2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship – Qualification Event
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The qualification event for the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
took place from November 15-20 in Prague
, Czech Republic
. The event's two top finishers (Germany and China) both qualify to participate in the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
The two qualification spots are determined as follows: After the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs follow the first and second rounds of the page playoff system
. In the first round, he first seed playing the second and the third seed playing the fourth. In the final round, the loser of 1 v. 2 plays the winner of 3 vs. 4 in the Second Place Game, like in the semifinal of the page playoff system. However, unlike the page playoff system, the winner of 1 vs. 2 and the loser of 3 vs. 4 do not play. The winner of 1 vs. 2 qualifies to the worlds, while the winner of the second place game also qualifies to the worlds.
is qualified to participate in the worlds
moves to Second Place Game
advances to Second Place Game
Loser of 1 vs. 2 plays against Winner of 3 vs. 4 for the second qualification spot.
qualifies to participate in the worlds
2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
took place from November 15-20 in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. The event's two top finishers (Germany and China) both qualify to participate in the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
The two qualification spots are determined as follows: After the conclusion of the round robin, the top four teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs follow the first and second rounds of the page playoff system
Page playoff system
The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four play a mix of a single-elimination and double-elimination tournament to determine the winner...
. In the first round, he first seed playing the second and the third seed playing the fourth. In the final round, the loser of 1 v. 2 plays the winner of 3 vs. 4 in the Second Place Game, like in the semifinal of the page playoff system. However, unlike the page playoff system, the winner of 1 vs. 2 and the loser of 3 vs. 4 do not play. The winner of 1 vs. 2 qualifies to the worlds, while the winner of the second place game also qualifies to the worlds.
Teams
| Skip: Wang Haitao Third: Liu Wei Second: Xu Guangqin Lead: He Jun Alternate: Liu Chunyu Coach: Li Hongchen Li Hongchen Li Hongchen is an internationally elite curler who trains out of Harbin, China.Most of Li's experience at the World level has been as a coach, mainly working with the women and junior teams from 2003 to 2009.... |
Skip: Radek Musílek Third: Radek Pokorný Second: Martin Tluk Lead: Michaela Charvátová Alternate: Petr Gottlieb Coach: Vit Nekovarik |
Skip: Kenneth Ørbæk Third: Jørn Kristensen Second: Rosita Jensen Lead: Lars Enemark Alternate: Robert Fezerskov Hansen Coach: Per Christensen |
Skip: Vesa Hellman Third: Tuomo Aarnikka Second: Jari Manni Lead: Riitta Särösalo Alternate: Seppo Pihnala Coach: Lauri Ikävalko |
Skip: Jens Jäger Third: Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger Marcus Sieger is a German wheelchair curler.He competed with the German wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.-External links:*... Second: Jens Gäbel Lead: Caren Totzauer Alternate: Astrid Hoer |
| Skip: Yoji Nakajima Third: Katsuo Ichikawa Second: Takashi Hidai Lead: Ayako Saitoh Coaches: Emi Kaneko, Satako Ogawa |
Skip: Boguslaw Sondej Third: Andrzej Ferfecki Second: Stefan Chmielorz Lead: Barbara Mazurkiewicz Alternate: Czeslaw Lawrynowicz Coaches: Kazimierz Chec, Arkadiusz Detyniecki |
Skip: Marat Romanov Third: Andrey Smirnov Second: Nikolay Melnikov Lead: Oxana Slesarenko Alternate: Mikhail Mokretsov Coach: Alexandra Ryzkova |
Skip: Radoslav Duris Third: Dusan Pitonak Second: Branislav Jakubec Lead: Alena Kánová Alternate: Imrich Lyocsa Coach: Pavol Pitonak |
Skip: Mike Preston Third: William Bell Second: Allan Young Lead: Marion Harrison Alternate: Valerie Prydderch Coach: John Stone |
Round Robin Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Jens Jäger | 8 | 1 | |
| Marat Romanov | 7 | 2 | |
| Radek Musílek | 7 | 2 | |
| Wang Haitao | 7 | 2 | |
| Kenneth Ørbæk | 5 | 4 | |
| Yoji Nakajima | 4 | 5 | |
| Vesa Hellman | 3 | 6 | |
| Boguslaw Sondej | 2 | 7 | |
| Mike Preston | 2 | 7 | |
| Radoslav Duris | 0 | 9 |
Draw 1
Saturday, November 15, 9:00Draw 2
Saturday, November 15, 13:30Draw 3
Sunday, November 16, 9:00Draw 4
Sunday, November 16, 13:30Draw 5
Sunday, November 16, 18:00Draw 6
Monday, November 17, 9:00Draw 7
Monday, November 17, 13:30Draw 8
Monday, November 17, 18:00Draw 9
Tuesday, November 18, 9:00Draw 10
Tuesday, November 18, 13:30Draw 11
Tuesday, November 18, 18:00Draw 12
Wednesday, November 19, 9:00Draw 13
Wednesday, November 19, 13:30Playoffs
1 vs. 2
Thursday, November 20, 11:30is qualified to participate in the worlds
2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
moves to Second Place Game
3 vs. 4
Thursday, November 20, 11:30advances to Second Place Game
Second Place Game
Thursday, November 20, 15:30Loser of 1 vs. 2 plays against Winner of 3 vs. 4 for the second qualification spot.
qualifies to participate in the worlds
2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots...