2013 IWRF European Championship

2013 IWRF European Championship was the 9th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 10 August - 17 August. The championships was contested between Europe's twelve top national teams and was held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Antwerp, Belgium. The tournament was won by Sweden, their fourth title.[1][2]

2013 IWRF European Championship
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Dates10 - 17 August
Nations12
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The finalists of the competition, Denmark and Sweden, won the two European qualification slots for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2014 IWRF World Championships.

Tournament

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Twelve teams contested the 2013 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Great Britain 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Germany 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Czech Republic 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Belgium 5 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
  Austria 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Finland 5 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
Day 1
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Austria  40 – 61  Belgium
Day 2
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Great Britain  59 – 39  Austria
Germany  50 – 43  Czech Republic
Finland  45 – 46  Belgium
Great Britain  64 – 33  Czech Republic
Germany  45 – 41  Finland

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 3 0 0 185 129 +56 9
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 168 154 +14 6
  France 3 1 0 2 149 181 -32 3
  Italy 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
  Poland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Day 2
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Sweden  47 – 48  Denmark
Italy  44 – 49  Poland
France  53 – 59  Denmark
Italy  40 – 63  Sweden
Switzerland  39 – 38 (ot)  Poland
Day 3
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Sweden  36 – 33  Poland
Denmark  51 – 37   Switzerland
Ireland  44 – 67  Denmark
Finland  50 – 58  Germany

Classification

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Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 12:00
 
 
  France 58
 
19 September 2015 - 12:00
 
  Finland 38
 
  France 63
 
18 September 2015 - 14:00
 
  Ireland 54
 
  Ireland 57
 
 
  Belgium 56
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 September 2015 - 10:00
 
 
  Finland 50
 
 
  Belgium 46

Medal round

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Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 
  Great Britain 53
 
19 September 2015 - 16:00
 
  Germany 50
 
  Great Britain 49
 
18 September 2015 - 18:00
 
  Sweden 48
 
  Denmark 57
 
 
  Sweden 58
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 
  Denmark 56
 
 
  Germany 48

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden retain European wheelchair rugby crown". insidethegames.biz. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ "IWRF 2013 European Championship Results". iwrf.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.