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2018 IBSA Goalball American Championships set to begin
Date: November 29, 2017
Category: Goalball
Men's and women's goalball teams representing eight countries are in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to compete in the 2018 IBSA Goalball American Championships, to be held 29 November through 3 December, 2018.
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela have all gathered at the Paralympic Training Centre to take part in the tournament, the last of the regional championships prior to the 2018 IBSA World Goalball Championships.
The championships are organised by the Brazilian Blind Sports Confederation (CBDV), and all matches can be followed live on its Youtube channel, CBDV TV.
The opening match later today will be in the women's competition and will see hosts Brazil take on Costa Rica.
Match results and tournament information can be found at www.cbdv.org.br or on CBDV's Twitter.
Full match schedule
GAME TIME POOL GENDER TEAM A x TEAM B
Wednesday 29th November
01 08:30 X W BRAZILxCOSTA RICA
02 09:30 X W USAxPERU
03 10:30 X W CANADAxMEXICO
04 11:30 B M USAxMEXICO
05 12:30 A M ARGENTINAxPERU
06 13:30 X W PERUxBRAZIL
07 14:30 X W COSTA RICAxCANADA
08 15:30 X W MEXICOxUSA
09 16:30 B M CANADAxCOSTA RICA
10 17:30 A M VENEZUELAxBRAZIL
Thursday 30th November
11 08:30 X W CANADAxPERU
12 09:30 X W MEXICOxCOSTA RICA
13 10:30 X W BRAZILxUSA
14 11:30 A M PERUxVENEZUELA
15 12:30 A M BRAZILxARGENTINA
16 13:30 B M MEXICOxCANADA
17 14:30 X W COSTA RICAxPERU
18 15:30 X W MEXICOxBRAZIL
19 16:30 X W USAxCANADA
20 17:30 B M COSTA RICAxUSA
21 18:30 A M ARGENTINAxVENEZUELA
Friday 1st December
22 08:30 A M PERUxBRAZIL
23 09:30 B M COSTA RICAxMEXICO
24 10:30 B M USAxCANADA
25 11:30 X W PERUxMEXICO
26 12:30 X W USAxCOSTA RICA
27 13:30 X W BRAZILxCANADA
28 14:30 QF1 M A1xB4
29 15:30 QF2 M B2xA3
30 16:45 QF3 M A2xB3
31 18:00 QF4 M B1xA4
Saturday 2nd December
32 09:00 5/8 M RANKING 5-8
33 10:15 5/8 M RANKING 5-8
34 11:30 SF1 W X1xX4
35 12:45 SF2 W X2xX3
36 14:00 SF1 M WINNER QF1 x WINNER QF2
37 15:15 SF2 M WINNER QF3 x WINNER QF4
38 16:30 5th W 5th x 6th
39 17:45 7th M LOSER 32 x LOSER 33
40 19:00 5th M WINNER 32 x WINNER 33
Sunday 3rd December
41 08:00 WOMEN BRONZE MEDAL LOSER 34 x LOSER 35
42 09:15 MEN BRONZE MEDAL LOSER 36 x LOSER 37
43 10:30 WOMEN GOLD MEDAL WINNER 34 x WINNER 35
44 11:45 MEN GOLD MEDAL WINNER 36 x WINNER 37
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Caption: banner for the IBSA Goalball American Championships 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.