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Hamburg will host the Wheelchair Basketball World Championships for both men and women in 2018.
The world’s wheelchair basketball elite will meet from the 16th August to 26th August 2018 at the edel-optics.de Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Where 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will compete for the title of World Champions.
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Venue 1
09:30 – G2 – NED (W) 🇳🇱 86 – 24 ESP (W) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
11:45 – G1 – CHN (W) 🇨🇳 60 – 38 ARG (W) 🇦🇷- Live Stats
16:00 – Opening Ceremony
17:45 – G5 – GER (M) 🇩🇪 84 – 40 MAR (M) 🇲🇦- Live Stats
20:00 – G6 – GER (W) 🇩🇪 87 – 24 ALG (W) 🇩🇿- Live Stats
Venue 1
09:30 – G7 – JPN (M) 🇯🇵 58 – 50 ITA (M) 🇮🇹- Live Stats
11:45 – G9 – MAR (M) 🇲🇦 47 – 77 CAN (M) 🇨🇦- Live Stats
14:00 – G11 – CAN (W) 🇨🇦 56 – 64 GBR (W) 🇬🇧- Live Stats
18:00 – G14 – GER (W) 🇩🇪 64 – 16 ARG (W) 🇦🇷- Live Stats
20:15 – G16 – TUR (M) 🇹🇷 59 – 52 BRA (M) 🇧🇷- Live Stats
Venue 2
10:00 – G8 – AUS (W) 🇦🇺 61 – 44 BRA (W) 🇧🇷- Live Stats
12:15 – G10 – AUS (M)🇦🇺 74 – 55 ARG (M) 🇦🇷- Live Stats
14:30 – G12- FRA (W) 🇫🇷 27 – 58 CHN (W) 🇨🇳- Live Stats
17:30 – G13 – USA (W) 🇺🇸 85 – 13 ALG (W) 🇩🇿- Live Stats
19:45 – G15 – KOR (M) 🇰🇷58 – 77 GBR (M) 🇬🇧- Live Stats
Venue 1
09:30 – G16 – USA 🇺🇸 (M) 82 – 51 POL 🇵🇱 (M) – Live Stats
11:45 – G18 – BRA 🇧🇷 (M) 49 – 57 ITA 🇮🇹 (M) – Live Stats
14:00 – G20 – FRA 🇫🇷 (W) 33 – 58 GER 🇩🇪 (W) – Live Stats
16:15 – G4 – BRA 🇧🇷 (W) 45 – 72 GBR 🇬🇧 (W) – Live Stats
18:30 – G23 – GER 🇩🇪 (M) 63 – 67 IRI 🇮🇷 (M) – Live Stats
20:45 – G25 – TUR 🇹🇷 (M) 62 – 67 JPN 🇯🇵 (M) – Live Stats
Venue 2
10:00 – G17 – ARG 🇦🇷 (M) 70 – 61 NED 🇳🇱 (M) – Live Stats
12:15 – G19 – ESP 🇪🇸 (W) 34 – 63 CAN 🇨🇦 (W) – Live Stats
14:30 – G21 – ESP 🇪🇸 (M) 56 – 66 AUS 🇦🇺 (M) – Live Stats
17:30 – G22 – ALG 🇩🇿 (W) 20 – 80 CHN 🇨🇳 (W) – Live Stats
19:45 – G24 – NED 🇳🇱 (W) 65 – 32 AUS 🇦🇺 (W) – Live Stats
Venue 1
09:30 – G25 – POL (M) 🇵🇱 54 – 53 KOR (M) 🇰🇷- Live Stats
12:30 – G27 – GER (W) 🇩🇪 70 – 56 USA (W) 🇺🇸- Live Stats
15:00 – G30 – ITA (M) 🇮🇹 69 – 52 TUR (M) 🇹🇷- Live Stats
18:00 – G32 – GER (M) 🇩🇪 61 – 78 CAN (M) 🇨🇦- Live Stats
20:15 – G34 – USA (M) 🇺🇸66-59 GBR (M) 🇬🇧- Live Stats
Venue 2
10:00- G26 – GBR (W) 🇬🇧 47 – 38 ESP (W) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
12:15 – G28 – IRI (M) 🇮🇷 75 – 46 MAR (M) 🇲🇦- Live Stats
