2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event

The qualification event of the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 3 to 8, 2012 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification tournaments for the past two World Wheelchair Curling Championships. The qualification event was open to any World Curling Federation affiliated national team not already qualified. The event's two top finishers, Norway and Finland, will join the top 8 finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Sochi, Russia.[1]

2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Qualification Event
Host cityLohja, Finland
ArenaKisakallio Sports Institute
DatesNovember 3–8, 2012
Winner Norway
SkipRune Lorentsen
ThirdJostein Stordahl
SecondSissel Løchen
LeadTerje Rafdal
AlternatePer Fagerhøi
CoachPer Andreassen
Finalist Finland (Vesa Hellman)

Of the 11 teams that competed, Italy and Norway last competed at the Worlds in 2012, Germany and the Czech Republic in 2011, Switzerland in 2009, Japan in 2008, Denmark in 2007, and Poland in 2005. Finland, Latvia and Turkey never appeared at a World Wheelchair Curling Championship prior to this season, and Turkey made its debut on the world wheelchair curling stage at the qualification event.

After the round robin, Finland, Norway, Italy, and Latvia advanced to the playoffs, where Finland played Norway for a spot in the World Championships and Italy played Latvia for a spot in the second qualifier.[2] Norway, skipped by Rune Lorentsen, defeated Finland, skipped by Vesa Hellman, with a score of 8–3 to grab the first of two open spots in the World Championships. Finland was relegated to the second qualifier, while Italy, skipped by Paolo Ioriatti, defeated Latvia, skipped by Ojārs Briedis, with a score of 7–4 to advance to the second qualifier. In the Second Place Game, Finland defeated Italy with a score of 9–7 to claim the second spot in the World Championships.[1]

Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3][4]

  Czech Republic   Denmark   Finland   Germany
Skip: Radek Musílek

Third: Martin Tluk
Second: Stepan Benes
Lead: Michaeola Charvátocá
Alternate: Jana Břinčilová
Coach: Kateřina Urbanová

Fourth: Kenneth Ørbæk

Skip: Preben Nielsen
Second: Rosita Jensen
Lead: Henrik Harlev Petersen
Alternates: Thomas Pedersen,
Kasper Poulsen
Coach: Per Christensen

Fourth: Markku Karjalainen

Skip: Vesa Hellman
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka
Coach: Lauri Ikävalko

Skip: Jens Jäger

Third: Caren Totzauer
Second: Martin Schlitt
Lead: Uwe Raschke
Alternate: Christiane Steger
Coach: Bernd Weißer

  Italy   Japan   Latvia   Norway
Skip: Paolo Ioriatti

Third: Gabriele Dallapiccola
Second: Sergio Deflorian
Lead: Lucrezia Celentano
Alternate: Rosanna Menazzi
Coach: Giulio Regli

Skip: Shiuchi Iijima

Third: Hiroshi Wachi
Second: Sadao Ogawa
Lead: Ayako Saitoh
Alternate: Aki Ogawa
Coach: Michiaki Saitoh

Skip: Ojārs Briedis

Third: Poļina Rožkova
Second: Ilmārs Nicmanis
Lead: Aleksandrs Dimbovskis
Alternate: Vita Miezite
Coach: Artis Zentelis

Skip: Rune Lorentsen

Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Sissel Løchen
Lead: Terje Rafdal
Alternate: Per Fagerhøi
Coach: Per Andreassen

  Poland   Switzerland   Turkey
Skip: Eugeniusz Błaszczak

Third: Jarosław Gosz
Second: Maciej Karaś
Lead: Agnieszka Kachel
Alternate: Jacek Wodzyński
Coach: Krzysztof Balcerzak

Skip: Felix Wagner

Third: Claudia Hüttenmoser
Second: Eric Décorvet
Lead: Anton Kehrli
Alternate: Mireille Gauthey
Coach: Stephan Pfister

Skip: Turan Akalın

Third: Engin Kurt
Second: Savaş Şimşek
Lead: Birsen Sapmaz
Alternate: Berk Kamanli
Coach: Gökçe Ulugay

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[5]

Country Skip W L
  Finland Vesa Hellman 9 1
  Italy Paolo Ioriatti 7 3
  Latvia Ojārs Briedis 7 3
  Norway Rune Lorentsen 7 3
  Czech Republic Radek Musílek 6 4
  Germany Jens Jäger 6 4
  Switzerland Felix Wagner 5 5
  Japan Shiuchi Iijima 4 6
  Denmark Preben Nielsen 2 8
  Poland Eugeniusz Błaszczak 1 9
  Turkey Turan Akalın 1 9

Round-robin results

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All draw times listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+2).[6][7]

Draw 1

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Saturday, November 3, 16:00[8]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Czech Republic (Musílek) 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 8
  Japan (Iijima)   2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner)   0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4
  Latvia (Briedis) 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Hellman) 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 X 11
  Turkey (Akalın)   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Denmark (Nielsen) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 5
  Norway (Lorentsen)   0 2 0 4 2 0 2 2 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Jäger) 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 7
  Italy (Ioriatti)   0 0 3 0 0 5 1 2 11

