World Wheelchair Curling Championship Explained

World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Established:2002
Current Host City:Gangneung, South Korea
Current Arena:Gangneung Curling Centre
Current:2024 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.

Medalists

Following is a list of medalists:[1]

YearHostGoldSilverBronze
2002
Switzerland
(Sursee)

Urs Bucher
Cesare Cassani
Manfred Bolliger
Therese Kämpfer
Silvia Obrist

Chris Daw
Don Bell
Jim Primavera
Karen Blachford
Richard Fraser

Frank Duffy
Alex Harvey
Michael McCreadie
Elaine Lister
James Sellar
2004
Switzerland
(Sursee)

Frank Duffy
Michael McCreadie
Ken Dickson
Angie Malone
James Sellar

Urs Bucher
Manfred Bolliger
Cesare Cassani
Therese Kämpfer
Otto Erb

Chris Daw
Bruce McAninch
Jim Primavera
Karen Blachford
2005
Scotland
(Braehead)

Frank Duffy
Michael McCreadie
Tom Killin
Angie Malone
Ken Dickson

Kenneth Ørbæk
Rosita Jensen
Jørn Kristensen
Bjarne Jensen
Sussie Pedersen

Urs Bucher
Manfred Bolliger
Cesare Cassani
Therese Kämpfer
Erwin Lauper
2007
Sweden
(Sollefteå)

Rune Lorentsen
Geir Arne Skogstad
Jostein Stordahl
Lene Tystad
Trine Fissum

Manfred Bolliger
Erwin Lauper
Cesare Cassani
Madeleine Wildi
Claudia Tosse

Michael McCreadie
Aileen Neilson
James Sellar
Angie Malone
James Elliott
2008
Switzerland
(Sursee)

Rune Lorentsen
Jostein Stordahl
Geir Arne Skogstad
Lene Tystad
Anne Mette Samdal

Kim Hak-sung
Kim Myung-jin
Cho Yang-hyun
Kang Mi-suk
Ham Dong-hee

James Pierce
Augusto Perez
James Joseph
Jacqueline Kapinowski
Bob Prenoveau
2009
Canada
(Vancouver)

Jim Armstrong
Darryl Neighbour
Ina Forrest
Chris Sobkowicz
Sonja Gaudet

Jalle Jungnell
Glenn Ikonen
Patrik Burman
Anette Wilhelm
2011
Czech Republic
(Prague)

Jim Armstrong
Darryl Neighbour
Ina Forrest
Sonja Gaudet
Bruno Yizek

Aileen Neilson
Tom Killin
Gregor Ewan
Angie Malone
Michael McKenzie

Rune Lorentsen
Jostein Stordahl
Tone Edvardsen
Terje Rafdal
Runar Bjørnstad
2012
South Korea
(Chuncheon)[2]

Andrey Smirnov
Marat Romanov
Aleksandr Shevchenko
Svetlana Pakhomova
Oxana Slesarenko

Kim Hak-sung
Jung Seung-won
Noh Byeong-il
Kang Mi-suk
Bang Min-ja

Wang Haitao
Liu Wei
He Jun
Xu Guangqin
Zhang Qiang
2013
Russia
(Sochi)[3]

Jim Armstrong
Dennis Thiessen
Ina Forrest
Sonja Gaudet
Mark Ideson

Jalle Jungnell
Glenn Ikonen
Patrik Kallin
Kristina Ulander
Gert Erlandsson

Wang Haitao
Liu Wei
Xu Guangqin
He Jun
Zhang Qiang
2015
Finland
(Lohja)[4]

Andrey Smirnov
Marat Romanov
Oxana Slesarenko
Alexander Shevchenko
Svetlana Pakhomova

Wang Haitao
Liu Wei
Zhang Qiang
Xu Guangqin
He Jun

Markku Karjalainen
Sari Karjalainen
Mina Mojtahedi
Tuomo Aarnikka
Vesa Leppanen
2016
Switzerland
(Lucerne)[5]

Andrey Smirnov
Konstantin Kurokhtin
Svetlana Pakhomova
Alexander Shevchenko
Marat Romanov

Rune Lorentsen
Jostein Stordahl
Ole Fredrik Syversen
Sissel Løchen
Jan-Erik Hansen

