2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Explained

2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Date Start:16 August
Date End:26 August
Competitors:16 teams (men)
12 teams (women)
Nations:19
Location:Hamburg, Germany
Previous:2014
Next:2022

The 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Edel-optics.de Arena in Hamburg, Germany, from 16 to 26 August 2018. Both men's and women's tournaments were held, with 12 women's and 16 men's teams competing, representing 19 different nations. Each team selected 12 players for the tournament. The men's competition was won by Great Britain, with the United States winning silver and Australia winning bronze. The women's competition was won by the Netherlands, with Great Britain winning silver and the host nation winning bronze.

Medallists

Men's team
Women's team

This was the best ever performance at a wheelchair basketball world championship by both the British men's and women's teams. The former had never won an official championship before (they had claimed the 1973 unofficial title), and the latter had never made the finals.[1]

Squads

See main article: 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship squads. Each of the 16 men's and 12 women's teams (from 19 different nations) 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. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[2]

Men

Preliminary round

Pool A

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330227180+476
321226191+355
312208185+234
303133238-1053

Pool B

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330223159+646
321214170+445
312151213-624
303160206-463

Pool C

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321186181+55
321176159+175
312173188-154
312170177-74

Pool D

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321193169+245
321193183+105
321186189-35
303170201-313

Finals

Final

Placement matches

15th place
13th place
11th place
9th place
  • 7th place
    • 5th place

    Performances

    Triple-double

    TeamPlayerPointsReboundsAssistsOpponent
    Robin Poggenwisch
    (3.0)    		161012Preliminary round - Pool D
    Patrick Anderson
    (4.5)    		241510Preliminary round - Pool A
    Philip Pratt
    (3.0)    		171010Quarter-final

    Double-double

    TeamPlayerPointsReboundsAssistsOpponent
    Kai Möller
    (3.0)    		10111Preliminary round - Pool A
    Patrick Anderson
    (4.5)    		26107Preliminary round - Pool A
    Özgür Gürbulak
    (4.0)    		21912Preliminary round - Pool C
    Gelson José Junior Da Silva
    (3.0)     		14113Preliminary round - Pool C
    Cristian Gomez
    (4.5)    		10142Preliminary round - Pool D
    Jan Christoph Gans
    (4.0)    		13153Preliminary round - Pool A
    Özgür Gürbulak
    (4.0)    		21918Preliminary round - Pool C
    Hiroaki Kozai
    (3.5)    		16107Preliminary round - Pool C
    Dong-Hyeon Gim
    (4.0)    		20122Preliminary round - Pool B
    Giulio Maria Papi
    (4.0)    		19168Preliminary round - Pool C
    Mattijs Bellers
    (4.5)    		12100Preliminary round - Pool D
    Aliaksandr Halouski
    (4.5)    		12115Preliminary round - Pool A
    Alejandro Zarzuela
    (3.0)    		20130Preliminary round - Pool D
    Lee Manning
    (4.5)    		15140Preliminary round - Pool B
    Gelson José Junior Da Silva
    (3.0)    		14101Preliminary round - Pool C
    Patrick Anderson
    (4.5)    		34135Preliminary round - Pool A
    Asier García Pereiro
    (4.0)    		19911Preliminary round - Pool D
    Adrián Jesús Pérez
    (3.0)    		11100Preliminary round - Pool D
    Dong-Hyeon Gim
    (4.0)    		26113Preliminary round - Pool B
    Alejandro Zarzuela
    (3.0)    		10146Round of 16
    Philip Pratt
    (3.0)    		13410Round of 16
    Thomas Bohme
    (3.0)    		22102Round of 16
    Patrick Anderson
    (4.5)    		19118Round of 16
    Cristian Gomez
    (4.5)    		22162Round of 16
    Adrián Jesús Pérez
    (3.0)    		10102Round of 16
    Omid Hadiazhar
    (4.0)    		19101Round of 16
    Dong Hyeon Gim
    (4.0)    		19132Round of 16
    Marcos Silva
    (3.0)    		15914Round of 16
    Mattijs Bellers
    (4.5)    		13120Round of 16
    Özgür Gürbulak
    (4.0)    		18813Round of 16
    Agustin Alejo
    (4.5)    		16165Quarter-final
    Morteza Ebrahimi
    (4.5)    		23102Quarter-final
    Özgür Gürbulak
    (4.0)    		21812Quarter-final
    Shaun Norris
    (3.0)    		15511Quarter-final
    Mateusz Filipski
    (4.0)    		16611Quarter-final
    Pablo Zarzuela
    (3.0)    		11410Classement - places 5-8
    Adolfo Berdun
    (3.5)    		19410Classement - places 5-8
    Cristian Gomez
    (4.5)    		11141Classement - places 5-8
    Adrián Jesús Pérez
    (3.0)    		13162Classement - places 5-8
    Philip Pratt
    (3.0)    		12812Gold medal match

    All-Star Team

    Nation Name Class
    Gustavo Villafañe 1.0
    Jake Williams 2.5
    3.5
    Omid Hadiazhar 4.0
    Gregg Warburton (MVP) 2.0

