The Olympic qualifying event was held from 5–10 December 2017 in Plzeň, Czech Republic. The qualification event was open to any nations that earned qualification points at the 2016 or 2017 World Curling Championships or participated at the 2014 or 2015 World Curling Championships (the Czech men's team, the Norway & the Latvia women's team). The top two teams from the qualification event qualified their nations to participate in the Olympics.
Competition format In both the men's and the women's tournaments, the teams played a single round robin, and at its conclusion, the top three teams advanced to the playoffs. In the playoffs, the first and second seeds played a game to determine the first team to advance to the main Olympic tournament. The loser of this game, along with the third seed, played a game to determine the second team to advance to the main Olympic tournament.
Men
Teams Skip: Liu Rui Third: Xu Xiaoming Second: Jiang Dongxu Lead: Zang Jialiang Alternate: Ma YanlongSkip: Jiří Snítil Third: Lukáš Klíma Second: Martin Snítil Lead: Jindřich Kitzberger Alternate: Samuel MokrišSkip: Rasmus Stjerne Third: Johnny Frederiksen Second: Mikkel Poulsen Lead: Oliver Dupont Alternate: Morten Berg ThomsenSkip: Aku Kauste Third: Kasper Hakunti Second: Pauli Jäämies Lead: Janne Pitko Alternate: Kalle KiiskinenSkip: Alexander Baumann Third: Manuel Walter Second: Daniel Herberg Lead: Ryan Sherrard Alternate: Sebastian SchweizerSkip: Joël Retornaz Fourth: Amos Mosaner Second: Simone Gonin Lead: Daniele Ferrazza Alternate: Andrea PilzerSkip: Jaap van Dorp Third: Wouter Gösgens Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Alexander MaganSkip: Alexey Timofeev Third: Artem Shmakov Second: Artur Razhabov Lead: Evgeny Klimov Alternate: Sergey Glukhov
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Rasmus Stjerne 6 1 Joël Retornaz 4 3 Jiří Snítil 4 3 Alexey Timofeev 4 3 Liu Rui 4 3 Aku Kauste 3 4 Alexander Baumann 2 5 Jaap van Dorp 1 6
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Draw 1 Tuesday, December 5, 20:00
Draw 2 Wednesday, December 6, 12:00
Draw 3 Wednesday, December 6, 20:00
Draw 4 Thursday, December 7, 14:00
Draw 5 Friday, December 8, 9:00
Draw 6 Friday, December 8, 19:00
Draw 7 Saturday, December 9, 13:00
Playoffs
First qualifier Sunday, December 10, 8:00
Second qualifier Sunday, December 10, 16:00
Women
Teams Skip: Wang Bingyu Third: Zhou Yan Second: Liu Jinli Lead: Ma JingyiSkip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Tereza Plíšková Lead: Klára Svatoňová Alternate: Ežen KolčevskáSkip: Madeleine Dupont Third: Denise Dupont Second: Julie Høgh Lead: Mathilde Halse Alternate: Lina KnudsenSkip: Oona Kauste Third: Eszter Juhász Second: Maija Salmiovirta Lead: Jenni Räsänen Alternate: Lotta ImmonenSkip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Josephine Obermann Second: Analena Jentsch Lead: Pia-Lisa Schöll Alternate: Emira AbbesSkip: Diana Gaspari Third: Veronica Zappone Second: Stefania Constantini Lead: Angela Romei Alternate: Chiara OlivieriSkip: Iveta Staša-Šaršūne Third: Ieva Krusta Second: Santa Blumberga Lead: Evelīna Barone Alternate: Madara Bremane
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Country Skip W L Diana Gaspari 5 1 Wang Bingyu 5 1 Madeleine Dupont 4 2 Anna Kubešková 3 3 Iveta Staša-Šaršūne 2 4 Daniela Jentsch 2 4 Oona Kauste 0 6
Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Draw 1 Tuesday, December 5, 15:00
Draw 2 Wednesday, December 6, 8:00
Draw 3 Wednesday, December 6, 16:00
Draw 4 Thursday, December 7, 9:00
Draw 5 Thursday, December 7, 19:00
Draw 6 Friday, December 8, 14:00
Draw 7 Saturday, December 9, 9:00
Playoffs
First qualifier Saturday, December 9, 19:00
Second qualifier Sunday, December 10, 12:00
References Specific
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