The 2020 World Qualification Event for the World Curling Championships was held from January 13 to 18 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland. The competition consisted of sixteen teams divided evenly into men's and women's divisions. The top two teams in the men's division qualified to compete at the 2020 World Men's Championship and similarly the top two teams in the women's division qualified to compete at the 2020 World Women's Championship. China and Russia qualified in the men's division and South Korea and Italy qualified in the women's division.
Men Qualification Eight men's teams will qualify to participate in the 2020 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:
Event Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 2019 Americas Challenge 1 2019 European Curling Championships 4 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2 TOTAL 8
Teams Skip: Zou Qiang Third: Tian Jiafeng Second: Wang Zhiyu Lead: Xu Jingtao Alternate: Han PengSkip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Jiří Candra Lead: Samuel Mokriš Alternate: Radek BoháčSkip: Andrew Reed Third: Andrew Woolston Second: Scott Gibson Lead: Fraser Clark Alternate: Thomas JaeggiFourth: Jere Sullanmä Third: Jason Moore Second: Iikko Santti Skip: Jermu Pöllänen Alternate: Melker LundbergSkip: Yuta Matsumura Third: Tetsuro Shimizu Second: Yasumasa Tanida Lead: Shinya Abe Alternate: Kosuke AitaSkip: Diego Tompkins Third: Ramy Cohen Masri Second: Ismael Abreu Lead: Mateo Tompkins Alternate: Ezra Cohen EzbanSkip: Borys Jasiecki Third: Konrad Stych Second: Krzysztof Domin Lead: Bartosz Łobaza Alternate: Kasper KneblochSkip: Sergey Glukhov Third: Dmitry Mironov Second: Evgeny Klimov Lead: Anton Kalalb Alternate: Aleksey Tuzov
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings
KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Zou Qiang 6 1 – 49.01 Sergey Glukhov 5 2 1–0 42.52 Yuta Matsumura 5 2 0–1 17.36 Jermu Pöllänen 4 3 – 39.43 Lukáš Klíma 3 4 1–0 43.32 Borys Jasiecki 3 4 0–1 39.66 Andrew Reed 2 5 – 43.72 Diego Tompkins 0 7 – 89.28
Round-robin results All draws are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
Draw 1 Monday, January 13, 19:00
Draw 2 Tuesday, January 14, 14:00
Draw 3 Wednesday, January 15, 09:00
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 15, 19:00
Draw 5 Thursday, January 16, 14:00
Draw 6 Friday, January 17, 09:00
Draw 7 Friday, January 17, 19:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, January 18, 09:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Men's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to second place game.
Second place game Saturday, January 18, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Men's Curling Championship.
Women Qualification Eight women's teams will qualify to participate in the 2020 World Qualification Event, through the following methods:
Event Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 2019 Americas Challenge 1 2019 European Curling Championships 4 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2 TOTAL 8
Notes Crossed-out teams qualified for this event on merit, but later withdrew and were replaced by the next highest ranking team.
Teams Skip: Lauren Wagner Third: Jennifer Westhagen Second: Kristen Tsourlenes Lead: Carlee MillikinSkip: Marie Turmann Third: Liisa Turmann Second: Heili Grossmann Lead: Erika TuvikeSkip: Elina Virtaala Third: Miia Turto Second: Janina Lindström Lead: Tuuli Rissanen Alternate: Marjo HippiSkip: Veronica Zappone Third: Stefania Constantini Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Elena DamiSkip: Gim Un-chi Third: Um Min-ji Second: Kim Su-ji Lead: Seol Ye-eun Alternate: Seol Ye-jiSkip: Adriana Camarena Osorno Third: Angélica Pérez Anzures Second: Estefana Quintero Torres Lead: Monica TompkinsSkip: Marianne Rørvik Third: Eli Skaslien Second: Pia Trulsen Lead: Jennifer CunninghamSkip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Semiha Konuksever Lead: Mihriban Polat
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Gim Un-chi 7 0 – 50.14 Veronica Zappone 6 1 – 76.20 Dilşat Yıldız 4 3 1–1 46.91 Marie Turmann 4 3 1–1 69.56 Marianne Rørvik 4 3 1–1 80.21 Elina Virtaala 2 5 – 93.06 Lauren Wagner 1 6 – 90.68 Adriana Camarena Osorno 0 7 – 104.42
Round-robin results All draws are listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00).
Draw 1 Monday, January 13, 15:00
Draw 2 Tuesday, January 14, 09:00
Draw 3 Tuesday, January 14, 19:00
Draw 4 Wednesday, January 15, 14:00
Draw 5 Thursday, January 16, 09:00
Draw 6 Thursday, January 16, 19:00
Draw 7 Friday, January 17, 14:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Saturday, January 18, 09:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Women's Curling Championship.
Loser drops to second place game.
Second place game Saturday, January 18, 14:00
Winner qualifies for 2020 World Women's Curling Championship.
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