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The 2018
IWRF World Championship was the 7th
international championship for
wheelchair rugby . It was held in
Sydney , Australia at the
Quaycentre and
Genea Netball Centre in
Sydney Olympic Park from August 5 to August 10. The tournament was won by
Japan , their first title.
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The naming rights sponsor of the event was
GIO . It was organised by
Disability Sports Australia and the
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation and was the biggest disability sporting event to be held in Sydney since the
2000 Paralympic Games . Matches were streamed.
Tournament
Twelve teams contested the 2018 IWRF World Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a
round-robin . This was then followed by a round of crossover matches that determined the semi-finalists.
Preliminary round
Group A
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Preliminary round
Group B
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Classification rounds
9th–12th places
5th–8th places
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Medals round
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All-Tournament Team
0.5 Jonathan Coggan (GBR)
1.0 Carlos Neme (COL)
1.5 Cedric Nankin (FRA)
2.0
Joe Delagrave (USA)
2.5 Tomas Hjert (SWE)
3.0 Jim Roberts (GBR)
3.5
Ryley Batt (AUS)
MVP Daisuke Ikezaki(JPN)
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References
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