2014 IWRF World Championship

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.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia 5 5 0 0 314 246 +68 15
Canada 5 4 0 1 310 259 +51 12
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
Denmark 52 – 43[3] Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Finland 48 – 46[4] Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Denmark 47 – 58[4] Canada
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain 46 – 55[4] Australia
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain 54 – 31[5] Finland
Odense Congress Center
Belgium 46 – 72[5] Australia
Odense Congress Center
Canada 67 – 40[5] Finland
Odense Congress Center
Australia 56 – 50[5] Denmark
Odense Congress Center
Canada 59 – 58[6] Great Britain
Odense Congress Center
Australia 63 – 43[6] Finland
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain 52 – 48[6] Denmark
Odense Congress Center
Canada 65 – 46[6] Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Canada 61 – 68[7] Australia
Odense Congress Center
Denmark 57 – 48[8] Finland
Odense Congress Center
Belgium 43 – 45[8] Great Britain
Odense Congress Center

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States 5 5 0 0 308 199 +109 15
Japan 5 4 0 1 270 250 +20 12
Sweden 5 2 0 3 265 277 -12 6
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
France 47 – 55[3] New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
Germany 38 – 53[4] Japan
Odense Congress Center
United States 62 – 41[4] France
Odense Congress Center
Japan 62 – 58[4] Sweden
Odense Congress Center
New Zealand 37 – 54[4] United States
Odense Congress Center
Sweden 48 – 65[5] United States
Odense Congress Center
Japan 54 – 45[5] New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
France 46 – 44[5] Germany
Odense Congress Center
New Zealand 49 – 55[6] Sweden
Odense Congress Center
France 44 – 56[6] Japan
Odense Congress Center
United States 62 – 28[6] Germany
Odense Congress Center
Sweden 54 – 50[8] Germany
Odense Congress Center
United States 65 – 45[7] Japan
Odense Congress Center
Germany 33 – 48[8] New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
Sweden 50 – 51[8] France
Odense Congress Center

9th - 12th places
 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 10:00
 
 
 Finland 48
 
9 August 2014 - 11:15
 
 Germany 47
 
 France 59
 
9 August 2014 - 11:15
 
 Finland 48
 
 France 59
 
 
 Belgium 45
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 August 2014 - 17:30
 
 
 Germany 50
 
 
 Belgium 36

5th - 8th places
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 12:30
 
 
 Denmark 54
 
10 August 2014 - 10:00
 
 Sweden 47
 
 Great Britain 52
 
9 August 2014 - 13:45
 
 Denmark 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
 
 
 Canada 59
 
10 August 2014 - 16:00
 
 United States 56
 
 Australia 67
 
9 August 201 - 16:15
 
 Canada 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. Greenway, Beau (August 4, 2014). "Day one review: Hosts win opener". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. Greenway, Beau (August 5, 2014). "Day two review: Gold medal favourites off to great start". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. Greenway, Beau (August 6, 2014). "Day three review: No surprises as favourites stand out once more". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. 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. Greenway, Beau (August 9, 2014). "Day five review: World's top four qualify for semi finals". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  8. 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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