2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition, taken place between 27 June to 1 July. The championships was contested between Europe's eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz, Germany. The tournament was won by Great Britain, their sixth title.[1]
The four top placed teams of the competition, Great Britain, Sweden, France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament.[2]
Eight teams contested the 2017 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.
^"Wheelchair Rugby: Great Britain beat Sweden to win European Championship". BBC Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^"IWRF 2017 European Championship Results". IWRF. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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2017, iwrf, european, championship, 11th, international, european, wheelchair, rugby, competition, taken, place, between, june, july, championships, contested, between, europe, eight, national, teams, held, conlog, arena, koblenz, germany, tournament, great, b. 2017 IWRF European Championship was the 11th international European wheelchair rugby competition taken place between 27 June to 1 July The championships was contested between Europe s eight top national teams and was held at the Conlog Arena in Koblenz Germany The tournament was won by Great Britain their sixth title 1 2017 IWRF European ChampionshipVenueConlog ArenaLocationKoblenz GermanyDates27 June 1 JulyNations8Medalists Great Britain Sweden France 20152019 The four top placed teams of the competition Great Britain Sweden France and Denmark were awarded four European qualification slots for the 2018 IWRF World Championship wheelchair rugby tournament 2 Contents 1 Tournament 1 1 Preliminary round 1 1 1 Group A 1 1 2 Group B 1 2 Classification 1 3 Medal round 2 ReferencesTournament editEight teams contested the 2017 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 Preliminary round edit Group A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Sweden 3 3 0 0 165 136 29 9 nbsp France 3 2 0 1 158 131 27 6 nbsp Germany 3 1 0 2 148 151 3 3 nbsp Finland 3 0 0 3 114 167 53 027 June 201711 00Sweden nbsp 48 47 nbsp FranceConlog Arena 27 June 201718 00Germany nbsp 53 52 nbsp FinlandConlog Arena 28 June 201713 00France nbsp 52 36 nbsp FinlandConlog Arena 28 June 201717 00Germany nbsp 48 55 nbsp SwedenConlog Arena 29 June 201713 00Sweden nbsp 62 41 nbsp FinlandConlog Arena 29 June 201717 00Germany nbsp 47 59 nbsp FranceConlog Arena Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Great Britain 3 3 0 0 182 108 74 9 nbsp Denmark 3 2 0 1 158 140 18 6 nbsp Poland 3 1 0 2 120 151 31 3 nbsp Ireland 3 0 0 3 111 172 61 027 June 201713 00Ireland nbsp 42 57 nbsp DenmarkConlog Arena 27 June 201715 00Great Britain nbsp 57 32 nbsp PolandConlog Arena 28 June 201711 00Great Britain nbsp 65 27 nbsp IrelandConlog Arena 28 June 201715 00Poland nbsp 38 52 nbsp DenmarkConlog Arena 29 June 201711 00Ireland nbsp 42 50 nbsp PolandConlog Arena 29 June 201715 00Denmark nbsp 47 60 nbsp Great BritainConlog Arena Classification edit Bracket Classification roundFifth place 30 June 2017 11 00 nbsp Germany58 1 July 2017 11 45 nbsp Ireland38 nbsp Poland46 30 June 2017 13 00 nbsp Germany39 nbsp Finland33 nbsp Poland55 Seventh place 1 July 2017 09 45 nbsp Ireland50 nbsp Finland46Medal round edit Bracket SemifinalsGold medal match 30 June 2017 15 00 nbsp Great Britain54 1 July 2017 16 00 nbsp France41 nbsp Great Britain49 30 June 2017 17 00 nbsp Sweden41 nbsp Denmark56 nbsp Sweden57 Bronze medal match 1 July 2017 13 45 nbsp France53 nbsp Denmark48References edit Wheelchair Rugby Great Britain beat Sweden to win European Championship BBC Sport 1 June 2017 Retrieved 5 July 2017 IWRF 2017 European Championship Results IWRF 26 June 2017 Retrieved 5 July 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 IWRF European Championship amp oldid 1140424744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
