2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Explained

2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Size:	250px
Date Start:	7 July
Date End:	17 July
Competitors:	12 teams (men) 10 teams (women)
Nations:	16
Venue:	National Indoor Arena
Location:	Birmingham
Next:	2014

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]

Medalists

Men's team	(AUS) Dylan Alcott Jeremy Doyle Justin Eveson Michael Hartnett Tristan Knowles Bill Latham John Mcphail Grant Mizens Brad Ness Shaun Norris Tige Simmons Brett Stibners Coach: Ben Ettridge	(FRA) Laurent Blasczak Audrey Cayol Jerome Courneil Roger Deda Jerome Duran Franck Etavard Frederic Guyot Nicolas Jouanserre David Levrat Bertrand Libman Sofyane Mehiaoui Ludovic Sarron Coach: Franck Belen	(USA) Eric Barber Joseph Chambers Jacob Counts Nathan Hinze Jeremy Lade Matthew Lesperance Jason Nelms Michael Paye Paul Schulte Matthew Scott Steve Serio William Waller Coach: James Glatch
Women's team	(USA) Sarah Castle Jennifer Chew Carlee Hoffman Darlene Hunter Mary Allison Milford Caitlin Mcdermott Desiree Miller Rebecca Murray Christina Ripp Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Andrea Woodson-Smith Coach: David Kiley	(GER) Mareike Adermann Silke Bleifuß Annabel Breuer Heike Friedrich Simone Kues Maria Kühn Maya Lindholm Birgit Meitner Marina Mohnen Edina Müller Gesche Schünemann Annika Zeyen Coach: Holger Glinicki	(CAN) Marni Abbott-Peter Elaine Allard Chantal Benoit Tracey Ferguson Tara Feser Katie Harnock Nancy Lafleche Janet McLachlan Kendra Ohama Cindy Ouellet Jessica Vliegenthart Elisha Williams Coach: Bill Johnson

Squads

See main article: 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship squads. 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.

Men

Preliminary round

All times local (UTC)

Group A

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	5	5	0	379	272	+107	10
	5	4	1	412	264	+148	9
	5	3	2	308	327	−19	8
	5	2	3	316	346	−30	7
	5	1	4	297	377	−80	6
	5	0	5	269	395	−126	5

width=25%		width=3%		width=6%		width=3%		width=25%
7 July 2010
		87–43			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
8 July 2010
		74–69			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		59–74			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		67–92			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
9 July 2010
		83–34			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		71–55			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		65–45			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
10 July 2010
		82–61			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		82–39			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
11 July 2010
		46–89			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		73–51			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		59–75			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
12 July 2010
		78–66			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		77–60			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		53–72			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group B

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	5	5	0	381	253	+128	10
	5	4	1	339	287	+52	9
	5	2	3	337	327	+10	7
	5	2	3	302	303	−1	7
	5	2	3	229	347	−118	7
	5	0	5	264	409	−145	5

width=25%		width=3%		width=6%		width=3%		width=25%
8 July 2010
		83–52			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		68–45			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		75–63			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
9 July 2010
		54–57			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		54–66			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		61–87			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
10 July 2010
		92–44			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		67–55			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		75–83			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
11 July 2010
		47–69			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		81–43			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		60–69			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
12 July 2010
		79–61			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		61–57			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		49–67			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

9th place playoff

5th–8th playoffs

5th place playoff

Final

Final standings

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Women

Preliminary round

All times local (UTC)

Group A

width=160	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=35	PF	width=35	PA	width=35	PD	width=30	Pts.
	4	3	1	233	187	+46	7
	4	3	1	233	206	+27	7
	4	2	2	197	196	+1	6
	4	1	3	184	191	−7	5
	4	1	3	188	255	−67	5

width=25%		width=3%		width=6%		width=3%		width=25%
7 July 2010
		38–39			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
8 July 2010
		38–82			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		54–49			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
9 July 2010
		54–58			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
10 July 2010
		47–56			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		48–40			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
11 July 2010
		44–57			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		37–51			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
12 July 2010
		57–50			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		52–59			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group B

width=160	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=35	PF	width=35	PA	width=35	PD	width=30	Pts.
	4	4	0	268	152	+116	8
	4	3	1	273	192	+81	7
	4	2	2	223	184	+39	6
	4	1	3	198	277	−79	5
	4	0	4	112	269	−157	4

width=25%		width=3%		width=6%		width=3%		width=25%
8 July 2010
		25–73			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		56–35			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
9 July 2010
		50–88			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		24–66			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
10 July 2010
		81–40			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		69–22			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
11 July 2010
		52–59			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		41–61			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
12 July 2010
		53–65			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
		47–67			National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Knockout stage

5th–8th playoffs

5th place playoff

Final

Final standings

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

See also

• 2010 FIBA World Championship
• 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women

References

• Official site of the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA)

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/Paralympic_Games/London_2012/Qualification_Criteria/2011_02_WC_Basketball_London_2012_PG_Qualification_Criteria_Final_Update.pdf Qualification Criteria - Wheelchair Basketball
2. http://www.paralympic.org.au/sports/wheelchair-basketball Wheelchair Basketball