The 2008 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 2 to 9 at the Eishalle Sursee in Sursee, Switzerland.
Qualification (Host country) Top seven finishers from the 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship (not including host):
Top teams from qualifying event:
Qualification event
Two teams outside of the top finishers, Sweden and Italy, qualified from a qualifying event held in November 2007 in Inverness, Scotland.
Teams Fourth: Darryl Neighbour Skip: Gerry Austgarden Second: Ina Forrest Lead: Sonja Gaudet Alternate: Gary Cormack Coach: Joe Rea Skip: Andrea Tabanelli Third: Egidio Marchese Second: Gabriele Dallapiccola Lead: Lucrezia Celentano Alternate: Danilo Destro Coach: Mauro Maino Skip: Yoji Nakajima Third: Katsuo Ichikawa Second: Takashi Hidai Lead: Ayako Saitoh Alternate: Mari Yamazaki Coach: Kumiko Ogihara Skip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Geir Arne Skogstad Lead: Lene Tystad Alternate: Anne Mette Samdal Coach: Thoralf Hognestad Skip: Andrey Smirnov Third: Nikolay Melnikov Second: Marat Romanov Lead: Oxana Slesarenko Alternate: Oleg Makarov Coach: Efim Zhidelev Skip: Michael McCreadie Third: Aileen Neilson Second: Tom Killin Lead: James Sellar Alternate: Rosemary Lenton Coach: Tom Pendreigh Skip: Kim Hak-sung Third: Kim Myung-jin Second: Cho Yang-hyun Lead: Kang Mi-suk Alternate: Ham Dong-hee Coach: Kwon Young-il Skip: Jalle Jungnell Third: Glenn Ikonen Second: Bernt Sjöberg Lead: Kristina Ulander Alternate: Anna Hammarlind Coach: Olle Brudsten Skip: Manfred Bolliger Third: Erwin Lauper Second: Cesare Cassani Lead: Madeleine Wildi Alternate: Therese Kämpfer Coach: Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe Fourth: James Pierce Skip: Augusto Perez Second: James Joseph Lead: Jacqueline Kapinowski Alternate: Bob Prenoveau Coach: Steve Brown
Round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker Country Skip W L Kim Hak-sung 7 2 Gerry Austgarden 6 3 Rune Lorentsen 6 3 Augusto Perez 5 4 Andrea Tabanelli 5 4 Jalle Jungnell 4 5 Michael McCreadie 3 6 Manfred Bolliger 3 6 Yoji Nakajima 3 6 Andrey Smirnov 3 6
Round-robin results Draw 1 Saturday, February 2, 18:00
Draw 2 Monday, February 3, 10:00
Draw 3 Monday, February 3, 15:30
Draw 4 Tuesday, February 4, 10:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, February 4, 15:30
Draw 6 Wednesday, February 5, 10:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, February 5, 15:30
Draw 8 Thursday, February 6, 10:00
Draw 9 Thursday, February 6, 15:30
Tiebreaker Thursday, February 7, 13:30
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Game Friday, February 8, 10:00
3 vs. 4 Game Friday, February 8, 10:00
Semifinal Friday, February 8, 15:30
Bronze medal game Saturday, February 9, 10:00
Gold medal game Saturday, February 9, 11:00
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