2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 4 to 12 at the Richmond Curling Centre in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
| 2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Arena | Richmond Curling Centre |
| Dates | March 4–12 |
| Winner | China |
| Skip | Wang Haitao |
| Third | Zhang Shuaiyu |
| Second | Yang Jinqiao |
| Lead | Li Nana |
| Alternate | Zhang Mingliang |
| Coach | Li Jianrui, Yue Qingshuang |
| Finalist | Canada (Ideson) |
« 2021 2024 » | |
Qualification
The following nations qualified to participate in the 2023 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:[2]
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Canada |
| 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | 7 | China Sweden United States Scotland Norway Latvia South Korea |
| 2022 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship | 3[3] | Czech Republic Denmark Japan |
| Emergency Ruling Replacement | 1[4] | Italy |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
| Canada | China | Czech Republic | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
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Fourth: Jon Thurston |
Skip: Wang Haitao |
Skip: Dana Selnekovičová |
Skip: Kenneth Ørbæk |
| Italy | Japan | Latvia | Norway |
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Skip: Egidio Marchese |
Skip: Takashi Sakataya |
Fourth: Sergejs Djačenko |
Skip: Jostein Stordahl |
| Scotland | South Korea | Sweden | United States |
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Fourth: Gregor Ewan |
Skip: Lee Hyeon-chul |
Skip: Viljo Petersson-Dahl |
Fourth: Matthew Thums |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[6]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams relegated to 2024 B Championship | |
| Country | Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Wang Haitao | 10 | 1 | – | 75 | 28 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 105.20 |
| Canada | Mark Ideson | 9 | 2 | – | 79 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 97.25 |
| South Korea | Lee Hyeon-chul | 8 | 3 | – | 72 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 15 | 98.78 |
| United States | Stephen Emt | 7 | 4 | – | 64 | 60 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 14 | 121.25 |
| Sweden | Viljo Petersson-Dahl | 6 | 5 | – | 65 | 62 | 34 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 127.17 |
| Scotland | Hugh Nibloe | 5 | 6 | 2–0 | 57 | 60 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 17 | 141.94 |
| Norway | Jostein Stordahl | 5 | 6 | 1–1 | 63 | 63 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 105.74 |
| Czech Republic | Dana Selnekovičová | 5 | 6 | 0–2 | 61 | 67 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 141.99 |
| Latvia | Ojārs Briedis | 4 | 7 | – | 50 | 73 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 160.00 |
| Italy | Egidio Marchese | 3 | 8 | – | 71 | 85 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 16 | 164.13 |
| Denmark | Kenneth Ørbæk | 2 | 9 | 1–0 | 47 | 90 | 30 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 119.66 |
| Japan | Takashi Sakataya | 2 | 9 | 0–1 | 51 | 77 | 33 | 46 | 3 | 9 | 124.23 |
| Pos. | Country | Record | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Canada | — | 4–8 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–1 | 3–7 | 13–1 | 6–4 | 9–2 |
| 1 | China | 8–4 | — | 7–2 | 11–2 | 6–2 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 9–2 | 4–7 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 10–1 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 2–8 | 2–7 | — | 11–6 | 10–6 | 3–7 | 5–2 | 5–9 | 3–9 | 6–3 | 4–7 | 10–3 | 5–6 |
| 11 | Denmark | 3–7 | 2–11 | 6–11 | — | 2–7 | 10–5 | 6–7 | 1–9 | L–W | 1–13 | 8–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 |
| 10 | Italy | 4–6 | 2–6 | 6–10 | 7–2 | — | 9–10 | 4–8 | 15–4 | 9–6 | 4–10 | 3–12 | 8–11 | 3–8 |
| 12 | Japan | 4–7 | 2–7 | 7–3 | 5–10 | 10–9 | — | 7–8 | 2–7 | 2–6 | 4–6 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 2–9 |
| 9 | Latvia | 6–7 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 8–7 | — | 2–11 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 1–13 | 3–7 | 4–7 |
| 7 | Norway | 3–10 | 1–5 | 9–5 | 9–1 | 4–15 | 7–2 | 11–2 | — | 5–6 | 6–7 | 1–5 | 7–5 | 5–6 |
| 6 | Scotland | 1–8 | 2–9 | 9–3 | W–L | 6–9 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 6–5 | — | 4–6 | 10–1 | 4–7 | 5–6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 7–3 | 7–4 | 3–6 | 13–1 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 6–4 | — | 3–6 | 4–5 | 8–3 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1–13 | 2–8 | 7–4 | 7–8 | 12–3 | 7–4 | 13–1 | 5–1 | 1–10 | 6–3 | — | 4–7 | 6–5 |
| 4 | United States | 4–6 | 1–6 | 3–10 | 7–4 | 11–8 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | — | 7–4 |
Round robin results
All draws times are listed in Pacific Time (UTC−08:00).[7]
Draw 1
Saturday, March 4, 12:00 pm
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Draw 2
Saturday, March 4, 7:00 pm
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Draw 3
Sunday, March 5, 12:00 pm
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Draw 4
Sunday, March 5, 7:00 pm
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^ Denmark ran out of time, and therefore forfeited the match.[8] |
Draw 5
Monday, March 6, 12:30 pm
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Draw 6
Monday, March 6, 8:00 pm
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Draw 7
Tuesday, March 7, 12:30 pm
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Draw 8
Tuesday, March 7, 8:00 pm
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Draw 9
Wednesday, March 8, 12:30 pm
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Draw 10
Wednesday, March 8, 8:00 pm
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Draw 11
Thursday, March 9, 1:00 pm
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Playoffs
| Qualification games | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | China | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 3 | 5 | Sweden | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Sweden | 11 | 1 | China | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 6 | Scotland | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Scotland | 6 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| 5 | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Scotland | 7 | ||||||||||||
Qualification Games
Friday, March 10, 1:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| South Korea (Lee) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Scotland (Nibloe) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Emt) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Sweden (Petersson-Dahl) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | X | 11 |
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11, 2:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Wang) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Sweden (Petersson-Dahl) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheet E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Canada (Ideson) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Scotland (Nibloe) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 |
Final standings
| Key | |
| Teams relegated to 2024 B Championship | |
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| China | |
| Canada | |
| Scotland | |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Norway |
| 8 | Czech Republic |
| 9 | Latvia |
| 10 | Italy |
| 11 | Denmark |
| 12 | Japan |
See also
References
- "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2023". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Two World Wheelchair Championships begin Saturday in Richmond, Canada". World Curling Federation. February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Czech Republic, Denmark and Germany qualify for World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2023". World Curling Federation. November 10, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Belarus and Russia event exclusion extended". World Curling Federation. December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Teams". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Standings". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Schedule". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Game Results – Denmark vs Scotland" (PDF). World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.