# 2021 IWBF Women's European Championship

The 2021 IWBF Women's European Championship was the 18th edition of the European Wheelchair Basketball Championship and was held in Madrid, Spain from 5 to 12 December 2021.
The Dutch and British teams reached the final after winning their respective semi-final games. The Netherlands were declared winner of the tournament following the withdrawal of Great Britain. After two members of the British women's team tested positive for COVID-19, the British decided to withdraw from the tournament and return home without playing the final. Spain took the bronze medal after winning the third place game from Germany.
The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2022 World Championships in Dubai.

## Format

The six teams that qualified for the tournament competed in a preliminary round to determine the top four teams that advanced to the semi-finals.
Each team has a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Players are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 1 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of the five players on the court cannot exceed 14.

## Preliminary round

All times local (UTC+01:00)

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 372 | 163 | +209 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 312 | 198 | +114 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 252 | 198 | +54 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 285 | 220 | +65 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 331 | −192 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 340 | −250 | 5 | Fifth place game |
* 5 December 10:00
* Report
| Great Britain | 85–16 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 24–0, 22–4, 19–0 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 5 December 15:30
* Report
| Netherlands | 63–35 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 14–10, 13–12, 20–3 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 5 December 16:45
* Report
| Spain | 80–11 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–0, 9–3, 25–6, 20–2 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 6 December 10:00
* Report
| Germany | 55–34 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–6, 13–12, 18–6, 14–10 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 6 December 13:15
* Report
| France | 28–81 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 3–25, 5–22, 8–15, 12–21 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 6 December 14:30
* Report
| Turkey | 12–78 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 2–21, 4–14, 2–17, 4–26 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 7 December 12:15
* Report
| Netherlands | 74–44 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 16–12, 17–10, 17–8 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 7 December 14:30
* Report
| Spain | 76–26 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–7, 22–4, 21–6, 14–9 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 7 December 15:30
* Report
| Germany | 56–27 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–6, 12–8, 14–7, 14–6 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 8 December 12:15
* Report
| France | 21–66 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 2–14, 6–19, 8–14, 5–19 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 8 December 14:30
* Report
| Netherlands | 78–17 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–2, 17–7, 24–2, 11–6 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 8 December 15:30
* Report
| Great Britain | 52–56 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 12–19, 14–16, 8–13 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 9 December 10:00
* Report
| Turkey | 23–48 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 4–14, 3–11, 6–10 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 9 December 12:15
* Report
| Germany | 40–53 | Great Britain |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 8–15, 12–15, 12–15 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 9 December 13:15
* Report
| Spain | 39–76 | Netherlands |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 6–19, 11–24, 12–14 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid

## Knock-out stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 10 December | 10 December |
| Netherlands | 68 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 12 December | 12 December |
| Spain | 33 | 12 December | 12 December |
| Spain | 33 | Netherlands | 20 |
| 10 December | 10 December | | Netherlands | 20 |
| 10 December | 10 December | Great Britain | 0 |
| Great Britain | 58 | Great Britain | 0 |
| Germany | 51 | | |
| Germany | 51 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 December | 12 December |
| | | Spain | 58 |
| | | Germany | 40 |

### Semi-finals

* 10 December 12:15
* Report
| Netherlands | 68–33 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–6, 10–7, 18–6, 19–14 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid
* 10 December 16:45
* Report
| Great Britain | 58–51 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–7, 13–10, 23–15, 10–19 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid

### Fifth place game

* 10 December 13:15
* Report
| France | 42–35 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 14–11, 10–11, 10–5 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid

### Third place game

* 12 December 12:30
* Report
| Germany | 40–58 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 10–12, 15–14, 7–16 |||
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid

### Final

* 12 December 12:30
* Report
| Netherlands | 20–0 | Great Britain |
* Centro Deportivo Municipal Marqués de Samaranch Madrid

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Spain |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Turkey |