| 2019 IWBF Women's European Championship | |||||||
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| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||
| Start date | 30 June | ||||||
| End date | 7 July | ||||||
| Competitors | 6 teams from 6 nations | ||||||
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The 2019 IWBF Women's European Championship was the 17th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship held in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 30 June to 7 July 2019.
Each of the 6 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.
All times local (UTC+01:00)
| Team̹̹ | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 322 | 195 | +1127 | 10 |
 Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 304 | 194 | +9110 | 9 |
 Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 297 | 189 | +108 | 8 |
 Spain | 5 | 2 | 3 | 232 | 243 | -11 | 7 |
 France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 165 | 292 | -127 | 6 |
 Turkey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 330 | -207 | 5 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 July 2019 | ||||||
| Germany | 48 | |||||
| 7 July 2019 | ||||||
| Great Britain | 49 | |||||
| Netherlands | 65 | |||||
| 6 July 2019 | ||||||
| Great Britain | 52 | |||||
| Netherlands | 67 | |||||
| Spain | 31 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 July 2019 | ||||||
| Germany | 53 | |||||
| Spain | 38 | |||||
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