2018 IWRF World Championship

The 2018 IWRF World Championship was the 7th international championship for wheelchair rugby. It was held in Sydney, Australia at the Quaycentre and Genea Netball Centre in Sydney Olympic Park from August 5 to August 10. The tournament was won by Japan, their first title.[1]

2018 IWRF World Championship
Tournament information
SportWheelchair rugby
LocationSydney, Australia
AdministratorInternational Wheelchair Rugby Federation
Final positions
Champion Japan
Runner-up Australia
3rd place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played42

The naming rights sponsor of the event was GIO. It was organised by Disability Sports Australia and the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation and 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.

Group A
New Zealand New Zealand36 - 66Australia Australia
Ireland Republic of Ireland37 - 57Japan Japan
Sweden Sweden54 - 57Denmark Denmark
Japan Japan56 - 37New Zealand New Zealand
Denmark Denmark56 - 47Republic of Ireland Ireland
Australia Australia71- 38Sweden Sweden
Denmark Denmark55 - 54New Zealand New Zealand
Ireland Republic of Ireland47 - 52Sweden Sweden
Denmark Denmark49 - 61Australia Australia
New Zealand New Zealand52 - 42Republic of Ireland Ireland
Sweden Sweden46 - 48Japan Japan
Australia Australia70 - 44Republic of Ireland Ireland
Japan Japan52 - 42Denmark Denmark
Sweden Sweden54 - 52New Zealand New Zealand
Australia Australia65 - 52Japan Japan

[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Australia Australia 5 5 0 0 333 219 +114
Japan Japan 5 4 0 1 265 227 +38
Denmark Denmark 5 3 0 2 259 269 -9
Sweden Sweden 5 2 0 3 244 275 -31
New Zealand New Zealand 5 1 0 4 231 273 -42
Republic of Ireland Ireland 5 0 0 5 217 273 -70

Group B
Canada Canada42 - 51France France
Colombia Colombia32 - 58United States United States
Poland Poland31 - 55United Kingdom Great Britain
United States United States47 - 41United Kingdom Great Britain
Colombia Colombia45 - 50France France
Poland Poland45 - 43Canada Canada
Colombia Colombia50 - 43Poland Poland
Great Britain United Kingdom55 - 43Canada Canada
France France39 - 54United States United States
Great Britain United Kingdom57 - 20Colombia Colombia
France France51 - 39Poland Poland
United States United States47 - 33Poland Poland
Canada Canada59 - 46Colombia Colombia
Great Britain United Kingdom47 - 41France France
United States United States54 - 47Canada Canada

[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
United States United States 5 5 0 0 260 192 +68
United Kingdom Great Britain 5 4 0 1 255 182 +73
France France 5 3 0 2 232 227 +5
Canada Canada 5 1 0 4 234 251 -17
Poland Poland 5 1 0 4 191 246 -55
Colombia Colombia 5 1 0 4 193 267 -74

9th–12th places
 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
9 August 2018 - 11:00
 
 
 Colombia 61
 
10 August 2018 - 9:30
 
 New Zealand 59
 
 Poland 44
 
9 August 2018 - 10:30
 
 Colombia 39
 
 Poland 49
 
 
 Ireland 44
 
Eleventh place
 
 
10 August 2018 - 9:30
 
 
 New Zealand 51
 
 
 Ireland 40

5th–8th places
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
9 August 2018 - 13:30
 
 
 Canada 52
 
10 August 2018 - 11:30
 
 Denmark 51
 
 France 52
 
9 August 2018 - 13:00
 
 Canada 51
 
 France 54
 
 
 Sweden 42
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 August 2018 - 11:30
 
 
 Denmark 51
 
 
 Sweden 48

[2]

Medals round
 
SemifinalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
9 August 2018 - 15:30
 
 
 Japan 51
 
10 August 2018 - 16:00
 
 United States 46
 
 Japan 62
 
9 August 2018 - 16:0
 
 Australia 61
 
 Australia 59
 
 
 Great Britain 57
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
10 August 2018 - 1:45
 
 
 United States 47
 
 
 Great Britain 36

[2]

All-Tournament Team
  • 0.5 Jonathan Coggan (GBR)
  • 1.0 Carlos Neme (COL)
  • 1.5 Cedric Nankin (FRA)
  • 2.0 Joe Delagrave (USA)
  • 2.5 Tomas Hjert (SWE)
  • 3.0 Jim Roberts (GBR)
  • 3.5 Ryley Batt (AUS)
  • MVP Daisuke Ikezaki(JPN)

[3]

References
  1. Smales, Clayton (10 August 2018). "Japan edge Australian Steelers in pulsating wheelchair rugby final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Results". 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Sydney 2018: Day Six Review". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation website. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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