2013 IWRF European Championship

2013 IWRF European Championship was the 9th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 10 August - 17 August. The championships was contested between Europe's twelve top national teams and was held at the Pajulahti Sports Institute in Antwerp, Belgium. The tournament was won by Sweden, their fourth title.[1][2]

2013 IWRF European Championship
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Dates10 - 17 August
Nations12
Medalists
  Sweden
  Denmark
  Great Britain

The finalists of the competition, Denmark and Sweden, won the two European qualification slots for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2014 IWRF World Championships.

Tournament

Twelve teams contested the 2013 IWRF European Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. The winner of group A then faced the second placed team from Group B and the winner of group B faced the second placed team from group A in elimination matches to determine the two finalists. The eventual winners, Great Britain, finished the competition unbeaten.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Great Britain 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 5 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
Austria 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 5 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
Day 1
Austria 40 – 61 Belgium
Day 2
Great Britain 59 – 39 Austria
Germany 50 – 43 Czech Republic
Finland 45 – 46 Belgium
Great Britain 64 – 33 Czech Republic
Germany 45 – 41 Finland

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Denmark 3 3 0 0 185 129 +56 9
Sweden 3 2 0 1 168 154 +14 6
France 3 1 0 2 149 181 -32 3
Italy 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Poland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Switzerland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Day 2
Sweden 47 – 48 Denmark
Italy 44 – 49 Poland
France 53 – 59 Denmark
Italy 40 – 63 Sweden
Switzerland 39 – 38 (ot) Poland
Day 3
Sweden 36 – 33 Poland
Denmark 51 – 37  Switzerland
Ireland 44 – 67 Denmark
Finland 50 – 58 Germany

Classification
Bracket
 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 12:00
 
 
 France 58
 
19 September 2015 - 12:00
 
 Finland 38
 
 France 63
 
18 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 Ireland 54
 
 Ireland 57
 
 
 Belgium 56
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 September 2015 - 10:00
 
 
 Finland 50
 
 
 Belgium 46

Medal round
Bracket
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 
 Great Britain 53
 
19 September 2015 - 16:00
 
 Germany 50
 
 Great Britain 49
 
18 September 2015 - 18:00
 
 Sweden 48
 
 Denmark 57
 
 
 Sweden 58
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 September 2015 - 14:00
 
 
 Denmark 56
 
 
 Germany 48

References
  1. "Sweden retain European wheelchair rugby crown". insidethegames.biz. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. "IWRF 2013 European Championship Results". iwrf.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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