Kitakyushu Champions Cup

This tournament commemorates the 2002 Gold Cup World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Kitakyushu, which was the first to be held in Asia. 2011 tournament is the ninth to be held, demonstrating the vitality of our citizens and the united efforts of volunteers, and also promoting Kitakyushu City as a model barrier-free city.

This tournament is being held as the first-ever world club team championships.

2011 tournament is the ninth and is becoming increasingly well recognized. We have received a lot of positive comments from both within Japan and overseas. We are also very pleased that wheelchair basketball is now well known as a competitive sport, and that the tournament is an excellent example of a barrier-free activity between disabled and able-bodied people.


Kitakyushu Champions' Cup
Sport Wheelchair Basketball
Founded 2003
Official website IWBF
Years Winner
2003 Australia (1)
2004 Japan (1)
2005 Australia (2)
2006 Team Ontario (1)
2007 Perth Wheelcats (1)
2008 Galatasaray SK (1)
2009 Galatasaray SK (2)
2010 RSV Lahn-Dill (1)
2011 Galatasaray SK (3)
2012 Galatasaray SK (4)
2013 Australia (3)

See also