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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Thursday 16th August – Day One

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

Friday 17th August – Day Two

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

Saturday 18th August – Day Three

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

Sunday 19th August – Day Four

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

Monday 20th August – Day Five

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

Tuesday 21st August – Day Six

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

Wednesday 22nd August – Day 7

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

Thursday 23rd August – Day 8

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

Friday 24th August – Day 9

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

Saturday 25th August – Day 10

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

Sunday 26th August – Day 11

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

World Championships 2018 Men's Schedule
World Championships 2018 Men’s playoff format

World Championships 2018 women's playoff format
World Championships 2018 women’s playoff format

International Technical Officials

About the 

World Championships

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.

Schedule 

Participating Teams

Qualification