The 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held at the Curling Hall Wetzikon in Wetzikon, Switzerland from February 29 to March 7.
In the final, Russia defeated Canada 5–4 with steals in the seventh and eighth ends. It was Russia's fourth gold medal at the Wheelchair Championship. The Canadian team won a medal for the first time since 2013. Sweden stole three in the extra end to defeat defending champions China 5–2 in the bronze medal game.
Qualification The following nations qualified to participate in the 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship:
Event Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship 8 2019 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 3 TOTAL 12
Teams The teams are listed as follows:
Fourth: Jon Thurston Third: Ina Forrest Second: Dennis Thiessen Skip: Mark Ideson Alternate: Collinda Joseph Coach: Wayne Kiel, Michael LizmoreSkip: Wang Haitao Third: Chen Jianxin Second: Liu Wei Lead: Wang Meng Alternate: Zhang Mingliang Coach: Li JianruiFourth: Radek Musílek Skip: Dana Selnekovičová Second: Martin Tluk Lead: Jana Břinčilová Alternate: Štěpán Beneš Coach: Vit NekovarikSkip: Andrei Koitmäe Third: Lauri Murasov Second: Mait Mätas Lead: Signe Falkenberg Alternate: Katlin Riidebach Coach: Erkki Lill, Sulev LokkSkip: Poļina Rožkova Third: Sergejs Djačenko Second: Agris Lasmans Lead: Ojārs Briedis Coach: Arnis Veidemanis, Rihards JeskeSkip: Jostein Stordahl Third: Ole Fredrik Syversen Second: Geir Arne Skogstad Lead: Sissel Løchen Alternate: Rikke Iversen Coach: Peter DahlmanSkip: Konstantin Kurokhtin Third: Andrei Meshcheriakov Second: Vitaly Danilov Lead: Daria Shchukina Alternate: Anna Karpushina Coach: Anton Batugin, Sergey ShamovSkip: Hugh Nibloe Third: Robert McPherson Second: Gary Smith Lead: Charlotte McKenna Alternate: Meggan Dawson-Farrell Coach: Sheila SwanSkip: Radoslav Ďuriš Third: Peter Zaťko Second: Dušan Pitoňák Lead: Monika Kunkelová Alternate: Imrich Lyócsa Coach: Frantisek PitonakFourth: Yang Hui-tae Skip: Jung Seung-won Second: Park Kil-woo Lead: Bang Min-ja Alternate: Min Byeong-seok Coach: Kim Joung-yil, Yoon So-minSkip: Viljo Petersson-Dahl Third: Mats-Ola Engborg Second: Ronny Persson Lead: Kristina Ulander Alternate: Zandra Reppe Coach: Alison KreviazukSkip: Raymond Pfyffer Third: Hans Burgener Second: Françoise Jaquerod Lead: Eric Decorvet Alternate: Adelah Al Roumi Coach: Stephan Pfister, Lukas Haggenmacher
Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams relegated to 2020 B Championship Country Skip W L Wang Haitao 11 0 – Viljo Petersson-Dahl 9 2 – Mark Ideson 7 4 – Jostein Stordahl 6 5 1–0 Konstantin Kurokhtin 6 5 0–1 Jung Seung-won 5 6 1–0 Poļina Rožkova 5 6 0–1 Radoslav Ďuriš 4 7 1–0 Hugh Nibloe 4 7 0–1 Andrei Koitmäe 3 8 2–0 Raymond Pfyffer 3 8 1–1 Dana Selnekovičová 3 8 0–2
Round-robin results All draws times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, February 29, 2:00 pm
Draw 2 Saturday, February 29, 7:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, March 1, 9:00 am
Draw 4 Sunday, March 1, 2:00 pm
Draw 5 Sunday, March 1, 7:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, March 2, 9:00 am
Draw 7 Monday, March 2, 2:00 pm
Draw 8 Monday, March 2, 7:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, March 3, 9:00 am
Draw 10 Tuesday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Draw 11 Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, March 4, 9:00 am
Draw 13 Wednesday, March 4, 2:00 pm
Draw 14 Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 pm
Draw 15 Thursday, March 5, 9:00 am
Draw 16 Thursday, March 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 17 Thursday, March 5, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Qualification games Friday, March 6, 1:00 pm
Semifinals Friday, March 6, 7:00 pm
Bronze medal game Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am
Final Saturday, March 7, 2:30 pm
See also 2019 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship
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