The qualification event of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10, 2011 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification event for last year's World Wheelchair Championships. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the round-robin. At the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advanced to the playoffs. Tie-break games were necessary to decide on the top four teams. The playoffs followed the first and second rounds of the page playoff system. In the first round of playoffs, the first seed played the second seed and the third seed played the fourth seed. The winner of the 1 vs. 2 game, Slovakia, qualified for the World Championships, while the loser of that game, Italy, played the winner of the 3 vs. 4 game, Finland, in the Second Place Game. The winner of the second-place game, Italy, qualified for the World Championships.
Teams Skip: Radek Musílek Third: Martin Tluk Second: Stepan Benes Lead: Michaela Charvátocá Alternate: Jana Břinčilová Coach: Jiri MarsaSkip: Kenneth Ørbæk Third: Henrik Harlev Second: Preben Nielsen Lead: Rosita Jensen Alternate: Sussie Nielsen Coach: Per ChristensenFourth: Markku Karjalainen Skip: Vesa Hellman Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka Alternate: Riita Särösalo Coach: Lauri IkävalkoSkip: Jens Jäger Third: Caren Totzauer Second: Martin Schlitt Lead: Uwe Raschke Alternate: Heike Melchior Coach: Bernd WeißerSkip: Andrea Tabanelli Third: Egidio Marchese Second: Emanuele Spelorzi Lead: Angela Menardi Alternate: Rosanna Menazzi Coach: Giulio RegliSkip: Yoji Nakajima Third: Takashi Sakataya Second: Hiroshi Wachi Lead: Aki Ogawa Alternate: Ayako Saitoh Coach: Michiaki SaitoSkip: Aleksandrs Dimbovkis Third: Ojars Briedis Second: Maris Dzelskalns Lead: Polina Rozkova Alternate: Vita Miezite Coach: Artis ZentelisSkip: Radoslav Duris Third: Branislav Jakubec Second: Dušan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Coach: Frantisek PitoňákSkip: Manfred Bolliger Third: Felix Wagner Second: Claudia Hüttenmoser Lead: Eric Decorvet Alternate: Melanie Villars Coach: Stephan Pfister
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreakers
CountrySkipWL Andrea Tabanelli 7 1 Radoslav Duris 5 3 Kenneth Ørbæk 4 4 Vesa Hellman 4 4 Jens Jäger 4 4 Manfred Bolliger 4 4 Radek Musílek 3 5 Yoji Nakajima 3 5 Aleksandrs Dimbovkis 2 6
Round-robin results Draw 1 Saturday, November 5, 16:00
receives a bye this round.
Draw 2 Sunday, November 6, 10:30
receives a bye this round.
Draw 3 Sunday, November 6, 16:30
receives a bye this round.
Draw 4 Monday, November 7, 10:30
receives a bye this round.
Draw 5 Monday, November 7, 16:30
receives a bye this round.
Draw 6 Tuesday, November 8, 10:30
receives a bye this round.
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 8, 16:30
receives a bye this round.
Draw 8 Wednesday, November 9, 9:00
receives a bye this round.
Draw 9 Wednesday, November 9, 14:30
receives a bye this round.
Tiebreakers Wednesday, November 9, 19:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Thursday, November 10, 10:30
is qualified to participate in the Worlds moves to Second Place Game
3 vs. 4 Thursday, November 10, 10:30
advances to Second Place Game
Second Place Game Thursday, November 10, 16:30
qualified to participate in the Worlds
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