2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship

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2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship
2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship logo.jpg
Host city Lohja, Finland
Arena Kisakallio Sports Institute
DatesNovember 9–15, 2018
WinnerFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Skip Viljar Villiste
Fourth Andrei Koitmae
Second Ain Villau
Lead Signe Falkenberg
Alternate Mait Matas
Coach Erkki Lill
FinalistFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (Ďuriš)
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The 2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship, was held from November 9 to 15, 2018 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. The qualification event is open to any World Curling Federation member nation not already qualified for the 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship. The event's three medalists, Estonia, Slovakia, and Latvia, join the host and the top eight finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Stirling, Scotland. [1]

Contents

Round robin standings

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Key
Teams to Playoffs
Group ASkipWL
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Radoslav Ďuriš 60
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Radek Musilek 42
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Viljar Villiste 42
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paolo Ioriatti 33
Flag of England.svg  England Rosemary Lenton 24
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ziga Bajde 24
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kenan Coskun 06
Group BSkipWL
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Polina Rozkova 51
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Viljo Petersson-Dahl 51
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Yrjo Jaaskelainen 42
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Andrej Daskevic 33
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kenneth Ørbæk 24
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Maciej Karas 15
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroshi Wachi 15

Playoffs

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 Qualification Games  Semi-finals  Finals
              
    B1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3 
 B2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6  A3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 4  
 A3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 9    A3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 7
   A1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3
    A1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 9  
 A2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3  B3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5 
 B3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10 
Bronze Medal Game
   
B1 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 6
B3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5

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References

  1. "International wheelchair curling set to return in Lohja, Finland". World Curling Federation. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Competition Summary" (PDF). World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 13, 2019.