Wheelchair Basketball Challenge
Wheelchair Basketball Challenge
Wheelchair Basketball Challenge

Competition Schedule

Preliminary Rounds 26 February 2017 (Sunday) 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre Competition Schedule Preliminary Rounds Competition Result
18 March 2017 (Saturday) 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tiu Keng Leng Sports Centre
2 April 2017 (Sunday) 9:00 am – 12:00 nn
9 April 2017 (Sunday)
23 April 2017 (Sunday) 10:30 am – 1:30 pm Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre
Semi-finals to Finals 14 May 2017 (Sunday) 10:30 am – 12:00 nn Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre Semi-finals to Finals Competition Result
21 May 2017 (Sunday) 10:30 am – 12:00 nn
27 May 2017 (Saturday) 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

* The Organiser reserves the right to amend the above dates, schedules and venues of competitions in the future.

Wheelchair Basketball Challenge

Division: Mixed division
(Players irrespective of gender and sport class are accepted. Each team must include at least one able-bodied player)
Quota: 6 teams
(Each team is to comprise a maximum of 14 players , a coach and a team leader)
Age: Players must be aged 14 or over (i.e. born in or before 2003).
Eligibility:
  1. Player must be a member of one of the basketball teams under the Wheelchair Basketball Redevelopment Programme organised by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled.
  2. Participating players irrespective of gender and sport class are accepted. During the competition, each team must include at least one able-bodied player and not more than two members of the Hong Kong Wheelchair Basketball Team.
Format:
  1. A single round robin system will be adopted in the preliminary rounds with 2 points to the winning team and 1 point to the losing team; the team that has withdrawn or is regarded as having withdrawn will score no points. The 4 teams with the highest accumulated points in the preliminary rounds will advance to the semi-finals.
  2. A single knock-out system will be adopted in the semi-finals. The team that came first in the preliminary rounds will play against the team that came fourth; the team that came second will play against the team that came third. The losing teams and the winning teams will compete for the 2nd runner-up and the Champion respectively.