Wheelchair rugby at the 2014 Asian Para Games

Wheelchair rugby was one of the 23 sports featured at the 2nd Asian Para Games 2014, which took place in Incheon, South Korea on October 16–24, 2014. This was the first time that wheelchair rugby had been included at the Games, and was contested by four nations.[1] The winners were Japan.[2]

Tournament

Four teams contested the 2014 Asian Para Games Wheelchair Rugby tournament. The preliminary round consisted of a group stage where the teams were placed into a single league which was contested as a round-robin. All the teams faced each other twice. The two top teams of the league would then face each other to contest the gold and silver medals, whilst the bottom two teams would play to contest the bronze medal. The eventual winners, Japan, finished the competition unbeaten.[1]

Preliminary Round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Japan 6 6 0 0 303 126 +177 18
South Korea 6 4 0 2 330 215 +115 12
Malaysia 6 2 0 4 184 297 -113 6
Indonesia 6 0 0 6 127 306 -179 0
South Korea 58 – 21 Indonesia
Japan 53 – 13 Malaysia
South Korea 70 – 26 Malaysia
Japan 46 – 10 Indonesia
Malaysia 54 – 22 Indonesia
Japan 53 – 40 South Korea
Indonesia 32 – 57 South Korea
Malaysia 19 – 49 Japan
Malaysia 23 – 73 South Korea
Indonesia 12 – 42 Japan
Indonesia 30 – 49 Malaysia
South Korea 32 – 60 Japan

Medal round
Bronze medal match
Indonesia 29 – 50 Malaysia
Gold medal match
South Korea 40 – 60 Japan

Notes
  1. "Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games Wheelchair Rugby Results". iwrf.com. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Japan crowned champions at Asian Para Games". paralympic.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.


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