| 2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball World Championship | |
|---|---|
 Hope, Passion and Challenge | |
| Venue | Incheon Samsan World Sports Complex, Incheon Songnim Gymnasium |
| Location | Incheon |
| Start date | 5 July |
| End date | 14 July 2014 |
| Nations | 16 teams |
The 2014 Men's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was the 12th edition of the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. It was hosted in Incheon, South Korea. Australia won its second title in a row.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team |  Australia Justin Eveson |  United States Joshua Turek |  Turkey Murat Yazici |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Mexico | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Algeria | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Sweden | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 70 | |||||||||
| 13 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | 71 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 58 | |||||||||
| 12 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 63 | |||||||||
| Australia | 61 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 50 | |||||||||
| Australia | 63 | |||||||||
| 12 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| United States | 57 | |||||||||
| United States | 72 | |||||||||
| 13 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Iran | 51 | |||||||||
| United States | 56 | |||||||||
| 12 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 49 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 66 | |||||||||
| 14 July 2014 | ||||||||||
| Italy | 48 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 68 | |||||||||
| Spain | 63 | |||||||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
| 2 | United States |
| 3 | Turkey |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | Great Britain |
| 8 | Iran |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Colombia |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Argentina |
| 13 | Sweden |
| 14 | Mexico |
| 15 | Netherlands |
| 16 | Algeria |
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