The tournament, which is due to open on July 7 and last until July 17, will see 12 men’s and ten women’s teams compete in the second most prestigious tournament in the sport behind the Paralympic Games. 

The event is held every four years and returns to Britain for the first time since 1994 when they were held at Stoke Mandeville.

Canada, who are the defending champions in both the men’s and women’s event, will be looking to retain the titles they won in Amsterdam in 2006 although the men’s 2008 Paralympic gold medallist Australia and women’s winners from Beijing, the United States, look set to provide strong competition for the crown.

Britain will also be among the favourites to claim victory in front of a home crowd, particularly in the men’s event where the side recently won gold at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester after beating Canada in the final.

Murray Treseder, Britain'smen's head coach, said: "We are looking forward to playing the World Championships in Birmingham.

"It was clearly evident from the Europeans last year in Turkey what having the home crowds can do for a team and we hope the British public get behind the team and take advantage of playing on home soil.

Gary Peel, women's head coach, added: "We are looking forward to the tournament and experiencing especially playing at home."

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