2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Venue National Indoor Arena Location Birmingham Start date 7 July End date 17 July Competitors 12 teams (men) 10 teams (women) from 16 nations
The Championship was staged at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena .
#9 Vincenzo Di Bennardo , Italy vs USA, Men's Bronze Medal Game
The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham , Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held. The Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games .[ 1]
Each of the 12 men's and 10 women's teams selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.
Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability.[ 2] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
All times local (UTC )
7 July 2010
Great Britain
87 –43
South Korea
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
8 July 2010
Italy
74 –69
Poland
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Japan
59–74
Great Britain
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
South Korea
67–92
United States
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
9 July 2010
United States
83 –34
Poland
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Japan
71 –55
South Korea
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Great Britain
65 –45
Italy
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
10 July 2010
Poland
82 –61
Japan
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
United States
82 –39
Italy
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
11 July 2010
Japan
46–89
United States
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Italy
73 –51
South Korea
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Poland
59–75
Great Britain
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
12 July 2010
Great Britain
78 –66
United States
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Italy
77 –60
Japan
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
South Korea
53–72
Poland
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
8 July 2010
Turkey
83 –52
Algeria
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Canada
68 –45
Mexico
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Australia
75 –63
France
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
9 July 2010
France
54–57
Mexico
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Turkey
54–66
Australia
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Algeria
61–87
Canada
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
10 July 2010
Australia
92 –44
Algeria
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Canada
67 –55
France
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Mexico
75–83
Turkey
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
11 July 2010
Algeria
47–69
France
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Australia
81 –43
Mexico
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Turkey
60–69
Canada
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
12 July 2010
Mexico
79 –61
Algeria
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
France
61 –57
Turkey
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Canada
49–67
Australia
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
9th–12th semifinals[ edit ]
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Australia 1st title
All times local (UTC )
7 July 2010
Great Britain
38–39
Netherlands
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
8 July 2010
Mexico
38–82
Australia
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Canada
54 –49
Great Britain
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
9 July 2010
Netherlands
54–58
Canada
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
10 July 2010
Netherlands
47–56
Mexico
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Australia
48 –40
Great Britain
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
11 July 2010
Australia
44–57
Netherlands
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Mexico
37–51
Canada
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
12 July 2010
Great Britain
57 –50
Mexico
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Canada
52–59
Australia
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
8 July 2010
Brazil
25–73
Germany
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
United States
56 –35
Japan
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
9 July 2010
China
50–88
Germany
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Brazil
24–66
United States
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
10 July 2010
United States
81 –40
China
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Japan
69 –22
Brazil
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
11 July 2010
Japan
52–59
Germany
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
Brazil
41–61
China
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
12 July 2010
Germany
53–65
United States
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
China
47–67
Japan
National Indoor Arena , Birmingham
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
United States 2nd title