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. In the final, Canada's Jim Armstrong defeated Scotland's Aileen Neilson in the final in seven ends. Teams also gained qualification points from this event for the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.
Qualification (Host country) Top seven finishers from the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
Top teams from qualifying event:
Qualification event
Two teams outside of the top seven finishers qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2010 in Lohja, Finland.
Teams The teams are as listed below:WWhCC 2011 - Participating Teams (PDF 108Kb), World Curling Federation Skip: Jim Armstrong Third: Darryl Neighbour Second: Ina Forrest Lead: Sonja Gaudet Alternate: Bruno Yizek Coach: Joe ReaSkip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: Xu Guangqin Lead: He Jun Alternate: Zhang Qiang Coach: Li HongchenSkip: Radek Pokorný Third: Martin Tluk Second: Radek Musílek Lead: Michaela Charvátocá Alternate: Jana Břinčilová Coach: Kateřina UrbanováFourth: Jens Gäbel Skip: Marcus Sieger Second: Stefan Deuschl Lead: Christiane Steger Alternate: Heike Melchior Coach: Helmar ErleweinSkip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Tone Edvardsen Lead: Terje Rafdal Alternate: Runar Bjørnstad Coach: Thoralf HognestadFourth: Andrey Smirnov Skip: Marat Romanov Second: Alexander Shevchenko Lead: Svetlana Pakhomova Alternate: Oxana Slesarenko Coach: Vladimir Shevchenko,Anton BatuginSkip: Aileen Neilson Third: Tom Killin Second: Gregor Ewan Lead: Angie Malone Alternate: Michael McKenzie Coach: Sheila SwanSkip: Jeong Tae-yeong Third: Kuon Gi-teak Second: Yang Hae-nam Lead: Jung Young-ah Alternate: Kang Oe-jeong Coach: Woo Jin KimSkip: Glenn Ikonen Third: Patrik Burman Second: Patrik Kallin Lead: Kicki Ulander Alternate: Gert Erlandsson Coach: Jalle JungnellSkip: Augusto Perez Third: Jim Pierce Second: Jimmy Joseph Lead: Jacqui Kapinowski Alternate: Penny Greely Coach: Steve Brown
Standings Final round-robin standings World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2011 , Results & Statistics, World Curling Federation2011 World Championships, Wheelchaircurling.com CountrySkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank Ends Stolen Ends Jim Armstrong 9 0 58 28 35 21 4 22 Rune Lorentsen 6 3 50 48 34 31 2 12 Marat Romanov 6 3 54 42 30 26 4 16 Aileen Neilson 6 3 58 42 34 28 5 17 Wang Haitao 5 4 51 36 28 30 1 12 Jeong Tae-yeong 4 5 54 55 31 32 4 12 Augusto Perez 3 6 60 54 36 29 2 16 Glenn Ikonen 2 7 40 62 26 38 1 12 Marcus Sieger 2 7 40 72 26 30 3 9 Radek Pokorný 2 7 34 64 31 34 0 15
Results All times local (Central European Time)WWhCC 2011 - Playing Schedule (PDF 120Kb), World Curling FederationWWhCC - Results , curling.cz
Draw 1 Tuesday, February 22, 9:30am
Draw 2 Tuesday, February 22, 2:30pm
Draw 3 Wednesday, February 23, 9:30am
Draw 4 Wednesday, February 23, 2:30pm
Draw 5 Thursday, February 24, 9:30am
Draw 6 Thursday, February 24, 2:30pm
Draw 7 Friday, February 25, 9:30am
Draw 8 Friday, February 25, 2:30pm
Draw 9 Saturday, February 26, 9:30am
Draw 10 Saturday, February 26, 2:30pm
Draw 11 Sunday, February 27, 9:30am
Draw 12 Sunday, February 27, 2:30pm
Challenge Games Monday, February 28, 9:30am
Monday, February 28, 2:30pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Monday, February 28, 2:30pm
3 vs. 4 Monday, February 28, 2:30pm
Semifinal Tuesday, March 1, 9:30am
Bronze-medal game Tuesday, March 1, 2:30pm
Gold-medal game Tuesday, March 1, 2:30pm
Final standings The final standings of the tournament.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
References
External links Official site Official Event Information by World Curling Federation