Wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament in wheelchair basketball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] was held from 30 August to 8 September. Competitions were held at the newly built Basketball Arena, which seated 10,000 spectators, and North Greenwich Arena (The O2 Arena renamed to through the Games because of a no-commercialisation policy on arena names).
44 matches were played, 30 in the preliminary round, and 14 in the classification and medal rounds.
Canada beat defending champions Australia in the final, while United States beat Great Britain in the match for the bronze medal.
Calendar
August September
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30 – 3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Stage
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Group stage
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None
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Quarter-finals Match 9/10
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Semi-finals
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Semi-finals 5–8
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Final Bronze Match 5/6 Match 7/8
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Group stage
Group A
Source: [citation needed]Rules for classification: 1) Table points, 2) Head-to-head score differential Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head score differential: TUR: +6; USA: −1; ESP: −5
Group B
Team
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Pld
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W
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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Qualification
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Canada
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5
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5
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0
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362
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280
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+82
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10
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Quarter-finals
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Germany
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5
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4
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1
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339
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303
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+36
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9
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Great Britain
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5
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3
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2
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365
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301
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+64
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8
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Poland
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5
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2
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3
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327
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341
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−14
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7
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Japan
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5
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1
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4
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273
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330
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−57
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6
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Eliminated
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Colombia
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5
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0
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5
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223
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334
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−111
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5
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Second round
11th/12th place match
9th/10th place match
Quarter-finals
Classification round
5th–8th place semi-finals
7th/8th place match
5th/6th place match
Medal round
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Ranking
See also
References
Sources
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