2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
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The qualification event of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja
, Finland
, which hosted the qualification event
for last year's World Wheelchair Championships
. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the round robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. Tie-break games were necessary to decide on the top four teams. The playoffs followed the first and second rounds of the page playoff system
. In the first round of playoffs, the first seed played the second seed and the third seed played the fourth seed. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game, Slovakia, qualified for the World Championships, while the loser of the 1 vs. 2 game, Italy, played the winner of the 3 vs. 4 game, Finland, in the Second Place Game. The winner of the Second Place Game, Italy, qualified to the World Championships.
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qualified to participate in the Worlds
Lohja
Lohja , is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, which hosted the qualification event
2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
The qualification event for the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship took place from November 7-12 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland...
for last year's World Wheelchair Championships
2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots...
. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the round robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. Tie-break games were necessary to decide on the top four teams. The playoffs followed the first and second rounds of the page playoff system
Page playoff system
The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...
. In the first round of playoffs, the first seed played the second seed and the third seed played the fourth seed. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game, Slovakia, qualified for the World Championships, while the loser of the 1 vs. 2 game, Italy, played the winner of the 3 vs. 4 game, Finland, in the Second Place Game. The winner of the Second Place Game, Italy, qualified to the World Championships.
Teams
| Skip: Radek Musílek Third: Martin Tluk Second: Stepan Benes Lead: Michaela Charvátocá Alternate: Jana Břinčilová Coach: Jiri Marsa |
Skip: Kenneth Ørbæk Third: Henrik Harlev Second: Preben Nielsen Lead: Rosita Jensen Alternate: Sussie Neilsen Coach: Per Christensen |
Fourth: Markku Karjalainen Skip: Vesa Hellman Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka Alternate: Riita Särösalo Coach: Lauri Ikävalko |
| Skip: Jens Jäger Third: Caren Totzauer Second: Martin Schlitt Lead: Uwe Raschke Alternate: Heike Melchior Coach: Bernd Weißer |
Skip: Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli is an Italian wheelchair curling player.He was a member of the Italian wheelchair curling team for the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.... Third: Egidio Marchese Second: Emanuele Spelorzi Lead: Angela Mendari Alternate: Rosanna Menazzi Coach: Giulio Regli |
Skip: Yoji Nakajima Third: Takashi Sakataya Second: Hiroshi Wachi Lead: Aki Ogawa Alternate: Ayako Saitoh Coach: Michiaki Saito |
| Skip: Aleksandrs Dimbovkis Third: Ojars Briedis Second: Maris Dzelskalns Lead: Polina Rozkova Alternate: Vita Miezite Coach: Artis Zentelis |
Skip: Radoslav Duriš Third: Branislav Jakubec Second: Dušan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Coach: Frantisek Pitoňák |
Skip: Manfred Bolliger Third: Felix Wagner Second: Claudia Hüttenmoser Lead: Eric Decorvet Alternate: Melanie Villars Coach: Stephan Pfister |
Round Robin Standings
Final Round Robin Standings| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Teams to Tiebreakers | |
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli Andrea Tabanelli is an Italian wheelchair curling player.He was a member of the Italian wheelchair curling team for the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.... |
7 | 1 | |
| Radoslav Duriš | 5 | 3 | |
| Kenneth Ørbæk | 4 | 4 | |
| Vesa Hellman | 4 | 4 | |
| Jens Jäger | 4 | 4 | |
| Manfred Bolliger | 4 | 4 | |
| Radek Musílek | 3 | 5 | |
| Yoji Nakajima | 3 | 5 | |
| Aleksandrs Dimbovkis | 2 | 6 |
Draw 1
Saturday, November 5, 16:00receives a bye this round.
Draw 2
Sunday, November 6, 10:30receives a bye this round.
Draw 3
Sunday, November 6, 16:30receives a bye this round.
Draw 4
Monday, November 7, 10:30receives a bye this round.
Draw 5
Monday, November 7, 16:30receives a bye this round.
Draw 6
Tuesday, November 8, 10:30receives a bye this round.
Draw 7
Tuesday, November 8, 16:30receives a bye this round.
Draw 8
Wednesday, November 9, 9:00receives a bye this round.
Draw 9
Wednesday, November 9, 14:30receives a bye this round.
Tiebreakers
Wednesday, November 9, 19:00Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Thursday, November 10, 10:30is qualified to participate in the Worlds
moves to Second Place Game
3 vs. 4
Thursday, November 10, 10:30advances to Second Place Game
Second Place Game
Thursday, November 10, 16:30qualified to participate in the Worlds
2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots...