2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship

2011 Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Venue	Brock University
Location	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Start date	15 July 2011
End date	21 July 2011
Competitors	8 teams from 8 nations
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The 2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held at the Walker Complex at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, from 15 to 21 July 2011. It was the first ever wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. The event was run by Wheelchair Basketball Canada in partnership with Brock University. Eight nations competed: Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United States. The event took the form of a round-robin tournament, with each team playing all the other teams once. The top eight teams then went into quarter-finals, while the bottom two played each other for world ranking. The winners of the semi-finals faced each other in the final, while the losers played for bronze. The championship was won by the United States; Australia came second and Great Britain third.

The 2011 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship as the first ever wheelchair basketball world championship for women in the under-25 age category. The event was run by Wheelchair Basketball Canada in partnership with Brock University on behalf of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. (IWBF) Wheelchair Basketball Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization that is the national governing body of the sport in Canada, and the Canadian member of the IWBF. The event organisers hoped to raise the profile of the sport in Canada, and boost Canada's (ultimately successful) bid for the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship.^[1]

The event was held at the Walker Complex at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Games were played at the Bob Davis Gym, normally home to the Brock Badgers Basketball, Volleyball and Wrestling teams. The gym had 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²) of space and seating for 1,000 spectators. The official practice venue was the Ian D. Beddis Gym, with nearly 24,000 square feet (2,200 m²) of space.^[2]

Eight nations competed: Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United States.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	19 July
	United States	73
					20 July
	South Africa	12
					United States	63
	19 July
					Great Britain	48
	Germany	38
									21 July
	Great Britain	56
									United States	66
	19 July
									Australia	39
	Canada	63
					20 July
	Mexico	48
					Canada	47
	19 July
					Australia	60			Bronze medal
	Australia	56
									21 July
	Japan	53
									Canada	42
									Great Britain	62

Quarter-Final 1

Quarter-Final 2

Quarter-Final 3

Quarter-Final 4

5/8 Crossover 1

5/8 Crossover 2

Semi-Final 1

Semi-Final 2

7th/8th place game

5th/6th place game

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Awards were presented on the final day:^[3]

• Jamey Jewells (1.0) – (Canada)
• Rebecca Murray (2.5) –(United States)
• Cindy Ouellet (3.5) – (Canada)
• Mari Amimoto (4.5)– (Japan)
• Maya Lindholm (2.0) – (Germany)

• Desiree Miller (3.5) (United States)

Each team was asked to nominate an individual from their team who exemplified the principles of true sport. The nominees were:^[3]

• Carmen Huisamen – (4.5) (South Africa)
• Mareike Adermann (4.5) –(Germany)
• Chihiro Kitada (4.5) (Japan)
• Floralia Estrada – (4.0) (Mexico)
• Alarissa Haak –(2.0) (Canada)
• Ella Sabljak (1.0) –(Australia)
• Gail Gaeng –(3.5) (United States)

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