2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

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2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Host city Lucerne, Switzerland
ArenaEiszentrum Luzern
DatesFebruary 21–28
WinnerFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Skip Andrey Smirnov
Third Konstantin Kurokhtin
Second Svetlana Pakhomova
Lead Alexander Shevchenko
Alternate Marat Romanov
FinalistFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (Rune Lorentsen)
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The 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21 to 28 at the Eiszentrum Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland. [1]

Contents

Qualification

Qualification event

Norway and South Korea qualified for the World Championship from the qualifying event held in November 2015 in Lohja, Finland.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: [2]

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoach
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [3] Jim Armstrong Ina Forrest Dennis Thiessen Mark Ideson Sonja Gaudet Wayne Kiel
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Sun Yulong (fourth) Yu Xinyue Chen Jianxin (skip) Xu Lichun Chen Tao Ru Xia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Markku Karjalainen Sari Karjalainen Yrjo Jaaskelainen Tuomo Aarnikka Riitta Sarosalo Lauri Ikävalko
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Jäger Christiane Putzich Martin Schlitt Heike Melchior Harry Pavel Bernd Weisser
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Rune Lorentsen Jostein Stordahl Ole Fredrik Syversen Sissel Løchen Jan-Erik Hansen Peter Dahlman
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Andrey Smirnov Konstantin Kurokhtin Svetlana Pakhomova Alexander Shevchenko Marat Romanov Anton Batugin
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš Dusan Pitoňák Peter Zaťko Monika Kunkelová Imrich Lyócsa František Pitoňák
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Yang Hui-tae Jung Seung-won Seo Soon-seok Bang Min-ja Cha Jae-goan Beak Jong-chul
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Felix Wagner Eric Decorvet Claudia Hüttenmoser Beatrix Blaül Marcel Bodenmann Stephan Pfister
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [4] Patrick McDonald Steven Emt Jimmy Joseph Penny Greely Justin Marshall Steve Brown

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Teams Relegated to 2016 B-Championship
CountrySkipWL
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Rune Lorentsen 72
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Andrey Smirnov 72
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Felix Wagner 72
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Yang Hui-tae 54
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chen Jianxin 45
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Patrick McDonald 45
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Jim Armstrong 36
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Jens Jäger 36
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš 36
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Markku Karjalainen 27

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01). [5]

Draw 1

Sunday, February 21, 16:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2031040X10
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald)0100201X4
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong)0000200X2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2111011X7
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)000001XX1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg132240XX12

Draw 2

Monday, February 22, 10:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen)0210042X9
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg4001100X6
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg002023108
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang)130100027
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen)1213100X8
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0000012X3
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)1400213X11
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0041000X5

Draw 3

Monday, February 22, 15:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald)110203119
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003030006
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen)2106101X11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0010040X5
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg021012028
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)100100305
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg303122XX11
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen)010000XX1

Draw 4

Tuesday, February 23, 10:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)0100100X2
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1010011X4
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg020011105
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)201100026
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen)100030105
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011101026
Sheet D12345678EEFinal
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0002031107
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen)2210200018

Draw 5

Tuesday, February 23, 15:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2312003X11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen)0000110X2
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)020002105
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg003110027
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong)0200100X3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1021012X7
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen)000011XX2
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg134300XX11

Draw 6

Wednesday, February 24, 10:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)0101032X7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1010100X3
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)030002117
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100120004
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100100024
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)001011205
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1110120X6
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang)0001001X2

Draw 7

Wednesday, February 24, 15:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen)200011004
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg021100116
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0202012X7
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)0020200X4
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0100010X2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)1031201X8
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000020X3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong)0121104X9

Draw 8

Thursday, February 25, 10:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000010X2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)0013201X7
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0000010X1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)0000102X3
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)0221000X5
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1000412X8
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0003010X4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)1120102X7

Draw 9

Thursday, February 25, 15:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3120202X10
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)0002010X3
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2020114X10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong)0101000X2
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2030030X8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen)0201101X5
Sheet D12345678EEFinal
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)2010120006
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0102002139

Draw 10

Friday, February 26, 10:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong)0001001X2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0030310X7
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg010010103
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)101001036
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)0200000X2
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1021111X7
Sheet D12345678EEFinal
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald)0102030028
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg1010101206

Draw 11

Friday, February 26, 15:30

Sheet A12345678Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)1010015X8
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (Karjalainen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0001100X2
Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)0002110X4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3110002X7
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)0020401310
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110104007
Sheet D12345678Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg3020021X8
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen)0202100X5

Draw 12

Saturday, February 27, 9:00

Sheet B12345678Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (Chen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg2030404X13
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (McDonald)0202010X5
Sheet C12345678Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)001020003
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Armstrong) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110101116

Tiebreaker

Saturday, February 27, 14:00

Team12345678Final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Jäger)0110302X7
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0001010X2

Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia is relegated to the 2016 World Wheelchair Curling B-Championship

Playoffs

Page playoff system SemifinalFinal
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 51Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6
Bronze Medal Game
   
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 5
4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6

1 vs. 2

Saturday, February 27, 19:00

Team12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg011000103
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)000211015

3 vs. 4

Saturday, February 27, 19:00

Team12345678EEFinal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0002010104
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang)0000103026

Semifinal

Sunday, February 28, 10:00

Team12345678Final
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen)021010217
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg100102004

Bronze medal game

Sunday, February 28, 15:00

Team12345678Final
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Wagner)002111005
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Yang) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg110000316

Gold medal game

Sunday, February 28, 15:00

Team12345678Final
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (Smirnov)1100500X7
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (Lorentsen) Font Awesome 5 solid hammer.svg0011011X4
2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
3rd title

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