2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

The 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 4 to 11 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea.[1] Norway won a third title after winning over Russia, who defeated Norway during the 2016 championship final.

2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Host cityGangneung, South Korea
ArenaGangneung Curling Centre
DatesMarch 4–11
Winner Norway
SkipRune Lorentsen
ThirdJostein Stordahl
SecondOle Fredrik Syversen
LeadSissel Løchen
AlternateRikke Iversen
Finalist Russia (Andrey Smirnov)
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Qualification edit

  1. ^
    Because South Korea, one of the top seven teams in the 2016 world championship, already qualified as the host country, Germany who ranked 8th in the competition additionally qualified.

Qualification event edit

Finland and Scotland qualified for the World Championship from the qualifying event held during November 2016 in Lohja, Finland.

Teams edit

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

  Canada   China   Finland   Germany   Norway

Skip: Jim Armstrong
Third: Ina Forrest
Second: Marie Wright
Lead: Mark Ideson
Alternate: Ellis Tull
Coach: Wayne Kiel

Skip: Wang Haitao
Third: Liu Wei
Second: Chen Jianxin
Lead: Xu Guangqin
Alternate: Zhang Mingliang
Coach: Li Jianrui

Skip: Markku Karjalainen
Third: Yrjo Jaaskelainen
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Vesa Leppanen
Alternate: Riitta Sarosalo
Coach: Vesa Kokko

Skip: Christiane Putzich
Third: Harry Pavel
Second: Martin Schlitt
Lead: Heike Melchior
Alternate: Christoph Gemmer
Coach: Bernd Weisser

Skip: Rune Lorentsen
Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Ole Fredrik Syversen
Lead: Sissel Løchen
Alternate: Rikke Iversen
Coach: Peter Dahlman

  Russia   Scotland   South Korea   Switzerland   United States

Skip: Andrey Smirnov
Third: Konstantin Kurokhtin
Second: Alexander Shevchenko
Lead: Daria Shchukina
Alternate: Marat Romanov
Coach: Anton Batugin

Skip: Aileen Neilson
Third: Gregor Ewan
Second: Hugh Nibloe
Lead: Robert McPherson
Alternate: Angie Malone
Coach: Sheila Swan

Skip: Kim Jong-pan
Third: Seo Soon-seok
Second: Cha Jae-goan
Lead: Cho Min-kyong
Alternate: Lee Dong-ha
Coach: Beak Jong-chul

Skip: Felix Wagner
Third: Marcel Bodenmann
Second: Claudia Hüttenmoser
Lead: Beatrix Blaül
Alternate: Hans Burgener
Coach: Stephan Pfister

Skip: Stephen Emt
Third: Kirk Black
Second: Jimmy Joseph
Lead: Penny Greely
Alternate: Justin Marshall
Coach: Steve Brown

Round-robin standings edit

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Teams to Relegation Game
Teams Relegated to 2017 B-Championship
Country Skip W L
  Russia Andrey Smirnov 8 1
  Scotland Aileen Neilson 6 3
  China Wang Haitao 6 3
  Norway Rune Lorentsen 5 4
  Canada Jim Armstrong 5 4
  South Korea Kim Jong-pan 4 5
  United States Stephen Emt 3 6
  Switzerland Felix Wagner 3 6
  Germany Christiane Putzich 3 6
  Finland Markku Karjalainen 2 7

Round-robin results edit

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09).[3][4]

Draw 1 edit

Saturday, March 04, 9:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Russia (Smirnov) 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 6
  Switzerland (Wagner)   1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  China (Wang) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
  Finland (Karjalainen)   0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   2 4 4 3 0 2 0 X 15
  Germany (Putzich) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Canada (Armstrong)   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
  Scotland (Neilson) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4

Draw 2 edit

Saturday, March 04, 15:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  South Korea (Kim) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 8
  United States (Emt)   3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
  Russia (Smirnov)   1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson)   1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5
  China (Wang) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Karjalainen) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 6
  Switzerland (Wagner)   1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 3 edit

Sunday, March 05, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson)   1 2 0 0 1 0 2 X 6
  Finland (Karjalainen) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  South Korea (Seo)   1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5
  Germany (Putzich) 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wanger)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
  Canada (Armstrong) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  United States (Emt) 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 6
  Russia (Smirnov)   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 7

