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

2014 ->

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]

## Medalists

[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

|
|
|

Men's team  |  Australia (AUS)

Dylan Alcott
Jeremy Doyle
Justin Eveson
Michael Hartnett
Tristan Knowles
Bill Latham
John Mcphail
Grant Mizens
Brad Ness
Shaun Norris
Tige Simmons
Brett Stibners
Coach: Ben Ettridge

|  France (FRA)

Laurent Blasczak
Audrey Cayol
Jerome Courneil
Roger Deda
Jerome Duran
Franck Etavard
Frederic Guyot
Nicolas Jouanserre
David Levrat
Bertrand Libman
Sofyane Mehiaoui
Ludovic Sarron
Coach: Franck Belen

|  United States (USA)

Eric Barber
Joseph Chambers
Jacob Counts
Nathan Hinze
Jeremy Lade
Matthew Lesperance
Jason Nelms
Michael Paye
Paul Schulte
Matthew Scott
Steve Serio
William Waller
Coach: James Glatch

Women's team  |  United States (USA)

Sarah Castle
Jennifer Chew
Carlee Hoffman
Darlene Hunter
Mary Allison Milford
Caitlin Mcdermott
Desiree Miller
Rebecca Murray
Christina Ripp
Natalie Schneider
Stephanie Wheeler
Andrea Woodson-Smith
Coach: David Kiley

|  Germany (GER)

Mareike Adermann
Silke Bleifuß
Annabel Breuer
Heike Friedrich
Simone Kues
Maria Kühn
Maya Lindholm
Birgit Meitner
Marina Mohnen
Edina Müller
Gesche Schünemann
Annika Zeyen
Coach: Holger Glinicki

|  Canada (CAN)

Marni Abbott-Peter
Elaine Allard
Chantal Benoit
Tracey Ferguson
Tara Feser
Katie Harnock
Nancy Lafleche
Janet McLachlan
Kendra Ohama
Cindy Ouellet
Jessica Vliegenthart
Elisha Williams
Coach: Bill Johnson

## Squads

[edit]

Main article: 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship squads

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.

## Men

[edit]

### Preliminary round

[edit]

All times local (UTC)

#### Group A

[edit]

Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts.

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 379 | 272 | +107 | 10
United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 264 | +148 | 9
Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 327 | −19 | 8
Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 316 | 346 | −30 | 7
Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 297 | 377 | −80 | 6
South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 395 | −126 | 5
|  |  |  |

|
|
|
|

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

#### Group B

[edit]

Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts.

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 253 | +128 | 10
Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 287 | +52 | 9
Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 327 | +10 | 7
France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 302 | 303 | −1 | 7
Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 229 | 347 | −118 | 7
Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 264 | 409 | −145 | 5
|  |  |  |

|
|
|
|

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

### Knockout stage

[edit]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

|
|
|
|
|

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 14 July 2010| | | | |

|  Australia| 68

| 15 July 2010

|  Poland| 34 |

|  Australia| 68

| 14 July 2010

| |  United States| 58 |

|  United States| 92

| | 17 July 2010

|  Turkey| 50 |

|  Australia| 79

| 14 July 2010

| |  France| 69

|  Canada| 47

| 15 July 2010|

|  Italy| 63 |

|  Italy| 58

| 14 July 2010

| |  France| 63 | | Third place

|  Great Britain| 50

| | 17 July 2010

|  France| 59 |

|  Italy| 42

|  United States| 71

#### 9th–12th playoffs

[edit]

##### 9th–12th semifinals

[edit]

14 July
9:30

Mexico | 64-57 |  South Korea

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
10:00

Japan | 82-36 |  Algeria

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

##### 11th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
10:00

Algeria | 51-64 |  South Korea

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

##### 9th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
11:45

Japan | 59-63 |  Mexico

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### 5th–8th playoffs

[edit]

##### 5th–8th semifinals

[edit]

15 July
14:15

Turkey | 49-62 |  Poland

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

15 July
16:15

Great Britain | 67-51 |  Canada

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

##### 7th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
14:15

Canada | 71-61 |  Turkey

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

##### 5th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
16:30

Great Britain | 82-68 |  Poland

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Quarterfinals

[edit]

14 July
11:45

Australia | 68-34 |  Poland

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
12:15

Canada | 47-63 |  Italy

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
16:15

Great Britain | 50-59 |  France

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
16:30

United States | 92-50 |  Turkey

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Semifinals

[edit]

15 July
12:15

Italy | 58-63 |  France

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

15 July
16:30

Australia | 68-58 |  United States

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Bronze medal game

[edit]

17 July
11:45

Italy | 42-71 |  United States

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Final

[edit]

17 July
16:15

Australia | 79-69 |  France

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

Australia
1st title

### Final standings

[edit]

Rank  | Team

|

1  |  Australia
2  |  France
3  |  United States
4  |  Italy
5  |  Great Britain
6  |  Poland
7  |  Canada
8  |  Turkey
9  |  Mexico
10  |  Japan
11  |  South Korea
12  |  Algeria

## Women

[edit]

### Preliminary round

[edit]

All times local (UTC)

#### Group A

[edit]

Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts.

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 187 | +46 | 7
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 206 | +27 | 7
Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 196 | +1 | 6
Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 184 | 191 | −7 | 5
Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 188 | 255 | −67 | 5
|  |  |  |

|
|
|
|

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

#### Group B

[edit]

Team  | Pld  | W  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts.

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 268 | 152 | +116 | 8
Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 273 | 192 | +81 | 7
Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 184 | +39 | 6
China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 277 | −79 | 5
Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 269 | −157 | 4
|  |  |  |

|
|
|
|

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

### Knockout stage

[edit]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

|
|
|
|
|

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 14 July 2010| | | | |

|  United States| 53

| 15 July 2010

|  Great Britain| 37 |

|  United States| 68

| 14 July 2010

| |  Canada| 58 |

|  Canada| 62

| | 17 July 2010

|  Japan| 39 |

|  United States| 55

| 14 July 2010

| |  Germany| 53

|  Australia| 77

| 15 July 2010|

|  China| 38 |

|  Australia| 47

| 14 July 2010

| |  Germany| 66 | | Third place

|  Germany| 63

| | 17 July 2010

|  Netherlands| 40 |

|  Australia| 49

|  Canada| 59

#### 9th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
12:15

Mexico | 73-33 |  Brazil

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### 5th–8th playoffs

[edit]

##### 5th–8th semifinals

[edit]

15 July
10:00

Netherlands | 69-48 |  China

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

15 July
11:45

Japan | 31-46 |  Great Britain

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

##### 7th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
14:00

Japan | 58-41 |  China

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

##### 5th place playoff

[edit]

16 July
16:15

Netherlands | 58-43 |  Great Britain

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Quarterfinals

[edit]

14 July
14:00

United States | 53-37 |  Great Britain

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
14:15

Germany | 63-40 |  Netherlands

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
18:30

Australia | 77-38 |  China

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

14 July
18:45

Canada | 62-39 |  Japan

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Semifinals

[edit]

15 July
14:00

Australia | 47-66 |  Germany

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

15 July
18:30

United States | 68-58 |  Canada

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Bronze medal game

[edit]

17 July
9:30

Australia | 49-59 |  Canada

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

#### Final

[edit]

17 July
14:00

United States | 55-53 |  Germany

|
|

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

United States
2nd title

### Final standings

[edit]

Rank  | Team

|

1  |  United States
2  |  Germany
3  |  Canada
4  |  Australia
5  |  Netherlands
6  |  Great Britain
7  |  Japan
8  |  China
9  |  Mexico
10  |  Brazil

## See also

[edit]

* 2010 FIBA World Championship
* 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Qualification Criteria - Wheelchair Basketball Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. ^ Wheelchair Basketball, Australian Paralympic Committee

* Official site of the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA)

## External links

[edit]

* Official site