The 2010
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championship is an international wheelchair basketball competition contested by the men's and the women's national teams of the members of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation ( IWBF), the sport' ...
was held in
Birmingham
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,
Great Britain
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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.
Medalists
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.
Wheelchair Basketball
Australian Paralympic Committee
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The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Men
Preliminary round
''All times local ( UTC)''
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
= 9th–12th semifinals
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= 11th place playoff
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= 9th place playoff
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5th–8th playoffs
= 5th–8th semifinals
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= 7th place playoff
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= 5th place playoff
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Women
Preliminary round
''All times local ( UTC)''
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
9th place playoff
5th–8th playoffs
= 5th–8th semifinals
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= 7th place playoff
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= 5th place playoff
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
See also
*2010 FIBA World Championship
The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...
*2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, h ...
References
Official site of the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association
British Wheelchair Basketball (BWB), formerly named the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association, is a non-profit organisation and the governing body for wheelchair basketball in Great Britain. The organisation represents Great Britain in ...
(GBWBA)
External links
Official site
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Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
2010 in wheelchair basketball
2010–11 in British basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by the United Kingdom
2010 in English sport
International sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands
2010s in Birmingham, West Midlands