2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
# 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

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.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's team | Australia (AUS) Dylan Alcott Jeremy Doyle Justin Eveson Michael Hartnett Tristan Knowles Bill Latham John Mcphail Grant Mizens Brad Ness Shaun Norris Tige Simmons Brett Stibners Coach: Ben Ettridge | France (FRA) Laurent Blasczak Audrey Cayol Jerome Courneil Roger Deda Jerome Duran Franck Etavard Frederic Guyot Nicolas Jouanserre David Levrat Bertrand Libman Sofyane Mehiaoui Ludovic Sarron Coach: Franck Belen | United States (USA) Eric Barber Joseph Chambers Jacob Counts Nathan Hinze Jeremy Lade Matthew Lesperance Jason Nelms Michael Paye Paul Schulte Matthew Scott Steve Serio William Waller Coach: James Glatch |
| Women's team | United States (USA) Sarah Castle Jennifer Chew Carlee Hoffman Darlene Hunter Mary Allison Milford Caitlin Mcdermott Desiree Miller Rebecca Murray Christina Ripp Natalie Schneider Stephanie Wheeler Andrea Woodson-Smith Coach: David Kiley | Germany (GER) Mareike Adermann Silke Bleifuß Annabel Breuer Heike Friedrich Simone Kues Maria Kühn Maya Lindholm Birgit Meitner Marina Mohnen Edina Müller Gesche Schünemann Annika Zeyen Coach: Holger Glinicki | Canada (CAN) Marni Abbott-Peter Elaine Allard Chantal Benoit Tracey Ferguson Tara Feser Katie Harnock Nancy Lafleche Janet McLachlan Kendra Ohama Cindy Ouellet Jessica Vliegenthart Elisha Williams Coach: Bill Johnson |

## 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. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.

## Men

### Preliminary round

All times local (UTC)

**Group A**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 379 | 272 | +107 | 10 |
| United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 264 | +148 | 9 |
| Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 308 | 327 | −19 | 8 |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 316 | 346 | −30 | 7 |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 297 | 377 | −80 | 6 |
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 395 | −126 | 5 |
| 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**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 253 | +128 | 10 |
| Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 287 | +52 | 9 |
| Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 327 | +10 | 7 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 302 | 303 | −1 | 7 |
| Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 229 | 347 | −118 | 7 |
| Algeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 264 | 409 | −145 | 5 |
| 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

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | | |
| Australia | 68 | | | |
| Australia | 68 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | | |
| Poland | 34 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | |
| Poland | 34 | Australia | 68 | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | Australia | 68 | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | United States | 58 | |
| United States | 92 | United States | 58 | |
| United States | 92 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| Turkey | 50 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| Turkey | 50 | | | | Australia | 79 |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | | | | Australia | 79 |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | | | France | 69 |
| Canada | 47 | | | | France | 69 |
| Canada | 47 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | | | |
| Italy | 63 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | | | |
| Italy | 63 | Italy | 58 | | | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | Italy | 58 | | | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | France | 63 | | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain | 50 | France | 63 | | Third place | Third place |
| Great Britain | 50 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| France | 59 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| France | 59 | | | | Italy | 42 |
| | | | | | United States | 71 |

**9th–12th playoffs**

**9th–12th semifinals**

* 14 July 9:30

| Mexico | 64–57 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 10:00

| Japan | 82–36 | Algeria |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**9th–12th playoffs**

**11th place playoff**

* 16 July 10:00

| Algeria | 51–64 | South Korea |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**9th–12th playoffs**

**9th place playoff**

* 16 July 11:45

| Japan | 59–63 | Mexico |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**5th–8th playoffs**

**5th–8th semifinals**

* 15 July 14:15

| Turkey | 49–62 | Poland |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 15 July 16:15

| Great Britain | 67–51 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**5th–8th playoffs**

**7th place playoff**

* 16 July 14:15

| Canada | 71–61 | Turkey |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**5th–8th playoffs**

**5th place playoff**

* 16 July 16:30

| Great Britain | 82–68 | Poland |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Quarterfinals**

* 14 July 11:45

| Australia | 68–34 | Poland |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 12:15

| Canada | 47–63 | Italy |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 16:15

| Great Britain | 50–59 | France |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 16:30

| United States | 92–50 | Turkey |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Semifinals**

* 15 July 12:15

| Italy | 58–63 | France |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 15 July 16:30

| Australia | 68–58 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Bronze medal game**

* 17 July 11:45

| Italy | 42–71 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Final**

* 17 July 16:15

| Australia | 79–69 | France |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
* Australia 1st title

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | Australia |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Turkey |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | South Korea |
| 12 | Algeria |

## Women

### Preliminary round

All times local (UTC)

**Group A**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 187 | +46 | 7 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 206 | +27 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 196 | +1 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 184 | 191 | −7 | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 188 | 255 | −67 | 5 |
| 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**

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 268 | 152 | +116 | 8 |
| Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 273 | 192 | +81 | 7 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 223 | 184 | +39 | 6 |
| China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 277 | −79 | 5 |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 269 | −157 | 4 |
| 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

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | | |
| United States | 53 | | | |
| United States | 53 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | | |
| Great Britain | 37 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | |
| Great Britain | 37 | United States | 68 | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | United States | 68 | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | Canada | 58 | |
| Canada | 62 | Canada | 58 | |
| Canada | 62 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| Japan | 39 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| Japan | 39 | | | | United States | 55 |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | | | | United States | 55 |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | | | Germany | 53 |
| Australia | 77 | | | | Germany | 53 |
| Australia | 77 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | | | |
| China | 38 | 15 July 2010 | 15 July 2010 | | | |
| China | 38 | Australia | 47 | | | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | | Australia | 47 | | | |
| 14 July 2010 | 14 July 2010 | Germany | 66 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 63 | Germany | 66 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 63 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| Netherlands | 40 | | | | 17 July 2010 | 17 July 2010 |
| Netherlands | 40 | | | | Australia | 49 |
| | | | | | Canada | 59 |

**9th place playoff**

* 16 July 12:15

| Mexico | 73–33 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**5th–8th playoffs**

**5th–8th semifinals**

* 15 July 10:00

| Netherlands | 69–48 | China |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 15 July 11:45

| Japan | 31–46 | Great Britain |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**5th–8th playoffs**

**7th place playoff**

* 16 July 14:00

| Japan | 58–41 | China |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**5th–8th playoffs**

**5th place playoff**

* 16 July 16:15

| Netherlands | 58–43 | Great Britain |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Quarterfinals**

* 14 July 14:00

| United States | 53–37 | Great Britain |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 14:15

| Germany | 63–40 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 18:30

| Australia | 77–38 | China |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 14 July 18:45

| Canada | 62–39 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Semifinals**

* 15 July 14:00

| Australia | 47–66 | Germany |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 15 July 18:30

| United States | 68–58 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Bronze medal game**

* 17 July 9:30

| Australia | 49–59 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

**Final**

* 17 July 14:00

| United States | 55–53 | Germany |
| - | - | - |

* National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
* 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
* United States 2nd title

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| 1 | United States |
| 2 | Germany |
| 3 | Canada |
| 4 | Australia |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Great Britain |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | Mexico |
| 10 | Brazil |
