Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

Sydney (AUS) - 5 August 2018 - 10 August 2018

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Qualified Nations

• Australia
• Canada
• Colombia
• Denmark
• France
• Great Britain
• Ireland
• Japan
• Poland
• New Zealand
• Sweden
• United States
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round
August 5th - August 8th, 2018
12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th-8th Places Semifinals, the 5th and 6th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 9th-12th Places Semifinals
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Knockout Round
August 9th - August 10th, 2018
12 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018 Champion

Road to the Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at the Summer Paralympic Games 2020

The 1st not already qualified Nation will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at the Summer Paralympic Games 2020.

Nations already Qualified for the Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at the Summer Paralympic Games 2020

• Japan
  

Qualification Format

America

Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017
September 5th - September 9th, 2017
7 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018
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Qualification Tournament (Preliminary Round)
April 4th - April 6th, 2018
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th-8th Places Semifinals
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Qualification Tournament (Knockout Round)
April 7th - April 8th, 2018
8 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals and Final, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Argentina (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017)
• Brazil (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
• Canada (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017)
• Chile (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017)
• Colombia (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
• Paraguay (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017)
• United States (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF American Championship 2017)
  

Asia-Oceania

Wheelchair Rugby IWRF Asian and Oceanian Championship 2017
August 27th - August 31st, 2017
4 Nations, the 1st not already qualified Nation will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018
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Qualification Tournament (Preliminary Round)
April 4th - April 6th, 2018
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th-8th Places Semifinals
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Qualification Tournament (Knockout Round)
April 7th - April 8th, 2018
8 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals and Final, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Australia (Host Nation)
• Japan (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF Asian and Oceanian Championship 2017)
• New Zealand (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF Asian and Oceanian Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
• South Korea (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF Asian and Oceanian Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
  

Europe

Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017
June 27th - July 1st, 2017
8 Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018
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Qualification Tournament (Preliminary Round)
April 4th - April 6th, 2018
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th-8th Places Semifinals
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Qualification Tournament (Knockout Round)
April 7th - April 8th, 2018
8 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals and Final, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Denmark (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017)
• Finland (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017)
• France (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017)
• Germany (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
• Great Britain (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017)
• Ireland (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
• Poland (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017, Qualification Tournament)
• Sweden (Wheelchair Rugby IWRF European Championship 2017)
• Switzerland (Qualification Tournament)
  

Qualification Tournament (Preliminary Round)
April 4th - April 6th, 2018
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th-8th Places Semifinals

Group A

• Colombia
• Germany
• Poland
• Switzerland
  

Group B

• Brazil
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• South Korea
  

Group A
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Switzerland 49 - 53 Colombia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 4th 2018, h. 17:30, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Germany 52 - 58 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 4th 2018, h. 19:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Germany 47 - 54 Colombia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 5th 2018, h. 16:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Switzerland OT54 - 53 Poland
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April 5th 2018, h. 18:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Colombia 38 - 40 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 6th 2018, h. 12:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Switzerland 39 - 38 Germany
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 6th 2018, h. 18:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Colombia	3	2	1	145	136	+9	4
Poland	3	2	1	151	144	+7	4
Switzerland	3	2	1	142	144	-2	4
Germany	3	0	3	137	151	-14	0

Group A
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Brazil 54 - 46 South Korea
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 5th 2018, h. 10:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

New Zealand 41 - 49 Ireland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 5th 2018, h. 12:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

New Zealand 59 - 40 South Korea
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 5th 2018, h. 20:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Ireland 55 - 47 Brazil
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 6th 2018, h. 10:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Ireland 49 - 36 South Korea
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 6th 2018, h. 16:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

New Zealand 58 - 49 Brazil
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 6th 2018, h. 20:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Ireland	3	3	0	153	124	+29	6
New Zealand	3	2	1	158	138	+20	4
Brazil	3	1	2	150	159	-9	2
South Korea	3	0	3	122	162	-40	0

Qualification Tournament (Knockout Round)
April 7th - April 8th, 2018
8 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals and Final, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Germany
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• Poland
• South Korea
• Switzerland
  

5th-8th Places Semifinals
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Switzerland 44 - 45 South Korea
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 7th 2018, h. 12:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil
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Brazil 52 - 51 Germany
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 7th 2018, h. 14:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Semifinals
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Colombia 46 - 52 New Zealand
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 7th 2018, h. 16:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil
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Ireland 50 - 46 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 7th 2018, h. 18:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

7th Place Match
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Switzerland 41 - 46 Germany
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 8th 2018, h. 09:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

5th Place Match
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

South Korea 42 - 46 Brazil
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 8th 2018, h. 11:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

3rd Place Match
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

Colombia 53 - 55 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 8th 2018, h. 13:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Final
Central European Summer Time (GMT +2)

New Zealand 42 - 50 Ireland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
April 8th 2018, h. 15:00, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil

Qualification Tournament
Final Results
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
1	Ireland		-
2	New Zealand		-
3	Poland		-
4	Colombia		-
5	Brazil		-
6	South Korea		-
7	Germany		-
8	Switzerland		-

