2015 IWBF Men's European Championship

The 2015 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 22nd edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship held in Worcester, Great Britain from 28 August to 6 September 2015. The tournament also took place during the women's European championship as well.

2015 IWBF Men's European Championship
LocationWorcester, England
Start date28 August
End date6 September
Competitors12 teams from 12 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Twelve teams entered the tournament with the Czech Republic and Israel competing in the tournament after being promoted from Division B in 2014. The teams were separated into two groups of six with the top four teams from each group qualifying through to the knockout stage while the bottom two competed to stay off relegation. The remaining eight teams competed in a knockout format until the top two teams made the final.

In the gold medal match, Great Britain won the match 87-66 over Turkey. While in the bronze medal match, Germany defeated the Netherlands 74-56. The top four teams plus Spain all qualified through to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Squads

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Each of the 12 teams selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.

Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability[1] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

Preliminary round

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All times local (UTC+02:00)

Group A

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Team̹̹ Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Germany 5 5 0 404 269 +135 10
  Poland 5 3 2 408 359 +49 8
  Great Britain 5 3 2 370 320 +50 8
  Spain 5 3 2 335 328 +7 8
  France 5 1 4 294 381 -87 6
  Czech Republic 5 0 5 236 400 -134 5

Group B

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Team̹̹ Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Turkey 5 5 0 329 262 +67 10
  Italy 5 3 2 312 286 +26 8
  Netherlands 5 3 2 316 260 +56 8
  Israel 5 2 3 295 342 -47 7
  Sweden 5 2 3 310 294 +16 7
   Switzerland 5 0 5 255 373 -118 5

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 September 2015
 
 
  Germany 75
 
4 September 2015
 
  Israel 54
 
  Germany 68
 
3 September 2015
 
  Great Britain 77
 
  Great Britain 77
 
6 September 2015
 
  Italy 48
 
  Great Britain 87
 
3 September 2015
 
  Turkey 66
 
  Turkey 63
 
4 September 2015
 
  Spain 54
 
  Turkey 69
 
3 September 2015
 
  Netherlands 50 Third place
 
  Netherlands 63
 
6 September 2015
 
  Poland 56
 
  Germany 74
 
 
  Netherlands 56
 

Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - Australian Paralympic Committee". Paralympic.org.au. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.