Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball team will face Sweden in the European Championship semi-finals after maintaining their unbeaten record. GB, who have already earned an automatic qualification spot for next year's World Championship, beat the Dutch 82-61 in Paris on Wednesday.
The result ensured the Paralympic bronze medallists topped Group B with five wins out of five.
They avoided 2003 champions Italy, who play Israel in the other semi-final.
GB made a great start against the Netherlands on Wednesday afternoon, racing to 28-19 lead after the first quarter.
The Dutch, who lost to GB in the bronze play-off at Athens last year, fought back to narrow the gap to 38-37 at half-time.
But GB rallied to extend their lead 62-52 by the third quarter before sealing the win with Simon Munn top-scoring on 36 points.
The team has so far notched up wins over Israel, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Spain in Paris.
The top five teams in the 12-team tournament automatically qualify for the 2006 World Championship.
Italy topped Group A, also with a 100% record.
Great Britain's men's team won bronze in the European Championships in 2003, and also won gold at the inaugural Paralympic World Cup in May.
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