2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]
| 2017 IWRF European Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Venue | Conlog Arena | ||||||
| Location | Koblenz, Germany | ||||||
| Dates | 27 June - 1 July | ||||||
| Nations | 8 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]
Tournament edit
Eight teams contested the 2017 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 edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 136 | +29 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 131 | +27 | 6 |
 Germany
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 151 | -3 | 3 |
 Finland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 167 | -53 | 0 |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 108 | +74 | 9 |
 Denmark
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 140 | +18 | 6 |
 Poland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 151 | -31 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 172 | -61 | 0 |
| Great Britain | 57 – 32 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 65 – 27 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 47 – 60 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
Classification edit
- Bracket
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| 30 June 2017 - 11:00 | ||||||
| Germany
| 58 | |||||
| 1 July 2017 - 11:45 | ||||||
| Ireland
| 38 | |||||
| Poland
| 46 | |||||
| 30 June 2017 - 13:00 | ||||||
| Germany
| 39 | |||||
| Finland
| 33 | |||||
| Poland
| 55 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 1 July 2017 - 09:45 | ||||||
| Ireland
| 50 | |||||
| Finland
| 46 | |||||
Medal round edit
- Bracket
| Semifinals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 30 June 2017 - 15:00 | ||||||
| Great Britain
| 54 | |||||
| 1 July 2017 - 16:00 | ||||||
| France
| 41 | |||||
| Great Britain
| 49 | |||||
| 30 June 2017 - 17:00 | ||||||
| Sweden
| 41 | |||||
| Denmark
| 56 | |||||
| Sweden
| 57 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 1 July 2017 - 13:45 | ||||||
| France
| 53 | |||||
| Denmark
| 48 | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Wheelchair Rugby: Great Britain beat Sweden to win European Championship". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "IWRF 2017 European Championship Results". IWRF. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.