The 2017

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for men and women were held at the China Disability Sports Training Centre in Beijing, from 23 to 28 October 2017. The men's tournament was won by the Australian Rollers. Iran came second, and Japan overcame Korea in the bronze medal game to come third. In the women's competition, China defeated the Australian Gliders in the gold medal match, while Japan defeated Iran in the bronze medal.

Venue

China Disability Sports Training Centre - Multi-Sport Building

The competition was held at the China Disability Sports Training Centre in Beijing. This is a purpose-built centre for disability sports. Opened on 28 June 2007, it was the first facility in China entirely devoted to disability sports training, and is the largest of its kind in the world. The Chinese Paralympic team used it as its training and preparation centre for the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing. The entire complex is wheelchair accessible, with large elevators and wide halls.

Format

The competition was held from 23 to 28 October 2017. Fourteen teams contested the men's competition. The teams were divided into four pools: * Pool A: Australia, Chinese Taipei, Iraq * Pool B: Japan, Hong Kong, Kuwait * Pool C: Iran, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand * Pool D: Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan The teams in each pool played a round robin competition. The top team in Pool A then played the second in Pool B, the top in Pool B played the second in Pool A, the top in Pool C played the second in Pool D, and the top in Pool D played the second in Pool C in the quarterfinals. The winners then played in the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinals played in the gold medal match. The prize for the top four teams was admission to the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Hamburg, Germany. In the women's competition, there were only four teams, so they formed just one pool, and went straight into the semifinals. Only two positions were available for women's teams from Asia-Oceania in Hamburg, where the women's competition will be held concurrently with the men's.

Squads

Women's competition

Head coach: David Gould
Assistant coaches: Stephen Charlton
Physiotherapist: Anna Rich
Team Manager: Cathy Lambert Source:

Team Manager: Chen Weidong
Coach group leader: Xu Yuansheng
Coach: Chen Qi
Coach:Han Yan Source:

Head coach: Mehri Youssefzadehsani
Coach: Solkmaz Dehghan
Team Manager: Hourish Baradaran Source:

Head coach: Kaori Tachibana
Assistant Coach: Kyoko Tsukamoto
Team Staff: Natsuki Ishida
Interpreter: Yurie Myamoto Source:

Men's competition

Head coach: Craig Friday
Assistant coach: Brad Ness
Assistant/Technical coach: Shane Furness
Physiotherapist: Jesse Adams Source:

Head Coach: Swee Haw Chee
Team Manager: Chiu Wah Wong
Team Physiotherapist: Hong Ki Maggie Ho Source:

Team Manager: Zhao Qian
Team Leader: Yang Weiping
Coach: Zhai Youngjun
Coach: Cul Manfeng Source:

Head coach: Mohammadreza Dastyar
Coach: Maziyar Mirazimi
Wheelchair Technician: Feridon Kheshtzar
Team Manager: Habib Khomjani Source:

Head of Delegation: Khaid Al-Kaabawi
Administrator: Abbas Al-Kawaawi
Coach: Mohanad Al-Sammaraie
Coach: Qusay Al-Angurli
Therapist: Hakeem Al-Ismee Source:

Head of Delegation: Naser Alajmi
Team Manager: Mohammad Alainati
Head Coach: Hosan Galab
Assistant Coach: Ahmad Alshatti Source:

Team Staff: Abdulalah Almuqrin
Team Staff: Ibrahim Younesbr
Team Staff: Ibrahim Bessai
Team Staff: Kaled Alabdali Source:

Coach: Jess Markt
Coach: Qawamudim Chafori
Physiotherapist: Mohammad Ayub Rahimi
Physiotherapist: Mohammad Afzal Asiami
Senior Advisor/Manager: Alberto Cairo Source:

Head Coach: Shimpei
Assistant Coach: Kazuyuki Kyoya
Physical Coach: Masato Arima
Coordinator: Hiromi Kosugi Source:

Team Manager: Phatharabhandhu Krissana
Head Coach: Aghacoucheki Abbas
Assistant Coach: Pittaya Prathin
Assistant Coach: Akapol Kunpradit Source:

Head Coach: Shane Davies
Assistant Coach: Glenn McDonald
Team Manager: Michelle Davies Source:

Coach: Sa Hyun Han
Assistant Coach: Heejun Kang
Trainer: Young Jun Kim
Team Manager: Seonyeon Lee Source:

Head Coach: Chi-Yang Tsai
Coach: Hsin-Liang Lo
Coach: Pei-Ni Tai
Team Leader: Fou-Hwan Lai
Team Manager: Ting-Chi Pan
Wheelchiar Technician: Ken-Jung Chen Source:

Women's competition

Round robin stage

Finals

Men's competition

Round robin stage

Finals

; 13th/14th ; 9–12 ; 9–12 ; Quarterfinal 1 ; Quarterfinal 2 ; Quarterfinal 3 ; Quarterfinal 4 ; 11th/12th ; 9th/10th ; 5–8 ; 5–8 ; Semifinal 1 ; Semifinal 2 ; 7th/8th ; 5th/6th ; Bronze Medal ; Gold Medal

All Stars

Men

; All Star Five * Mohammadhasan Sayari (Iran – 4.0) * Jannik Blair (Australia – 1.0) * Dong Suk Oh (South Korea – 2.0) *

Tom O'Neill-Thorne Tom O'Neill-Thorne (born 8 April 1997) is a 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was part of the Rollers team that won the 2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. He was a member of the Rollers team that ...

(Australia – 3.0) * Hiroaki Kozai (Japan – 3.5) ; Most Valuable Player * Omid Hadiazhar (Iran – 4.0) Source:

Women

; All Star Five * Mari Amimoto (Japan – 4.5) * Cobi Crispin (Australia – 4.0) * Xuejing Chen (China – 1.0) *

Clare Nott Clare Nott (née Burzynski, born 11 August 1986) is an Australian 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player who plays for the Kilsyth Cobras in the Women's national Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) and for the Red Dust Heelers in the mixed N ...

(Australia – 1.0) * Suiling Lin (China – 3.0) ; Most Valuable Player * Amber Merritt (AUS – 4.5) Source:

Final standings

Men

Women

Notes

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Venue

Format

Squads

Women's competition

Men's competition

Women's competition

Round robin stage

Finals

Men's competition

Round robin stage

Finals

All Stars

Men

Women

Final standings

Men

Women

See also

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