2021 IWBF Men's European Championship

The 2021 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 25th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship and will be held in Madrid, Netherlands from 4 to 12 December 2021.[1]

2021 IWBF Men's European Championship
VenueCentro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
LocationMadrid, Spain
Start date4 December
End date12 December
Competitors12 teams from 12 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The Dutch and British teams reached the final after winning their respective semi-final games. The Netherlands was declared winner of the tournament following the withdrawal of Great Britain after one of the team members tested positive for COVID-19.[2] The third place game between Germany and Italy didn't take place as both teams withdrew over COVID-19 concerns. Both teams were placed in joint-fourth place in the final standings, and the bronze medal wasn't awarded.[2]

Turkey left the tournament over COVID-19 concerns on the third day of the competition. All (group) games involving the Turkish team were considered forfeited, leaving Turkey in the 6th place in group B, finishing 12th in the final standings.[3]

The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 World Championships in Dubai.[4]

Format

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The twelve teams that qualified for the tournament were divided into two groups of six. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.[5]

Each team had a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Players are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[6]

Preliminary round

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All times local (UTC+01:00)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 5 5 0 387 241 +146 10 Quarter-finals
2   Spain 5 4 1 363 288 +75 9
3   Poland 5 3 2 349 320 +29 8
4   France 5 2 3 344 286 +58 7
5    Switzerland 5 1 4 256 326 −70 6 Placement games
6   Lithuania 5 0 5 171 409 −238 5
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

4 December
12:30
Poland   69–54    Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–11, 18–11, 12–9
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

4 December
16:45
Germany   87–19   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 22–4, 31–5, 24–2
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

4 December
20:00
Spain   64–61   France
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–19, 17–10, 14–15
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

5 December
11:00
Lithuania   41–81   Poland
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 7–18, 11–26, 11–16
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

5 December
13:15
Switzerland   48–76   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 16–19, 11–25, 7–17
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

5 December
17:45
France   55–69   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 8–22, 15–13, 21–14
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

6 December
12:15
Spain   86–48   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 26–4, 19–17, 20–19, 21–8
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

6 December
16:45
Germany   72–70   Poland
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 21–21, 19–18, 16–12
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

6 December
19:00
France   66–48    Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–8, 17–12, 14–12
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

7 December
11:00
Germany   86–43    Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 28–17, 21–11, 20–9
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

7 December
13:15
Lithuania   34–92   France
Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 11–23, 5–27, 9–21
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

7 December
17:45
Poland   58–83   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 16–10, 13–24, 12–23
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

8 December
10:00
France   70–71   Poland
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–21, 16–19, 16–11
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

8 December
16:45
Spain   54–73   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 15–28, 12–21, 8–13
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

8 December
19:00
Switzerland   63–29   Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–8, 16–6, 12–5
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Great Britain 5 5 0 352 182 +170 10 Quarter-finals
2   Netherlands 5 4 1 289 180 +109 9
3   Italy 5 3 2 259 219 +40 8
4   Austria 5 2 3 173 316 −143 7
5   Israel 5 1 4 211 287 −76 6 Placement games
6   Turkey 0 0 0 0 100 −100 0
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

4 December
11:45
Italy   82–28   Austria
Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 17–8, 27–4, 20–7
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

4 December
14:00
Turkey   0 [55] [a]–20 [63]   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 15–16, 12–17, 16–14
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

4 December
16:15
Great Britain   103–46   Israel
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 32–10, 27–12, 29–6
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

5 December
12:15
Austria   20 [41]–0 [73] [a]   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 11–23, 12–10, 8–15
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

5 December
14:30
Netherlands   45–69   Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 6–16, 8–10, 21–22
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

5 December
19:00
Israel   48–64   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 7–12, 10–10, 18–23
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

6 December
11:00
Netherlands   63–41   Israel
Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 17–12, 16–4, 16–16
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

6 December
15:30
Turkey   0 [a]–20   Italy
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

6 December
17:45
Great Britain   99–51   Austria
Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 19–23, 25–15, 36–6
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

7 December
10:00
Turkey   0 [a]–20   Israel
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

7 December
16:45
Austria   17–79   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 4–21, 3–15, 4–18
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

7 December
19:00
Italy   40–61   Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 2–15, 17–16, 8–10, 13–20
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

8 December
11:00
Netherlands   82–53   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 24–8, 22–8, 19–12, 17–25
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

8 December
13:15
Israel   56–57   Austria
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 8–14, 18–13, 16–9
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

8 December
17:45
Great Britain   20–0 [a]   Turkey
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 December
 
 
  Germany98
 
10 December
 
  Austria52
 
  Germany56
 
9 December
 
  Netherlands65
 
  Netherlands62
 
12 December
 
  Poland58
 
  Netherlands20
 
9 December
 
  Great Britain0 [b]
 
  Great Britain81
 
10 December
 
  France56
 
  Great Britain65
 
9 December
 
  Italy43 Third place
 
  Spain45
 
12 December
 
  Italy62
 
  Germany0
 
 
  Italy0
 

Placement games

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Eleventh place game
11 December
13:15
[ Report]
  Turkey 0 [a]–20   Lithuania
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid
Ninth place game
11 December
15:30
   Switzerland 48–62   Israel
Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 14–12, 18–11, 6–15
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid
Seventh place game
11 December
10:00
  Austria 49–71   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 17–18, 10–10, 12–19
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid
Fifth place game
11 December
20:00
  Poland 78–79 (OT)   France
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 12–16, 14–17, 15–18, Overtime: 14–15
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Quarter-finals

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9 December
15:30
  Spain 45–62   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 6–15, 6–14, 16–19
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

9 December
16:45
  Great Britain 81–56   France
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–9, 23–20, 26–13
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

9 December
17:45
  Germany 98–52   Austria
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 25–19, 20–8, 26–11
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

9 December
19:00
  Netherlands 62–58   Poland
Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 12–13, 21–15, 16–15
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Semi-finals

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10 December
14:30
  Germany 58–65   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 15–16, 18–9, 6–25
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

10 December
19:00
  Great Britain 65–43   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–17, 15–10, 17–8
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Third place game

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12 December
16:00
  Germany 0–0   Italy
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Final

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12 December
18:30
  Netherlands 20–0 [b]   Great Britain
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Netherlands
    Great Britain
  Not awarded
4   Germany
  Italy
5   France
6   Poland
7   Spain
8   Austria
9   Israel
10    Switzerland
11   Lithuania
12   Turkey

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f As Turkey left the tournament over COVID-19 concerns, all games involving the Turkish team, including the group games that did take place, were considered forfeited,[3] and a default regulatory 20:0 score was awarded to its opponents.
  2. ^ a b After a member of the British team tested positive for COVID-19, the British decided to withdraw from the competition and return home without playing the final.[2] In accordance with regulations, the game was considered forfeited and therefore awarded to the opposing team with a default regulatory 20–0 score.

References

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  1. ^ "2021 European Championships Division A - Women's Competition". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Netherlands take double gold at European Wheelchair Basketball Championships". insidethegames.biz. 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The European Championship for Men and Women tipped off in Madrid". iwbf-europe.org. 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2022 IWBF World Championships". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
  6. ^ "Basics of Classification in wheelchair basketball". Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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