14:30 – G29 – ARG (W) 🇦🇷 65 – 40 ALG (W) 🇩🇿- Live Stats
17:30 – G31 – AUS (W) 🇦🇺 74 – 82 CAN (W) 🇨🇦- Live Stats
19:45 – G33 – NED (M) 🇳🇱 74 – 60 ESP (M) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
Venue 1
10:05 – G35 – JPN (M) 🇯🇵 61-49 BRA (M) 🇧🇷- Live Stats
12:15 – G37 – ESP (M) 🇪🇸 54 – 61 ARG (M) 🇦🇷- Live Stats
14:30 – G39 – NED (M) 🇳🇱58 – 53 AUS (M) 🇦🇺- Live Stats
18:00 – G41 – CHN (W) 🇨🇳63 – 43 USA (W) 🇺🇸- Live Stats
20:15 – G43 – GBR (W) 🇬🇧63 – 38 AUS (W) 🇦🇺- Live Stats
Venue 2
09:30 – G34 – ARG (W) 🇦🇷32 – 43 FRA (W) 🇫🇷- Live Stats
11:45 – G36 – CAN (M) 🇨🇦 71 – 83 IRI (M) 🇮🇷- Live Stats
14:00 – G38 – KOR (M) 🇰🇷49 – 75 USA (M) 🇺🇸- Live Stats
17:30 – G40 – GBR (M) 🇬🇧 78 – 46 POL (M) 🇵🇱- Live Stats
19:45 – G42 – BRA (W) 🇧🇷 27 – 73 NED (W) 🇳🇱- Live Stats
Venue 1
9:30 – CO – JPN (M) 🇯🇵 50 – 52 ESP (M) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
11:45 – CO – GBR (M) 🇬🇧 62 – 54 GER (M) 🇩🇪- Live Stats
14:00 – CO – ITA (M) 🇮🇹 46 – 59 ARG (M) 🇦🇷- Live Stats
16:15 – G6 – USA (W) 🇺🇸 57 – 25 FRA (W) 🇫🇷- Live Stats *rearranged from day one
18:30 – G45 – CAN (W) 🇨🇦52 – 64 NED (W) 🇳🇱- Live Stats
20:45 – CO – NED (M) 🇳🇱52 – 60 TUR (M) 🇹🇷- Live Stats
Venue 2
10:00 – CO – USA (M) 🇺🇸 82 – 31 MAR (M) 🇮🇷- Live Stats
12:15 – CO – CAN (M) 🇨🇦68 – 79 POL (M) 🇵🇱- Live Stats
14:30 – G44 – ESP (W) 🇪🇸41 – 40 BRA (W) 🇧🇷- Live Stats
17:30 – CO – IRI (M) 🇮🇷64 -48 KOR (M) 🇰🇷- Live Stats
19:45 – CO – AUS (M) 🇦🇺73 – 54 BRA (M) 🇧🇷- Live Stats
Venue 1
9:30 – G46 – CHN (W) 🇨🇳42 – 58 GER (W) 🇩🇪 – Live Stats
11:45 – QF – GBR (M) 🇬🇧 67 – 62 ESP (M) 🇪🇸 – Live Stats
14:00 – QF – USA (M) 🇺🇸 72 – 31 ARG (M) 🇦🇷 – Live Stats
18:00 – QF – IRI (M) 🇮🇷 76 – 69 TUR (M) 🇹🇷 – Live Stats
20:15 – QF – AUS (M) 🇦🇺 83 – 70 POL (M) 🇵🇱 – Live Stats
Venue 2
10:00 – G47 – CAN (W) 🇨🇦 61 – 52 BRA (W) 🇧🇷 – Live Stats
12:15 – G48 – USA (W) 🇺🇸66 – 30 ARG (W) 🇦🇷 – Live Stats
14:30 – G49 – ESP (W) 🇪🇸 48 – 43 AUS (W) 🇦🇺 – Live Stats
17:30 – G50 – ALG (W) 🇩🇿 28 – 73 FRA (W) 🇫🇷 – Live Stats
19:45 – G51 – NED (W) 🇳🇱66 – 41 GBR (W) 🇬🇧 – Live Stats
Venue 1
09:30 – PL 9-12 – BRA (W) 🇧🇷 78 – 30 ARG (W) 🇦🇷- Live Stats
11:45 – QF1 – CHN (W) 🇨🇳63 – 56 CAN (W) 🇨🇦- Live Stats
14:00 – QF2 – GBR (W) 🇬🇧 70 – 47 USA (W) 🇺🇸- Live Stats
18:00 – QF3 – NED (W) 🇳🇱 79 – 36 FRA (W) 🇫🇷- Live Stats
20:15 – QF4 – GER (W) 🇩🇪 59 – 33 ESP (W) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
Venue 2
