2023 World Senior Curling Championships Explained

2023 World Senior Curling Championships
Host City:Gangneung, South Korea
Arena:Gangneung Hockey Centre
Dates:April 21–29
Men's Winner:
Skip:Howard Rajala
Third:Rich Moffatt
Second:Chris Fulton
Lead:Paul Madden
Alternate:Phil Daniel
Coach:Bill Tschirhart
Finalist: (Connal)
Women's Winner:
Skip2:Sherry Anderson
Third2:Patty Hersikorn
Second2:Brenda Goertzen
Lead2:Anita Silvernagle
Coach2:Bill Tschirhart
Finalist2: (Lockhart)
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 World Senior Curling Championships were held from April 21 to 29 at the Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung, South Korea.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

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Skip: Hugh Millikin
Third: Steve Johns
Second: Geoff Davis
Lead: Tim McMahon
Alternate: Steve Hewitt
Skip: Stefan van Dijck
Third: Walter Verbueken
Second: Bart Palmans
Lead: Jan De Swert
Skip: Howard Rajala
Third: Rich Moffatt
Second: Chris Fulton
Lead: Paul Madden
Alternate: Phil Daniel
Skip: Radek Žďárský
Third: Miloš Plzák
Second: Vít Zinga
Lead: Jan Fencl
Alternate: Jiří Resl
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Skip: Hans Peter Schack
Third: Jan Knoth
Second: Stig Munkholm
Lead: Thomas Westermann
Alternate: Bo Legaard
Skip: John Brown
Third: James Burman
Second: David Kershaw
Lead: Andrew Robbins
Skip: Margus Tubalkain
Third: Valvo Vooremaa
Second: Tiit Kaart
Lead: Tonis Turmann
Alternate: Hannes Reinola
Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi
Third: Markku Hamalainen
Second: Jukka Savonen
Lead: Markku Henttonen
Alternate: Juha Kalmari
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Skip: Christoph Möckel
Third: Bernhard Mayr
Second: Matthias Steiner
Lead: Matthias Zobel
Alternate: Thomas Meurer
Skip: Wong Chun Ngok
Third: Shek Chong John Li
Second: Lai Chor Alan Luk
Lead: Chung Hon Keung
Alternate: Fok Wai Hung
Skip: György Nagy
Third: Zoltàn Jakab
Second: Gabor Bartalus
Lead: Krisztian Barna
Skip: Bill Gray
Third: David Whyte
Second: Neil Fyfe
Lead: Ross Barr
Alternate: Johnjo Kenny
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Skip: Tamotsu Matsumura
Third: Seiji Yamamoto
Second: Takahito Tomiyasu
Lead: Akira Otsuka
Skip: Ansis Regža
Third: Janis Redlihs
Second: Aivars Purmalis
Lead: Aivars Lacis
Skip: Dan Mustapic
Third: Hans Frauenlob
Second: Dave Watt
Lead: Iain Craig
Alternate: Lorne De Pape
Fourth: Kjell Berg
Third: Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Skip: Tormod Andreassen
Lead: Kverne Halvard
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Skip: Damian Herman
Third: Paweł Kłos
Second: Krzysztof Nowak
Lead: Paweł Piotrowicz
Alternate: Janusz Tomica
Skip: Graeme Connal
Third: Alistair Scott
Second: Mark Fraser
Lead: Mark Brass
Skip: Gregor Rigler
Third: Silvo Praprotnik
Second: Marijan Kremzar
Lead: Marjan Petric
Alternate: Darko Gregori
Skip: Cheon In-seon
Third: Her Jung-wook
Second: Ham Young-woo
Lead: Shin Man-ho
Alternate: Choi Jong-kyung
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Skip: Mats Wranå
Third: Mikael Hasselborg
Second: Anders Eriksson
Lead: Gerry Wåhlin
Alternate: Per Noréen
Skip: Christof Schwaller
Third: Robert Hürlimann
Second: Christoph Kaiser
Lead: Rolf Iseli
Alternate: Pierre Hug
Skip: Joel Larway
Third: Doug Kauffman
Second: Darren Lehto
Lead: John Rasmussen
Alternate: Sean Silver
Skip: Adrian Meikle
Third: Andrew Tanner
Second: Richard Pougher
Lead: Gary Waddell

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

valign=top width=11%
width=130Group A !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
7 0 65.23
6 1 39.88
4 3 1–0 82.37
Stefan van Dijck 4 3 0–1 96.12
3 4 1–0 66.48
3 4 0–1 55.20
1 6 59.04
Hans Peter Schack 0 7 77.36
valign=top width=8%
width=115Group B !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
7 0 54.66
6 1 66.10
4 3 1–0 82.62
4 3 0–1 64.52
3 4 45.60
Cheon In-seon 2 5 79.21
John Brown 1 6 1–0 82.27
1 6 0–1 116.36
valign=top width=11%
width=115Group C !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
7 0 42.72
6 1 55.37
4 3 1–1 39.71
4 3 1–1 52.50
4 3 1–1 61.78
2 5 71.88
Gregor Rigler 1 6 133.87
Margus Tubalkain 0 7 105.12

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time .[3]

Draw 1

Friday, April 21, 8:00 pm

Draw 2

Saturday, April 22, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Saturday, April 22, 12:00 pm

Draw 4

Saturday, April 22, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Saturday, April 22, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Sunday, April 23, 8:00 am

