2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event

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2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Qualification Event
Host city Inverness, Scotland
DatesNovember 5–9, 2007
WinnersFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Skip Jalle Jungnell
Third Glenn Ikonen
Second Bernt Sjöberg
Lead Anna Hammarlind
Alternate Kristina Ulander
Skip Andrea Tabanelli
Third Egidio Marchese
Second Danilo Destro
Lead Lucrezia Celentano
Alternate Gabrielle Dallapiccola

The qualification event for the 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 9, 2007 in Inverness, Scotland. The event's two top finishers, Germany and China, both qualified to participate in the 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship. The two qualification spots were given to the top two teams at the conclusion of the round robin.

Contents

Teams

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Skip: Liu Chunyu

Third: Zhang Qiang
Second: Liu Wei
Lead: Xu Guangqin
Alternate: Liu Yang

Skip: Radek Musílek

Third: Radek Pokorný
Second: Martin Tluk
Lead: Olga Vikturnová
Alternate: Petr Gottlieb

Skip: Kenneth Ørbæk

Third: Jørn Kristensen
Second: Sussie Pedersen
Lead: Rosita Jensen
Alternate: Bjarne Jensen

Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Skip: Ian Wakenshaw

Third: Garry Robson
Second: Robin Crawford
Lead: Valerie Robertson

Skip: Tuomo Aarnikka

Third: Jari Manni
Second: Harri Haapala
Lead: Riitta Särösalo
Alternate: Seppo Pihnala

Fourth: Marcus Sieger

Skip: Jens Jäger
Second: Jürgen Sommer
Lead: Alexandra Blickle
Alternate: Astrid Hoer

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Skip: Andrea Tabanelli

Third: Egidio Marchese
Second: Danilo Destro
Lead: Lucrezia Celentano
Alternate: Gabrielle Dallapiccola

Skip: Eugeniusz Blaszczak

Third: Ireneusz Jonski
Second: Maciej Karas
Lead: Magdalena Karlewska

Skip: Jalle Jungnell

Third: Glenn Ikonen
Second: Bernt Sjöberg
Lead: Anna Hammarlind
Alternate: Kristina Ulander

Round robin standings

Key
Teams to World Championships
CountrySkipWL
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Andrea Tabanelli 62
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jalle Jungnell 62
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kenneth Ørbæk 62
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Jäger 62
Flag of England.svg  England Ian Wakenshaw 44
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Radek Musílek 35
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Eugeniusz Blaszczak 35
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Tuomo Aarnikka 17
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Liu Chunyu 17

Round robin results

Draw 1

Team123456Final
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek)0000033
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg1111206
Team123456Final
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw) Hammer tapissier.jpg0222006
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka)1000225
Team123456Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)2000002
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli) Hammer tapissier.jpg0211318
Team123456Final
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak)1101003
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell) Hammer tapissier.jpg0020417

Draw 2

Team123456Final
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak)1010103
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek) Hammer tapissier.jpg0102047
Team123456Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka)00000X0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell) Hammer tapissier.jpg13223X11
Team123456Final
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw) Hammer tapissier.jpg2110127
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu)0001001
Team123456Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg0403029
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli)1010103

Draw 3

Team123456Final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli)0011103
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell) Hammer tapissier.jpg2300016
Team123456Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu) Hammer tapissier.jpg0110013
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)3001206
Team123456Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg4120029
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak)0001102
Team123456Final
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw)0124018
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek) Hammer tapissier.jpg4000105

Draw 4

Team123456EEFinal
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu)10001305
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg02120016
Team123456Final
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek) Hammer tapissier.jpg3004119
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell)0110002
Team123456Final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli)0302117
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak) Hammer tapissier.jpg1000001
Team123456Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)1022308
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka) Hammer tapissier.jpg0100012

Draw 5

Team123456Final
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw) Hammer tapissier.jpg0120205
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak)1003026
Team123456Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk)02062010
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka) Hammer tapissier.jpg1030015
Team123456Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu) Hammer tapissier.jpg1002003
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli)05103211
Team123456Final
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek) Hammer tapissier.jpg0001001
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)1120318

Draw 6

Team123456Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell)0020002
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger) Hammer tapissier.jpg1203118
Team123456Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka) Hammer tapissier.jpg0110103
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek)4002028
Team123456Final
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk)1000214
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw) Hammer tapissier.jpg0214007
Team123456Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu)0002103
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak) Hammer tapissier.jpg1110014

Draw 7

Team123456Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell) Hammer tapissier.jpg2030207
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu)0201025
Team123456Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)0010001
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg4101118
Team123456Final
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak)0224109
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka) Hammer tapissier.jpg3000014
Team123456Final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli)31300411
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw) Hammer tapissier.jpg0001203

Draw 8

Team123456Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka)00030X3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli) Hammer tapissier.jpg24103X10
Team123456Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)40132111
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Blaszczak) Hammer tapissier.jpg0100001
Team123456Final
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell) Hammer tapissier.jpg41103X9
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw)00010X1
Team123456Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu)3201129
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek) Hammer tapissier.jpg0010001

Draw 9

Team123456Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)0401218
Flag of England.svg  England (Wakenshaw) Hammer tapissier.jpg1020003
Team123456Final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli) Hammer tapissier.jpg3012006
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Musílek)0100135
Team123456EEFinal
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell)200031410
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg01410006
Team123456Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Aarnikka)1021217
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Liu) Hammer tapissier.jpg0400004

Tiebreakers

Team123456Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger) Hammer tapissier.jpg1010002
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Jungnell)03051110
Team123456Final
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Tabanelli)0103026
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Ørbæk) Hammer tapissier.jpg1010204

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