2014 IWRF World Championship was the 6th international world wheelchair rugby competition, which took place between August 4 to August 10. The championships were contested between the world's twelve top national teams and was held at the Arena Fyn at Odense Congress Center in Odense, Denmark. The tournament was won by Australia, their first title.[1]

As winners, Australia took the first slot for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.[2]

Tournament

Twelve teams contested the 2014 IWRF World Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. This was then followed by a round of crossover matches that determined the semi-finalists.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Australia Australia 5 5 0 0 314 246 +68 15
Canada Canada 5 4 0 1 310 259 +51 12
United Kingdom Great Britain 5 3 0 2 255 236 +19 9
Denmark Denmark 5 2 0 3 254 257 -3 6
Finland Finland 5 1 0 4 210 287 -77 3
Belgium Belgium 5 0 0 5 224 282 -58 0
Denmark Denmark52 – 43[3]Belgium Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Finland Finland48 – 46[4]Belgium Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Denmark Denmark47 – 58[4]Canada Canada
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain United Kingdom46 – 55[4]Australia Australia
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain United Kingdom54 – 31[5]Finland Finland
Odense Congress Center
Belgium Belgium46 – 72[5]Australia Australia
Odense Congress Center
Canada Canada67 – 40[5]Finland Finland
Odense Congress Center
Australia Australia56 – 50[5]Denmark Denmark
Odense Congress Center
Canada Canada59 – 58[6]United Kingdom Great Britain
Odense Congress Center
Australia Australia63 – 43[6]Finland Finland
Odense Congress Center
Great Britain United Kingdom52 – 48[6]Denmark Denmark
Odense Congress Center
Canada Canada65 – 46[6]Belgium Belgium
Odense Congress Center
Canada Canada61 – 68[7]Australia Australia
Odense Congress Center
Denmark Denmark57 – 48[8]Finland Finland
Odense Congress Center
Belgium Belgium43 – 45[8]United Kingdom Great Britain
Odense Congress Center

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States United States 5 5 0 0 308 199 +109 15
Japan Japan 5 4 0 1 270 250 +20 12
Sweden Sweden 5 2 0 3 265 277 -12 6
New Zealand New Zealand 5 2 0 3 230 243 -13 6
France France 5 2 0 3 229 267 -38 6
Germany Germany 5 0 0 5 193 263 -70 0
France France47 – 55[3]New Zealand New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
Germany Germany38 – 53[4]Japan Japan
Odense Congress Center
United States United States62 – 41[4]France France
Odense Congress Center
Japan Japan62 – 58[4]Sweden Sweden
Odense Congress Center
New Zealand New Zealand37 – 54[4]United States United States
Odense Congress Center
Sweden Sweden48 – 65[5]United States United States
Odense Congress Center
Japan Japan54 – 45[5]New Zealand New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
France France46 – 44[5]Germany Germany
Odense Congress Center
New Zealand New Zealand49 – 55[6]Sweden Sweden
Odense Congress Center
France France44 – 56[6]Japan Japan
Odense Congress Center
United States United States62 – 28[6]Germany Germany
Odense Congress Center
Sweden Sweden54 – 50[8]Germany Germany
Odense Congress Center
United States United States65 – 45[7]Japan Japan
Odense Congress Center
Germany Germany33 – 48[8]New Zealand New Zealand
Odense Congress Center
Sweden Sweden50 – 51[8]France France
Odense Congress Center

Classification rounds

9th–12th places

 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 10:00
 
 
 Finland 48
 
9 August 2014 - 11:15
 
 Germany 47
 
 France 59
 
9 August 2014 - 11:15
 
 Finland 48
 
 France 59
 
 
 Belgium 45
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 August 2014 - 17:30
 
 
 Germany 50
 
 
 Belgium 36

5th–8th places

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 12:30
 
 
 Denmark 54
 
10 August 2014 - 10:00
 
 Sweden 47
 
 Great Britain 52
 
9 August 2014 - 13:45
 
 Denmark 48
 
 Great Britain 55
 
 
 New Zealand 45
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 August 2014 - 12:00
 
 
 Sweden 52
 
 
 New Zealand 50

Medals round

 
SemifinalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
9 August 2014 - 15:00
 
 
 Canada 59
 
10 August 2014 - 16:00
 
 United States 56
 
 Australia 67
 
9 August 201 - 16:15
 
 Canada 56
 
 Australia 60
 
 
 Japan 49
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
10 August 2014 - 14:00
 
 
 United States 62
 
 
 Japan 56

References

  1. ↑ "Australia beats Canada to win Wheelchair Rugby World championships". abc.net.au. August 10, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wheelchair rugby teams join race for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games qualification". rio2016.com. August 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Greenway, Beau (August 4, 2014). "Day one review: Hosts win opener". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Greenway, Beau (August 5, 2014). "Day two review: Gold medal favourites off to great start". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Greenway, Beau (August 6, 2014). "Day three review: No surprises as favourites stand out once more". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Greenway, Beau (August 7, 2014). "Day four review: Canada and Great Britain fight out a double overtime classic". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Greenway, Beau (August 9, 2014). "Day five review: World's top four qualify for semi finals". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Greenway, Beau (August 10, 2014). "Results". 2014wrwc.dhif.dk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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