Yang Hui-tae
Jung Seung-won
Seo Soon-seok
Bang Min-ja
Cha Jae-goan
2017
South Korea
(Gangneung)[6]

Rune Lorentsen
Jostein Stordahl
Ole Fredrik Syversen
Sissel Løchen
Rikke Iversen

Andrey Smirnov
Konstantin Kurokhtin
Alexander Shevchenko
Daria Shchukina
Marat Romanov

Aileen Neilson
Gregor Ewan
Hugh Nibloe
Bob McPherson
Angie Malone
2019
Scotland
(Stirling)[7]

Wang Haitao
Zhang Mingliang
Xu Xinchen
Yan Zhou
Zhang Qiang

Aileen Neilson
Hugh Nibloe
Robert McPherson
David Melrose
Gary Logan

Yang Hui-tae (Fourth)
Seo Soon-seok
Cha Jin-ho (Skip)
Bang Min-ah
Min Byeong-seok
2020
Switzerland
(Wetzikon)[8]

Konstantin Kurokhtin
Andrei Meshcheriakov
Vitaly Danilov
Daria Shchukina
Anna Karpushina

Jon Thurston (Fourth)
Ina Forrest
Dennis Thiessen
Mark Ideson (Skip)
Collinda Joseph

Viljo Petersson-Dahl
Mats-Ola Engborg
Ronny Persson
Kristina Ulander
Zandra Reppe
2021
China
(Beijing)[9]

Wang Haitao
Chen Jianxin
Zhang Mingliang
Yan Zhuo
Sun Yulong

Viljo Petersson-Dahl
Ronny Persson
Mats-Ola Engborg
Kristina Ulander
Sabina Johansson
RCF
Konstantin Kurokhtin
Andrei Meshcheriakov
Vitaly Danilov
Daria Shchukina
Olga Beliak
2023
Canada
(Richmond)[10]

Wang Haitao
Zhang Shuaiyu
Yang Jinqiao
Li Nana
Zhang Mingliang

Jon Thurston (Fourth)
Ina Forrest
Gil Dash
Mark Ideson (Skip)
Marie Wright

Gregor Ewan (Fourth)
Hugh Nibloe (Skip)
Gary Logan
Joanna Butterfield
Meggan Dawson-Farrell
2024
South Korea
(Gangneung)

Jostein Stordahl
Ole Fredrik Syversen
Geir Arne Skogstad
Mia Larsen Sveberg
Ingrid Djupskås

Jon Thurston (Fourth)
Ina Forrest
Gil Dash
Mark Ideson (Skip)
Chrissy Molnar

Wang Haitao
Zhang Shuaiyu
Zhang Qiang
Yan Zhuo
Peng Bing

All-time medal table

As of 2024 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

Performance timeline

Nation Years
7 10 12 3
6 4 4 6 6 7 5 10 5 17
5 5 5 4 4 12
10 12 8 11 4
9 8 9 11 5
6 4 10 3
8 10 12 3
7 10 10 4
13 9 7 8 9 12 7
8 6 9 5 6 10 11 10 8 9
13 5 9 12 4
9 7 8 9 5 5
12 5 8 9 9 10 4 5 7 7 16
15 1
9 15 8 10 4 5 7 13
7 9 7 6 8 9 6 10 16
4 8 4 9 6 8 10 7 8
11 7 7 7 6 10 6 6 9 5 6 15
4 7 4 10 6 8 8 9 4 4 14
8 10 4 8 5 11 12 11
5 5 8 6 4 7 5 4 5 6 7 11 4 6 9 16
13 11 2
Total teams913161010101010101010101212121212

World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship

The World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship is a qualifier event for the World Wheelchair Championship. From 2015 to 2018, the top 2 teams qualify for the World Championship. Starting at the 2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship, the top 3 teams qualify.

