2023 IWBF Women's European Championship

The 2023 IWBF Women's European Championship was the 19th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship. It took place from 11 to 18 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1]

2023 IWBF Women's European Championship
VenueRotterdam Ahoy
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
Start date11 August
End date18 August
Competitors6 teams from 6 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The wheelchair basketball tournament was part of the first edition of the European Para Championships, a quadrennial multi-sport event that is to take place each pre-Paralympic year.[2] The winner and runner-up of this tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.[3][4]

Format

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The six teams that qualified for the tournament compete in a preliminary round to determine the top four teams that advance to the knockout stage.[5]

Each team has 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+02:00)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 5 5 0 377 166 +211 10 Semi-finals
2   Germany 5 4 1 258 208 +50 9
3   Great Britain 5 3 2 314 206 +108 8
4   Spain 5 2 3 262 247 +15 7
5   France 5 1 4 167 301 −134 6 Fifth place game
6   Turkey 5 0 5 108 358 −250 5
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

11 August
9:00
Spain   73–28   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 21–6, 17–11, 14–6, 21–5

11 August
10:00
Great Britain   43–48   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 4–11, 12–12, 8–7, 19–18

11 August
17:30
Netherlands   97–35   France
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 22–5, 31–14, 21–8

12 August
10:00
Germany   30–75   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 6–15, 8–21, 6–22, 10–17

12 August
16:30
Turkey   15–83   Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 0–22, 3–23, 6–27, 6–11

12 August
17:30
France   27–52   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 0–0, 14–30, 5–18, 8–4

13 August
10:00
Great Britain   70–53   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 16–16, 21–10, 15–15

13 August
11:30
Germany   51–25   France
Scoring by quarter: 15–5, 16–4, 8–6, 12–10

13 August
20:00
Netherlands   76–12   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 23–2, 19–4, 24–0, 10–6

14 August
12:30
Turkey   20–72   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 2–22, 4–17, 12–19, 2–14

14 August
15:00
Great Britain   68–26   France
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 15–8, 21–4, 14–4

14 August
16:30
Spain   39–65   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–21, 12–11, 9–13

15 August
9:00
Germany   57–45   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 12–5, 18–9, 14–17

15 August
10:00
France   54–33   Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 8–7, 23–10, 6–8

15 August
20:00
Netherlands   64–50   Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 14–8, 19–16, 13–10
 

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 August
 
 
  Netherlands64
 
18 August
 
  Spain31
 
  Netherlands58
 
16 August
 
  Great Britain36
 
  Germany32
 
 
  Great Britain55
 
Third place
 
 
18 August
 
 
  Germany48
 
 
  Spain49

Semi-finals

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16 August
17:30
Spain   31–64   Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 4–16, 9–20, 10–15

16 August
20:00
Great Britain   55–32   Germany
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 21–8, 13–5, 9–4

Fifth place game

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18 August
15:00
Turkey   23–57   France
Scoring by quarter: 4–18, 6–10, 7–15, 6–14

Third place game

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18 August
17:30
Germany   48–49 (OT)   Spain
Scoring by quarter: 6–12, 9–16, 12–5, 18–12, Overtime: 3–4

Final

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18 August
20:00
Netherlands   58–36   Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 15–6, 8–9, 22–12

Final standings

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Rank Team
1   Netherlands
2   Great Britain
3   Spain
4   Germany
5   France
6   Turkey

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ECMWA2023 back to Rotterdam". iwbf-europe.org. 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam". europeanparachampionships.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). paralympic.org. May 2023. p. 3.
  4. ^ "2022 IWBF World Championships Final Standings sets up Paris 2024 Qualification Path". IWBF - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  5. ^ "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
  6. ^ "Basics of Classification in wheelchair basketball". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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