The 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from March 4 to 11 at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. Norway won a third title after winning over Russia, who defeated Norway during the 2016 championship final.
Qualification (host country) Top seven teams from the 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
Two teams from the 2016 World Wheelchair Curling B-Championship
Qualification event Finland and Scotland qualified for the World Championship from the qualifying event held during November 2016 in Lohja, Finland.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Jim Armstrong Third: Ina Forrest Second: Marie Wright Lead: Mark Ideson Alternate: Ellis Tull Coach: Wayne KielSkip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: Chen Jianxin Lead: Xu Guangqin Alternate: Zhang Mingliang Coach: Li JianruiSkip: Markku Karjalainen Third: Yrjo Jaaskelainen Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Vesa Leppanen Alternate: Riitta Sarosalo Coach: Vesa KokkoSkip: Christiane Putzich Third: Harry Pavel Second: Martin Schlitt Lead: Heike Melchior Alternate: Christoph Gemmer Coach: Bernd WeisserSkip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Ole Fredrik Syversen Lead: Sissel Løchen Alternate: Rikke Iversen Coach: Peter DahlmanSkip: Andrey Smirnov Third: Konstantin Kurokhtin Second: Alexander Shevchenko Lead: Daria Shchukina Alternate: Marat Romanov Coach: Anton BatuginSkip: Aileen Neilson Third: Gregor Ewan Second: Hugh Nibloe Lead: Robert McPherson Alternate: Angie Malone Coach: Sheila SwanSkip: Kim Jong-pan Third: Seo Soon-seok Second: Cha Jae-goan Lead: Cho Min-kyong Alternate: Lee Dong-ha Coach: Beak Jong-chulSkip: Felix Wagner Third: Marcel Bodenmann Second: Claudia Hüttenmoser Lead: Beatrix Blaül Alternate: Hans Burgener Coach: Stephan PfisterSkip: Stephen Emt Third: Kirk Black Second: Jimmy Joseph Lead: Penny Greely Alternate: Justin Marshall Coach: Steve Brown
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to TiebreakerTeams to Relegation GameTeams Relegated to 2017 B-Championship Country Skip W L Andrey Smirnov 8 1 Aileen Neilson 6 3 Wang Haitao 6 3 Rune Lorentsen 5 4 Jim Armstrong 5 4 Kim Jong-pan 4 5 Stephen Emt 3 6 Felix Wagner 3 6 Christiane Putzich 3 6 Markku Karjalainen 2 7
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time (UTC+09).
Draw 1 Saturday, March 04, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, March 04, 15:30
Draw 3 Sunday, March 05, 10:00
Draw 4 Sunday, March 05, 15:00
Draw 5 Monday, March 06, 10:00
Draw 6 Monday, March 06, 15:00
Draw 7 Tuesday, March 07, 10:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, March 07, 15:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, March 08, 10:00
Draw 10 Wednesday, March 08, 15:00
Draw 11 Thursday, March 09, 10:00
Draw 12 Thursday, March 09, 15:00
Tiebreaker Friday, March 10, 10:00
advances to the playoffs
Relegation Game Friday, March 10, 10:00
lost the relegation game, but because the host Scotland and additional eight teams who placed second to ninth from this competition were invited to the 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Germany still qualified for the 2019 championship as the ninth-place team.
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Friday, March 10, 15:00
3 vs. 4 Friday, March 10, 15:00
Semifinal Saturday, March 11, 10:00
Bronze medal game Saturday, March 11, 15:00
Gold medal game Saturday, March 11, 15:00
References
External links
2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship - Curlingzone