The 2021 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 25th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship and will be held in Madrid, Netherlands from 4 to 12 December 2021.[1]
| 2021 IWBF Men's European Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa | ||||||
| Location | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
| Start date | 4 December | ||||||
| End date | 12 December | ||||||
| Competitors | 12 teams from 12 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The Dutch and British teams reached the final after winning their respective semi-final games. The Netherlands was declared winner of the tournament following the withdrawal of Great Britain after one of the team members tested positive for COVID-19.[2] The third place game between Germany and Italy didn't take place as both teams withdrew over COVID-19 concerns. Both teams were placed in joint-fourth place in the final standings, and the bronze medal wasn't awarded.[2]
Turkey left the tournament over COVID-19 concerns on the third day of the competition. All (group) games involving the Turkish team were considered forfeited, leaving Turkey in the 6th place in group B, finishing 12th in the final standings.[3]
The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 World Championships in Dubai.[4]
Format edit
The twelve teams that qualified for the tournament were divided into two groups of six. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.[5]
Each team had a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Players are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[6]
Preliminary round edit
All times local (UTC+01:00)
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 387 | 241 | +146 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Spain
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 363 | 288 | +75 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Poland
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 320 | +29 | 8 | |
| 4 |  France
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 286 | +58 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 256 | 326 | −70 | 6 | Placement games |
| 6 |  Lithuania
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 409 | −238 | 5 |
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 December
12:30 |
| Poland |
69–54 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–11, 18–11, 12–9 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
4 December
16:45 |
| Germany |
87–19 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 22–4, 31–5, 24–2 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
4 December
20:00 |
| Spain |
64–61 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–19, 17–10, 14–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
5 December
11:00 |
| Lithuania |
41–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 7–18, 11–26, 11–16 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
5 December
13:15 |
| Switzerland |
48–76 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 16–19, 11–25, 7–17 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
5 December
17:45 |
| France |
55–69 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 8–22, 15–13, 21–14 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
6 December
12:15 |
| Spain |
86–48 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–4, 19–17, 20–19, 21–8 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
6 December
16:45 |
| Germany |
72–70 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 21–21, 19–18, 16–12 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
6 December
19:00 |
| France |
66–48 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–8, 17–12, 14–12 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
7 December
11:00 |
| Germany |
86–43 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 28–17, 21–11, 20–9 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
7 December
13:15 |
| Lithuania |
34–92 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 11–23, 5–27, 9–21 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
7 December
17:45 |
| Poland |
58–83 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 16–10, 13–24, 12–23 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
8 December
10:00 |
| France |
70–71 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–21, 16–19, 16–11 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
8 December
16:45 |
| Spain |
54–73 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 15–28, 12–21, 8–13 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
8 December
19:00 |
| Switzerland |
63–29 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–8, 16–6, 12–5 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 352 | 182 | +170 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Netherlands
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 289 | 180 | +109 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Italy
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 219 | +40 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Austria
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 173 | 316 | −143 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Israel
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 211 | 287 | −76 | 6 | Placement games |
| 6 |  Turkey
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 |
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 December
11:45 |
| Italy |
82–28 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 17–8, 27–4, 20–7 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
4 December
14:00 |
| Turkey |
0 [55] [a]–20 [63] | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 15–16, 12–17, 16–14 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
4 December
16:15 |
| Great Britain |
103–46 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 32–10, 27–12, 29–6 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
5 December
12:15 |
| Austria |
20 [41]–0 [73] [a] | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 11–23, 12–10, 8–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
5 December
14:30 |
| Netherlands |
45–69 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 6–16, 8–10, 21–22 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
5 December
19:00 |
| Israel |
48–64 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 7–12, 10–10, 18–23 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
6 December
11:00 |
| Netherlands |
63–41 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 17–12, 16–4, 16–16 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
6 December
17:45 |
| Great Britain |
99–51 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 19–23, 25–15, 36–6 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
7 December
16:45 |
| Austria |
17–79 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 4–21, 3–15, 4–18 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
7 December
19:00 |
| Italy |
40–61 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 2–15, 17–16, 8–10, 13–20 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
8 December
11:00 |
| Netherlands |
82–53 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–8, 22–8, 19–12, 17–25 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
8 December
13:15 |
| Israel |
56–57 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 8–14, 18–13, 16–9 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
8 December
17:45 |
| Great Britain |
20–0 [a] | Turkey |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
Knockout stage edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 98 | |||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
| Austria | 52 | |||||||||
| Germany | 56 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 65 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 62 | |||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| Poland | 58 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 20 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 0 [b] | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 81 | |||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
| France | 56 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 65 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Italy | 43 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| Italy | 62 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
Placement games edit
- Eleventh place game
11 December
13:15 |
[ Report]
|
| Turkey |
0 [a]–20 | Lithuania |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
- Ninth place game
11 December
15:30 |
| Switzerland |
48–62 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 14–12, 18–11, 6–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
- Seventh place game
11 December
10:00 |
| Austria |
49–71 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 17–18, 10–10, 12–19 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
- Fifth place game
11 December
20:00 |
| Poland |
78–79 (OT) | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 12–16, 14–17, 15–18, Overtime: 14–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
Quarter-finals edit
9 December
15:30 |
| Spain |
45–62 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 6–15, 6–14, 16–19 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
9 December
16:45 |
| Great Britain |
81–56 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–9, 23–20, 26–13 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
9 December
17:45 |
| Germany |
98–52 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 25–19, 20–8, 26–11 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
9 December
19:00 |
| Netherlands |
62–58 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 12–13, 21–15, 16–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
Semi-finals edit
10 December
14:30 |
| Germany |
58–65 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 15–16, 18–9, 6–25 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
10 December
19:00 |
| Great Britain |
65–43 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–17, 15–10, 17–8 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
Third place game edit
Final edit
12 December
18:30 |
| Netherlands |
20–0 [b] | Great Britain |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa
Madrid |
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Netherlands
|
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Great Britain
|
 |
Not awarded |
| 4 | Germany
|
| Italy
| |
| 5 | France
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| 6 | Poland
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| 7 | Spain
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| 8 | Austria
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| 9 | Israel
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| 10 | Switzerland
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| 11 | Lithuania
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| 12 | Turkey
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f As Turkey left the tournament over COVID-19 concerns, all games involving the Turkish team, including the group games that did take place, were considered forfeited,[3] and a default regulatory 20:0 score was awarded to its opponents.
- ^ a b After a member of the British team tested positive for COVID-19, the British decided to withdraw from the competition and return home without playing the final.[2] In accordance with regulations, the game was considered forfeited and therefore awarded to the opposing team with a default regulatory 20–0 score.
References edit
- ^ "2021 European Championships Division A - Women's Competition". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Netherlands take double gold at European Wheelchair Basketball Championships". insidethegames.biz. 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b "The European Championship for Men and Women tipped off in Madrid". iwbf-europe.org. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2022 IWBF World Championships". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
- ^ "Basics of Classification in wheelchair basketball". Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links edit
- "ECMWA 2021, European Championship for Men and Women – Division A". iwbf-europe.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation - Europe (IWBF Europe).
- 2021 European Championship for Men. Division A
- Standings Preliminary Round
- Tournament Leaders