Preliminary Round
August 5th - August 8th, 2018
12 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals, the 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 5th-8th Places Semifinals, the 5th and 6th Nations from each Group will qualify for the 9th-12th Places Semifinals

Group A

• Australia
• Denmark
• Ireland
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Sweden
  

Group B

• Canada
• Colombia
• France
• Great Britain
• Poland
• United States
  

Group A
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

New Zealand 36 - 66 Australia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 5th 2018, h. 14:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Ireland 37 - 57 Japan
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 5th 2018, h. 14:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Sweden 54 - 57 Denmark
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 5th 2018, h. 17:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Japan 56 - 37 New Zealand
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 10:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Denmark 56 - 47 Ireland
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August 6th 2018, h. 11:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Australia 71 - 38 Sweden
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 12:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Denmark 55 - 54 New Zealand
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 18:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Ireland 47 - 52 Sweden
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 18:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

Denmark 49 - 61 Australia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 13:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

New Zealand 52 - 42 Ireland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 15:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Sweden 46 - 48 Japan
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 16:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Australia 70 - 44 Ireland
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August 8th 2018, h. 10:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Japan 52 - 42 Denmark
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 10:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Sweden 54 - 52 New Zealand
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 16:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Australia 65 - 52 Japan
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 18:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Australia	5	5	0	333	219	+114	10
Japan	5	4	1	265	227	+38	8
Denmark	5	3	2	259	268	-9	6
Sweden	5	2	3	244	275	-31	4
New Zealand	5	1	4	231	273	-42	2
Ireland	5	0	5	217	287	-70	0

Group B
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Canada 42 - 51 France
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 5th 2018, h. 16:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

Colombia 32 - 58 United States
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 5th 2018, h. 19:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Poland 31 - 55 Great Britain
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 5th 2018, h. 19:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

United States 47 - 41 Great Britain
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 13:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

Colombia 45 - 50 France
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 15:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Poland 45 - 43 Canada
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 6th 2018, h. 16:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Colombia 50 - 43 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 10:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Great Britain 55 - 43 Canada
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 11:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

France 39 - 54 United States
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 12:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Great Britain 57 - 20 Colombia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 7th 2018, h. 18:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

France 51 - 39 Poland
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August 7th 2018, h. 18:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

United States. USA 47 - 33 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 12:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

Canada 59 - 46 Colombia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 12:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Great Britain 47 - 41 France
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 16:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

United States 54 - 47 Canada
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 8th 2018, h. 18:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
United States	5	5	0	260	192	+68	10
Great Britain	5	4	1	255	182	+73	8
France	5	3	2	232	227	+5	6
Canada	5	1	4	234	251	-17	2
Poland	5	1	4	191	246	-55	2
Colombia	5	1	4	193	267	-74	2

Knockout Round
August 9th - August 10th, 2018
12 Nations, Placement Matches, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Wheelchair Rugby IWRF World Championship 2018 Champion

• Australia
• Canada
• Colombia
• Denmark
• France
• Great Britain
• Ireland
• Japan
• Poland
• New Zealand
• Sweden
• United States
  

9th-12th Places Semifinals
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

New Zealand 59 - 61 Colombia
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 9th 2018, h. 11:00, Quaycentre, Sydney
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Poland 49 - 44 Ireland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 9th 2018, h. 10:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

5th-8th Places Semifinals
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Denmark 51 - 52 Canada
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 9th 2018, h. 13:30, Quaycentre, Sydney
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France 54 - 42 Sweden
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 9th 2018, h. 13:00, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

Semifinals
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Australia 59 - 57 Great Britain
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 9th 2018, h. 16:00, Quaycentre, Sydney
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United States 46 - 51 Japan
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 9th 2018, h. 15:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

11th Place Match
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

New Zealand 51 - 40 Ireland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 10th 2018, h. 09:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

9th Place Match
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Colombia 39 - 44 Poland
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 10th 2018, h. 09:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

7th Place Match
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Denmark 51 - 48 Sweden
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 10th 2018, h. 11:30, Genea Netball Centre, Sydney

5th Place Match
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Canada 51 - 52 France
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 10th 2018, h. 11:30, Quaycentre, Sydney

Bronze Medal Match
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Great Britain 36 - 47 United States
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 10th 2018, h. 13:45, Quaycentre, Sydney

Gold Medal Match
Australian Eastern Standard Time (GMT +10)

Australia 61 - 62 Japan
Quarter-by-Quarter: ?-?, ?-?, ?-?, ?-?
August 10th 2018, h. 16:00, Quaycentre, Sydney

Open Tournament
Final Results

Japan
-

Australia
-

United States
-

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
4	Great Britain		-
5	France		-
6	Canada		-
7	Denmark		-
8	Sweden		-
9	Poland		-
10	Colombia		-
11	New Zealand		-
12	Ireland		-

Road to the Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at the Summer Paralympic Games 2020

The following Nation has qualified for the Wheelchair Rugby Tournament at the Summer Paralympic Games 2020

• Australia