2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship


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

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, and the latter had never made the finals.

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. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

Men

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

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321214170+445
312151213-624
303160206-463

Pool C

Pool D

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321193169+245
321193183+105
321186189-35
303170201-312

Finals

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Bronze medal

Final

Placement matches

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; 13th place'''
; 11th place
; 9th place
; 7th place
;5th place

Performances

[Triple-double]

[Double-double]

All-Star Team

Source:

Final standings

Women

Preliminary round

Pool A

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

Pool B

Finals

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Bronze medal

Final

Placement matches

Performances

[Triple-double]

[Double-double]

All-Star Team

Source:

Final standings

Controversy

During the women's game between China and Algeria, a Chinese coach struck one of his players. When the incident was reported to the Tournament Technical Committee, 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.