2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Explained

2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Host City:Dumfries, Scotland
Arena:Dumfries Ice Bowl
Dates:April 23–30
Winner:
Curling Club:none
Female:Michelle Gribi
Male:Reto Gribi
Skip:none
Third:none
Second:none
Lead:none
Prev:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship were held from April 23 to 30 at the Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, Scotland.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2014 World Senior Curling Championships.

Switzerland continued their dominance of the championship with a fifth title win by cousins Michelle and Reto Gribi over Sweden's Per Noreen and Camilla Johansson, who won their second silver medal as a pair and third consecutive silver medal for Sweden. Switzerland won with a score of 8–6. Spain's Irantzu Garcia and Sergio Vez won the first World Curling medal for Spain in the bronze medal game with a 7–4 win over defending champions Dorottya Palansca and Zsolt Kiss of Hungary.[2]

Canada, Norway, and England scored perfect ends in their games in Draws 5, 11, and 22, respectively.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

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Group A

Female: Claudia Fischer
Male: Christian Roth
Female: Ekaterina Kirillova
Male: Dmitry Kirillov
Female: Louise Hertsdahl
Male: Flemming Christensen
Female: Angharad Ward
Male: Bryan Zachary
Female: Dorottya Palancsa
Male: Zsolt Kiss
Female: Giorgia Ricca
Male: Alessio Gonin
Female: Victoria Moiseeva
Male: Alexander Krushelnitskiy
Female: Lee Hye-in
Male: Beak Jong-chul
Female: Dawn Watson
Male: Adrian Meikle
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Group B

Female: Aline Lima Gonçalves
Male: Marcelo Cabral de Mello
Female: Kim Tuck
Male: Wayne Tuck, Jr.
Female: Maile Mölder
Male: Erkki Lill
Female: Eszter Juhasz
Male: Markku Uusipaavalniemi
Female: Olga Ten
Male: Aleksandr Orlov
Female: Dace Regža
Male: Ansis Regža
Female: Gina Aitken
Male: Bruce Mouat
Female: Valentina Jurinčič
Male: Jure Culic
Female: Camilla Johansson
Male: Per Noréen
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Group C

Female: Laurei Weeden
Male: Ian Palangio
Female: Zuzana Hájková
Male: Tomáš Paul
Female: Mitsuki Satoh
Male: Yasuo Mochida
Female: Marianne Neeleman
Male: Ezra Wiebe
Female: Adela Walczak
Male: Łukasz Piworowicz
Female: Diana Butucea
Male: Allen Coliban
Female: Veronika Kvardova
Male: Ladislav Derzsi
Female: Michelle Gribi
Male: Reto Gribi
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Group D

Female: Liu Sijia
Male: Guo Wenli
Female: Delphine Charlet
Male: Tony Angiboust
Female: Andrea Fischer
Male: Stefan Knohl
Female: Louise Kerr
Male: John Furey
Female: Waverly Taylor
Male: Kenneth Thomson
Female: Kristin Skaslien
Male: Magnus Nedregotten
Female: Irantzu Garcia
Male: Sergio Vez
Female: Joyance Meechai
Male: Steve Gebauer

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

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Group A W L
8 0
7 1
5 3
5 3
4 4
3 5
2 6
1 7
1 7
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Group B W L
8 0
7 1
6 2
4 4
3 5
3 5
2 6
2 6
1 7
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Group C W L
6 1
6 1
5 2
4 3
3 4
2 5
2 5
0 7
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Group D W L
7 0
5 2
5 2
4 3
3 4
2 5
1 6
1 6

Round-robin results

Group A

Thursday, April 24

Draw 18:15

Draw 419:30

Friday, April 25

Draw 611:15

Draw 921:00

Saturday, April 26

Draw 1214:30

Sunday, April 27

Draw 158:00

Draw 1817:45

Draw 1921:00

Monday, April 28

Draw 2111:15

Draw 2214:30

Tuesday, April 29

Draw 258:00

Group B

Thursday, April 24

Draw 212:00

Friday, April 25

Draw 58:00

Draw 817:45

Saturday, April 26

Draw 1111:15

Draw 1421:00

Sunday, April 27

Draw 1611:15

Draw 1714:30

Monday, April 28

Draw 208:00

Draw 2214:30

Draw 2421:00

Tuesday, April 29

Draw 258:00

Draw 2611:15

Group C

Thursday, April 24

Draw 18:15

Draw 212:00

Draw 315:45

Friday, April 25

Draw 58:00

Draw 611:15

Draw 714:30

Draw 921:00

Saturday, April 26

Draw 108:00

Draw 1214:30

Draw 1317:45

Draw 1421:00

Sunday, April 27

Draw 158:00

Draw 1611:15

Draw 1714:30

Draw 1817:45

Monday, April 28

Draw 208:00

Draw 2111:15

Draw 2317:45

Draw 2421:00

Group D

Thursday, April 24

Draw 315:45

Draw 419:30

Friday, April 25

Draw 714:30

Draw 817:45

Saturday, April 26

Draw 108:00

Draw 1111:15

Draw 1317:45

Sunday, April 27

Draw 1611:15

Draw 1714:30

Draw 1817:45

Draw 1921:00

Monday, April 28

Draw 2111:15

Draw 2317:45

Draw 2421:00

Playoffs

Round of 16

Tuesday, April 29, 15:30

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, April 29, 20:00

Semifinals

Wednesday, April 30, 10:15

Bronze medal game

Wednesday, April 30, 15:30

Gold medal game

Wednesday, April 30, 15:30

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dumfries, Scotland to stage 2014 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships. 11 April 2013. World Curling Federation. 11 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228104134/http://www.worldcurling.org/dumfries-scotland-to-stage-2014-world-mixed-doubles-and-world-senior-curling-championships. 28 February 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Switzerland win gold. 30 April 2013. World Curling Federation. 30 April 2013.
  3. Web site: 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship – Teams. World Curling Federation. 11 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231728/http://wmdcc2014.curlingevents.com/teams. 2014-03-15. dead.