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2015 IWBF Men's European Championship

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2015 IWBF Men's European Championship
LocationWorcester, England
Start date28 August
End date6 September
Competitors12 teams from 12 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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The 2015 IWBF Men's European Championship was the 22nd edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship held in Worcester, Great Britain from 28 August to 6 September 2015. The tournament also took place during the women's European championship as well.

Twelve teams entered the tournament with the Czech Republic and Israel competing in the tournament after being promoted from Division B in 2014. The teams were separated into two groups of six with the top four teams from each group qualifying through to the knockout stage while the bottom two competed to stay off relegation. The remaining eight teams competed in a knockout format until the top two teams made the final.

In the gold medal match, Great Britain won the match 87-66 over Turkey. While in the bronze medal match, Germany defeated the Netherlands 74-56. The top four teams plus Spain all qualified through to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Squads

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Each of the 12 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[1] The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

Preliminary round

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All times local (UTC+02:00)

Group A

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Team̹̹ Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Germany 5 5 0 404 269 +135 10
 Poland 5 3 2 408 359 +49 8
 Great Britain 5 3 2 370 320 +50 8
 Spain 5 3 2 335 328 +7 8
 France 5 1 4 294 381 -87 6
 Czech Republic 5 0 5 236 400 -134 5

Group B

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Team̹̹ Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Turkey 5 5 0 329 262 +67 10
 Italy 5 3 2 312 286 +26 8
 Netherlands 5 3 2 316 260 +56 8
 Israel 5 2 3 295 342 -47 7
 Sweden 5 2 3 310 294 +16 7
  Switzerland 5 0 5 255 373 -118 5

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 September 2015
 
 
 Germany 75
 
4 September 2015
 
 Israel 54
 
 Germany 68
 
3 September 2015
 
 Great Britain 77
 
 Great Britain 77
 
6 September 2015
 
 Italy 48
 
 Great Britain 87
 
3 September 2015
 
 Turkey 66
 
 Turkey 63
 
4 September 2015
 
 Spain 54
 
 Turkey 69
 
3 September 2015
 
 Netherlands 50 Third place
 
 Netherlands 63
 
6 September 2015
 
 Poland 56
 
 Germany 74
 
 
 Netherlands 56
 

Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - Australian Paralympic Committee". Paralympic.org.au. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.