2018 IWRF World Championship


2018 IWRF World Championship was the 7th international world wheelchair rugby competition, which took place between August 5 to August 10. The championships was contested between the world's twelve top national teams and was held at the Quaycentre and Genea Netball Centre in Sydney, Australia. The tournament was won by Japan, their first title.
The naming rights sponsor of the event was GIO, it as organised by Disability Sports Australia and Internnationl Wheelchair Rugby Federation and it was the biggest disability sporting event to be held in Sydney since the 2000 Paralympic Games. Matches were streamed.

Tournament

Twelve teams contested the 2018 IWRF World Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. This was then followed by a round of crossover matches that determined the semi-finalists.

Preliminary Round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGD
Australia5500333219+114
Japan5401265227+38
Denmark5302259269-9
Sweden5203244275-31
New Zealand5104231273-42
Ireland5005217273-70

Preliminary Round

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGD
United States5500260192+68
Great Britain5401255182+73
France5302232227+5
Canada5104234251-17
Poland5104191246-55
Colombia5104193267-74

Classification rounds

9th - 12th places

5th - 8th places

Medals round

All-Tournament Team