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2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship

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Host city
  
Sochi, Russia

Winner
  
Canada

Third
  
Dennis Thiessen

Dates
  
February 16–23

Skip
  
Jim Armstrong

Arena
  
Sochi Olympic Curling Centre

The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.

Contents

Qualification

  •  Russia (host country)
  • Top seven teams from the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
  •  South Korea
  •  China
  •  Slovakia
  •  United States
  •  Canada
  •  Scotland
  •  Sweden
  • Two teams from the 2013 WWhCC Qualification Event
  •  Norway
  •  Finland
  • Qualification event

    Norway and Finland qualified from the qualifying event held in November 2012 in Lohja, Finland.

    Teams

    The teams are listed as follows:

    Round Robin Standings

    Final Round Robin Standings

    Round Robin Results

    All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (UTC+4).

    Draw 1

    Saturday, February 16, 9:30

    Draw 2

    Saturday, February 16, 16:00

    Draw 3

    Sunday, February 17, 9:30

    Draw 4

    Sunday, February 17, 15:30

    Draw 4 was postponed due to ice problems. The scheduled United States – South Korea game was moved to Draw 10, while the scheduled China – Norway and Slovakia – Sweden games were moved to Draw 11.

    Draw 5

    Monday, February 18, 9:30

    Draw 6

    Monday, February 18, 15:30

    Draw 7

    Tuesday, February 19, 9:30

    Draw 8

    Tuesday, February 19, 15:30

    Draw 9

    Wednesday, February 20, 9:30

    Draw 10

    Wednesday, February 20, 15:30

    Draw 11

    Wednesday, February 20, 19:30

    Draw 12

    Thursday, February 21, 9:00

    Draw 13

    Thursday, February 21, 14:30

    Placement Game

    Thursday, February 21, 20:00

    Tiebreakers

    Thursday, February 21, 20:00

    Friday, February 22, 9:00

    1 vs. 2

    Friday, February 22, 14:30

    3 vs. 4

    Friday, February 22, 14:30

    Semifinal

    Friday, February 22, 20:00

    Bronze Medal Game

    Saturday, February 23, 9:30

    Gold Medal Game

    Saturday, February 23, 15:30

    References

    2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship Wikipedia