| 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | National Indoor Arena |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Start date | 7 July |
| End date | 17 July |
| Competitors | 12 teams (men) 10 teams (women) from 16 nations |
The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham, Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held. The Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. [1]
Each of the 12 men's and 10 women's 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. [2] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
All times local (UTC)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 379 | 272 | +107 | 10 |
 United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 264 | +148 | 9 |
 Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 327 | −19 | 8 |
 Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 316 | 346 | −30 | 7 |
 Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 297 | 377 | −80 | 6 |
 South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 395 | −126 | 5 |
| 7 July 2010 | |||||
| Great Britain | 87–43 | South Korea | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 8 July 2010 | |||||
| Italy | 74–69 | Poland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Japan | 59–74 | Great Britain | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| South Korea | 67–92 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 9 July 2010 | |||||
| United States | 83–34 | Poland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Japan | 71–55 | South Korea | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Great Britain | 65–45 | Italy | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 10 July 2010 | |||||
| Poland | 82–61 | Japan | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| United States | 82–39 | Italy | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 11 July 2010 | |||||
| Japan | 46–89 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Italy | 73–51 | South Korea | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Poland | 59–75 | Great Britain | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 12 July 2010 | |||||
| Great Britain | 78–66 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Italy | 77–60 | Japan | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| South Korea | 53–72 | Poland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 253 | +128 | 10 |
 Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 287 | +52 | 9 |
 Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 327 | +10 | 7 |
 France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 302 | 303 | −1 | 7 |
 Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 229 | 347 | −118 | 7 |
 Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 264 | 409 | −145 | 5 |
| 8 July 2010 | |||||
| Turkey | 83–52 | Algeria | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Canada | 68–45 | Mexico | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Australia | 75–63 | France | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 9 July 2010 | |||||
| France | 54–57 | Mexico | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Turkey | 54–66 | Australia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Algeria | 61–87 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 10 July 2010 | |||||
| Australia | 92–44 | Algeria | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Canada | 67–55 | France | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Mexico | 75–83 | Turkey | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 11 July 2010 | |||||
| Algeria | 47–69 | France | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Australia | 81–43 | Mexico | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Turkey | 60–69 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 12 July 2010 | |||||
| Mexico | 79–61 | Algeria | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| France | 61–57 | Turkey | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Canada | 49–67 | Australia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 68 | |||||||||
| 15 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Poland | 34 | |||||||||
| Australia | 68 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| United States | 58 | |||||||||
| United States | 92 | |||||||||
| 17 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 50 | |||||||||
| Australia | 79 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| France | 69 | |||||||||
| Canada | 47 | |||||||||
| 15 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Italy | 63 | |||||||||
| Italy | 58 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| France | 63 | Third place | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 50 | |||||||||
| 17 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| France | 59 | |||||||||
| Italy | 42 | |||||||||
| United States | 71 | |||||||||
| 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship |
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 Australia 1st title |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Turkey |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | South Korea |
| 12 | Algeria |
All times local (UTC)
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 187 | +46 | 7 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 206 | +27 | 7 |
 Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 196 | +1 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 184 | 191 | −7 | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 188 | 255 | −67 | 5 |
| 7 July 2010 | |||||
| Great Britain | 38–39 | Netherlands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 8 July 2010 | |||||
| Mexico | 38–82 | Australia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Canada | 54–49 | Great Britain | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 9 July 2010 | |||||
| Netherlands | 54–58 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 10 July 2010 | |||||
| Netherlands | 47–56 | Mexico | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Australia | 48–40 | Great Britain | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 11 July 2010 | |||||
| Australia | 44–57 | Netherlands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Mexico | 37–51 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 12 July 2010 | |||||
| Great Britain | 57–50 | Mexico | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Canada | 52–59 | Australia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 268 | 152 | +116 | 8 |
 Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 273 | 192 | +81 | 7 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 184 | +39 | 6 |
 China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 277 | −79 | 5 |
 Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 269 | −157 | 4 |
| 8 July 2010 | |||||
| Brazil | 25–73 | Germany | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| United States | 56–35 | Japan | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 9 July 2010 | |||||
| China | 50–88 | Germany | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Brazil | 24–66 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 10 July 2010 | |||||
| United States | 81–40 | China | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Japan | 69–22 | Brazil | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 11 July 2010 | |||||
| Japan | 52–59 | Germany | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Brazil | 41–61 | China | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| 12 July 2010 | |||||
| Germany | 53–65 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| China | 47–67 | Japan | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| United States | 53 | |||||||||
| 15 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 37 | |||||||||
| United States | 68 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 58 | |||||||||
| Canada | 62 | |||||||||
| 17 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 39 | |||||||||
| United States | 55 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 53 | |||||||||
| Australia | 77 | |||||||||
| 15 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| China | 38 | |||||||||
| Australia | 47 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 66 | Third place | ||||||||
| Germany | 63 | |||||||||
| 17 July 2010 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 40 | |||||||||
| Australia | 49 | |||||||||
| Canada | 59 | |||||||||
| 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship |
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 United States 2nd title |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Canada |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Great Britain |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Brazil |
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