The Wheelchair Rugby competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will include eight nations in two pools of four nations each. Nations will be assigned to pools using a random draw process.
The random draw will be conducted by the IWRF Competitions Committee in Sheffield, UK. The draw process will be shown live at 11.00 BST on Wednesday 28th April 2021 accessible through the IWRF Youtube account (IWRF – YouTube). Should any technical issues occur the draw will be shared immediately following its completion with the Paralympic Qualified Nations to the contacts listed on the IWRF MALS system.
Seed List
Nations will be seeded for the draw based on their relative standings on the IWRF World Ranking List as of 17th April, 2021 as follows:
| World Ranking as ofApril 7, 2021 | Nation | Tokyo 2020Seeding |
| 1 | Australia | 1 |
| 2 | United States of America | 2 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 5 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Denmark | 7 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 8 |
Draw Process
During the draw, a system for selecting a random Nation will be used. The authenticity and suitability of the system has been confirmed by IWRF.
The process for the draw is as follows:
- The teams seeded 1st and 2nd will be drawn first. The first team drawn will be allocated to Pool The remaining team will be allocated to Pool B.
- The teams seeded 5th and 6th will be drawn second. The first team drawn will be allocated to Pool The remaining team will be allocated to Pool B.
- The teams seeded 7th and 8th will be drawn third. The first team drawn will be allocated to Pool The remaining team will be allocated to Pool B.
- Following the third draw, the Host Nation for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be invited to choose the Pool they wish to be allocated to. The remaining team, seeded 4th, will be allocated to the other pool.
In the event the Host team is unable to attend or confirm their decision during the draw, the following process will replace step 4 above:
The teams seeded 3rd and 4th will be drawn. The first team drawn will be allocated to Pool A. The remaining team will be allocated to Pool B.