2021 IWBF Men's European Championship
| 2021 IWBF Men's European Championship | |||||||
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| Venue | Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa | ||||||
| Location | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
| Start date | 4 December | ||||||
| End date | 12 December | ||||||
| Competitors | 12 teams from 12 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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← 2019 2023 → | |||||||
The 2021 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 25th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship and will be held in Madrid, Netherlands from 4 to 12 December 2021.[1]
The Dutch and British teams reached the final after winning their respective semi-final games. The Netherlands was declared winner of the tournament following the withdrawal of Great Britain after one of the team members tested positive for COVID-19.[2] The third place game between Germany and Italy didn't take place as both teams withdrew over COVID-19 concerns. Both teams were placed in joint-fourth place in the final standings, and the bronze medal wasn't awarded.[2]
Turkey left the tournament over COVID-19 concerns on the third day of the competition. All (group) games involving the Turkish team were considered forfeited, leaving Turkey in the 6th place in group B, finishing 12th in the final standings.[3]
The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 World Championships in Dubai.[4]
Format
The twelve teams that qualified for the tournament were divided into two groups of six. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.[5]
Each team had a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Players are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.[6]
Preliminary round
All times local (UTC+01:00)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 387 | 241 | +146 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 363 | 288 | +75 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Poland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 349 | 320 | +29 | 8 | |
| 4 |  France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 344 | 286 | +58 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 256 | 326 | −70 | 6 | Placement games |
| 6 |  Lithuania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 409 | −238 | 5 |
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 December 12:30 |
Report |
| Poland | 69–54 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–11, 18–11, 12–9 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
4 December 16:45 |
Report |
| Germany | 87–19 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 22–4, 31–5, 24–2 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
4 December 20:00 |
Report |
| Spain | 64–61 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 11–19, 17–10, 14–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
5 December 11:00 |
Report |
| Lithuania | 41–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 7–18, 11–26, 11–16 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
5 December 13:15 |
Report |
| Switzerland | 48–76 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 16–19, 11–25, 7–17 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
5 December 17:45 |
Report |
| France | 55–69 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 8–22, 15–13, 21–14 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
6 December 12:15 |
Report |
| Spain | 86–48 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–4, 19–17, 20–19, 21–8 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
6 December 16:45 |
Report |
| Germany | 72–70 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 21–21, 19–18, 16–12 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
6 December 19:00 |
Report |
| France | 66–48 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–8, 17–12, 14–12 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
7 December 11:00 |
Report |
| Germany | 86–43 | Switzerland |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 28–17, 21–11, 20–9 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
7 December 13:15 |
Report |
| Lithuania | 34–92 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 11–23, 5–27, 9–21 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
7 December 17:45 |
Report |
| Poland | 58–83 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 16–10, 13–24, 12–23 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
8 December 10:00 |
Report |
| France | 70–71 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–21, 16–19, 16–11 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
8 December 16:45 |
Report |
| Spain | 54–73 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 15–28, 12–21, 8–13 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
8 December 19:00 |
Report |
| Switzerland | 63–29 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–8, 16–6, 12–5 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 352 | 182 | +170 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 289 | 180 | +109 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 259 | 219 | +40 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Austria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 173 | 316 | −143 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 211 | 287 | −76 | 6 | Placement games |
| 6 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | −100 | 0 |
Source: IWBF
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 December 11:45 |
Report |
| Italy | 82–28 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 17–8, 27–4, 20–7 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
4 December 14:00 |
Report |
| Turkey | 0 [55] [a]–20 [63] | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 15–16, 12–17, 16–14 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
4 December 16:15 |
Report |
| Great Britain | 103–46 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 32–10, 27–12, 29–6 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
5 December 12:15 |
Report |
| Austria | 20 [41]–0 [73] [a] | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 11–23, 12–10, 8–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
5 December 14:30 |
Report |
| Netherlands | 45–69 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 6–16, 8–10, 21–22 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
