| 2022 World Qualification Event | |
| Host City: | Lohja, Finland |
| Arena: | Kisakallio Sports Institute |
| Dates: | January 18–22 |
| Men's Winner: | |
| Skip: | Sergey Glukhov |
| Third: | Evgeny Klimov |
| Second: | Dmitry Mironov |
| Lead: | Anton Kalalb |
| Alternate: | Daniil Goriachev |
| Coach: | Aleksandr Kozyrev Svetlana Kalalb |
| Finalist: | (Gösgens) |
| Women's Winner: | |
| Skip2: | Madeleine Dupont |
| Third2: | Mathilde Halse |
| Second2: | Denise Dupont |
| Lead2: | My Larsen |
| Coach2: | Heather Rogers |
| Finalist2: | (Rørvik) |
| Prev: | 2020 |
The 2022 World Qualification Event for the World Curling Championships was held from January 18 to 22 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.[1] The competition originally consisted of sixteen teams divided evenly into men's and women's divisions. The Brazilian Men's Team and the Kazakh Women's Team were removed from the competition schedule days before the tournament due to travel complications, leaving the competition with fourteen teams divided evenly into each division.[2] The top two teams in the men's division qualified to compete at the 2022 World Men's Championship and similarly the top two teams in the women's division qualified to compete at the 2022 World Women's Championship.
On January 17, one day before the competition began, the Czech Republic women's team skipped by Alžběta Baudyšová had to withdraw from the competition due to two positive COVID-19 cases within the team.[3] The Czech Curling Association had the option to send a replacement team to the event, but they declined.
In the men's division, Russia and the Netherlands both qualified for the 2022 World Men's Curling Championship. Russia defeated the Dutch team 6–3 in the first qualification final to earn their spot in the championship.[4] The Netherlands then bounced back with a 9–4 victory over Finland to claim the final spot in the World Men's Championship.
On the women's side, Denmark and Norway both secured spots in the 2022 World Women's Curling Championship. Denmark won 7–6 over the Norwegian team in the first final and then Norway defeated Latvia 8–6 in the second final.[4]
Eight men's teams will qualify to participate in the 2022 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:[1]
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||
| 0 | |||
| 4 | | ||
| 2 | | ||
| TOTAL | 7 |
Note: The Brazilian Men's Team qualified for this event, but they were unable to attend due to travel complications.
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip: Lin Ting-li Third: Nelson Wang Second: Yin Liu Luis Lead: Cheng Kai-wen Alternate: Darren Lee | Skip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Teemu Salo Second: Leo Ouni Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Jermu Pöllänen | Skip: Takumi Maeda Third: Uryu Kamikawa Second: Hiroki Maeda Lead: Asei Nakahara Alternate: Hayato Sato | Skip: Wouter Gösgens Third: Jaap van Dorp Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Alexander Magan | ||||
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| Skip: Sergey Glukhov Third: Evgeny Klimov Second: Dmitry Mironov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Daniil Goriachev | Skip: Sergio Vez Third: Luis Gómez Second: Eduardo de Paz Lead: Nicholas Shaw Alternate: Mikel Unanue | Fourth: Uğurcan Karagöz Skip: Oğuzhan Karakurt Second: Muhammed Zeki Uçan Lead: Orhun Yüce Alternate: Muhammet Haydar Demirel |
Final round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | width=15 | W ! | width=15 | L ! | width=30 | ! | width=20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | – | 26.40 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1–0 | 21.96 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0–1 | 29.20 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1–0 | 41.81 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0–1 | 45.68 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | – | 75.52 | ||||||
| 0 | 6 | – | 53.45 |
All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time .[6]
Tuesday, January 18, 9:00
Tuesday, January 18, 14:00
Tuesday, January 18, 19:00
Wednesday, January 19, 9:00
Wednesday, January 19, 14:00
Wednesday, January 19, 19:00
Thursday, January 20, 9:00
Thursday, January 20, 15:00
Friday, January 21, 9:00
Friday, January 21, 15:00
Saturday, January 22, 9:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Men's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to Qualification Game 2.
Saturday, January 22, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Men's Curling Championship.
Eight women's teams will qualify to participate in the 2022 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:[1]
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||
| 1 | |||
| 4 | | ||
| 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 7 |
Note: The Kazakh Women's Team qualified for this event, but they were unable to attend due to travel complications. Also, the Czech Women's team couldn't participate in the event due to positive COVID-19 cases on their team.
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip: Isis Oliveira Third: Sarah Lipi Second: Kenya Franz Lead: Marcelia Melo | Skip: Alžběta Baudyšová Third: Petra Vinšová Second: Michaela Baudyšová Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Lenka Hronová | Skip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Mathilde Halse Second: Denise Dupont Lead: My Larsen | Skip: Miia Ahrenberg Third: Susanna Säntti Second: Minna Karvinen Lead: Jenni Bäckman Alternate: Tiina Suuripää | ||||
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| Skip: Ling-Yue Hung Third: Ada Shang Second: Ashura Wong Lead: On Na Anna Ngai | Skip: Evelīna Barone Third: Rēzija Ieviņa Second: Veronika Apse Lead: Ērika Patrīcija Bitmete Alternate: Letīcija Ieviņa | Skip: Marianne Rørvik Third: Mille Haslev Nordbye Second: Eirin Mesloe Lead: Martine Rønning |
Final round-robin standings
| Country | Skip | width=15 | W ! | width=15 | L ! | width=30 | ! | width=20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | – | 33.63 | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | – | 27.72 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | – | 58.80 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | – | 118.40 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | – | 83.91 | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | – | 81.18 | ||||||
| 0 | 6 | – | – |
All draw times are listed in Eastern European Time .[6]
Tuesday, January 18, 9:00
Tuesday, January 18, 14:00
Tuesday, January 18, 19:00
Wednesday, January 19, 9:00
Wednesday, January 19, 14:00
Wednesday, January 19, 19:00
Thursday, January 20, 9:00
Thursday, January 20, 15:00
Friday, January 21, 9:00
Friday, January 21, 15:00
Saturday, January 22, 9:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to Qualification Game 2.
Saturday, January 22, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2022 World Women's Curling Championship.