Draw 4 edit

Sunday, March 05, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 6
  South Korea (Seo)   1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  United States (Emt) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 4
  Canada (Armstrong)   0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Putzich)   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
  China (Wang) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5

Draw 5 edit

Monday, March 06, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  China (Wang) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3
  Russia (Smirnov)   1 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson)   5 1 0 4 3 0 X X 13
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 0 1 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  United States (Emt)   1 1 2 0 2 0 0 X 6
  Finland (Karjalainen) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner)   0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
  South Korea (Seo) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6

Draw 6 edit

Monday, March 06, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Armstrong)   0 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 8
  Germany (Putzich) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  China (Wang) 2 0 4 1 3 0 X X 10
  Switzerland (Wagner)   0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Russia (Smirnov) 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 8
  Scotland (Neilson)   2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   2 2 1 1 0 1 1 X 8
  Finland (Karjalainen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1

Draw 7 edit

Tuesday, March 07, 10:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Russia (Smirnov) 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 X 8
  South Korea (Seo)   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Putzich)   1 0 0 2 0 3 1 X 7
  United States (Emt) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  China (Wang) 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 X 6
  Canada (Ideson)   0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2

Draw 8 edit

Tuesday, March 07, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner)   2 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 8
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Karjalainen) 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
  Germany (Putzich)   2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  South Korea (Cha)   2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 8
  Canada (Armstrong) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson) 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
  United States (Black)   1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5

Draw 9 edit

Wednesday, March 08, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Karjalainen) 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 6
  Canada (Armstrong)   0 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
  China (Wang) 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson)   0 1 1 2 3 0 0 X 7
  Switzerland (Wagner) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Russia (Smirnov) 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 9
  Germany (Putzich)   1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 10 edit

Wednesday, March 08, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  South Korea (Cha) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2
  Scotland (Neilson)   0 2 0 0 2 1 1 X 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner) 0 0 0 3 0 0 X X 3
  United States (Black)   4 1 3 0 1 1 X X 10
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Karjalainen) 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 6
  Russia (Smirnov)   0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 7

Draw 11 edit

Thursday, March 09, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  United States (Black)   2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
  China (Wang) 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Putzich) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 3
  Scotland (Neilson)   1 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Armstrong)   1 0 1 0 0 0 X X 2
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 2 0 2 4 1 X X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  South Korea (Seo)   4 1 1 1 0 2 X X 9
  Finland (Karjalainen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1

Draw 12 edit

Thursday, March 09, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Putzich)   1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
  Switzerland (Wagner) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Canada (Armstrong) 3 0 2 1 3 0 X X 9
  Russia (Smirnov)   0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  China (Wang)   2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
  South Korea (Kim) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  United States (Emt)   1 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 4
  Norway (Stordahl) 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 X 6

Tiebreaker edit

Friday, March 10, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Stordahl) 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5
  Canada (Armstrong)   0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4

  Norway advances to the playoffs

Relegation Game edit

Friday, March 10, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner)   0 1 2 3 2 0 3 X 11
  Germany (Putzich) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3

  Germany lost the relegation game, but because the host Scotland and additional eight teams who placed second to ninth from this competition were invited to the 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Germany still qualified for the 2019 championship as the ninth-place team.

Playoffs edit

Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal
1  Russia41  Russia3
2  Scotland24  Norway8
2  Scotland3
4  Norway7
3  China3
4  Norway6
Bronze Medal Game
   
2   Scotland 9
3   China 5

1 vs. 2 edit

Friday, March 10, 15:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Russia (Smirnov) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
  Scotland (Neilson)   0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2

3 vs. 4 edit

Friday, March 10, 15:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  China (Wang)   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
  Norway (Lorentsen) 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 6

Semifinal edit

Saturday, March 11, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson)   1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 7

Bronze medal game edit

Saturday, March 11, 15:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Scotland (Neilson)   1 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 9
  China (Wang) 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

Gold medal game edit

Saturday, March 11, 15:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Russia (Smirnov) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Norway (Lorentsen)   1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X 8
2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
 
Norway
3rd title

References edit

  1. ^ "World Wheelchair, Paralympic test event heads to Gangneung". World Curling Federation. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship–Teams". World Curling Federation. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Live Scores". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Results". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

External links edit