Draw 7

Sunday, April 23, 12:00 pm

Draw 8

Sunday, April 23, 4:00 pm

Draw 9

Sunday, April 23, 8:00 pm

Draw 10

Monday, April 24, 8:00 am

Draw 11

Monday, April 24, 12:00 pm

Draw 13

Monday, April 24, 8:00 pm

Draw 14

Tuesday, April 25, 8:00 am

Draw 15

Tuesday, April 25, 12:00 pm

Draw 16

Tuesday, April 25, 4:00 pm

Draw 17

Tuesday, April 25, 8:00 pm

Draw 18

Wednesday, April 26, 8:00 am

Draw 19

Wednesday, April 26, 12:00 pm

Draw 20

Wednesday, April 26, 4:00 pm

Draw 21

Wednesday, April 26, 8:00 pm

Draw 22

Thursday, April 27, 8:00 am

Draw 23

Thursday, April 27, 12:00 pm

Draw 24

Thursday, April 27, 4:00 pm

Draw 25

Thursday, April 27, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Friday, April 28, 1:00 pm

Semifinals

Friday, April 28, 7:00 pm

Bronze medal game

Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am

Gold medal game

Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am

Final standings

PlaceTeam
4
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[2]

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Skip: Kim Forge
Third: Lyn Gill
Second: Kim Irvine
Lead: Adrienne Kennedy
Skip: Sherry Anderson
Third: Patty Hersikorn
Second: Brenda Goertzen
Lead: Anita Silvernagle
Skip: Lenka Šafránková
Third: Jana Voborníková
Second: Romana Havelková
Lead: Jana Zikmundová
Alternate: Věra Netušilová
Skip: Manon Harsch
Third: Angela Wilcox
Second: Helen Forbes
Lead: Deborah Higgins
Alternate: Jane Robbins
Skip: Tiina Julkunen
Third: Kirsi Paarma
Second: Laura Tsutsunen
Lead: Nina Pollanen
Alternate: Sari Laakonen
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Skip: Ling-Yue Hung
Third: Grace Bugg
Second: Arena McCullough
Lead: Kwan Siu Ling
Alternate: To Shu Anna Cheng
Skip: Dale Sinclair
Third: Bernie Gillett
Second: Nina Clancy
Lead: Louise Kerr
Skip: Miyuki Kawamura
Third: Misako Kawahira
Second: Yukari Hayashi
Lead: Yukie Kitaguchi
Alternate: Yoko Kobayashi
Skip: Elēna Kāpostiņa
Third: Dace Zīle
Second: Iluta Linde
Lead: Gunta Millere
Alternate: Aija Rudzīte
Fourth: Gaiva Valatkienė
Skip: Rasa Veronika Jasaitienė
Second: Jolanta Šulinskienė
Lead: Eglė Čepulytė
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Skip: Joanna Olszewski
Third: Sandra Thomas
Second: Pauline Farra
Lead: Elizabeth Matthews
Alternate: Merran Anderson
Skip: Jackie Lockhart
Third: Mairi Milne
Second: Wendy Johnston
Lead: Katie Loudon
Alternate: Edith Hazard
Skip: Camilla Noréen
Third: Mari Wickström
Second: Helene Lyxell
Lead: Catrin Bitén
Skip: Monika Gafner
Third: Daniela Gygax
Second: Susanne Hochuli
Lead: Irene Beck
Skip: Margie Smith
Third: Ann Swisshelm
Second: Shelly Kosal
Lead: Shelley Dropkin

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

valign=top width=10%
width=130Group A !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
7 0 37.68
Miyuki Kawamura 6 1 52.39
5 2 92.21
4 3 69.53
Manon Harsch 2 5 1–0 98.82
2 5 0–1 76.65
Joanna Olszewski 1 6 1–0 129.38
Rasa Veronika Jasaitienė 1 6 0–1 146.77
valign=top width=10%
width=130Group B !Skip width=15W !width=15L !width=30 !width=15
6 0 84.46
5 1 52.14
Dale Sinclair 4 2 59.93
Tiina Julkunen 2 4 1–0 103.18
Elēna Kāpostiņa 2 4 0–1 102.79
Lenka Šafránková 1 5 1–0 73.50
1 5 0–1 86.41

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time .[3]

Draw 2

Saturday, April 22, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Saturday, April 22, 12:00 pm^ ran out of time, and therefore forfeited the match.[4]

Draw 4

Saturday, April 22, 4:00 pm

Draw 5

Saturday, April 22, 8:00 pm

Draw 7

Sunday, April 23, 12:00 pm

Draw 9

Sunday, April 23, 8:00 pm

Draw 12

Monday, April 24, 4:00 pm

Draw 13

Monday, April 24, 8:00 pm

Draw 14

Tuesday, April 25, 8:00 am

Draw 16

Tuesday, April 25, 4:00 pm

Draw 17

Tuesday, April 25, 8:00 pm

Draw 19

Wednesday, April 26, 12:00 pm

Draw 20

Wednesday, April 26, 4:00 pm

Draw 21

Wednesday, April 26, 8:00 pm

Draw 23

Thursday, April 27, 12:00 pm

Draw 24

Thursday, April 27, 4:00 pm

Draw 25

Thursday, April 27, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

Qualification games

Friday, April 28, 1:00 pm

Semifinals

Friday, April 28, 7:00 pm

Bronze medal game

Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am

Gold medal game

Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am

Final standings

PlaceTeam
4
align=center rowspan="2" 5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Senior Curling Championships 2023. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: Teams. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2023.
  3. Web site: Draw Schedule. World Curling Federation. April 9, 2023.
  4. Web site: Game Results – Czech Republic vs Ireland. World Curling Federation. April 22, 2023.