2014 IWRF World Championship was the 6th international world wheelchair rugby competition, which took place between August 4 to August 10. The championships were 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
editTwelve 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.
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| 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 |
| Great Britain | 46 – 55[4] | Australia |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| Great Britain | 54 – 31[5] | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| Canada | 59 – 58[6] | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| Great Britain | 52 – 48[6] | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| Belgium | 43 – 45[8] | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
Group B
edit| 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
| United States | 62 – 41[4] | France |
|---|---|---|
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
| New Zealand | 49 – 55[6] | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| United States | 62 – 28[6] | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| United States | 65 – 45[7] | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
| Germany | 33 – 48[8] | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Odense Congress Center
Classification rounds
edit9th–12th places
edit| Classification round | Ninth 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
edit| Classification round | Fifth 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
edit| Semifinals | Gold-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
edit- ^ "Australia beats Canada to win Wheelchair Rugby World championships". abc.net.au. August 10, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Greenway, Beau (August 4, 2014). "Day one review: Hosts win opener". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Greenway, Beau (August 5, 2014). "Day two review: Gold medal favourites off to great start". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Greenway, Beau (August 6, 2014). "Day three review: No surprises as favourites stand out once more". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b Greenway, Beau (August 9, 2014). "Day five review: World's top four qualify for semi finals". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Greenway, Beau (August 10, 2014). "Results". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.