2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) World Championships for both men and women will take place from August 16–26, 2018 at the Wilhelmsburger Inselparkarena in Hamburg, Germany.
The 2018 IWBF World Championships will feature 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams vying for the world title as the top athletes in the game showcase the elite skill, pure athleticism and dynamic speed that allows wheelchair basketball to captivate audiences around the globe. The event is a catalyst for promoting inclusion and marks the largest world championship in the history of the sport and one of the largest international parasport events outside of the Paralympic Games.
Watch Live
All of Canada’s games from the world championships will be livestreamed on the Wheelchair Basketball Canada and Canadian Paralympic Committee Facebook pages.
Canadians can also watch on CBC Sports cbcsports.ca, via the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, the CBC TV app and cbc.ca/watch.
Schedule and Results
Final Standings – Men
Rank | Team | Record |
1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6-1 |
2 | United States (USA) | 6-1 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 5-2 |
4 | Iran (IRI) | 5-2 |
5 | Spain (ESP) | 3-4 |
6 | Poland (POL) | 3-4 |
7 | Argentina (ARG) | 4-3 |
8 | Turkey (TUR) | 2-5 |
9 | Japan (JPN) | 3-2 |
10 | Netherlands (NED) | 2-3 |
11 | Italy (ITA) | 3-2 |
12 | Canada (CAN) | 2-3 |
13 | Germany (GER) | 2-3 |
14 | South Korea (KOR) | 0-5 |
15 | Brazil (BRA) | 2-3 |
16 | Morocco (MAR) | 0-5 |
Final Standings – Women
Rank | Team | Record |
1 | Netherlands (NED) | 8-0 |
2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6-2 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 7-1 |
4 | China (CHN) | 5-3 |
5 | Canada (CAN) | 5-3 |
6 | United States (USA) | 4-4 |
7 | Spain (ESP) | 3-5 |
8 | France (FRA) | 2-6 |
9 | Australia (AUS) | 2-4 |
10 | Brazil (BRA) | 1-6 |
11 | Argentina (ARG) | 2-4 |
12 | Algeria (ALG) | 0-6 |
Men (M)
Pool A
Morocco (MAR) | Canada (CAN) | Iran (IRI) | Germany (GER)
Pool B
United States (USA) | South Korea (KOR) | Poland (POL) | Great Britain (GBR)
Pool C
Turkey (TUR) | Brazil (BRA) | Japan (JPN) | Italy (ITA)
Pool D
Australia (AUS) | Argentina (ARG) | Spain (ESP) | Netherlands (NED)
Women (W)
Pool A
Canada (CAN) | Spain (ESP) | Great Britian (GBR) | Brazil (BRA) | Australia (AUS) | Netherlands (NED)
Pool B
United States (USA) | Algeria (ALG) | France (FRA) | Argentina (ARG) | China (CHN) | Germany (GER)
All times are listed in local time.
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