2023 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship Explained

2023 World Wheelchair-B
Curling Championship
Host City:Lohja, Finland
Arena:Kisakallio Sports Institute
Dates:November 5–10
Winner:
Skip:Peter Zaťko
Third:Radoslav Ďuriš
Second:Dušan Pitoňák
Lead:Monika Kunkelová
Alternate:Adrian Durcek
Finalist: (Koitmäe)
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland.[1] The top three placing teams qualified for the 2024 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Gangneung, South Korea.[2]

The Japanese team, skipped by Hiroshi Wachi, were forced to forfeit five games as they only had three players fit to play.[3]

Teams

The teams are as follows:[4]

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Skip: Jerónimo Gabriel
Third: Gláuber Santos
Second: Yezza Sousa
Lead: Vilma Miranda
Alternate: Cláudio Magalhães
Coach: Tatiani Tamy Garcia
Skip: Kenneth Ørbæk
Third: Helle Schmidt
Second: Niels Nielsen
Lead: Thomas Pedersen
Skip: Stewart Pimblett
Third: Jason Kean
Second: Karen Aspey
Lead: Julian Mattison
Alternate: George Potts
Skip: Andrei Koitmäe
Third: Ain Villau
Second: Mait Mätas
Lead: Katlin Riidebach
Alternate: Signe Falkenberg
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Skip: Juha Rajala
Third: Harri Tuomaala
Second: Yrjö Jääskeläinen
Lead: Valeriina Silas
Alternate: Tiia Tallgreen
Skip: Egidio Marchese
Third: Fabrizio Bich
Second: Matteo Ronzani
Lead: Orietta Berto
Alternate: Angela Menardi
Skip: Hiroshi Wachi
Third: Shuichi Iljima
Second: Ayako Saito
Lead: Hiroaki Osaki
Alternate: Yoshiko Iwasawa
Skip: Michał Daszkowski
Third: Łukasz Waszek
Second: Mariusz Włodarski
Lead: Joanna Kozakiewicz
Alternate: Monika Bodych
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Skip: Peter Zaťko
Third: Radoslav Ďuriš
Second: Dušan Pitoňák
Lead: Monika Kunkelová
Alternate: Adrian Durcek
Skip: Anna Rodríguez
Third: Ángel Gómez
Second: Bertrand Tramont
Lead: Nathalie Noireau
Alternate: Miguel García
Skip: Laurent Kneubühl
Third: Marcel Bodenmann
Second: Eric Décorvet
Lead: Beatrix Blauel
Alternate: Stephanie Combremont

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

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8 2 2–0 72 52 36 32 1 14 146.67
8 2 1–1 77 45 36 26 0 14 114.62
8 2 0–2 70 40 40 25 1 22 116.27
7 3 77 60 42 31 0 20 152.26
6 4 1–0 72 46 42 34 1 21 105.27
6 4 0–1 74 55 39 36 2 17 120.80
4 6 1–0 74 59 39 31 0 19 134.12
4 6 0–1 62 70 36 34 0 18 133.43
2 8 31 84 22 41 1 5 152.56
1 9 1–0 26 84 19 44 0 4 133.83
1 9 0–1 9 48 8 25 0 2 157.64

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern European Summer Time .[5]

Draw 1

Sunday, November 5, 9:30

Draw 2

Sunday, November 5, 14:00

Draw 3

Sunday, November 5, 18:30

Draw 4

Monday, November 6, 9:30

Draw 5

Monday, November 6, 14:00

Draw 6

Monday, November 6, 18:30

Draw 7

Tuesday, November 7, 9:30

Draw 8

Tuesday, November 7, 14:00

Draw 9

Tuesday, November 7, 18:30

Draw 10

Wednesday, November 8, 9:30

Draw 11

Wednesday, November 8, 14:00

Draw 12

Wednesday, November 8, 18:30

Draw 13

Thursday, November 9, 9:30

Draw 14

Thursday, November 9, 14:00

Draw 15

Thursday, November 9, 18:30

Playoffs

Semifinals

Friday, November 10, 9:30

Bronze medal game

Friday, November 10, 16:00

Gold medal game

Friday, November 10, 16:00

Final standings

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PlaceTeam
4
5
6
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PlaceTeam
7
8
9
10
11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2023. World Curling Federation. October 27, 2023.
  2. News: Lohja, Finland signs multi-year deal for World Junior-B and Wheelchair-B events. World Curling Federation. December 19, 2022. October 27, 2023.
  3. Web site: Round Robin Session 6 Sheet A. World Curling Federation. November 6, 2023.
  4. Web site: List of Teams. World Curling Federation. October 27, 2023.
  5. Web site: Draw Schedule. World Curling Federation. October 27, 2023.