Start date 20 Dates 20 Jun 2014 – 28 Jun 2014 | End date 28 June 2014 Venue Maple Leaf Gardens | |
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Competitors 12 teams from 12 nations Champion Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team Location Maple Leaf Gardens, Church and Wellesley, Canada | ||
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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.
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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:
- Germany
- Australia
- Netherlands
- United States
- China
- Canada
- Great Britain
- Mexico
- Brazil
- France
Qualification
The 12 teams qualified in a series of zone championships.
No championship was held for the Africa zone, so its spot was allocated to the Americas.