | |||||
| 10 August 2018 - 9:30 | ||||||
| New Zealand
| 59 | |||||
| Poland
| 44 | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 10:30 | ||||||
| Colombia
| 39 | |||||
| Poland
| 49 | |||||
| Ireland
| 44 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 10 August 2018 - 9:30 | ||||||
| New Zealand
| 51 | |||||
| Ireland
| 40 | |||||
5th–8th places
edit| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 13:30 | ||||||
| Canada
| 52 | |||||
| 10 August 2018 - 11:30 | ||||||
| Denmark
| 51 | |||||
| France
| 52 | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 13:00 | ||||||
| Canada
| 51 | |||||
| France
| 54 | |||||
| Sweden
| 42 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 10 August 2018 - 11:30 | ||||||
| Denmark
| 51 | |||||
| Sweden
| 48 | |||||
Medals round
edit| Semifinals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 15:30 | ||||||
| Japan
| 51 | |||||
| 10 August 2018 - 16:00 | ||||||
| United States
| 46 | |||||
| Japan
| 62 | |||||
| 9 August 2018 - 16:0 | ||||||
| Australia
| 61 | |||||
| Australia
| 59 | |||||
| Great Britain
| 57 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 10 August 2018 - 1:45 | ||||||
| United States
| 47 | |||||
| Great Britain
| 36 | |||||
All-Tournament Team
edit- 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)
References
edit- ^ Smales, Clayton (10 August 2018). "Japan edge Australian Steelers in pulsating wheelchair rugby final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Results". 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Sydney 2018: Day Six Review". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation website. Retrieved 13 August 2018.