Draw 2

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Sunday, November 4, 9:30[9]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Poland (Błasczcak)   0 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 7
  Finland (Hellman) 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Germany (Jäger) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
  Japan (Iijima)   1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 8
  Czech Republic (Musílek) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Turkey (Akalın) 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
  Italy (Ioriatti)   1 1 0 5 2 3 X X 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Denmark (Nielsen) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 5
  Switzerland (Wagner)   1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 6

Draw 3

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Sunday, November 4, 14:00[10]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Latvia (Briedis) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 6
  Norway (Lorentsen)   0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Czech Republic (Musílek)   0 0 2 2 0 3 0 4 11
  Denmark (Nielsen) 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Poland (Błasczcak)   0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 4
  Switzerland (Wagner) 3 4 0 0 0 3 1 X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Jäger) 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
  Finland (Hellman)   1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Japan (Iijima)   3 2 1 1 0 3 1 X 11
  Turkey (Akalın) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1

Draw 4

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Sunday, November 4, 18:30[11]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Denmark (Nielsen)   0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0
  Germany (Jäger) 3 1 2 1 1 1 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   3 3 2 0 2 2 1 X 13
  Turkey (Akalın) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Italy (Ioriatti) 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 X 7
  Latvia (Briedis)   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner) 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
  Japan (Iijima)   0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Czech Republic (Musílek) 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 X 8
  Poland (Błasczcak)   1 2 0 1 1 0 0 X 5

Draw 5

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Monday, November 5, 10:30[12]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner) 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 X 10
  Turkey (Akalın)   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Poland (Błasczcak)   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Denmark (Nielsen) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 4
  Japan (Iijima)   0 3 0 5 1 1 0 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Latvia (Briedis)   0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
  Czech Republic (Musílek) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen) 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 X 9
  Finland (Hellman)   1 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 4

Draw 6

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Monday, November 5, 16:30[13]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Japan (Iijima)   1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Finland (Hellman)   0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 7
  Switzerland (Wagner) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Jäger) 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 X 7
  Norway (Lorentsen)   1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Poland (Błasczcak) 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
  Turkey (Akalın)   0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Latvia (Briedis)   1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5
  Denmark (Nielsen) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

Draw 7

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Tuesday, November 6, 9:30[14]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Hellman) 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 8
  Czech Republic (Musílek)   0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Japan (Iijima)   0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 4
  Norway (Lorentsen) 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Latvia (Briedis)   1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 7
  Poland (Błasczcak) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
  Switzerland (Wagner)   1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Turkey (Akalın) 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
  Germany (Jäger)   4 2 2 2 3 0 X X 13

Draw 8

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Tuesday, November 6, 14:00[15]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1
  Switzerland (Wagner) 0 2 1 1 5 0 2 X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Latvia (Briedis)   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
  Germany (Jäger) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Czech Republic (Musílek)   2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 7
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 4 1 0 2 3 0 0 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Hellman)   2 1 1 3 0 2 2 X 11
  Denmark (Nielsen) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Poland (Błasczcak) 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 8
  Japan (Iijima)   0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 5

Draw 9

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Tuesday, November 6, 18:30[16]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Italy (Ioriatti)   0 3 0 1 2 2 0 X 9
  Denmark (Nielsen) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Turkey (Akalın) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 X 3
  Czech Republic (Musílek)   3 0 4 0 4 2 0 X 13
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4
  Germany (Jäger)   0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 6
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Norway (Lorentsen)   1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 7
  Poland (Błasczcak) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Hellman)   1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 8
  Latvia (Briedis) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 7

Draw 10

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Wednesday, November 7, 9:30[17]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Germany (Jäger)   0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5
  Poland (Błasczcak) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EE Final
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 7
  Finland (Hellman)   1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Turkey (Akalın)   1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 5
  Denmark (Nielsen) 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 4 13
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Japan (Iijima)   1 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 8
  Latvia (Briedis) 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Switzerland (Wagner) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4
  Czech Republic (Musílek)   1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 8

Draw 11

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Wednesday, November 7, 14:00[18]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Turkey (Akalın) 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X 2
  Latvia (Briedis)   0 4 2 1 0 3 X X 10
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Denmark (Nielsen)   1 0 2 2 0 1 1 X 7
  Poland (Błaszczak) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Japan (Iijima) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 2
  Finland (Hellman)   1 1 0 3 0 1 1 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Czech Republic (Musílek)   0 0 0 2 3 2 4 X 11
  Germany (Jäger) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 4
  Norway (Lorentsen)   2 0 2 2 2 0 0 X 8

Playoffs

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Second Place GameSemifinals
1  Finland3
2  Norway8
1  Finland9
3  Italy7
3  Italy7
4  Latvia4

1 vs. 2

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Thursday, November 8, 12:00[19]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Hellman)   0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 3
  Norway (Lorentsen) 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 X 8

  Norway is qualified to participate in the Worlds
  Finland moves to Second Place Game

3 vs. 4

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Thursday, November 8, 12:00[19]

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 7
  Latvia (Briedis)   1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

  Italy advances to Second Place Game

Second Place Game

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Thursday, November 8, 16:30[20]

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Finland (Hellman)   2 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 9
  Italy (Ioriatti) 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 7

  Finland qualified to participate in the Worlds

References

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General
  • "2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Qualification Event". World Curling Federation.
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