2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship


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

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 Kiel

Skip: Wang Haitao
Third: Liu Wei
Second: Chen Jianxin
Lead: Xu Guangqin
Alternate: Zhang Mingliang
Coach: Li Jianrui

Skip: Markku Karjalainen
Third: Yrjo Jaaskelainen
Second: Sari Karjalainen
Lead: Vesa Leppanen
Alternate: Riitta Sarosalo
Coach: Vesa Kokko

Skip: Christiane Putzich
Third: Harry Pavel
Second: Martin Schlitt
Lead: Heike Melchior
Alternate: Christoph Gemmer
Coach: Bernd Weisser

Skip: Rune Lorentsen
Third: Jostein Stordahl
Second: Ole Fredrik Syversen
Lead: Sissel Løchen
Alternate: Rikke Iversen
Coach: Peter Dahlman

Skip: Andrey Smirnov
Third: Konstantin Kurokhtin
Second: Alexander Shevchenko
Lead: Daria Shchukina
Alternate: Marat Romanov
Coach: Anton Batugin

Skip: Aileen Neilson
Third: Gregor Ewan
Second: Hugh Nibloe
Lead: Robert McPherson
Alternate: Angie Malone
Coach: Sheila Swan

Skip: Kim Jong-pan
Third: Seo Soon-seok
Second: Cha Jae-goan
Lead: Cho Min-kyong
Alternate: Lee Dong-ha
Coach: Beak Jong-chul

Skip: Felix Wagner
Third: Marcel Bodenmann
Second: Claudia Hüttenmoser
Lead: Beatrix Blaül
Alternate: Hans Burgener
Coach: Stephan Pfister

Skip: Stephen Emt
Third: Kirk Black
Second: Jimmy Joseph
Lead: Penny Greely
Alternate: Justin Marshall
Coach: Steve Brown

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Korean Standard Time.

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
is relegated to the 2017 World Wheelchair Curling B-Championship

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