2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship


The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.

Qualification

Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
Skip: Jim Armstrong

Third: Dennis Thiessen

Second: Ina Forrest

Lead: Sonja Gaudet

Alternate: Mark Ideson

Coach: Joe Rea
Skip: Wang Haitao

Third: Liu Wei

Second: Xu Guangqin

Lead: He Jun

Alternate: Zhang Qiang

Coach: Li Jianrui
Fourth: Markku Karjalainen

Skip: Vesa Hellman

Second: Sari Karjalainen

Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka

Alternate: Mina Mojtahedi

Coach: Osku Kuutamo
Skip: Rune Lorentsen

Third: Jostein Stordahl

Second: Sissel Løchen

Lead: Terje Rafdal

Alternate: Ole Fredrik Syversen

Coach: Per Andreassen
Skip: Andrey Smirnov

Third: Marat Romanov

Second: Alexander Shevchenko

Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova

Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko

Coach: Anton Batugin
Skip: Aileen Neilson

Third: Gregor Ewan

Second: Bob McPherson

Lead: Tom Killin

Alternate: Angie Malone

Coach: Tony Zummack
Skip: Radoslav Ďuriš

Third: Branislav Jakubec

Second: Dusan Pitoňák

Lead: Monika Kunkelová

Alternate: Alena Kánová

Coach: František Pitoňák
Skip: Kim Hak-sung

Third: Jung Seoung-wom

Second: Noh Byeong-il

Lead: Kang Mi-suk

Alternate: Bang Min-ja

Coach: Park Kwon-il
Skip: Jalle Jungnell

Third: Glenn Ikonen

Second: Patrik Kallin

Lead: Kristina Ulander

Alternate: Gert Erlandsson

Coach: Mats Mabergs
Skip: Patrick McDonald

Third: David Palmer

Second: James Joseph

Lead: Penny Greely

Alternate: Meghan Lino

Coach: Steve Brown

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Moscow Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, February 16, 9:30

Draw 2

Saturday, February 16, 16:00

Draw 3

Sunday, February 17, 9:30

Draw 4

Sunday, February 17, 15:30
Draw 4 was postponed due to ice problems. The scheduled United StatesSouth Korea game was moved to Draw 10, while the scheduled China – Norway and Slovakia – Sweden games were moved to Draw 11.

Draw 5

Monday, February 18, 9:30

Draw 6

Monday, February 18, 15:30

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 19, 9:30

Draw 8

Tuesday, February 19, 15:30

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 20, 9:30

Draw 10

Wednesday, February 20, 15:30

Draw 11

Wednesday, February 20, 19:30

Draw 12

Thursday, February 21, 9:00

Draw 13

Thursday, February 21, 14:30

Placement Game

Thursday, February 21, 20:00

Tiebreakers

Thursday, February 21, 20:00
Friday, February 22, 9:00

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Friday, February 22, 14:30

3 vs. 4

Friday, February 22, 14:30

Semifinal

Friday, February 22, 20:00

Bronze medal game

Saturday, February 23, 9:30

Gold medal game

Saturday, February 23, 15:30