The Olympic qualification event (branded as the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event presented by Asito for sponsorship reasons) is an international curling tournament that was held from 5–18 December 2021 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
The first international curling tournament to be hosted by the Netherlands, the event was the final qualifier for curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and was established as part of changes to the qualification process necessitated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was played between the men's, women's, and mixed doubles teams that qualified for the 2020 or 2021 World Curling Championships, but had yet to qualify for the Olympics, joined by additional teams who qualified through a pre-qualification tournament in November.
The top three National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in the men's and women's tournaments, and the top two NOCs in the mixed doubles tournament, advanced to the Olympic curling tournament. Denmark, Italy, and Norway qualified to the men's tournament. Great Britain, Japan, and South Korea qualified to the women's tournament, while Australia and the United States qualified in mixed doubles.
Sponsorship controversy Live streaming of the mixed doubles event was cancelled by some international broadcasters, including NBC and NHK, due to the sponsorship of a Dutch sex toy store, EasyToys, whose logo appeared on the ice. Following the mixed doubles event, the ads were replaced with the statement "#equalityforall" for the women's and men's events.
Mixed doubles
Qualification
Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 0 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 11 2021 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event 3 TOTAL 14
World Ranking
Member Associations Rank Points 5 42.954 8 34.678 9 30.670 11 26.524 12 20.754 14 19.335 15 16.988 16 14.109 17 12.089 18 11.345 20 10.047 21 9.794 22 8.977 23 6.377
Teams Female: Tahli Gill Male: Dean HewittFemale: Jasmin Lander Male: Henrik HoltermannFemale: Marie Kaldvee Male: Harri LillFemale: Oona Kauste Male: Aku KausteFemale: Pia-Lisa Schöll Male: Klaudius HarschFemale: Dorottya Palancsa Male: Zsolt KissFemale: Chiaki Matsumura Male: Yasumasa TanidaFemale: Daina Barone Male: Arnis VeidemanisFemale: Mhairi-Bronté Duncan Male: Brett SargonFemale: Anna Sidorova Male: Alexey TimofeevFemale: Kim Min-ji Male: Lee Ki-jeongFemale: Oihane Unanue Male: Mikel UnanueFemale: Dilşat Yıldız Male: Uğurcan KaragözFemale: Vicky Persinger Male: Chris Plys
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs
Group A W L 6 0 – 53.05 4 2 1–0 36.92 4 2 0–1 47.57 3 3 1–0 36.50 3 3 0–1 61.55 1 5 – 70.59 0 6 – 57.95 Group B W L 6 0 – 33.27 5 1 – 48.15 4 2 – 45.77 2 4 1–1 39.64 2 4 1–1 43.41 2 4 1–1 44.77 0 6 – 65.12
+ Group A Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 6–0 5 3–3 4 3–3 3 4–2 2 4–2 6 1–5 7 0–6
+ Group B Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 5 2–4 3 4–2 6 2–4 4 2–4 7 0–6 2 5–1 1 6–0
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Sunday, December 5, 9:00
Draw 2 Sunday, December 5, 12:30
Draw 3 Sunday, December 5, 16:00
Draw 4 Sunday, December 5, 19:30
Draw 5 Monday, December 6, 10:00
Draw 6 Monday, December 6, 14:30
Draw 7 Monday, December 6, 19:00
Draw 8 Tuesday, December 7, 9:00
Draw 9 Tuesday, December 7, 12:30
Draw 10 Tuesday, December 7, 16:00
Draw 11 Tuesday, December 7, 19:30
Draw 12 Wednesday, December 8, 10:00
Draw 13 Wednesday, December 8, 14:30
Draw 14 Wednesday, December 8, 19:00
Playoffs
Semifinal 1 Thursday, December 9, 9:00
Player percentages Kim Min-ji 61% Dorottya Palancsa 75% Lee Ki-jeong 67% Zsolt Kiss 73% Total 65% Total 74%
Semifinal 2 Thursday, December 9, 9:00
Player percentages Anna Sidorova 77% Oona Kauste 82% Alexey Timofeev 79% Aku Kauste 81% Total 78% Total 81%
Qualification Game 1 Thursday, December 9, 15:00
Player percentages Tahli Gill 69% Kim Min-ji 78% Dean Hewitt 71% Lee Ki-jeong 65% Total 70% Total 70%
Qualification Game 2 Thursday, December 9, 18:00
Player percentages Vicky Persinger 82% Anna Sidorova 69% Chris Plys 80% Alexey Timofeev 83% Total 81% Total 77%
Men
Qualification
Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2021 World Men's Curling Championship 6 2021 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event 2 TOTAL 9
World Ranking
Member Associations Rank Points 6 39.715 7 39.161 8 37.658 9 33.070 11 20.622 12 20.190 13 18.302 16 9.916 24 7.046
