2014 IWRF World Championship

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2014 IWRF World Championship was the 6th international world wheelchair rugby competition, which took place between August 4 to August 10. The championships was contested between the world's twelve top national teams and was held at the Arena Fyn at Odense Congress Center in Odense, Denmark. The tournament was won by Australia, their first title.[1]

As winners, Australia took the first slot for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[2]

Tournament[]

Twelve teams contested the 2014 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[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Australia 5 5 0 0 314 246 +68 15
Canada 5 4 0 1 310 259 +51 12
United Kingdom Great Britain 5 3 0 2 255 236 +19 9
Denmark 5 2 0 3 254 257 -3 6
Finland 5 1 0 4 210 287 -77 3
Belgium 5 0 0 5 224 282 -58 0
Denmark52 – 43[3]Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Finland48 – 46[4]Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Denmark47 – 58[4]Canada
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain United Kingdom46 – 55[4]Australia Australia
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain United Kingdom54 – 31[5]Finland
Odense Congress Center
Belgium46 – 72[5]Australia Australia
Odense Congress Center
Canada67 – 40[5]Finland
Odense Congress Center
Australia Australia56 – 50[5]Denmark
Odense Congress Center
Canada59 – 58[6]United Kingdom Great Britain
Odense Congress Center
Australia Australia63 – 43[6]Finland
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain United Kingdom52 – 48[6]Denmark
Odense Congress Center
Canada65 – 46[6]Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Canada61 – 68[7]Australia Australia
Odense Congress Center
Denmark57 – 48[8]Finland
Odense Congress Center
Belgium43 – 45[8]United Kingdom Great Britain
Odense Congress Center

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States United States 5 5 0 0 308 199 +109 15
Japan Japan 5 4 0 1 270 250 +20 12
Sweden Sweden 5 2 0 3 265 277 -12 6
New Zealand New Zealand 5 2 0 3 230 243 -13 6
France 5 2 0 3 229 267 -38 6
Germany 5 0 0 5 193 263 -70 0
France47 – 55[3]New Zealand New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
Germany38 – 53[4]Japan Japan
Odense Congress Center
United States United States62 – 41[4]France
Odense Congress Center
Japan Japan62 – 58[4]Sweden Sweden
Odense Congress Center
New Zealand New Zealand37 – 54[4]United States United States
Odense Congress Center
Sweden Sweden48 – 65[5]United States United States
Odense Congress Center
Japan Japan54 – 45[5]New Zealand New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
France46 – 44[5]Germany
Odense Congress Center
New Zealand New Zealand49 – 55[6]Sweden Sweden
Odense Congress Center
France44 – 56[6]Japan Japan
Odense Congress Center
United States United States62 – 28[6]Germany
Odense Congress Center
Sweden Sweden54 – 50[8]Germany
Odense Congress Center
United States United States65 – 45[7]Japan Japan
Odense Congress Center
Germany33 – 48[8]New Zealand New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
Sweden Sweden50 – 51[8]France
Odense Congress Center

Classification rounds[]

9th - 12th places[]

 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 10:00
 
 
  48
 
9 August 2014 - 11:15
 
  47
 
  59
 
9 August 2014 - 11:15
 
  48
 
  59
 
 
  45
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 August 2014 - 17:30
 
 
  50
 
 
  36

5th - 8th places[]

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 12:30
 
 
  54
 
10 August 2014 - 10:00
 
 Sweden 47
 
 Great Britain 52
 
9 August 2014 - 13:45
 
  48
 
 Great Britain 55
 
 
 New Zealand 45
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 August 2014 - 12:00
 
 
 Sweden 52
 
 
 New Zealand 50

Medals round[]

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 15:00
 
 
  59
 
10 August 2014 - 16:00
 
 United States 56
 
 Australia 67
 
9 August 201 - 16:15
 
  56
 
 Australia 60
 
 
 Japan 49
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
10 August 2014 - 14:00
 
 
 United States 62
 
 
 Japan 56

References[]

  1. ^ "Australia beats Canada to win Wheelchair Rugby World championships". abc.net.au. August 10, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wheelchair rugby teams join race for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification". rio2016.com. August 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Greenway, Beau (August 4, 2014). "Day one review: Hosts win opener". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Greenway, Beau (August 5, 2014). "Day two review: Gold medal favourites off to great start". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Greenway, Beau (August 6, 2014). "Day three review: No surprises as favourites stand out once more". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Greenway, Beau (August 7, 2014). "Day four review: Canada and Great Britain fight out a double overtime classic". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Greenway, Beau (August 9, 2014). "Day five review: World's top four qualify for semi finals". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d e Greenway, Beau (August 10, 2014). "Results". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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