World Curling Championships
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The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as junior and senior championships for each gender. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005, the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues, with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year: the men's championship in odd years, and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception, although Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany (West Germany), Scotland, the United States and Norway have all won at least one championship.
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History [edit]
The World Curling Championships began in 1959 as the Scotch Cup; the first three Cups were contested between Scotland and Canada. From 1961 to 1967, the number of teams varied, with from three to eight teams competing each year. In 1979, the first edition of the Women's Worlds was held. It was held separately from the Men's from 1979-1988. From 1989-2004, the Men's and Women's Championships were held together. From 2005 on, the Championships will be held separately, with one of the two being held in Canada each year. In 2008, a Mixed Doubles Curling World Championship was held for the first time in Vierumäki, Finland. Bronze medals were not awarded until 1986 (women 1985). Between 1989 and 1994, the bronze was shared by the semi-final losers.
Tournament names [edit]
The World Curling Championships have been known by a number of different names over the years.
Men
- 1959–1967: Scotch Cup
- 1968–1985: Air Canada Silver Broom
- 1986–1988: IOC President's Cup (Hexagon)
- 1989–1990: WCF Championships
- 1991–1992: Safeway World Curling Championship
- 1993–1994: WCF Championships
- 1995–2004: Ford World Curling Championship
- 2005–present: Ford World Men's Curling Championship (odd years)
- 2006–present: World Men's Curling Championship (even years)
Women
- 1979–1981: Royal Bank of Scotland World Curling Championships
- 1982: World Curling Championships
- 1983: Pioneer Life World Curling Championships
- 1984: World Curling Championships
- 1985: H&M World Curling Championships
- 1986–1990: World Curling Championships
- 1991–1992: Safeway World Curling Championships
- 1993–1994: World Curling Championships
- 1995–2004: Ford World Curling Championships
- 2005–present: World Women's Curling Championship (odd years)
- 2006–present: Ford World Women's Curling Championship (even years)
Championships [edit]
National Championships [edit]
Men's [edit]
Tim Hortons Brier
United States Men's Curling Championship
Scottish Men's Curling Championship
French Men's Curling Championship
Russian Men's Curling Championship
Italian Curling Championship
Finnish Men's Curling Championship [7]
Women's [edit]
- Scotties Tournament of Hearts
- United States Women's Curling Championship
- Scottish Women's Curling Championship
- French Women's Curling Championship
- Italian Curling Championship
- Finnish Women's Curling Championship
World Wheelchair Curling Championship [edit]
First held in 2002, the World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual wheelchair curling event, organized by the World Curling Federation, which showcases the world's best wheelchair curlers.
See also [edit]
- List of men's World Curling champions
- List of women's World Curling champions
- World Junior Curling Championships
- World Senior Curling Championships
- World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
- World Wheelchair Curling Championship
- Curse of LaBonte
References [edit]
- ^ "Lethbridge Awarded 2012 WWCC". 6 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ Erzurum Turkey to host World Mixed Doubles Championship 2012
- ^ "Victoria, Canada awarded 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship". 18 October 2011.
- ^ "WCF and CCA deal on future of World Championships in Canada". 8 August 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Riga Latvia to host World Women’s Curling Championship 2013
- ^ "Fredericton to Stage 2013 World Mixed Doubles and World Senior Curling Championships". Canadian Curling Association. 23 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.curling.fi/en/competitions/archive/finnish-championships
- "Championships Search". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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