2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

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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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.

Qualification

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  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

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

Teams

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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

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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

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

Draw 1

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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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Lorentsen) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
 Scotland (Neilson) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4

Draw 2

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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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Neilson) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5

Draw 3

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Sunday, March 05, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Neilson) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 7

Draw 4

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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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Putzich) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4
 China (Wang) 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5

Draw 5

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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) (has hammer) 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Scotland (Neilson) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4
 South Korea (Seo) 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 X 6

Draw 6

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Monday, March 06, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Armstrong) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Lorentsen) (has hammer) 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 X 8
 Finland (Karjalainen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1

Draw 7

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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) (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Putzich) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2

Draw 8

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Tuesday, March 07, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Wagner) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 South Korea (Cha) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5

Draw 9

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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) (has hammer) 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Norway (Lorentsen) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6

Draw 10

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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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 7

Draw 11

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Thursday, March 09, 10:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 United States (Black) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Canada (Armstrong) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 4 1 1 1 0 2 X X 9
 Finland (Karjalainen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1

Draw 12

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Thursday, March 09, 15:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Putzich) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 China (Wang) (has hammer) 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) (has hammer) 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 X 4
 Norway (Stordahl) 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 X 6

Tiebreaker

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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) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4

 Norway advances to the playoffs

Relegation Game

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Friday, March 10, 10:00

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Wagner) (has hammer) 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

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Bronze Medal Game
   
2  Scotland 9
3  China 5

1 vs. 2

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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) (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 2

3 vs. 4

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Friday, March 10, 15:00

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

Semifinal

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Saturday, March 11, 10:00

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

Bronze medal game

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Saturday, March 11, 15:00

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

Gold medal game

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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) (has hammer) 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 X 8
2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Norway
Norway
3rd title

References

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  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.
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