The qualification event of the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 3 to 8, 2012 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification tournaments for the past two World Wheelchair Curling Championships. The qualification event was open to any World Curling Federation affiliated national team not already qualified. The event's two top finishers, Norway and Finland, will join the top 8 finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Sochi, Russia.
Of the 11 teams that competed, Italy and Norway last competed at the Worlds in 2012, Germany and the Czech Republic in 2011, Switzerland in 2009, Japan in 2008, Denmark in 2007, and Poland in 2005. Finland, Latvia and Turkey never appeared at a World Wheelchair Curling Championship prior to this season, and Turkey made its debut on the world wheelchair curling stage at the qualification event.
After the round robin, Finland, Norway, Italy, and Latvia advanced to the playoffs, where Finland played Norway for a spot in the World Championships and Italy played Latvia for a spot in the second qualifier. Norway, skipped by Rune Lorentsen, defeated Finland, skipped by Vesa Hellman, with a score of 8–3 to grab the first of two open spots in the World Championships. Finland was relegated to the second qualifier, while Italy, skipped by Paolo Ioriatti, defeated Latvia, skipped by Ojārs Briedis, with a score of 7–4 to advance to the second qualifier. In the Second Place Game, Finland defeated Italy with a score of 9–7 to claim the second spot in the World Championships.
Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Radek Musílek Third: Martin Tluk Second: Stepan Benes Lead: Michaeola Charvátocá Alternate: Jana Břinčilová Coach: Kateřina UrbanováFourth: Kenneth Ørbæk Skip: Preben Nielsen Second: Rosita Jensen Lead: Henrik Harlev Petersen Alternates: Thomas Pedersen, Kasper Poulsen Coach: Per ChristensenFourth: Markku Karjalainen Skip: Vesa Hellman Second: Sari Karjalainen Lead: Tuomo Aarnikka Coach: Lauri IkävalkoSkip: Jens Jäger Third: Caren Totzauer Second: Martin Schlitt Lead: Uwe Raschke Alternate: Christiane Steger Coach: Bernd WeißerSkip: Paolo Ioriatti Third: Gabriele Dallapiccola Second: Sergio Deflorian Lead: Lucrezia Celentano Alternate: Rosanna Menazzi Coach: Giulio RegliSkip: Shiuchi Iijima Third: Hiroshi Wachi Second: Sadao Ogawa Lead: Ayako Saitoh Alternate: Aki Ogawa Coach: Michiaki SaitohSkip: Ojārs Briedis Third: Poļina Rožkova Second: Ilmārs Nicmanis Lead: Aleksandrs Dimbovskis Alternate: Vita Miezite Coach: Artis ZentelisSkip: Rune Lorentsen Third: Jostein Stordahl Second: Sissel Løchen Lead: Terje Rafdal Alternate: Per Fagerhøi Coach: Per AndreassenSkip: Eugeniusz Błaszczak Third: Jarosław Gosz Second: Maciej Karaś Lead: Agnieszka Kachel Alternate: Jacek Wodzyński Coach: Krzysztof BalcerzakSkip: Felix Wagner Third: Claudia Hüttenmoser Second: Eric Décorvet Lead: Anton Kehrli Alternate: Mireille Gauthey Coach: Stephan PfisterSkip: Turan Akalın Third: Engin Kurt Second: Savaş Şimşek Lead: Birsen Sapmaz Alternate: Berk Kamanli Coach: Gökçe Ulugay
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings Country Skip W L Vesa Hellman 9 1 Paolo Ioriatti 7 3 Ojārs Briedis 7 3 Rune Lorentsen 7 3 Radek Musílek 6 4 Jens Jäger 6 4 Felix Wagner 5 5 Shiuchi Iijima 4 6 Preben Nielsen 2 8 Eugeniusz Błaszczak 1 9 Turan Akalın 1 9
Round-robin results All draw times listed in Eastern European Time (UTC+2).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 3, 16:00
Draw 2 Sunday, November 4, 9:30
Draw 3 Sunday, November 4, 14:00
Draw 4 Sunday, November 4, 18:30
Draw 5 Monday, November 5, 10:30
Draw 6 Monday, November 5, 16:30
Draw 7 Tuesday, November 6, 9:30
Draw 8 Tuesday, November 6, 14:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, November 6, 18:30
Draw 10 Wednesday, November 7, 9:30
Draw 11 Wednesday, November 7, 14:00
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 Thursday, November 8, 12:00
is qualified to participate in the Worlds moves to Second Place Game
3 vs. 4 Thursday, November 8, 12:00
advances to Second Place Game
Second Place Game Thursday, November 8, 16:30
qualified to participate in the Worlds
References General
Specific
External links
Results from the Finnish Curling Association