Teams Skip: Lukáš Klíma Third: Marek Černovský Second: Radek Boháč Lead: Jiří Candra Alternate: Samuel MokrišSkip: Mikkel Krause Third: Mads Nørgård Second: Henrik Holtermann Lead: Kasper Wiksten Alternate: Tobias ThuneSkip: Kalle Kiiskinen Third: Teemu Salo Second: Leo Ouni Lead: Paavo Kuosmanen Alternate: Jermu PöllänenSkip: Sixten Totzek Third: Marc Muskatewitz Second: Joshua Sutor Lead: Dominik Greindl Alternate: Magnus SutorSkip: Joël Retornaz Third: Amos Mosaner Second: Sebastiano Arman Lead: Simone Gonin Alternate: Mattia GiovanellaSkip: Yuta Matsumura Third: Tetsuro Shimizu Second: Yasumasa Tanida Lead: Shinya Abe Alternate: Kosuke AitaSkip: Wouter Gösgens Third: Jaap van Dorp Second: Laurens Hoekman Lead: Carlo Glasbergen Alternate: Tobias van den HurkSkip: Steffen Walstad Third: Torger Nergård Second: Markus Høiberg Lead: Magnus Vågberg Alternate: Magnus NedregottenSkip: Kim Chang-min Third: Kim Soo-hyuk Second: Jeon Jae-ik Lead: Kim Hak-kyun
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyQualified for the 2022 Olympics via Round RobinTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Steffen Walstad 8 0 – 36.81 Joël Retornaz 7 1 – 25.08 Lukáš Klíma 5 3 – 39.51 Mikkel Krause 4 4 – 68.73 Kalle Kiiskinen 3 5 2–0 32.35 Yuta Matsumura 3 5 1–1 34.83 Wouter Gösgens 3 5 0–2 25.52 Kim Chang-min 2 6 – 30.56 Sixten Totzek 1 7 – 30.33
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 1 8–0 2 7–1 3 5–3 4 4–4 5 3–5 6 3–5 7 3–5 8 2–6 9 1–7
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, December 11, 14:00
Draw 2 Sunday, December 12, 9:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 12, 19:00
Draw 4 Monday, December 13, 14:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, December 14, 9:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, December 14, 19:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, December 15, 14:00
Draw 8 Thursday, December 16, 9:00
Draw 9 Thursday, December 16, 19:00
Playoffs
Qualification Game 1 Friday, December 17, 15:00
Qualification Game 2 Saturday, December 18, 15:00
Women
Qualification
Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 0 2021 World Women's Curling Championship 7 2021 Pre-Olympic Qualification Event 2 TOTAL 9
World Ranking
Member Associations Rank Points 3 62.025 7 47.099 8 46.677 11 21.624 12 20.464 13 14.241 14 11.213 16 10.654 18 9.926
Teams Skip: Anna Kubešková Third: Alžběta Baudyšová Second: Michaela Baudyšová Lead: Ežen Kolčevská Alternate: Klára SvatoňováFourth: Kerli Laidsalu Skip: Liisa Turmann Second: Heili Grossmann Lead: Erika Tuvike Alternate: Karoliine KaareSkip: Daniela Jentsch Third: Emira Abbes Second: Mia Höhne Lead: Analena Jentsch Alternate: Klara-Hermine FommSkip: Eve Muirhead Third: Vicky Wright Second: Jennifer Dodds Lead: Hailey Duff Alternate: Mili SmithSkip: Stefania Constantini Third: Marta Lo Deserto Second: Angela Romei Lead: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli Alternate: Elena DamiSkip: Satsuki Fujisawa Third: Chinami Yoshida Second: Yumi Suzuki Lead: Yurika Yoshida Alternate: Kotomi IshizakiFourth: Evelīna Barone Skip: Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa Second: Ieva Rudzīte Lead: Ieva Krusta Alternate: Tīna SiliņaSkip: Kim Eun-jung Third: Kim Kyeong-ae Second: Kim Cho-hi Lead: Kim Seon-yeong Alternate: Kim Yeong-miSkip: Dilşat Yıldız Third: Öznur Polat Second: Berfin Şengül Lead: Ayşe Gözütok Alternate: Mihriban Polat
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyQualified for the 2022 Olympics via Round RobinTeams to Playoffs
CountrySkip Eve Muirhead 6 2 1–1 27.39 Kim Eun-jung 6 2 1–1 34.27 Satsuki Fujisawa 6 2 1–1 34.61 Santa Blumberga-Bērziņa 4 4 1–0 61.26 Stefania Constantini 4 4 0–1 71.39 Daniela Jentsch 3 5 1–0 53.81 Dilşat Yıldız 3 5 0–1 75.38 Liisa Turmann 2 6 1–0 37.11 Anna Kubešková 2 6 0–1 47.53
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Country Record 9 2–6 8 2–6 6 3–5 1 6–2 5 4–4 3 6–2 4 4–4 2 6–2 7 3–5
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, December 11, 9:00
Draw 2 Saturday, December 11, 19:00
Draw 3 Sunday, December 12, 14:00
Draw 4 Monday, December 13, 9:00
Draw 5 Monday, December 13, 19:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, December 14, 14:00
Draw 7 Wednesday, December 15, 9:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, December 15, 19:00
Draw 9 Thursday, December 16, 14:00
Playoffs
Three teams, Japan, South Korea and Latvia qualified for the play-offs to decide the final two places at Beijing 2022. The teams finishing second and third, South Korea and Japan, face off in the first Qualifier; the winner qualifies for Beijing. The loser then faces fourth-placed Latvia in the second and final qualifier, with the winner of that match taking the final place in Beijing.
Qualification Game 1 Friday, December 17, 10:00
Qualification Game 2 Saturday, December 18, 10:00
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