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