5 December 19:00 |
Report |
| Israel | 48–64 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 7–12, 10–10, 18–23 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
6 December 11:00 |
Report |
| Netherlands | 63–41 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 17–12, 16–4, 16–16 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
6 December 15:30 |
Report |
| Turkey | 0 [a]–20 | Italy |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
6 December 17:45 |
Report |
| Great Britain | 99–51 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 19–23, 25–15, 36–6 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
7 December 10:00 |
Report |
| Turkey | 0 [a]–20 | Israel |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
7 December 16:45 |
Report |
| Austria | 17–79 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 4–21, 3–15, 4–18 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
7 December 19:00 |
Report |
| Italy | 40–61 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 2–15, 17–16, 8–10, 13–20 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
8 December 11:00 |
Report |
| Netherlands | 82–53 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–8, 22–8, 19–12, 17–25 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
8 December 13:15 |
Report |
| Israel | 56–57 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 8–14, 18–13, 16–9 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
8 December 17:45 |
Report |
| Great Britain | 20–0 [a] | Turkey |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 98 | |||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
| Austria | 52 | |||||||||
| Germany | 56 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 65 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 62 | |||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| Poland | 58 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 20 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 0 [b] | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 81 | |||||||||
| 10 December | ||||||||||
| France | 56 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 65 | |||||||||
| 9 December | ||||||||||
| Italy | 43 | Third place | ||||||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||
| Italy | 62 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||
Placement games
- Eleventh place game
11 December 13:15 |
[ Report] |
| Turkey | 0 [a]–20 | Lithuania |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
- Ninth place game
11 December 15:30 |
Report |
| Switzerland | 48–62 | Israel |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 14–12, 18–11, 6–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
- Seventh place game
11 December 10:00 |
Report |
| Austria | 49–71 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 17–18, 10–10, 12–19 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
- Fifth place game
11 December 20:00 |
Report |
| Poland | 78–79 (OT) | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 12–16, 14–17, 15–18, Overtime: 14–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Quarter-finals
9 December 15:30 |
Report |
| Spain | 45–62 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 6–15, 6–14, 16–19 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
9 December 16:45 |
Report |
| Great Britain | 81–56 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–9, 23–20, 26–13 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
9 December 17:45 |
Report |
| Germany | 98–52 | Austria |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 25–19, 20–8, 26–11 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
9 December 19:00 |
Report |
| Netherlands | 62–58 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 12–13, 21–15, 16–15 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Semi-finals
10 December 14:30 |
Report |
| Germany | 58–65 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 15–16, 18–9, 6–25 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
10 December 19:00 |
Report |
| Great Britain | 65–43 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–17, 15–10, 17–8 | ||
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Third place game
12 December 16:00 |
Report |
| Germany | 0–0 | Italy |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Final
12 December 18:30 |
Report |
| Netherlands | 20–0 [b] | Great Britain |
Centro Deportivo Municipal Francisco Fernández Ochoa Madrid |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Netherlands |
 | Great Britain |
 | Not awarded |
| 4 | Germany |
| Italy | |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Austria |
| 9 | Israel |
| 10 | Switzerland |
| 11 | Lithuania |
| 12 | Turkey |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f As Turkey left the tournament over COVID-19 concerns, all games involving the Turkish team, including the group games that did take place, were considered forfeited,[3] and a default regulatory 20:0 score was awarded to its opponents.
- ^ a b After a member of the British team tested positive for COVID-19, the British decided to withdraw from the competition and return home without playing the final.[2] In accordance with regulations, the game was considered forfeited and therefore awarded to the opposing team with a default regulatory 20–0 score.
References
- ^ "2021 European Championships Division A - Women's Competition". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Netherlands take double gold at European Wheelchair Basketball Championships". insidethegames.biz. 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b "The European Championship for Men and Women tipped off in Madrid". iwbf-europe.org. 8 December 2021.
- ^ "2022 IWBF World Championships". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 European Championships @ European Para Championships". iwbf.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF).
- ^ "Basics of Classification in wheelchair basketball". Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links
- "ECMWA 2021, European Championship for Men and Women – Division A". iwbf-europe.org. International Wheelchair Basketball Federation - Europe (IWBF Europe).
- 2021 European Championship for Men. Division A
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- Tournament Leaders
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