Separate men's and women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship tournaments were held in 2014. The women's tournament was held at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Canada between 20 and 28 June 2014. It was the largest women's wheelchair basketball world championship in history, with 12 national teams participating. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.
Medalists
Women's team Elaine Allard Janet McLachlan Arinn Young Cindy Ouellet Tamara Steeves Maude Jacques Katie Harnock Darda Sales Tracey Ferguson Jamey Jewells Amanda Yan Melanie Hawtin Coach: Bill Johnson Mareike Adermann Johanna Welin Simone Kues Edina Müller Annika Zeyen Laura Fürst Gesche Schünemann Maya Lindholm Annabel Breuer Annegret Brießmann Marina Mohnen Linda Dahle Coach: Holger Glinicki Inge Huitzing Lucie Houven Jiske Visser Roos Oosterbaan Sanne Timmermann Bo Kramer Wendy van der Wahl Cher Korver Saskia Pronk Barbara van Bergen Carina de Rooij Mariska Beijer Coach: Gertjan van der Linden
Awards Inge Huitzing (Netherlands) was named the most valuable player of the tournament. She was the tournament's top point scorer with 175 points, an average of 21.8 points per game. Janet McLachlan (Canada), Katie Harnock (Canada), Rebecca Murray (United States), Desiree Miller (United States) and Annika Zeyen (Germany) were named to the All Star Five.
In addition, each team was asked to nominate a player from their team who exemplified the principles of true sport. The True Sport award recipients were: Leanne Del Toso (Australia), Perla Assuncão (Brazil), Katie Harnock (Canada), Yong Qing Fu (China), Emilie Menard (France), Annika Zeyen (Germany), Clare Griffiths (Great Britain), Kyoko Miura (Japan), Floralia Estrada (Mexico), Cher Korver (Netherlands), Pilar Jauregui (Peru), and Kimberly Champion (United States).
Squads
There were 12 women's teams competing. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament. Athletes were given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
Going into the tournament, the world rankings were:
Qualification The 12 teams qualified in a series of zone championships.
EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1Reigning champion1European Wheelchair Basketball ChampionshipJune 2013 Frankfurt, Germany4Asia-Oceania Zone ChampionshipsNovember 2013 Bangkok, Thailand3Americas Cup for WomenJuly–August 2013 Bogotá, Colombia3 Total 12
No championship was held for the Africa zone, so its spot was allocated to the Americas.
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWLPts. 5 5 0 10 5 4 1 9 5 3 2 8 5 2 3 7 5 1 4 6 5 0 5 5
Group B TeamPldWLPts. 5 5 0 10 5 4 1 9 5 3 2 8 5 2 3 7 5 1 4 6 5 0 5 5
Finals
11th vs 12th place game
9th vs 10th place game
1st Quarterfinal
2nd Quarterfinal
3rd Quarterfinal
4th Quarterfinal
1st Consolation
2nd Consolation
1st Semifinal
2nd Semifinal
7th vs 8th place game
5th vs 6th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Rank Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
See also 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women
References
External links Official site of the