European Wheelchair Basketball Championships,
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About the event
The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship is the main wheelchair basketball competition contested biennially by national teams governed by IWBF Europe, the European zone within the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Organised by British Wheelchair Basketball in partnership with IWBF and the University of Worcester, and supported by the UK National Lottery, the Championships are part of UK Sport’s Gold Event Series and Road to Rio programme.
The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament for the Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016. From this 2015 event in Worcester, just five men's teams and four women's teams will qualify for Brazil.
The 2013 competition was held in Frankfurt, Germany. The men’s Championship was won by Great Britain, and the women’s by The Netherlands.
The Championships take place over 10 days between 28th August and 6th September 2015, with both men’s and women’s teams playing and competing each day.
DATE
EVENT
Friday 28th August
Opening Ceremony & Opening Pool Games
Saturday 29th August
Pool Games
Sunday 30th August
Pool Games
Monday 31st August
Pool Games
Tuesday 1st September
Pool Games
Wednesday 2nd September
Pool Games
Thursday 3rd September
Men's Quarter Finals & 9-12 Classification Games
Women's Pool Games
Friday 4th September
Men's Semi Finals & 5-8 Classification Games
Women's Semi Finals & 5-7 Classification Games
Saturday 5th September
Classification Games
Sunday 6th September
Men & Women's Bronze Medal Games
Men & Women's Final
The Women’s Championship is run firstly as a ‘round-robin’ with each nation playing once against each other. Based on their respective table positions after this stage, this is followed by Semi Finals, Classification games and a Final game to determine medals and the overall winner of the Championship. The women’s competing nations are France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and Turkey.
The top four nations will qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Teams in the Men’s Championships are spilt into 2 Pool Groups.
POOL A
POOL B
Poland
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
Czech Republic
Israel
France
Switzerland
Germany
Sweden
Great Britain
Italy
Each nation plays once against every other team in their respective group. The top four teams in each Pool then go through to compete in the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, and the Final to determine medals and the overall winner of the Championship. Classification games also take place to determine other positions.
The top five nations will qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Why should you sponsor?
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1-50 attendees expected
50% Male Attendees
50% Female Attendees
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3 available packages from 20000€ to 80000€
https://www.sponsormyevent.com/european-wheelchair-basketball-championships-worcesterThe volunteer sponsor will receive courtside advertising boards around each competition court, their company logo on the clothing of all 300 event volunteers and staff and a one-page advert in the event programme. The event includes: - 450 participants and officials - 73 Showcase Games - 124 ½ hours - 15,000 tickets - European Qualifier for Rio Paralympic Games - Largest Wheelchair Sport - Premier event in the Midlands - Live coverage on the BBC - Live streaming of all games - Local, national and international audience
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The event partner will receive rights to their logo in the centre circle of the court, courtside advertising boards around each competition court, their company logo on all event materials and clothing and tickets to each game. The event includes: - 450 participants and officials - 73 Showcase Games - 124 ½ hours - 15,000 tickets - European Qualifier for Rio Paralympic Games - Largest Wheelchair Sport - Premier event in the Midlands - Live coverage on the BBC - Live streaming of all games - Local, national and international audience
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The event title sponsor will receive naming rights to the event, courtside advertising boards placed in prime position around each competition court, VIP hospitality, tickets to all the games, the company logo on all event materials including posters and clothing, as well as a full page advert in teh event programme. The event includes: - 450 participants and officials - 73 Showcase Games - 124 ½ hours - 15,000 tickets - European Qualifier for Rio Paralympic Games - Largest Wheelchair Sport - Premier event in the Midlands - Live coverage on the BBC - Live streaming of all games - Local, national and international audience
1 available
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