Wheelchair rugby at the 2014 Asian Para Games

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Wheelchair rugby was one of the 23 sports featured at the 2nd Asian Para Games 2014, which took place in Incheon, South Korea on October 16–24, 2014. This was the first time that wheelchair rugby had been included at the Games, and was contested by four nations.[1] The winners were Japan.[2]

Tournament[]

Four teams contested the 2014 Asian Para Games Wheelchair Rugby tournament. The preliminary round consisted of a group stage where the teams were placed into a single league which was contested as a round-robin. All the teams faced each other twice. The two top teams of the league would then face each other to contest the gold and silver medals, whilst the bottom two teams would play to contest the bronze medal. The eventual winners, Japan, finished the competition unbeaten.[1]

Preliminary Round[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan Japan 6 6 0 0 303 126 +177 18
South Korea 6 4 0 2 330 215 +115 12
Malaysia 6 2 0 4 184 297 -113 6
Indonesia 6 0 0 6 127 306 -179 0
South Korea58 – 21Indonesia
Japan Japan53 – 13Malaysia
South Korea70 – 26Malaysia
Japan Japan46 – 10Indonesia
Malaysia54 – 22Indonesia
Japan Japan53 – 40South Korea
Indonesia32 – 57South Korea
Malaysia19 – 49Japan Japan
Malaysia23 – 73South Korea
Indonesia12 – 42Japan Japan
Indonesia30 – 49Malaysia
South Korea32 – 60Japan Japan

Medal round[]

Bronze medal match
Indonesia29 – 50Malaysia
Gold medal match
South Korea40 – 60Japan Japan

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b "Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games Wheelchair Rugby Results". iwrf.com. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Japan crowned champions at Asian Para Games". paralympic.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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