2017 IWRF European Championship explained

Event:2017 IWRF European Championship
Venue:Conlog Arena
Location:Koblenz, Germany
Dates:27 June - 1 July
Nations:8
Gold: Great Britain
Silver: Sweden
Bronze: France
Previous:2015
Next:2019

2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]

The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]

Tournament

Eight teams contested the 2017 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Sweden3300165136+299
France3201158131+276
Germany3102148151-33
Finland3003114167-530

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Great Britain3300182108+749
Denmark3201158140+186
Poland3102120151-313
Ireland3003111172-610

Classification

Bracket

Medal round

Bracket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wheelchair Rugby: Great Britain beat Sweden to win European Championship . 1 June 2017. 5 July 2017. BBC Sport.
  2. Web site: IWRF 2017 European Championship Results . 26 June 2017. 5 July 2017. IWRF.