Medallists

Following is a list of medallists for the World Wheelchair-B Championship:

YearHostGoldSilverBronze
2015
Finland
(Lohja)

Rune Lorentsen
Jostein Stordahl
Ole Fredrik Syversen
Sissel Løchen
Gina Kristin Brøndbo

Yang Hui-tae
Cha Jae-goan
Seo Soon-seok
Bang Min-ja
Jung Seung-won

Patrik Kallin
Kicki Ulander
Ronny Persson
Zandra Reppe
Gert Erlandsson
2016
Finland
(Lohja)

Markku Karjalainen
Yrjo Jaaskelainen
Sari Karjalainen
Vesa Leppanen
Riitta Särösalo

Aileen Neilson
Gregor Ewan
Hugh Nibloe
Bob McPherson
Angie Malone

Radoslav Ďuriš
Dušan Pitoňák
Peter Zaťko
Monika Kunkelová
Imrich Lyócsa
2018
Finland
(Lohja)

Andrei Koitmae
Viljar Villiste
Ain Villau
Signe Falkenberg
Mait Matas

Polina Rozkova
Sergeys Djacenko
Agris Lasmans
Ojars Briedis
2019
Finland
(Lohja)

Jon Thurston
Ina Forrest
Marie Wright
Mark Ideson
Dennis Thiessen

Viljo Petersson-Dahl
Mats-Ola Engborg
Ronny Persson
Kristina Ulander
Zandra Reppe

Radek Musílek
Dana Selnekovičová
Martin Tluk
Jana Břinčilová
Štěpán Beneš
2020
Finland
(Lohja)

Matt Thums
Steve Emt
David Samsa
Pam Wilson
Batoyun Uranchimeg

Eric Décorvet
Hans Burgener
Françoise Jaquerod
Laurent Kneubühl
Patrick Delacrétaz

Egidio Marchese
Orietta Berto
Fabrizio Bich
Angela Menardi
Matteo Ronzani
2022
Finland
(Lohja)

Dana Selnekovičová
Martin Tluk
Milan Bartůněk
Jana Břinčilová
Radek Musílek

Kenneth Ørbæk
Michaell Jensen
Niels Nielsen
Sussie Nielsen

Burkhard Möller
Christiane Putzich
Christoph Gemmer
Heike Melchior
2023
Finland
(Lohja)

Peter Zaťko
Radoslav Ďuriš
Dušan Pitoňák
Monika Kunkelová
Adrian Durcek

Andrei Koitmäe
Ain Villau
Mait Mätas
Katlin Riidebach
Signe Falkenberg

Egidio Marchese
Fabrizio Bich
Matteo Ronzani
Orietta Berto
Angela Menardi

Wheelchair Fair Play Award

For the World Curling Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award all participants are invited to nominate a fellow competitor who, in their view, has best exemplified the traditional values of skill, honesty, fair play, sportsmanship and friendship during a world championship. The award is presented at the closing ceremony. Players cannot vote for a fellow team member.[11]

The number in parentheses after the curler's first and last name indicates which of the several times he was awarded this year.

Year Curler Country
2003[12] Jalle Jungnell (1)
Jalle Jungnell (2)
Jalle Jungnell (3)
. .

References

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. http://wheelchaircurling.com/events.htm Events
  2. http://www.countdowntotheolympics.com/index.php/2011/02/curling-chuncheon-city-south-korea-to-host-2012-world-wheelchair-championship/ Curling Chuncheon City South Korea to host 2012 World Wheelchair Championship
  3. Web site: WCF President impressed by Sochi 2014 event progress. 18 October 2011. World Curling Federation.
  4. Web site: Lohja, Finland to host World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2015. 29 January 2014. World Curling Federation. 29 January 2014.
  5. Web site: World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2016 to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland. 3 January 2015. World Curling Federation. 11 February 2015.
  6. Web site: World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017. World Curling Federation. 19 March 2017.
  7. Web site: worldcurling.org/scotland-awarded-four-international-curling-championships. 23 December 2014. World Curling Federation. 23 December 2014.
  8. News: Russia win World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2020 title. Pavlyuchik. Alina. World Curling Federation. March 7, 2020.
  9. Web site: World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2021 . World Curling Federation . 23 April 2020.
  10. Web site: World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2023. World Curling Federation. March 8, 2023.
  11. Web site: Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award . World Curling Federation . en . 2024-03-07 . http://web.archive.org/web/20230710191348/https://worldcurling.org/awards/wheelchair/ . 2023-07-10 .
  12. The World Championship was not held in 2003, but the award of the prize is nevertheless noted in the source.