The 2018 IWRF World Championship was the 7th

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for wheelchair rugby. It was held in

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, Australia at the

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from August 5 to August 10. The tournament was won by

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, their first title. The naming rights sponsor of the event was

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. 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

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. 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

Preliminary round

Group B

Classification rounds

9th–12th places

5th–8th places

Medals round

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)

References

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