The final match of the tournament was held between Iran and Australia national teams where Iranian players, despite their good performance, lost to world-title-holder Australia 60-78 to gain the vice champion title winning the ticket to the Paralympic games in Rio.
The classification match was also held between Japan and South Korea with Japanese ranking third by winning over Korea 80-56.
Iran’s team had won over Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Saudi Arabia before they lost to Australia in the final.
National wheelchair basketball players had also defeated China and Korea to advance to the final as well as to establish their quotas for the Paralympic Games in Brazil.
The Mitsubishi Electric 2015 IWBF Asia Oceania Championship started in Chiba, Japan, on October 10 and wrapped up on October 17.
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