2023 IWBF Men's European Championship

2023 IWBF Men's European Championship
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Start date	11 August
End date	19 August
Competitors	12 teams from 12 nations
Medalists
Great Britain     Spain     Netherlands
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The 2023 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 26th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship. It took place from 11 to 19 August 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ^[1]

The tournament was part of the first edition of the European Para Championships, a quadrennial multi-sport event that takes place each pre-Paralympic year. ^[2] The finalists of this tournament qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. ^[3]

Format

The twelve teams that qualified for the tournament are divided into two groups of six. The top four teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. ^[4]

Each team has a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Players are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14. ^[5]

Preliminary round

All times local (UTC+02:00)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	323	233	+90	10	Quarter-finals
2	Germany	5	3	2	350	243	+107	8
3	Spain	5	3	2	351	238	+113	8
4	Poland	5	3	2	367	349	+18	8
5	Switzerland	5	1	4	233	338	−105	6	Placement games
6	Latvia	5	0	5	187	410	−223	5

Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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11 August 12:30

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Poland	64–88	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 17–23, 16–19, 15–24

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11 August 15:00

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Germany	64–40	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 12–10, 10–6, 20–9

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11 August 20:00

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Netherlands	70–37	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 14–5, 21–14, 18–9

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12 August 9:00

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Latvia	18–102	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 5–25, 2–28, 4–26, 7–23

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12 August 11:30

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Spain	52–58	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 6–14, 13–15, 11–17, 22–12

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12 August 19:00

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Switzerland	62–71	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 10–16, 21–16, 14–23

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13 August 12:30

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Netherlands	63–31	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 13–9, 22–6, 6–10

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13 August 15:00

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Poland	86–84	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 27–24, 21–21, 19–24

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13 August 17:30

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Spain	86–35	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 21–6, 23–10, 19–9

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14 August 9:00

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Poland	85–42	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 20–7, 27–8, 13–14

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14 August 11:30

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Switzerland	31–84	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 0–23, 12–19, 4–23, 15–19

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14 August 19:00

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Germany	29–65	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 6–21, 12–11, 9–13

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15 August 12:30

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Latvia	55–67	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 13–13, 14–19, 10–19

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15 August 15:00

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Netherlands	73–61	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 19–16, 15–20, 23–11

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15 August 17:30

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Spain	41–50	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 10–16, 14–13, 0–0

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	379	252	+127	10	Quarter-finals
2	Turkey	5	4	1	348	284	+64	9
3	Italy	5	3	2	333	276	+57	8
4	France	5	2	3	340	323	+17	7
5	Austria	5	1	4	265	398	−133	6	Placement games
6	Israel	5	0	5	241	373	−132	5

Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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France	77–64	Austria
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 17–15, 21–17, 20–16

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11 August 16:30

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Italy	62–50	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 20–12, 13–7, 19–13

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11 August 19:00

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Great Britain	58–44	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 12–8, 18–17, 14–11

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12 August 12:30

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Turkey	67–63	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 22–21, 14–17, 22–11

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12 August 15:00

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Austria	50–100	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 14–34, 14–21, 10–24

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12 August 20:00

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Israel	44–86	France
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 13–20, 9–25, 9–23

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13 August 9:00

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Austria	55–83	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 14–18, 14–14, 14–27

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13 August 16:30

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France	59–69	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 15–20, 17–18, 15–14

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13 August 19:00

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Great Britain	84–49	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 18–13, 23–17, 22–7

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14 August 10:00

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France	65–79	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 17–13, 12–27, 19–16

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14 August 17:30

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Israel	55–66	Austria
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 7–14, 12–12, 16–28

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14 August 20:00

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Italy	56–70	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 10–18, 16–20, 10–10

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15 August 11:30

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Austria	30–83	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 12–17, 1–27, 4–16

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15 August 16:30

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Turkey	75–43	Israel
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 19–13, 16–12, 16–8

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15 August 19:00

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Great Britain	67–53	France
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 20–12, 16–12, 13–11

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	16 August
	Netherlands	63
					17 August
	France	60
					Netherlands	57
	16 August
					Spain	76
	Turkey	66
									19 August
	Spain	73
									Spain	53
	16 August
									Great Britain	74
	Great Britain	94
					17 August
	Poland	75
					Great Britain	63
	16 August
					Germany	42			Third place
	Germany	69
									19 August
	Italy	63
									Netherlands	58
									Germany	51

Placement games

Ninth to twelfth place

Bracket

	9th–12th placement games				9th place
	16 August
	Israel	63
					18 August
	Switzerland	45
					Israel	70
	16 August
					Austria	63
	Austria	82
	Latvia	57
					11th place
					18 August
					Switzerland	66
					Latvia	46

Ninth to twelfth place games

16 August 9:00

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Israel	63–45	Switzerland
Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 18–16, 16–7, 17–11

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16 August 10:00

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Austria	82–57	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 20–14, 22–19, 20–13

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Eleventh place game

18 August 10:00

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Switzerland	66–46	Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 24–10, 16–10, 14–17, 12–9

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Ninth place game

18 August 12:30

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Israel	70–63	Austria
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 21–18, 12–17, 23–7

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Fifth to eighth place

Bracket

	5th–8th placement games				5th place
	17 August
	France	76
					19 August
	Turkey	82
					Turkey	66
	17 August
					Italy	70
	Poland	59
	Italy	75
					7th place
					19 August
					France	80
					Poland	67

Fifth to eighth place games

17 August 12:30

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Turkey	82–76	France
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–14, 20–22, 27–21

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17 August 15:00

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Poland	59–75	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 16–28, 17–23, 9–4

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Seventh place game

19 August 10:00

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France	80–67	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 18–17, 26–20, 19–14

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Fifth place game

19 August 12:30

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Turkey	66–70	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 21–21, 13–17, 16–18

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Quarter-finals

16 August 11:30

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Italy	63–69	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 19–22, 11–18, 10–16

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Spain	73–66	Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 18–16, 16–15, 21–21

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16 August 15:00

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Great Britain	94–75	Poland
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 23–25, 26–17, 23–18

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16 August 16:30

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France	60–63	Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 19–10, 11–19, 12–17

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Semi-finals

17 August 17:30

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Great Britain	63–42	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 10–10, 16–8, 16–8

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17 August 20:00

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Netherlands	57–76	Spain
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 17–19, 17–12, 11–28

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Third place game

19 August 15:00

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Netherlands	58–51	Germany
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–9, 10–8, 13–19

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Final

19 August 17:30

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Spain	53–74	Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 12–23, 13–15, 6–18

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Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Great Britain
2	Spain
3	Netherlands
4	Germany
5	Italy
6	Turkey
7	France
8	Poland
9	Israel
10	Austria
11	Switzerland
12	Latvia

See also

• 2023 IWBF Women's European Championship

References

1. "ECMWA2023 back to Rotterdam". iwbf-europe.org. 12 December 2022.
2. "European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam". europeanparachampionships.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
3. "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). paralympic.org. May 2023. p. 3.
4. "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
5. "Basics of Classification in wheelchair basketball" . Retrieved 6 August 2023.

External links

• "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
• "European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam – Time Table Wheelchair Basketball". europeanparachampionships.com.
• European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam
• "European Championship for Men and Women – Division A (ECMWA 2023)". iwbf-europe.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF-Europe).