National Wheelchair Finals to be Televised
The 2011 National Wheelchair Basketball Men’s and Women’s Leagues are heading into the finals of both leagues. The men’s league finals will be held next weekend with 4 teams playing off for the NWBL Championship Title. The NWBL Finals will be held at Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre in Brisbane from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th September. The women’s finals will be held in Sydney at the Northern Suburbs Basketball Stadium from Friday 23 September through to Sunday 25 September.
Basketball Australia in partnership with Wheelchair Sports Australia have negotiated for the first time, the 2011 NWBL Finals to be televised on Aurora Community Channel. Fans will be able to see highlights from the Bronze medal game and the Championship Final game in detailed action. It will be a 90 minute programme, airing from September through to November and will include additional coverage in December for International Day of People With Disability.
“It is an exciting time for the National Wheelchair Basketball League. This is the first time that the Championship Finals will be televised. It’s fantastic that the world’s most popular disability sport can be viewed by everyone.” Said Gillian Ting, Executive Officer of Wheelchair Sports Australia.
“Just like able-bodied basketball, the wheelchair league is fast paced, action packed and the athlete’s speed and manoeuvrability with their wheelchair is incredible. Having televised coverage is important for any of our nation’s league competitions and this will help build the future of an already popular sport.”
The initial playoffs will have The Be Active Perth Wheelcats against Wollongong Roller Hawks and the RSL QLD Spinning Bullets competing against the Sydney Uni Wheelkings. Sunday will be a day of action as the teams will fight for the 3rd place Bronze medal (Sunday 18th 11am) and the main event will be Sunday 1pm, where the two winning teams will battle it out for the title of 2011 NWBL Champions.
The full broadcast and game schedules are below:
NWBL Finals Game Schedule
16 September 8.30pm The Be Active Perth Wheelcats v Wollongong Roller Hawks
17 September 11.00am RSL Qld. Spinning Bullets v Sydney Uni Wheelkings
17 September 8.30pm Winner Game 2 v Loser Game 1
18 September 11.00am Bronze Medal game
18 September 1.00pm Gold Medal game
WNWBL Finals Game Schedule
23 September 6.00pm Dandenong Rangers v Western Stars
23 September 8.00pm Stacks Bears v Sydney Uni Flames
24 September 6.00pm Loser game 1 v Winner game 2
25 September 12.00pm Bronze Medal game
25 September 2.00pm Gold Medal game
NWBL Finals TV Coverage - Broadcast Schedule
September
Saturday 24th 12.30pm
Sunday 25th 11.30am, & 5.30pm
Tuesday 27th 3.00pm
Friday 30th 3.30pm
October
Wednesday 5th 3.00pm
Thursday 20th 3.30pm
Sunday 23rd 11.30am
November
Thursday November 17th 8.30pm
Friday November 18th 12.30pm
WNWBL Finals Coverage- Broadcast Schedule
October
Saturday 1st 12.30pm
Monday 3rd 5.30pm
Friday 7th 3.00pm
Thursday 13th 6.30pm
Sunday 16th 11.30am, 5.30pm
Wednesday 19th 3.30pm
Sunday 23rd 5.30pm
November
Monday 7th 9.30pm
Friday 25th 12.30pm
International Day of People With Disability
Saturday 17th December at 12.30pm
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