The IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Asia-Oceania Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the IWRF World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
| Formerly | IWAS Asia-Oceania Championship, IWAS Oceania Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Continent | IWRF Asia-Oceania (Africa, Asia, Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Australia (5th title) |
| Most titles | Australia (5 titles) |
Before 2009 the tournament was known as the Oceania Championship. The first Oceania Championship was held in 2001.[1]
Due to the lack of another teams in Africa, the South Africa is also competing in this championship. Canada was part of the tournament in 2007, but is since 2009 part of the IWRF Americas Championship.
Summaries edit
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2001* Details |
 New Zealand(Christchurch) |
 Australia |
– |  New Zealand |
 Japan |
– |  South Africa | ||
| 2003* Details |
 Japan(Chiba) |
Australia |
32–31 | New Zealand |
Japan |
– | – | ||
| 2005* Details |
 South Africa(Brakpan) |
New Zealand |
44–43 | Australia |
Japan |
– | South Africa | ||
| 2007* Details |
Australia (Sydney) |
Australia |
47–41 |  Canada |
New Zealand |
29–25 | Japan | ||
| 2009 Details |
New Zealand (Christchurch) |
Australia |
53–45 | New Zealand |
Japan |
65–29 |  South Korea | ||
| 2011 Details |
 South Korea(Seoul) |
Australia |
59–41 | Japan |
New Zealand |
62–44 | South Korea | ||
| 2013 Details |
South Africa (Pretoria) |
Australia |
55–48 | Japan |
New Zealand |
65–33 | South Africa | ||
| 2015 Details |
Japan (Chiba) |
Japan |
56–51 | Australia |
New Zealand |
52–36 | South Korea | ||
| 2017 Details |
New Zealand (Auckland) |
Australia |
53–46 | Japan |
New Zealand |
44–41 | South Korea | ||
| 2019 Details |
South Korea (Gangneung) |
Australia |
57–55 | Japan |
New Zealand |
50–43 | South Korea | ||
| 2023 | Japan (Tokyo) |
Japan |
55-44 | Australia |
New Zealand |
53-31 | South Korea | ||
* = Oceania Championship
Championships per nation edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participation details edit
| Team | 2001* |
2003* |
2005* |
2007* |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
Total |
| Australia |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 9 |
| Canada |
– | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 China |
– | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan |
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 9 |
| New Zealand |
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 9 |
| South Africa |
4th | – | 4th | 5th | 5th | – | 4th | – | – | 5 |
| South Korea |
– | – | – | 7th | 4th | 4th | – | 4th | 4th | 5 |
* = Oceania Championship
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Shinichi Shimakawa Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Melrose Wheelchairs
- Japan team profile, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- Wheel Blacks Looking To Boost World Rankings, Voxy.co.nz, November 2, 2009
- News Updates - Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Paralympics New Zealand, November 26, 2001, Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- Tim Johnson, tvnz.co.nz
- Oceana Zonal Championships - Chiba, Japan - September 5-7, 2003, United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA), Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- 2005 Oceania Zonals, Wheel Blacks
- Wheel Blacks Work Hard For Final Win[dead link], business.highbeam.com, article from: New Zealand Press Association, December 4, 2005
- 2007 Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championships, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA)
- 2009 Asia Oceania Zone Championships, Wheel Blacks
- 2011 Asia-Oceania Championships to be held in Seoul, Korea, International Wheelchair Rugby Federation, June 8, 2010