    Source:

    Final standings

    RankTeam
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16

    Women

    Preliminary round

    Pool A

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    550354176+17810
    541287243+449
    532314288+268
    523185279-947
    514248302-546
    505208308-1005

    Pool B

    width=160Teamwidth=20Pld width=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=35PFwidth=35PAwidth=35PDwidth=30Pts.
    550337171+16810
    541304188+1189
    532287202+858
    523201231-307
    514181273-926
    505125390-2655

    Finals

    Final

    Performances

    TeamPlayerPointsReboundsAssistsOpponent
    Helen Freeman
    (4.0)    		131611Preliminary round - Pool A
    Bo Kramer
    (4.5)    		111613Preliminary round - Pool A
    Marina Mohnen
    (4.5)    		271011Preliminary round - Pool B
    Helen Freeman
    (4.0)    		131112Preliminary round - Pool A
    Vileide Almeida
    (4.5)    		341312Classement - places 9-12
    TeamPlayerPointsReboundsAssistsOpponent
    Bo Kramer
    (4.5)    		23112Preliminary round - Pool A
    Cobi Crispin
    (4.0)    		14115Preliminary round - Pool A
    Arinn Young
    (4.5)    		23155Preliminary round - Pool A
    Suiling Lin
    (3.0)    		12210Preliminary round - Pool B
    Guidi Lyu
    (4.0)    		10100Preliminary round - Pool B
    Katharina Lang
    (4.5)    		12114Preliminary round - Pool B
    Victoria Alonso
    (4.0)    		14110Preliminary round - Pool A
    Mariska Beijer
    (4.0)    		28154Preliminary round - Pool A
    Mareike Miller
    (4.5)    		20114Preliminary round - Pool B
    Maria Pallares
    (4.0)    		20167Preliminary round - Pool B
    Cobi Crispin
    (4.0)    		19117Preliminary round - Pool A
    Arinn Young
    (4.5)    		31155Preliminary round - Pool A
    Maria Pallares
    (4.0)    		18122Preliminary round - Pool B
    Marianne Buso
    (4.5)    		24111Preliminary round - Pool B
    Bo Kramer
    (4.5)    		26187Preliminary round - Pool A
    Amy Conroy
    (4.0)    		21111Preliminary round - Pool A
    Rose Hollerman
    (3.5)    		26157Preliminary round - Pool B
    Bo Kramer
    (4.5)    		22124Preliminary round - Pool A
    Mariska Beijer
    (4.0)    		36123Preliminary round - Pool A
    Maria Pallares
    (4.0)    		14126Preliminary round - Pool B
    États-Unis
    EspagneVirginia Perez
    (4.0)    		21133Preliminary round - Pool A
    EspagneVictoria Alonso
    (4.0)    		12111Preliminary round - Pool A
    Fabienne Saint-Omer
    (4.5)    		10134Preliminary round - Pool B
    Bo Kramer
    (4.5)    		18103Preliminary round - Pool A
    Xuemei Zhang
    (4.0)    		16113quarter final
    Suiling Lin
    (3.0)    		12810quarter final
    Mariska Beijer
    (4.0)    		19124quarter final
    Maria Pallares
    (4.0)    		2816411th place
    Cobi Crispin
    (4.0)    		141049th place
    Vileide Almeida
    (4.5)    		201179th place
    Virginia Perez
    (4.0)    		19105Placement - places 5-8
    Morgan Wood
    (3.0)    		15511Placement - places 5-8
    Rose Hollerman
    (3.5)    		31116Placement - places 5-8
    Helen Freeman
    (4.0)    		31129Semi final
    Bo Kramer
    (4.5)    		16164Semi final
    Mariska Beijer
    (4.0)    		16105Semi final
    Mareike Miller
    (4.5)    		19147Bronze medal
    Mariska Beijer
    (4.0)    		21122Final

    All-Star Team

    Nation Name Class
    Jitske Visser 1.0
    Sonia Ruiz Escribano 2.5
    Suiling Lin 3.0
    Helen Freeman 4.0
    Mariska Beijer (MVP) 4.0

    Source:[3]

    Final standings

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

    Controversy

    During the women's game between China and Algeria, a Chinese coach struck one of his players.[4] When the incident was reported to the Tournament Technical Committee (TTC), it immediately issued a one-match suspension. This was the maximum penalty that it could impose. However, the TTC felt that this penalty was inadequate, and referred the matter to the Secretary General of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, Maureen Orchard, who suspended the coach from the tournament.[5]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: World Championships 2018 – GB men win gold and our women take silver!!!! . British Wheelchair Basketball . 27 August 2018 .
    2. Web site: Wheelchair Basketball . Australian Paralympic Committee . 23 August 2018 .
    3. Web site: 2018 World Championships All-Star Teams . International Wheelchair Basketball Federation . 29 August 2018.
    4. News: Chinese coach strikes player during women’s game at World Wheelchair Basketball Championship . Global News . 21 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 .
    5. Web site: Further sanctions issued following incident at 2018 Women’s World Championships . International Wheelchair Basketball Federation . 23 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 .

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