10:00 – PL 9-12 – AUS (W) 🇦🇺 90 – 25 ALG (W) 🇩🇿- Live Stats
12:15 – PL 5-8 – ESP (M) 🇪🇸67 – 65 TUR (M) 🇹🇷- Live Stats
14:30 – PL 5-8 – ARG (M) 🇦🇷 66 – 72 POL (M) 🇵🇱- Live Stats
17:30 – PL 15/16 – BRA (M) 🇧🇷58 – 39 MAR (M) 🇲🇦- Live Stats
19:45 – PL 13/14 – GER (M) 🇩🇪72 – 56 KOR (M) 🇰🇷- Live Stats
Venue 1
13:30 – SF1 – USA (M) 🇺🇸 84 – 59 AUS (M) 🇦🇺- Live Stats
15:45 – SF1 – GER (W) 🇩🇪 37 – 60 GBR (W) 🇬🇧- Live Stats
18:00 – SF2 – IRI (M) 🇮🇷63 – 86 GBR (M) 🇬🇧 – Live Stats
20:15 – SF2 – NED (W) 🇳🇱54 – 29 CHN (W) 🇨🇳- Live Stats
Venue 2
13:00 – PL11 – ARG (W) 🇦🇷 59 – 30 ALG (W) 🇩🇿- Live Stats
15:15 – PL 9 – AUS (W) 🇦🇺 55 – 53 BRA (W) 🇧🇷- Live Stats
17:30 – PL 5 – 8 – CAN (W) 🇨🇦 77 – 38 FRA (W) 🇫🇷- Live Stats
19:45 – PL 5- 8 – USA (W) 🇺🇸56 – 54 ESP (W) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
Venue 1
09:30 – PL 11/12 – CAN (M) 🇨🇦 66 – 70 ITA (M) 🇮🇹- Live Stats
11:45 – PL 7/8 – ARG (M) 🇦🇷 77 – 68 TUR (M) 🇹🇷- Live Stats
14:05 – PL 9/10 – JPN (M) 🇯🇵 55 – 54 NED (M) 🇳🇱- Live Stats
18:00 – BRONZE – GER (W) 🇩🇪44 – 43 CHN (W) 🇨🇳- Live Stats
20:15 – GOLD – NED (W) 🇳🇱56 – 40 GBR (W) 🇬🇧- Live Stats
Women’s Medal Ceremony
Venue 2
10:00 – PL 7/8 – ESP (W) 🇪🇸 43 – 34 FRA (W) 🇫🇷- Live Stats
12:15 PL 5/6 – USA (W) 🇺🇸 53 – 68 CAN (W) 🇨🇦- Live Stats
Venue 1
10:00 – PL 5/6 – POL (M) 🇵🇱52 – 79 ESP (M) 🇪🇸- Live Stats
13:15 – BRONZE – AUS (M) 🇦🇺68 – 57 IRI (M) 🇮🇷- Live Stats
15:30 – GOLD – USA (M) 🇺🇸62 – 79 GBR (M) 🇬🇧- Live Stats
Men’s Medal Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
Women’s World Championships Schedule 2018
Men’s World Championships Schedule 2018
International Technical Officials
The IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship is the largest international wheelchair basketball competition featuring the best men’s and women’s national teams from around the world. Held every four years, it is the pinnacle event for the sport.
The tournament began with the first unofficial Men’s World Championships in 1973 in Bruges, Belgium, which also hosted the first official Men’s World Championships, known as the Gold Cup, in 1975. The Women's World Championships followed 15 years later, debuting in 1990 with eight teams competing in St. Etienne, France.
Teams earn their place in the championship by qualifying through zonal tournaments, held across the IWBF's four Zones—Americas, Africa, Europe, and Asia Oceania—making this event a true global showcase of talent and competition.