Beijing to host IWBF Asia Oceania Zone World Championship qualifier – Insidethegames.biz

Beijing has been selected to host the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Zone qualification tournament for the 2018 World Championships.

Competition is scheduled to take place from October 21 to 29 at the Chinese Paralympic Training Venue in Beijing.

A total of 12 mens teams will contest the event, with four nations advancing to the World Championships in Hamburg.

Five womens teams will compete for two places.

The Asia Oceania Zone qualifying tournament has seen strong support from across the region with 12 mens and five womens teams entered, said Saad Alazma, President of IWBF Asia Oceania.

It is really exciting to see the growth of wheelchair basketball in the region.

After the success of previous tournaments hosted in China, such as the Under 25 Womens World Championships in 2015, we are looking forward to what promises to be a very competitive qualifier for the Asia Oceania Zone."

A total of 16 mens and 12 womens teams will compete at the World Championships, which will take place at the Wilhelmsburger Inselparkarena.

Australia have won the last two mens tournaments, beating the United States 63-57 in the 2014 final in Incheon, South Korea.

Canada beat Germany 54-50 in the womens event, which took place in Toronto.

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