| 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
| Host City: | Gangneung, South Korea |
| Arena: | Gangneung Curling Centre |
| Dates: | March 4–11 |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | none |
| Skip: | Rune Lorentsen |
| Third: | Jostein Stordahl |
| Second: | Ole Fredrik Syversen |
| Lead: | Sissel Løchen |
| Alternate: | Rikke Iversen |
| Finalist: | (Andrey Smirnov) |
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.
Finland and Scotland qualified for the World Championship from the qualifying event held during November 2016 in Lohja, Finland.
The teams are listed as follows:[2]
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 7 | ||
All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09).[3] [4]
Saturday, March 04, 9:00
Saturday, March 04, 15:30
Sunday, March 05, 10:00
Sunday, March 05, 15:00
Monday, March 06, 10:00
Monday, March 06, 15:00
Tuesday, March 07, 10:00
Tuesday, March 07, 15:00
Wednesday, March 08, 10:00
Wednesday, March 08, 15:00
Thursday, March 09, 10:00
Thursday, March 09, 15:00
Friday, March 10, 10:00
advances to the playoffs
Friday, March 10, 10:00
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.
Friday, March 10, 15:00
Friday, March 10, 15:00
Saturday, March 11, 10:00
Saturday, March 11, 15:00
Saturday, March 11, 15:00