2017 IWRF European Championship

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2017 IWRF European Championship
IWRF 2017 European Championship Logo.jpg
VenueConlog Arena
LocationKoblenz, Germany
Dates27 June - 1 July
Nations8
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]

The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]

Tournament[]

Eight teams contested the 2017 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.

Preliminary Round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sweden Sweden 3 3 0 0 165 136 +29 9
France 3 2 0 1 158 131 +27 6
Germany 3 1 0 2 148 151 -3 3
Finland 3 0 0 3 114 167 -53 0
Sweden Sweden48 – 47France
Germany53 – 52Finland
France52 – 36Finland
Germany48 – 55Sweden Sweden
Sweden Sweden62 – 41Finland
Germany47 – 59France

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 0 0 182 108 +74 9
Denmark 3 2 0 1 158 140 +18 6
Poland 3 1 0 2 120 151 -31 3
Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 111 172 -61 0
Republic of Ireland42 – 57Denmark
Great Britain United Kingdom57 – 32Poland
Great Britain United Kingdom65 – 27 
Poland38 – 52 
Republic of Ireland42 – 50 
Denmark47 – 60 Great Britain

Classification[]

Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
30 June 2017 - 11:00
 
 
  58
 
1 July 2017 - 11:45
 
  38
 
  46
 
30 June 2017 - 13:00
 
  39
 
  33
 
 
  55
 
Seventh place
 
 
1 July 2017 - 09:45
 
 
  50
 
 
  46

Medal round[]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
30 June 2017 - 15:00
 
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 54
 
1 July 2017 - 16:00
 
France 41
 
United Kingdom Great Britain 49
 
30 June 2017 - 17:00
 
Sweden Sweden 41
 
Denmark 56
 
 
Sweden Sweden 57
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
1 July 2017 - 13:45
 
 
France 53
 
 
Denmark 48

References[]

  1. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby: Great Britain beat Sweden to win European Championship". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "IWRF 2017 European Championship Results". IWRF. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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