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2013 IWRF European Championship
LocationAntwerp, Belgium
Dates10 - 17 August
Nations12
Medalists
gold medal Sweden Sweden
silver medal Denmark Denmark
bronze medal United Kingdom Great Britain
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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]

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

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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.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Kingdom Great Britain 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany Germany 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic Czech Republic 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium Belgium 5 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
Austria Austria 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland Finland 5 0 0 3 126 165 -39 0
Day 1
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Austria Australia40 – 61Belgium Belgium
Day 2
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Great Britain United Kingdom59 – 39Australia Austria
Germany Germany50 – 43Czech Republic Czech Republic
Finland Finland45 – 46Belgium Belgium
Great Britain United Kingdom64 – 33Czech Republic Czech Republic
Germany Germany45 – 41 Finland

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Denmark Denmark 3 3 0 0 185 129 +56 9
Sweden Sweden 3 2 0 1 168 154 +14 6
France France 3 1 0 2 149 181 -32 3
Italy Italy 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Poland Poland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Switzerland Switzerland 3 0 0 3 153 191 -38 0
Day 2
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Sweden Sweden47 – 48Denmark Denmark
Italy Italy44 – 49Poland Poland
France France53 – 59Denmark Denmark
Italy Italy40 – 63Sweden Sweden
Switzerland Switzerland39 – 38 (ot) Poland
Day 3
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Sweden Sweden36 – 33Poland Poland
Denmark Denmark51 – 37  Switzerland
Ireland Republic of Ireland44 – 67 Denmark
Finland Finland50 – 58 Germany

Classification

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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

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

References

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  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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