The 2019 WCT Arctic Cup was held May 23 to 26 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia. It was the final event of the 2018–19 curling season. In the final, Scottish Team Muirhead defeated Russian Team Kovaleva 5–4 to claim the title.[1] Canadian Team Einarson defeated Team Sidorova from Russia to win the 3rd place medal. The total purse for the event was $US 50,000.[2]

2019 WCT Arctic Cup
Host cityDudinka, Russia
ArenaTaimyr Ice Arena
DatesMay 23–26
WinnerScotland Team Muirhead
Curling clubDunkeld CC, Pitlochry, Scotland
SkipEve Muirhead
ThirdLauren Gray
SecondVicky Wright
LeadVicki Chalmers
FinalistRussia Alina Kovaleva
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Teams

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The teams are listed as follows:[3]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale
Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Briane Meilleur   Gimli, Manitoba, Canada[4]
Binia Feltscher Carole Howald Stefanie Berset Larissa Hari   Flims, Switzerland[5]
Eszter Juhász Tiina Suuripää Noora Suuripää Marjo Hippi   Hyvinkää, Finland[6]
Kim Kyeong-ae Kim Seon-yeong Kim Yeong-mi Kim Cho-hi   Uiseong, South Korea[7]
Alina Kovaleva Anastasia Bryzgalova Galina Arsenkina Ekaterina Kuzmina Uliana Vasilyeva   Saint-Petersburg, Russia[8]
Eve Muirhead Lauren Gray Vicky Wright Vicki Chalmers   Stirling, Scotland[9]
Vlada Rumiantseva Daria Morozova Irina Riazanova Vera Tiuliakova Anastasia Mishchenko   Moscow, Russia
Anna Sidorova Margarita Fomina Yulia Portunova Julia Guzieva Nkeirouka Ezekh   Moscow, Russia[10]
Anna Venevtseva Ekaterina Galkina Christina Dudko Olga Zharkova   Krasnoyarsk, Russia[11]
Isabella Wranå Almida de Val Fanny Sjöberg Maria Larsson   Stockholm, Sweden[12]

Round-robin standings

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Final round-robin standings[13]

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Pool A W L
  Kerri Einarson 4 0
  Anna Sidorova 2 2
  Binia Feltscher 2 2
  Vlada Rumiantseva 2 2
  Eszter Juhász 0 4
Pool B W L
  Eve Muirhead 4 0
  Alina Kovaleva 3 1
  Anna Venevtseva 2 2
  Kim Kyeong-ae 1 3
  Isabella Wranå 0 4

Round-robin results

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All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00). [14][15]

Draw 1

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Thursday, May 23, 14:30

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Vlada Rumiantseva 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 5
  Eszter Juhász   0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Binia Feltscher 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 6
  Anna Sidorova   1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5

Draw 2

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Thursday, May 23, 18:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Isabella Wranå 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
  Eve Muirhead   2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Venevtseva   1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4
  Alina Kovaleva 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8

Draw 3

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Friday, May 24, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Binia Feltscher   1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6
  Kerri Einarson 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Sidorova   5 1 2 1 2 0 X X 11
  Eszter Juhász 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1

Draw 4

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Friday, May 24, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Venevtseva   0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 6
  Kim Kyeong-ae 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alina Kovaleva 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2
  Eve Muirhead   2 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 3

Draw 5

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Friday, May 24, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson 0 4 2 1 4 0 X X 11
  Anna Sidorova   0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Vlada Rumiantseva 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 6
  Binia Feltscher   0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

Draw 6

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Friday, May 24, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Kyeong-ae   0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1
  Alina Kovaleva 2 0 1 3 0 2 X X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Isabella Wranå 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3
  Anna Venevtseva   1 2 0 3 0 1 1 X 8

Draw 7

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Saturday, May 25, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eszter Juhász 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X 1
  Binia Feltscher   4 2 2 1 0 0 X X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson 3 1 1 1 0 0 X X 6
  Vlada Rumiantseva   0 0 0 0 1 0 X X 1

Draw 8

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Saturday, May 25, 12:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead   4 1 0 5 2 1 X X 13
  Anna Venevtseva 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kim Kyeong-ae 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 6
  Isabella Wranå   0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3

Draw 9

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Saturday, May 25, 16:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Anna Sidorova   2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 8
  Vlada Rumiantseva 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eszter Juhász   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 2
  Kerri Einarson 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 X 10

Draw 10

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Saturday, May 25, 19:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alina Kovaleva   2 0 2 1 1 X X X 6
  Isabella Wranå 0 1 0 0 0 X X X 1
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead 1 0 2 0 0 4 X X 7
  Kim Kyeong-ae   0 1 0 1 0 0 X X 2

Playoffs

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Source:[16]

Semifinals Final
      
A1   Kerri Einarson 4
B2   Alina Kovaleva 5
B2   Alina Kovaleva 4
B1   Eve Muirhead 5
B1   Eve Muirhead 8
A2   Anna Sidorova 2
Third place game
   
A1   Kerri Einarson 5
A2   Anna Sidorova 4

Semifinals

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Sunday, May 26, 09:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
  Alina Kovaleva   2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Eve Muirhead 0 1 1 3 0 3 X X 8
  Anna Sidorova   0 0 0 0 2 0 X X 2

Third place game

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Sunday, May 26, 14:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Kerri Einarson   0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5
  Anna Sidorova 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4

Final

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Sunday, May 26, 14:00

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
  Alina Kovaleva 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
  Eve Muirhead   1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5

References

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  1. ^ "WCT Arctic Curling Cup finished in Dudinka, Russia". Arctic Cup. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Event Home". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Introducing Canadian team Kerri Einarson". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Famous Binia Feltscher-Beeli will bring in Dudinka new team". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Finnish curlers will try to surprise in Dudinka". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "The first Asian team in the history of Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "Russian champions are among the favorites of the Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "World and European Champions from Scotland will play in Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "Team Anna Sidorova is looking for the second Arctic Cup". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Famous curlers will strengthen the team of Krasnoyarsk Krai". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "One of the most talented young teams will play in Arctic Curling Cup". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Standings". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Schedule". Arctic Cup. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  15. ^ "Scores". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  16. ^ "Playoffs". CurlingZone. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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