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World Qualification Event

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World Qualification Event
Established2019
Abolished2022
2022 host cityLohja, Finland
2022 arenaKisakallio Sports Institute
Current champions (2022)
Men Russia
Women Denmark
Current edition

The World Qualification Event was an annual curling tournament first held in 2019 by the World Curling Federation. Eight men's and women's teams who had not already qualified for the World Curling Championships competed for the final two spots in the championships.[1] The event was discontinued for the 2022–23 season with the creation of the new Pan Continental Curling Championships.

Qualification

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Eight teams competed in the World Qualification Event:[2]

Summary

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Men

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Year Champion Finalist Host
Country Team Country Team
2019  South Korea Kim Soo-hyuk, Jeong Byeong-jin, Lee Jeong-jae, Lee Dong-hyeong, Hwang Hyeon-jun  Netherlands Wouter Gösgens (Fourth), Jaap van Dorp (Skip), Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen, Alexander Magan Naseby, New Zealand
2020  China Zou Qiang, Tian Jiafeng, Wang Zhiyu, Xu Jingtao, Han Peng  Russia Sergey Glukhov, Dmitry Mironov, Evgeny Klimov, Anton Kalalb, Aleksey Tuzov Lohja, Finland[3]
2021 Cancelled[4]
2022  Russia Sergey Glukhov, Evgeny Klimov, Dmitry Mironov, Anton Kalalb, Daniil Goriachev  Netherlands Wouter Gösgens, Jaap van Dorp, Laurens Hoekman, Carlo Glasbergen, Alexander Magan Lohja, Finland[5]

Women

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Year Champion Finalist Host
Country Team Country Team
2019  China Wang Rui (Fourth), Mei Jie (Skip), Yao Mingyue, Ma Jingyi, Wang Meini  Finland Oona Kauste, Eszter Juhász, Maija Salmiovirta, Lotta Immonen Naseby, New Zealand
2020  South Korea Gim Un-chi, Um Min-ji, Kim Su-ji, Seol Ye-eun, Seol Ye-ji  Italy Veronica Zappone, Stefania Constantini, Angela Romei, Giulia Zardini Lacedelli, Elena Dami Lohja, Finland[3]
2021 Cancelled[4]
2022  Denmark Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Denise Dupont, My Larsen  Norway Marianne Rørvik, Mille Haslev Nordbye, Eirin Mesloe, Martine Rønning Lohja, Finland[5]

References

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  1. ^ "World Curling Championships to grow after Annual General Assembly". World Qualification Event. September 17, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. ^ World Curling Federation. "World Curling Federation - Rules and Regulations". worldcurling.org. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "World Qualification Event 2020". World Curling Federation. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Cèline Stucki (September 1, 2020). "Five 2020–2021 season world qualification events cancelled". World Curling Federation. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "World Qualification Event 2022". World Curling Federation. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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