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2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

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Host city
  
Sursee, Switzerland

Dates
  
February 2–9

Skip
  
Rune Lorentsen

Arena
  
Eishalle Sursee

Winner
  
Norway

Third
  
Jostein Stordahl

The 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 2 to 9 at the Eishalle Sursee in Sursee, Switzerland.

Contents

Qualification

  •   Switzerland (Host country)
  • Top seven finishers from the 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (not including host):
  •  Canada
  •  Scotland
  •  Norway
  •  Japan
  •  United States
  •  South Korea
  •  Russia
  • Top teams from qualifying event:
  •  Sweden
  •  Italy

    • Qualification event

    Two teams outside of the top finishers, Sweden and Italy, qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2007 in Inverness, Scotland.

    Draw 1

    Saturday, February 2, 18:00

    Draw 2

    Monday, February 3, 10:00

    Draw 3

    Monday, February 3, 15:30

    Draw 4

    Tuesday, February 4, 10:00

    Draw 5

    Tuesday, February 4, 15:30

    Draw 6

    Wednesday, February 5, 10:00

    Draw 7

    Wednesday, February 5, 15:30

    Draw 8

    Thursday, February 6, 10:00

    Draw 9

    Thursday, February 6, 15:30

    Tiebreaker

    Thursday, February 7, 13:30

    1 vs. 2 Game

    Friday, February 8, 10:00

    3 vs. 4 Game

    Friday, February 8, 10:00

    Semifinal

    Friday, February 8, 15:30

    Bronze Medal Game

    Saturday, February 9, 10:00

    Gold Medal Game

    Saturday, February 9, 11:00

    References

    2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Wikipedia
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