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]
Medalists
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
Preliminary round
All times local (UTC )
Group A
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
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
9th–12th playoffs
9th–12th semifinals
11th place playoff
9th place playoff
5th–8th playoffs
5th–8th semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Australia 1st title
Final standings
Women
Preliminary round
All times local (UTC )
Group A
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
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
9th place playoff
5th–8th playoffs
5th–8th semifinals
7th place playoff
5th place playoff
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
United States 2nd title
Final standings
See also
References
External links